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boundfordisney · 02-10-2013, 01:17 PM

ok narrowed it down to 3 ,poly ,okw and yacht club for our stay end of September. Stepson and family going and it is their first time, children will be 1 and 2 years of age. Really having a hard time decieding, we have stayed at poly and yc before and will be staying at okw in march for the first time but am leaning towards the poly for September , planning on booking bounceback in march so would like some input from other dissers before we leave! since this is a first trip for stepson and family I really want it to be special, any input will be much appreciated

MistressMerryweather · 02-10-2013, 01:19 PM

Poly. With 2 babies, the monorail is your best bet.

Robbi · 02-10-2013, 01:33 PM

Have you considered the Contemporary or Bay Lake Tower? You can walk from there to the Magic Kingdom. It's very convenient with little ones not having to wait for the monorail.
You could use the monorail to get to Epcot nd either buses or a taxi to get to the other parks. If we're traveling with a baby or large group, we call and request a taxi van. It costs the same amount as a regular taxi but the extra room is nice.

twinboysmom · 02-10-2013, 01:40 PM

Poly for sure. Although I like OKW a lot, I won't stay there again until my children are older. Very few buildings have elevators and they are 3 stories. Nothing worse than hiking up stairs with 2 little ones and a stroller (especially when the ground floor request isn't met). YC is nice but since it's there first visit and the children are very young I imagine MK will be the park they spend the most time at. We have also had horrible bus service from boardwalk resorts where we shared the MK bus with all of the boardwalk area resorts (in June in the prime hours too). So once again, my kids need to be out of strollers before we stay there again. I do agree with a pp that the CR or BLT is super easy for transportation. It is our resort of choice now with the walkway to the MK (worth its weight in gold) and the monorail to Epcot. Also, during our stays the CR and Poly always shared DHS and AK buses and it was always full (standing room only) by the time we got to the poly. Hope this helps some.

boundfordisney · 02-10-2013, 02:35 PM

thank you so much for the input! hadnt really considered blt or the cr but will check it out! this is a first for us travelling with little ones that are 1 and 2 years of age so I really need the input from others with children of these ages. Usually we travel with the grandkids whom are anywhere between 8 and into the teens. Like the poly for its kind of laid back and quiet feel , price wise are the other 2 comparable, blt looks awesome but the pool areas which would you prefer poly or bLt, This really helps so thanks for sharing your thoughts!

boundfordisney · 02-10-2013, 02:38 PM

forgot to mention yes I agree the magic kingdom will most likely be the one where they spend most of the time! You cant imagine how much your input has helped already THANK YOU!

owl0306 · 02-10-2013, 03:40 PM

I have stayed at all three and my favorite is YC. You can walk or talk a boat to Epcot and HS. SAB is amazing, The boardwalk at night is so much fun

J&J · 02-10-2013, 03:46 PM

Poly not Okw closer to mk and the monorail . Okw is too far away.

mickeynut1 · 02-10-2013, 06:05 PM

Another vote for the Poly. The YC is great for being close to Epcot and DHS, but if you will be spending a lot of time at MK, the Poly is more convenient. We love the laid back feel of the Poly, not to mention having the beach for watching the fireworks with a short walk back to your room is a big plus with little ones. Good luck.

Sue M · 02-10-2013, 11:24 PM

With the children's ages, another vote for Poly. Great transportation with monorail, and walking path to TTC for Epcot monorail. Fun to watch Wishes from the beach, and Electric Water Parade too. Zero entry pool for the little ones to splash around at the waters edge.

FantasiaMagic · 02-11-2013, 12:25 AM

OKW is ok but I would not do it twice. They have a nice pool and a boat to DTD.

Poly has a great pool and monorail to MK and EPCOT.

YC has the best pool/slide on property and is in walking/boat distance to EPCOT/HS.

I would choose POLY!

Have a great trip!!!

-FantasiaMagic

boundfordisney · 02-11-2013, 05:40 AM

looks like the poly is getting the votes and Im leaning towards booking there so thanks everyone for your input, I really think this is the way to go for all reasons mentioned!

MistressMerryweather · 02-11-2013, 06:56 AM

There is something to be said for rolling your stroller with sleeping babies right onto the monorail, and then Rolling them right into your room. It's so lovely to not have to unload them and all your stuff onto a bus or into the car. The monorail is really a plus with little ones.

Plus, Poly has the beach, zero entry pool and the light parade on the lake.

02-10-2013, 01:17 PM	#1
boundfordisney I think my finger prints are still on the grab bars to this day Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hamilton ontario canada Posts: 1,008	help with deluxe stay ok narrowed it down to 3 ,poly ,okw and yacht club for our stay end of September. Stepson and family going and it is their first time, children will be 1 and 2 years of age. Really having a hard time decieding, we have stayed at poly and yc before and will be staying at okw in march for the first time but am leaning towards the poly for September , planning on booking bounceback in march so would like some input from other dissers before we leave! since this is a first trip for stepson and family I really want it to be special, any input will be much appreciated __________________

02-10-2013, 01:19 PM	#2
MistressMerryweather DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,838	Poly. With 2 babies, the monorail is your best bet. __________________ Me ~ DH ~ Ds(9) ~ Dd(7) ~ Ds(4) ~ Dd(1) ...our Sept. 2010 DW souvenir ~ SURPRISE little one due Sept. '13

