Help me pick our resort

[us5morts]

Ok so me, dh, ds(9), dd (9), and ds (2) will be going to Disney in May. I'm trying to decide which moderate resort to stay at. Everyone has wonderful things to say about Coronado but Caribbean looks pretty cool too. We will be spending our arrival and departure day at the pool so I want to make sure that the pool is awesome!! Please heeeelp me!!

 

[Katy&NoahMom]

We have stayed at POR both in the mansions and AB with kids-first trip they were 4 and 2, last trip they were 8 and 6! The kids liked the pool, the island is cool and there is a small waterslide. The kids were able to handle the walking to the food court and to bus stops without any problems. We've never stayed at CS but I have read multiple times that CB is pretty spread out! Wherever you choose you will have a great time!!

 

[tzolkin]

We did a split stay in May between Pop Century and Coronado Springs, so on "moving day" we spent most of the day at the pool/ walking around the resort. My kids loved the pool and playground so much that we spent a good portion of the rest of our vacation there. They were 10, 5, and almost 3.

We figured this would be our only opportunity to stay there inexpensively (one room) since our youngest was almost 3. Of course they all loved it so much that now they're trying to convince my parents to come with us next time so we can stay there again.

Here are a few pics of the pool and playground area...

 

[tzolkin]

And a few of the resort...

We stayed in the Casitas section (far from the pool, but the first bus stop).

Walking to the pool. Ranchos section in background.

 

[AlternateEgo]

I LOVED Coronado Springs! We stayed there on our honeymoon.

This time around, we are a family of 5 (maybe 6 if we bring MIL) . If we stay a family of 5, we are planning to stay at Port Orleans - Riverside. I figure the trundle bed will save us a lot of money

 

[mickeystoontown]

We absolutely love the CBR. So much so that we have stayed there the last four trips and have our 5th trip for May, 2010 already booked there.

The main pool at the CBR has been totally redone to a pirate theme with a kid play zone, the main pool and two hot tubs. If you don't want to go to the main pool, there are quiet pools in each of the resort villages.

I just posted some pictures of the resort grounds on the CBR picture thread and I have tons of pictures of the rooms, the marina, the resort grounds, etc. in my trip report. The link is in my signature below.