The Carousel is my favorite offsite hotel. I know many people prefer the HoJo with slightly larger rooms and a nicer pool, but its just too far at the end of the day for me. Plus, they don't have breakfast. Now the breakfast at the Carousel is not much, but its enough to get us through the morning hours, then we have an early lunch. Breakfast includes toast, muffins, danish, oatmeal, fruit, coffee and juice. I've stayed at other places on Harbor, and all you get is danish and coffee, so for me this is a little upgraded.
You might consider a suite at the Carousel. I've gotten their 2 bath suite, which is a basic 2 queen bed hotel room with an additional room with 1 queen and its own bath, for $99 with
AAA or Entertainment. I've also gotten a regular room for $49 with the same discount, so if you have one of those cards, you might try calling them.
The only rooms with park views are the park view suites and I'm not sure of the cost on those. However, the breakfast room is on the 5th floor and overlooks the parks. Its a great start to the day.
Have a great time and I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on the Carousel.