02-10-2013, 01:40 PM	#4
twinboysmom DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,860	Poly for sure. Although I like OKW a lot, I won't stay there again until my children are older. Very few buildings have elevators and they are 3 stories. Nothing worse than hiking up stairs with 2 little ones and a stroller (especially when the ground floor request isn't met). YC is nice but since it's there first visit and the children are very young I imagine MK will be the park they spend the most time at. We have also had horrible bus service from boardwalk resorts where we shared the MK bus with all of the boardwalk area resorts (in June in the prime hours too). So once again, my kids need to be out of strollers before we stay there again. I do agree with a pp that the CR or BLT is super easy for transportation. It is our resort of choice now with the walkway to the MK (worth its weight in gold) and the monorail to Epcot. Also, during our stays the CR and Poly always shared DHS and AK buses and it was always full (standing room only) by the time we got to the poly. Hope this helps some. __________________ Me , DH , DS 3 , and DS 3

02-10-2013, 02:35 PM	#5
boundfordisney I think my finger prints are still on the grab bars to this day Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hamilton ontario canada Posts: 1,008	thank you so much for the input! hadnt really considered blt or the cr but will check it out! this is a first for us travelling with little ones that are 1 and 2 years of age so I really need the input from others with children of these ages. Usually we travel with the grandkids whom are anywhere between 8 and into the teens. Like the poly for its kind of laid back and quiet feel , price wise are the other 2 comparable, blt looks awesome but the pool areas which would you prefer poly or bLt, This really helps so thanks for sharing your thoughts! __________________

02-10-2013, 02:38 PM	#6
boundfordisney I think my finger prints are still on the grab bars to this day Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hamilton ontario canada Posts: 1,008	forgot to mention yes I agree the magic kingdom will most likely be the one where they spend most of the time! You cant imagine how much your input has helped already THANK YOU! __________________

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02-10-2013, 01:33 PM	#3
Robbi DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 1,811	Have you considered the Contemporary or Bay Lake Tower? You can walk from there to the Magic Kingdom. It's very convenient with little ones not having to wait for the monorail. You could use the monorail to get to Epcot nd either buses or a taxi to get to the other parks. If we're traveling with a baby or large group, we call and request a taxi van. It costs the same amount as a regular taxi but the extra room is nice.

02-10-2013, 03:40 PM	#7
owl0306 Mouseketeer Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 432	I have stayed at all three and my favorite is YC. You can walk or talk a boat to Epcot and HS. SAB is amazing, The boardwalk at night is so much fun

02-10-2013, 03:46 PM	#8
J&J DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,382	Trip Poly not Okw closer to mk and the monorail . Okw is too far away. __________________ Jim Jean Disney Lovers

02-10-2013, 06:05 PM	#9
mickeynut1 DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 8,569	Another vote for the Poly. The YC is great for being close to Epcot and DHS, but if you will be spending a lot of time at MK, the Poly is more convenient. We love the laid back feel of the Poly, not to mention having the beach for watching the fireworks with a short walk back to your room is a big plus with little ones. Good luck. __________________ CBR July 2002 - BC December 2003 - WL CL Oct/Nov 2004 - WL September 2006 - Poly September 2007 - AKL/GF SL/WL January 2010 - AKL/GF December 2010 - GF RPC May 2011

02-10-2013, 11:24 PM	#10
Sue M DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2009 Location: B.C. Posts: 7,226	With the children's ages, another vote for Poly. Great transportation with monorail, and walking path to TTC for Epcot monorail. Fun to watch Wishes from the beach, and Electric Water Parade too. Zero entry pool for the little ones to splash around at the waters edge. __________________ Past Trips: Aug 2003 WDW Marriott Courtyard, [B]Aug 2005 [/BSeaWorld, Universal, Busch Gardens Hilton Garden Inn, ]Aug 2007 WDW CBR, Jan 2008WDW WL, Aug 2008St. Pete Beach, Universal-HRH, Sea Workd & Aquatica- Hyatt Place & Doubletree, Jan 2009WDW AKL, Aug 2009Key West Sheraton Suites, Cocoa Beach Hampton Inn, & WDW POR/WL, Jan 2010WDW Poly, Jan 2011WDW POR, Aug 2011WDW POR/BC CL, Jan 2012WDW WL, Aug 2012AKL CL, Jan. 2013POFQ Next trip GF & YC Aug 2013

02-11-2013, 12:25 AM	#11
FantasiaMagic DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 785	OKW is ok but I would not do it twice. They have a nice pool and a boat to DTD. Poly has a great pool and monorail to MK and EPCOT. YC has the best pool/slide on property and is in walking/boat distance to EPCOT/HS. I would choose POLY! Have a great trip!!! -FantasiaMagic __________________ "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney

02-11-2013, 05:40 AM	#12
boundfordisney I think my finger prints are still on the grab bars to this day Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: hamilton ontario canada Posts: 1,008	looks like the poly is getting the votes and Im leaning towards booking there so thanks everyone for your input, I really think this is the way to go for all reasons mentioned! __________________

02-11-2013, 06:56 AM	#13
MistressMerryweather DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,838	There is something to be said for rolling your stroller with sleeping babies right onto the monorail, and then Rolling them right into your room. It's so lovely to not have to unload them and all your stuff onto a bus or into the car. The monorail is really a plus with little ones. Plus, Poly has the beach, zero entry pool and the light parade on the lake. __________________ Me ~ DH ~ Ds(9) ~ Dd(7) ~ Ds(4) ~ Dd(1) ...our Sept. 2010 DW souvenir ~ SURPRISE little one due Sept. '13

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