you can swim in the dragon pool. the 6 pools are shared by both PO resorts, you will just have to get to it, its kind of a walk.
CR no longer sleeps 5, used to though; explain that. I was told this was a Disney decision that they made. That is aggravating cause we love the contemporary. It's beautiful and the location is fantastic.
I love camping, but we go in the winter. We don't go camping down there in FL in the heat. When we went it was 84 during the day and at night 47-58 somewhere in there. We had one night where we had to use an electric blanket.
We definitely need more options. DVC is not one for us. We don't make enough. Heck we can't really afford to be Disney families but once a year my husband takes up a 2nd job for a few months so we can go; bless his heart.
I agree that it is not safe for them to split families up, esp. if it is only one parent. I have been told by every hotel in the country that we have to have 2 rooms, even ones that open to the outside. Even the Ritz Carlton. We asked for a suite and they told us it only slept 5 and that someone would have to split up bc of the baby; for a crib. The last thing I want to do on vacation is split up from my husband or decide which children have to go to one room and the other. We definitely need more family rooms.