TeresaNJ
Magic Begins With Me
- Joined
- Sep 13, 1999
Hi Disney campers! For those of you who've stayed at the cabins, as well as other Disney moderate & deluxe resorts, are there any reasons why you would choose one over the other?
We were DVC owners for a very long time, and sold within the last few years to buy a hobby farm. We're hoping to purchase DVC again sometime in the near future. For our last several Disney trips since selling the DVC, we've rented points and stayed at DVC resorts in a studio. For this upcoming trip in November, I didn't want to rent points, as you're not really able to cancel, and having just had a total knee replacement, I wanted the option of cancelling closer to the trip, should I need to.
I also don't want to spend a ton of money, and was able to book a river view room at POFQ for eight nights for around $220/night with tax, with the fall room discount. Fort Wilderness Cabins are also available, at around $100/night more. I am so tempted to switch, but keep talking myself out of it. I can buy our park tickets with the extra money it would cost to stay in a cabin. On the other hand, one of our DVC contracts was at Wilderness, and it's my absolute fav Disney resort. I also love the Fort, and we try to visit on every trip. I love Bay Lake. I love being able to take the boat to the MK. I just love the whole atmosphere.
We've only stayed moderate a few times, and only for a night or two, mainly at the beginning of our DVC trip, when we were flying in late, then switching resorts the next day. I like having the extra square footage of a studio, as opposed to a moderate, I like having the mini kitchen and the couch to sit on, rather than two beds. Should I just spend the $800 extra and book the cabin? Will I need to rent a golf cart? We are renting a car, regardless, after flying in to MCO. With my very fresh knee replacement (it will be about 3 1/2 months old at the time of the trip, with the second replacement scheduled for two weeks after the trip, I'm thinking it might be a pain, literally, to have to walk to the internal bus stops, etc. I hate being so undecided!
We were DVC owners for a very long time, and sold within the last few years to buy a hobby farm. We're hoping to purchase DVC again sometime in the near future. For our last several Disney trips since selling the DVC, we've rented points and stayed at DVC resorts in a studio. For this upcoming trip in November, I didn't want to rent points, as you're not really able to cancel, and having just had a total knee replacement, I wanted the option of cancelling closer to the trip, should I need to.
I also don't want to spend a ton of money, and was able to book a river view room at POFQ for eight nights for around $220/night with tax, with the fall room discount. Fort Wilderness Cabins are also available, at around $100/night more. I am so tempted to switch, but keep talking myself out of it. I can buy our park tickets with the extra money it would cost to stay in a cabin. On the other hand, one of our DVC contracts was at Wilderness, and it's my absolute fav Disney resort. I also love the Fort, and we try to visit on every trip. I love Bay Lake. I love being able to take the boat to the MK. I just love the whole atmosphere.
We've only stayed moderate a few times, and only for a night or two, mainly at the beginning of our DVC trip, when we were flying in late, then switching resorts the next day. I like having the extra square footage of a studio, as opposed to a moderate, I like having the mini kitchen and the couch to sit on, rather than two beds. Should I just spend the $800 extra and book the cabin? Will I need to rent a golf cart? We are renting a car, regardless, after flying in to MCO. With my very fresh knee replacement (it will be about 3 1/2 months old at the time of the trip, with the second replacement scheduled for two weeks after the trip, I'm thinking it might be a pain, literally, to have to walk to the internal bus stops, etc. I hate being so undecided!