Help me maximize magic, minimize $$ for 9 nights

[maigheann]

I am new here, and have never ever been to DW.

This question has to do with offsite villa stay for 7/7 nights, or just 5/7 or 6/7 nights. Offsite villa stay is definitely a given; the question is duration.

Our family, DH and me and a 3yo and 5yo will be in Orlando for a total of 9 nights, arriving on a Sunday (by car). We will be staying 2 nights (Sunday and Monday nights) at a nice offsite hotel, the Marriott World Center, for a business conference. For the most part, this is all free. We plan to lay low in Orlando those two days and just take the kids go swimming, etc. Supposedly the hotel has a fabulous pool. We will be well-rested but unexposed to a bit of Disney magic yet.

SO ... we check out of the Marriott on Tuesday morning and my guess is the kids will be ready for a full day of DW.

Neither DH nor I wish to spend all 7 nights with the kids in any of the Disney moderate resort rooms. But we may be willing to do it for one or two nights in a Disney moderate or value room (get EMH, quicker commute times to parks, deep magic immersion) when everyone is just super-excited and super-tired by nightfall, throw our stuff into the car in the morning, and then check into an offsite villa for the remaining 5 or 6 nights.

Would you do anything like the above, or think it's weird and recommend going straight away to an offsite villa and forego any temp Disney resort stays? (I don't think the kids would complain terribly about a DR to offsite villa move)

What you would do ?... Thanks!


Maggie

 

[Brian Noble]

Moving is a pain, and I'd prefer not to do it.

 

[spiceycat]

moving does not bother me - but moving kids is different.

the kids might not like moving from WDW resort to offsite.

so would go to offsite villa immediately.

besides if you can get a timeshare - they are generally priced for 7 days period. doesn't matter how long you stay - if under 7 days you are short changing yourself.

 

[sympatico]

Some of the offsite condos and townhouses in Windsor Hills have amazing Disney themeing in the kids bedrooms and the resort has a great pool besides. Windsor Hills is only 2 or 3 miles from Disney AK.
Look at these rentals: http://www.storytimeorlandorental.com/
There's more at www.windsorhillsrent.com

 

[dougsmom98]

Because you are staying at a different place for the conference, then moving, I would just go to the villa first thing. There is no way I would want to move with kids more than once. You will likely be ready for the kids to have their own space at that point too.