We have done split stays before and the actual switch doesn't bother me in the least. Our luggage is left with the resort's bell services to be delivered to the new resort; we then proceed to our park of choice. What I do not like about splits is having to settle in again. Unpack, hang up clothing, basically organize the room to meet my OCD standard. I wouldn't even consider a split unless we had, at the minimum, 8 park days. I like to be settled into our resort before moving to another. A while back someone did 3 resorts in 5 nights and my head just about spun. It was a scenario that worked well for them, but I'd have anxiety simply knowing that we'd be in resort #1 for 1 night, resort #2 for 3 nights, resort #3 for 1 night. I'd have spent my entire trip unpacking, packing, unpacking, packing, etc. As I mentioned above, I'm a tad bit OCD when it comes to organization and keeping things in their appointed areas. There is no way I would have been able to do so in that scenario. I had a good chuckle when I saw what resorts you're considering for a split stay; not more than 2 hours ago I priced out almost the same vacation (for us it would be 5 nights at AoA in a Nemo or LK suite followed by 5 nights in a 2 bedroom unit at BLT or a 2 bedroom unit at BC). My little one has been pestering me to stay at AoA ever since she saw pictures of the resort. I fully admit that AoA intrigues me as well... But I've always sworn we'd never go Value again. In 2011, the little one and I spent one night in an ASMu standard. The room was small to begin with but felt claustrophic once our luggage and pack 'n play were delivered. Once her BOB Revolution stroller was in the room I threw my hands up. The next morning I inqured with the front desk as to whether any Mods had availability; in just under 3 hours we were settled in at CSR. I watched the building of AoA via the internet and the more that I saw, the more that I read, I was intrigued. We'll definitely be booking the first part of our May '14 at AoA as I know the family suites will be more than adequate for us. If they're done right (ie: NOT switching to 4 different resoorts for an 8 day vacation) split stays are a lot of fun! You get to experience 2 different resorts with different amenities. If done properly, you could easily experience all of the WDW resorts over the courses of your vacations. No matter what you decide upon, I hope that you have a fantastic vacation!