JayMass
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I'm looking for some opinions on how to handle a resort stay that celebrates my twins 21st birthday in summer of 2027.
Here's the basics:
Travel Dates: Sun 8/8-Saturday 8/14, 2027 (6 nights; these dates are pretty much set given school schedules--kids in college, wife, mother-in-law, and I work in high schools).
Party: Me (51), Wife (about my age
), Mother-in-law (76), Daughter (21), Son (21), Friend who is basically our third child (21).
Background: Myself, wife, twins are Disney regulars who have been to WDW every (sometimes other) year since the kids were 6. My wife's mother has not been since 1980s and the kids friend has never been. I'm thinking my wife's mother may need an ECV--while she is very mobile and active, we're very concerned about her getting all of that walking done in the August Florida heat and humidity. Our style is rope drop to 11 or 12, resort relaxing time, back to parks 3 or 4 to close (Like Jackson Browne said, "get up and do it again. A-men")
We are going to rent DVC points for a 2 BR villa (we have typically used David's but the DVC store is showing slightly lower prices).
My son has made it clear that staying at the Poly is a non-negotiable, but staying 6 nights at a Poly 2BR is a really expensive proposition. So I'm thinking we do a split stay (which we've never done) of 3 nights Poly and 3 nights at a different resort.
I've run some of the numbers and have found that these are our best options:
1. Poly/BWV (2BRs)
2. Poly/BC (2BRs)
3. Poly/AKL (2BRs)
4. Poly/Saratoga (2BRs)
5. 2 Poly Deluxe Studios /Saratoga 2BR
Obviously the 2 Poly Studio/Saratoga 2 BR is the most attractive to me as it almost half the cost of the Poly 2BR for 6 nights, but my wife is not excited about sharing one room and one bathroom with her mother for 3 days.
I did not include BLT or Riv because we have stayed there before and want to try something new. None of us are really into the GF vibe. I included BC because of its location but none of us like the theming as we live in New England. We love the theming at AKL but have not stayed at a bus only resort in many years. Saratoga is the least expensive and would also allow walking distance to Disney Springs.
What would you do? Cost is obviously important, but location is a close second.
Here's the basics:
Travel Dates: Sun 8/8-Saturday 8/14, 2027 (6 nights; these dates are pretty much set given school schedules--kids in college, wife, mother-in-law, and I work in high schools).
Party: Me (51), Wife (about my age
), Mother-in-law (76), Daughter (21), Son (21), Friend who is basically our third child (21).Background: Myself, wife, twins are Disney regulars who have been to WDW every (sometimes other) year since the kids were 6. My wife's mother has not been since 1980s and the kids friend has never been. I'm thinking my wife's mother may need an ECV--while she is very mobile and active, we're very concerned about her getting all of that walking done in the August Florida heat and humidity. Our style is rope drop to 11 or 12, resort relaxing time, back to parks 3 or 4 to close (Like Jackson Browne said, "get up and do it again. A-men")
We are going to rent DVC points for a 2 BR villa (we have typically used David's but the DVC store is showing slightly lower prices).
My son has made it clear that staying at the Poly is a non-negotiable, but staying 6 nights at a Poly 2BR is a really expensive proposition. So I'm thinking we do a split stay (which we've never done) of 3 nights Poly and 3 nights at a different resort.
I've run some of the numbers and have found that these are our best options:
1. Poly/BWV (2BRs)
2. Poly/BC (2BRs)
3. Poly/AKL (2BRs)
4. Poly/Saratoga (2BRs)
5. 2 Poly Deluxe Studios /Saratoga 2BR
Obviously the 2 Poly Studio/Saratoga 2 BR is the most attractive to me as it almost half the cost of the Poly 2BR for 6 nights, but my wife is not excited about sharing one room and one bathroom with her mother for 3 days.
I did not include BLT or Riv because we have stayed there before and want to try something new. None of us are really into the GF vibe. I included BC because of its location but none of us like the theming as we live in New England. We love the theming at AKL but have not stayed at a bus only resort in many years. Saratoga is the least expensive and would also allow walking distance to Disney Springs.
What would you do? Cost is obviously important, but location is a close second.
! When our twins turned 21 we got a Club room at WL but there were only four of us. We loved it. We did run into a little snag about drinking there, though, that I will warn you about. We arrived the day before their bday so they had not changed their licenses from “junior” licenses yet because that could only be done after their bday. And those licenses expired at midnight on their bday. Because of that, the club would not serve them on their birthday, calling it a “grey area”. Ran into same problem at the pool, too. Interestingly they were able to be served in Epcot, so technically that’s where they had their first legal drink. But they wound up being really nervous about it, though, not knowing if they were gonna get shut down again. It put a little damper on their 21st. I hope you all have better luck!
