Hi, We'll be going on our first WDW trip in September. I am beyond excited and having a blast getting my ADR's figured out. I will be calling to make them this week. We will be on the Dining Plan. We are staying at the Poly and don't want to rent a car- our kids will be 3 1/2 and 18 mos. and we want to use the great Disney Monorail and transport system. I know we can easily get to the GF, Contemporary, MK and Epcot by Monorail, and to the AK and HS by bus, but can I get to the other resorts for their dining options? If so, how do we do it and how long would the travel take? Any reccomendations? It would be much appreciated. Thanks, Patty
The beauty of staying on site is that you can go anywhere you want to!
The only flaw when using the buses is that you can't go from one resort to another, you have to take a bus from any park to a resort, which really isn't that big a deal. That being said, you really wouldn't have to go to another resort if you didn't want to because you have access to almost all of the best places to eat right at your finger tips with the Monorail!
MK-Crystal Palace, great character dinning for the babies, get your ressies for first seating for breakfast 8:05 a.m. that way you can get pics with your family infront of the Castle without all the people around!
Not to mention you'll have all of Main St. to yourself (well almost) when you come in, it's a really special feeling to be in there with almost no one around. Also your in the park and ready to go once your done, as long as your not fooling around with your time, head straight over to fantasy land and your all set, gotta ride Dumbo first!
You should be able to get through that part of the park before it gets crowded if your there when the rides open!
Poly~ You've got Ohana's character dinning, lilo and stitch if that's your thing, otherwise I would eat at Kona's Cafe, they have the tonga toast, suppose to be to die for, and the pancakes, yum, yum! Oh! I forgot to tell you about Ohana's for dinner, should be a wonderful treat! Check out the menu to see if the babies will eat what you all get there.
Epcot~Coral Reef, very cool for the bigger people, don't know if the 3 yr. old will appreciate the aquarium. Very yum!
Le Cellier~ In Canada is suppose to be out of this world for steak, and cheese soup!, again more of a place for mom and dad, in other words not much entertainment value for babies.
Akershus~ In Norway has a princess breakfast, beautiful setting, but more importantly if your 3 yr. old is a princess also, this would be a major plus for whom ever is planning. Major brownie points here! Really only OK for breakfast, I hear.
Contemporary Hotel~ Is a must for Chef Mickey's the babies will LOVE this! And if your a Mickey fan or the Fav. Five are your favorites then this is the place to be. It's on the fourth floor of the hotel. Supposed to be good for breakfast or dinner! Very popular.
Grand Floridian~ My Fav of all favs! I love everything about this place, from the atmosphere to the characters and especially the food. I love the choices, I love the laid back feeling of being here, and I love the Resort! This is my kind of place! For us this was the best suprise of the whole trip, we weren't expecting this to be as great as it was. The characters are so great! You can't go wrong with breakfast or dinner. I would say that the time we went might have had a lot to do with it, we got the last two hours of the resturant being open for both ADR's (breakfast and dinner) so this is probably why it was so laid back, almost no body was there. For you that would probably be hard to do with precious little one's.
Bomas~ My only place I would tell you is soooo worth going out of your way to get on buses for! It's probably the best buffet in all of WDW for dinner. By far is worth going to!
