Clover9990
04-09-2002, 03:46 PM
I am sooooo excited!! This is my first post here, so I hope I am putting this in the right spot. We have 4 day park-hopper passes for FL residents, and went to MK last month and used up 1 of our days, so we have 3 days left. My DH found out he had Wednesday (tomorrow) of this week off from work, so we decided to go back to the Magic Kingdom with our 2 kids (DD is 1.5 years and DS is 3) tomorrow. Half jokingly, I mentioned to my DH that we should try and stay at Shades of Green (he is National Guard) tomorrow night and also do a day at Disney on Thursday, since he has Thursday off, as well. He said to check the prices and go for it!
Long story short, I found out how much one night at Shades of Green was, and saw a pop-up window that they have been closed as of March 31, 2002 for renovations, so they are putting their guests up in the Contemporary instead! I got a $299 room for only $66- woohoo! It's in the North Garden Tower/Wing (whatever it's called).
Has anyone ever stayed here? I've been reading some reviews, and some don't sound too thrilled with the Contemporary. Is it a super long walk to the main tower to catch a monorail to MK? Can I also take the monorail from the Contemporary to EPCOT?
Even though the reviews I read weren't raving about the place, I am still soooo excited! This whole thing was done so impromptu, I think that adds to the excitement! My kids have never stayed in a hotel, either, so that will be an adventure for them! It'll be neat for DH and I, too..since we live about 2 hours from Disney, we always just drive there and drive back home at night. Plus, the mere fact that I got an almost $300 room for $66 is just awesome!
So tell me your opinions on this resort. Is it nice, or will we be disappointed? We're not really going to be using it for the resort aspect of it (meaning we probably won't use the beach there, the pool, etc)...we'll mostly just be using it to sleep there and not have to drive all the way home tomorrow night.
Also, do you think that this a a "do-able" itinerary? We plan to go to MK tomorrow, and possibly to EPCOT tomorrow night. Then, Thursday, we'll probably do MGM for a little while, and then MK the rest of the day.
Thanks so much for any advice you can give, and sorry so long! :)
Long story short, I found out how much one night at Shades of Green was, and saw a pop-up window that they have been closed as of March 31, 2002 for renovations, so they are putting their guests up in the Contemporary instead! I got a $299 room for only $66- woohoo! It's in the North Garden Tower/Wing (whatever it's called).
Has anyone ever stayed here? I've been reading some reviews, and some don't sound too thrilled with the Contemporary. Is it a super long walk to the main tower to catch a monorail to MK? Can I also take the monorail from the Contemporary to EPCOT?
Even though the reviews I read weren't raving about the place, I am still soooo excited! This whole thing was done so impromptu, I think that adds to the excitement! My kids have never stayed in a hotel, either, so that will be an adventure for them! It'll be neat for DH and I, too..since we live about 2 hours from Disney, we always just drive there and drive back home at night. Plus, the mere fact that I got an almost $300 room for $66 is just awesome!
So tell me your opinions on this resort. Is it nice, or will we be disappointed? We're not really going to be using it for the resort aspect of it (meaning we probably won't use the beach there, the pool, etc)...we'll mostly just be using it to sleep there and not have to drive all the way home tomorrow night.
Also, do you think that this a a "do-able" itinerary? We plan to go to MK tomorrow, and possibly to EPCOT tomorrow night. Then, Thursday, we'll probably do MGM for a little while, and then MK the rest of the day.
Thanks so much for any advice you can give, and sorry so long! :)