Tink&PirateMama
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Hi- I'd love some help for those of you who've been to the resorts and know about the availability in general. I'd prefer not to switch resorts this trip, so I'll be looking for 6 straight nights.
We are planning a trip the week of the 20th of September (Sun-Sat ideally, we are somewhat flexible- but must be there over the 22nd). We- is 2 adults, and 2 five year olds. We expect to close in the next week or so on our SSR contract, meaning I likely won't book until end of the month, possibly even beginning of May. Which isn't as soon as I'd like, LOL! I also should note that this is our first trip EVER to FL in the late summer/fall, we have made on spring trip, and all the rest are winter. I expect we will continue the patter of mostly going in the winter, but the kids were begging to do the halloween party, so we decided to try a time that would work for us. I think it would be a good time to do some pool hopping - because this will be our first trip to disney it will actually be HOT (and we'll understand why they have all these water features, LOL!)
All that being said, it's going to be a pretty significant trip, we'll be renewing our vows (at discovery cove, with disney as our party place before/after)! I am trying to decide where we'll stay (and having a list of what my back up places will be if the first one or two are booked). It is quite possible where we stay we will have pictures- I haven't figured out the exact timing, and I could skip the pictures before- but how nice the resort would look for pictures is partial consideration.
My first thought was AKV- I've never been there, but it looks so beautiful, and I think the kids would love the new pool area. My dress is red, and I thought it would look nice with that decor, but I've never actually been so I don't know. My second thought was OKW- not for pics- but because it's so tropical, and we're doing such a tropical experience it fits, and I think my kids would like the sandcastle pool. And the rooms are big, a plus. Then I started thinking BWV would be another good option- this one for pictures- but I honestly think they'd be scared of the clown pool, so I'm not sure about that one! Finally, we were thinking SSR as another possiblity, it is a beautiful and light location, and would likely look pretty in a few photos before the events, and owning there it would be meaningful. DH isn't as big a fan of BC, but it would be a decent fit for our trip I think... he's unsure about BLT, and we really don't want to do VWL that time of year- we are from the north and cabins and this is a more tropical experience, so it just doesn't fit for this trip (although it is beautiful!). So I guess that just leaves BLT as our other option- and I think the points are really high, though, and I would suspect that would be the first thing sold out (well, besides BC?)
Any thoughts on resorts- and what their availability might be for mid/late september??
Thank you!
We are planning a trip the week of the 20th of September (Sun-Sat ideally, we are somewhat flexible- but must be there over the 22nd). We- is 2 adults, and 2 five year olds. We expect to close in the next week or so on our SSR contract, meaning I likely won't book until end of the month, possibly even beginning of May. Which isn't as soon as I'd like, LOL! I also should note that this is our first trip EVER to FL in the late summer/fall, we have made on spring trip, and all the rest are winter. I expect we will continue the patter of mostly going in the winter, but the kids were begging to do the halloween party, so we decided to try a time that would work for us. I think it would be a good time to do some pool hopping - because this will be our first trip to disney it will actually be HOT (and we'll understand why they have all these water features, LOL!)
All that being said, it's going to be a pretty significant trip, we'll be renewing our vows (at discovery cove, with disney as our party place before/after)! I am trying to decide where we'll stay (and having a list of what my back up places will be if the first one or two are booked). It is quite possible where we stay we will have pictures- I haven't figured out the exact timing, and I could skip the pictures before- but how nice the resort would look for pictures is partial consideration.
My first thought was AKV- I've never been there, but it looks so beautiful, and I think the kids would love the new pool area. My dress is red, and I thought it would look nice with that decor, but I've never actually been so I don't know. My second thought was OKW- not for pics- but because it's so tropical, and we're doing such a tropical experience it fits, and I think my kids would like the sandcastle pool. And the rooms are big, a plus. Then I started thinking BWV would be another good option- this one for pictures- but I honestly think they'd be scared of the clown pool, so I'm not sure about that one! Finally, we were thinking SSR as another possiblity, it is a beautiful and light location, and would likely look pretty in a few photos before the events, and owning there it would be meaningful. DH isn't as big a fan of BC, but it would be a decent fit for our trip I think... he's unsure about BLT, and we really don't want to do VWL that time of year- we are from the north and cabins and this is a more tropical experience, so it just doesn't fit for this trip (although it is beautiful!). So I guess that just leaves BLT as our other option- and I think the points are really high, though, and I would suspect that would be the first thing sold out (well, besides BC?)
Any thoughts on resorts- and what their availability might be for mid/late september??
Thank you!
We were planning to do it in January, but then when we started planning a fall trip, and we thought doing it in september would work best because it would be warmer than january for all that swimming!
Congrats!!! Good luck with your reservations
