Our flight does not get in until 9 which means we won't make it to our room until 11 if we are lucky. What would you do for the first night. Don't want to spend a fortune for a room we won't even get to until almost 11 or later. Suggestions?
Poly 2004-2009 LVC
WL Villas May 2007
DC Wonder 2010/Poly GVC
DC Dream 2011/Poly LVC
Poly LVC 2012
Contemporary Dec. 2012
July 2013 Poly GVC
Poly GVC 2014
Poly Club April 2015
AKL Royal Asante Suite 2015
October Poly Club 2015
Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf Club April 2016
Poly Club Dec 2016
Car or no car?
12/1987 Off site
12/2000 All star movies
7/2001 Coronado springs
7/2001 Animal kingdom lodge
12/2001 All star music
7/2003 Port Orleans
7/2003 All star sports
7/2004 Pop Century
7/2010 All star movies
7/2011 Pop Century
3/2013 Pop Century
4/2013 All star movies
If you'll have a car I would just stay offsite in your cheapest option then check in at your resort the next morning
CBR - February 1992
CBR - April 1993
AS Music - February 1994
AS Movies - February 2000
Contemporary/DCL - April/May 2001
AS Movies - January 2003
CBR/DCL - September 2005
Pop Century - May 2007
Art of Animation - May 2013
AS Movies - September 2013
Pop Century - April/May 2015
You could stay at or near the airport and then get MDE the next morning.
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INTERCOT Staff: Theme Parks, DVC
No car. Using magical express
Poly 2004-2009 LVC
WL Villas May 2007
DC Wonder 2010/Poly GVC
DC Dream 2011/Poly LVC
Poly LVC 2012
Contemporary Dec. 2012
July 2013 Poly GVC
Poly GVC 2014
Poly Club April 2015
AKL Royal Asante Suite 2015
October Poly Club 2015
Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf Club April 2016
Poly Club Dec 2016
It might make sense to stay in a hotel at/near the airport, and then take ME and check in to Disney the next morning.
Some people also book a night at a value resort.
Heather aka ibelieveindisneymagic
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Are you getting the Dining Plan? Especially for free? If so, staying on site gets you a whole days worth of credits to use. Makes going to a "2 point" location much easier.
Steve "I'm Grumpy because you're Dopey"
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No free dining. Just the spring special on the rooms
Poly 2004-2009 LVC
WL Villas May 2007
DC Wonder 2010/Poly GVC
DC Dream 2011/Poly LVC
Poly LVC 2012
Contemporary Dec. 2012
July 2013 Poly GVC
Poly GVC 2014
Poly Club April 2015
AKL Royal Asante Suite 2015
October Poly Club 2015
Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf Club April 2016
Poly Club Dec 2016
Will ME bring you to any of the hotels in the DTD area? And then, would they handle transfer of luggage from one hotel to another the next morning? If so, that might be an option. You could get a bus from DTD to whichever resort you are staying at.
CBR - February 1992
CBR - April 1993
AS Music - February 1994
AS Movies - February 2000
Contemporary/DCL - April/May 2001
AS Movies - January 2003
CBR/DCL - September 2005
Pop Century - May 2007
Art of Animation - May 2013
AS Movies - September 2013
Pop Century - April/May 2015
First time we flew to WDW we arrived at our resort at midnight. It was worth it not to have to mess with transit and jumping through hoops.
1980 Disneyland
2004 & 2006 Pop
2008 AKL
2010 CBR
2011 POFQ & WL
2012 CSR & Contemporary
2013 Villas @ WL Christmas Family Trip
2014 YC 25th Anniversary Trip
2015 AoA Spring Family Trip
2016 Move to Florida and AP Holder
I would stay one night at a value...using the spring discount offer.
Food for thought: If you just go ahead and stay at your resort, you can get up first thing in the morning and just head out and start your vacation.
Using DME, I have stayed at a value resort and transferred to our main resort in the morning to start our vacation.
When we considered the amount of time lost -getting all baggage and yourselves to the new resort - a room may not be available until later in the day -no big deal if your in the park all day- but you will still have to get all your luggage to your room after you get back.
We would have to save a lot of money to do that again.
We would rather get in late, get unpacked, go to bed and hit our vacation running as soon as we get up in the morning.
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I'd stay at an All Star if you're trying to dorms as little as possible. If you can swing it, I'd look into adding a day up front to your reservation.
Steve (aka brownie)
INTERCOT Staff: Accommodations & Mousellaneous
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BC 9/94
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POFQ 10/01
POR 9/04, 1/16, 11/19
WL 12/03
Disneyland 6/07, 1/15, 10/24
Disney Dream 8/14
We've actually done the values then moved on to another mod or deluxe and it was not that much of a hassle, but to add one day seems fitting, or easier to your actual resort. Like mentined if you're on the DDP then you will get extra credits and can do a signature location. Just my two pennies here......:thumbsup:
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Can you have your luggage sent to your main resort and you go to a value resort to spend the night with carry on luggage and switch in the morning to your main resort.
