March 5-8. Paradise Pier in Disneyland or Port Orleans in Disney World. Everyone is interested in Star Wars land, but Epcot and Animal Kingdom aren't necessarily deciding factors.
This is why I posted! What's wrong with Paradise Pier? As I said we've been to DL a number of times but have never stayed at a DL resort. Most of our visits were when we lived in California. I did see that they don't currently have any open restaurants.
Almost the same time as us. We will be there 3/6-3/9 at the DLH. We feel the same way in that Epcot and Animal Kingdom aren’t big draws for us either. We chose that week as our school district has spring break much earlier than just about everyone else in the country, thus the crowd level shouldn’t be too bad.
Thanks! Disneyland Hotel isn't available with the current discount, so it's $600+ for the Grand Californian or Paradise Pier for $400, or offsite, and we've done offsite many times and this time prefer a Disney hotel. Might just stick with Port Orleans at Disney World for the $370 or so a night we are paying. Port Orleans really is an awesome resort. Maybe the question is whether we pay $600 a night for Grand Californian, $600 a night for Animal Kingdom Lodge, or $370 a night for Port Orleans.
If you want the full Disney bubble stick with WDW for now. I agree with PP that there is literally zero reason to stay PPH right now. Disneyland doesn’t even have Extra Hours for hotel guests at this time, WDW might only do 30 mins but at least it’s something.
Transportation from Port Orleans is so-so. Not great, not terrible. But that's why I'm inclined to visit Disneyland for a short trip. I don't have to spend 5-10 minutes walking to a bus stop, then 5-20 minutes waiting for a bus, then another 5-20 minutes riding to a park. I can just spend 5 minutes walking to a park.
Yep, that’s my biggest complaint about WDW and why I would personally take the Pleasure Pier. It’s really not that much more than the JW Marriott and Westin. The views from the high facing floors looking out at DCA are actually the best views of the three parks. I personally would complain about the lack of on site restaurants when you check in and the fact that there still not doing early mornings and see if you can get an upgrade to the club level. My wife hates it when I complain but it usually works. Back when they gave Pleasure Pier guests a private entrance into DCA, it was actually a damn good bargain.
I don’t know if they are. I know that DLH and GCA are. The more I think about it, I think you’re right. I wouldn’t stay at PPH with no on site dining especially since it’s still a pretty good walk to DD. If their cutting that much out, who knows what else they are skimping on. It’s been many, many years since I last stayed there. The private entrance into DCA was pretty sweet. You would think they could at least bring that back.
