Thank you WDWKook. I don't believe we are on the club level, we booked a queen and bunk beds woods view? I really want to make this trip extra special. My son 14 has not been to disney since he was 3 and does not really remember it at all.
My husband and his son went 3 years ago, but his son was small.
We just got married last June and my husband and I have really struggled this year because he is a disabled Vet having served our country in the Army and his disability finally just came through and this is our "family honeymoon"
Is there a way to upgrade to CL at a reasonable rate so I could surprise my family?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Please thank your DH for his service and sacrifices!!!!!
If you booked a bunk, then you didn't book a CL room so your bunk is guaranteed and they are all configured with one queen bed.
Is your DH eligible for the WDW Military Salute discount? It's good for 40% off all Deluxe rooms and there is also a special Military Salute ticket available. It's a great deal and you can even use the discount on CL rooms, subject to availability, of course. I really hope they renew the offer when it expires at the end of September. Here are the details:
http://www.militarydisneytips.com/Disney-Armed-Forces-Salute.html
Ok WL lovers! We are booked for a week in December (non-peak time). I'm feeling guilty because we could stay at a mod for about $800.00 less. I am so excited about staying at WL but I keep thinking about the money I could save staying somewhere else
. DH says he wants to stay at WL, too. We can afford it, but of course we could use that extra money for other stuff.
So, is it worth $800 more? Tell me yes please
I realize only I can truly decide, but I'm still hoping you guys can confirm that yes, it's worth it!
Congratulations on booking WL and
to the DIS and WL thread! You can always find a cheaper room and you can always find a more expensive room. Compromise is the key. You're paying more at WL over a Moderate mostly due to its great location in the MK Resorts area, it's theming and architecture, amenities and the transportation options.
You have both a bus and a boat to the MK and a boat to FW and CR.
You have two table service restaurants, plus more nearby.
There is a marina with Sea Raycers, fishing excursions and boat rentals. You can also rent single bikes and surreys.
You can walk to FW and ride horses, do archery, rent boats and bikes. There is a child care center at WL and children's activities. They offer free movies on the beach and marshmallow roasts in the evenings.
You can watch the Electric Water Pageant every evening and even see some of Wishes from upper, North Wing, Woods View rooms.
If you think you might take advantage of some of the WL amenities and prefer the option of boating or walking to FW, and you love the theming
, then you shouldn't worry about it being "worth it." It looks like it's just a little over $100 more per day for your weeklong stay. If there are four of you, then that's just about $25 more per day per person. I definitely think it's worth it!
Hello! I am new at posting to the DIS, but used it a lot to plan my family's first Disney trip in January of this year. Thanks! I have booked WL CL for Oct 10-14, because I want to share the experience with my dad and sister who would never come on their own. (My husband is opting out so we can go...so sweet of him!) We had to book a deluxe CL room because there are 5 of us, so really, really hoping for FD, or a pin, or something, anything (!!!) 'cause, wow, CL is significantly more, but we definitely want to stay WL. Was reading about bunk beds at WL CL. We had them in our standard room, and my daughter loved them. Are they an option in a deluxe room?
to the DIS and the WL thread,
wollydoodle!
Unfortunately, bunk beds are not an option in the Deluxe rooms. They are only configured with two queen beds and a queen sleeper sofa in the sitting room. Your only other option for 5 adults at WL would be to book two standard (non-Deluxe) rooms. While I highly recommend CL, you might want to also price two Standard View or Woods View rooms to see how they compare in price to one Deluxe room. With two rooms you would have two bathrooms instead of one. A Deluxe room is about 500 SF and two rooms would be about 680 SF. Unfortunately, Deluxe rooms at WL are rarely (if ever?) discounted. However, non-Deluxe rooms are frequently discounted.
Keep us posted!
I love that idea, now if I could only convince DH and sell him on it. I want to see and do it all since I have never been there at Christmas time
Would working the topic of food/dining/ADRs
into your discussion help sway DH?
KOOK I had the same expierence when I stayed at AKL, the bus back from AK was Almost non-existent
I love the resort but the bus situation put a sour taste in my mouth.
Yep, and we only took the bus once while at AKL since it was so unreliable. One day was a resort day and another was a water park day and we drove. It's too bad it's like that there because I thought the theming and dining choices were great, but having only unreliable buses isn't great.
I got a survey request from Disney regarding the Villas, last week..... they got an ear load about the bus service. It was a disaster this last trip. I wouldn't mind if it was every so often but it was every time.
They also got an ear full about losing my charging abilities midway through the trip. Since I was using different use years it broke up my trip into two stays. I had a problem at the Biergarten. Bad thing was Disney has known about this problem for a LONG time and hope to get it fixed with in the next year?!? Had they simply told me I had to re-check in there would never had been a problem. Poorly done by DVC and the Wilderness Lodge. Other then those 2 issues one of my best says ever.
Favorite spot on property, a table sitting next to the Hidden Springs pool.
It's good you filled out your survey so they can use it to try and make improvements where needed.
) and there aren't any boats, so I felt trapped and like I needed to drive everywhere.
I will tell you that overall I think that POP has the best and most consistant bus service. Or maybe I've just been lucky there? 
