have2getaway
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We are planning a return trip this January and planning to stay again at the Polynesian. It will be me, DH and our triplet boys, who will be age 9. Our last trip in 2017, we stayed at the Poly for week and loved it. This year, we do plan to visit Universal for a day or 2. Here’s my questions:
We have an older son, who is 16, who MAY decide to joins us for a couple days at the end of the trip. Max capacity at Poly is 5. What should we do? Reserve another room there for the one or two nights he might come, or do another reservation altogether at a different resort? We really aren’t thrilled at the thought of moving, but the cost of two rooms at the poly is a lot. Another thought I had was to try to rent 2 adjoining Poly studios, provided we could even secure them this late. What would you suggest?
We wanted to wait for Star Wars to open for our return trip, but our younger boys will be 10 in March and it will cost more to bring them. We wanted to do the Disney Dining Plan again, experience more character meals, and experience Universal while it was more cost effective to do so. We were also concerned Star Was would bring insane crowds and possibly increased prices. Are we smart to go this Jan. before the prices and crowds increase?
We were also considering getting an annual pass so that we could return to go to Star Wars when it opens within a year after our trip. Are others considering doing this? A few things are holding us back from buying the AP. One is the cost. We would pay the same for our boys, essentially giving up any benefit from traveling with them at age 9. The second is that we use our Disney Visa to build up rewards that we put towards the cost of our trip. One year doesn’t allow for as much earned rewards. Finally, we would miss other new attractions opening after Star Wars, like Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc. We know we will want to return and see these.
Finally, We have been toying with the idea of DVC for a while and have been really on the fence about it, but honestly don’t see us going to Disney frequently enough to make it worth it. That said, we spent over 7k on our first trip and will be spending at least that on a second trip. A third trip would see us spending about the cost to buy some points. Of course, our trip costs include everything and a DVC purchase would only cover the room cost, and perhaps not even every year depending on how many points we buy. We love the Polynesian and we really enjoy being on the dining plan, but just don’t see either being affordable in the long run once our children are over 10. Have others gone back and forth about DVC simply to try to save on the room portion of the trip?
So much to think about and consider. Sorry for the long rant and long list of questions. it’s just so sad and frustrating! I remember when I first took my older son to Disney. We didn’t stay at the Poly, and we were a smaller party, but we stayed at Coronado Springs and got ‘true’ free dining. our whole trip with airfare was $2,000. That was just 11 years ago! What is happening? Why has it become so insanely expensive and such a major planning production to visit Disney?
We have an older son, who is 16, who MAY decide to joins us for a couple days at the end of the trip. Max capacity at Poly is 5. What should we do? Reserve another room there for the one or two nights he might come, or do another reservation altogether at a different resort? We really aren’t thrilled at the thought of moving, but the cost of two rooms at the poly is a lot. Another thought I had was to try to rent 2 adjoining Poly studios, provided we could even secure them this late. What would you suggest?
We wanted to wait for Star Wars to open for our return trip, but our younger boys will be 10 in March and it will cost more to bring them. We wanted to do the Disney Dining Plan again, experience more character meals, and experience Universal while it was more cost effective to do so. We were also concerned Star Was would bring insane crowds and possibly increased prices. Are we smart to go this Jan. before the prices and crowds increase?
We were also considering getting an annual pass so that we could return to go to Star Wars when it opens within a year after our trip. Are others considering doing this? A few things are holding us back from buying the AP. One is the cost. We would pay the same for our boys, essentially giving up any benefit from traveling with them at age 9. The second is that we use our Disney Visa to build up rewards that we put towards the cost of our trip. One year doesn’t allow for as much earned rewards. Finally, we would miss other new attractions opening after Star Wars, like Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy, etc. We know we will want to return and see these.
Finally, We have been toying with the idea of DVC for a while and have been really on the fence about it, but honestly don’t see us going to Disney frequently enough to make it worth it. That said, we spent over 7k on our first trip and will be spending at least that on a second trip. A third trip would see us spending about the cost to buy some points. Of course, our trip costs include everything and a DVC purchase would only cover the room cost, and perhaps not even every year depending on how many points we buy. We love the Polynesian and we really enjoy being on the dining plan, but just don’t see either being affordable in the long run once our children are over 10. Have others gone back and forth about DVC simply to try to save on the room portion of the trip?
So much to think about and consider. Sorry for the long rant and long list of questions. it’s just so sad and frustrating! I remember when I first took my older son to Disney. We didn’t stay at the Poly, and we were a smaller party, but we stayed at Coronado Springs and got ‘true’ free dining. our whole trip with airfare was $2,000. That was just 11 years ago! What is happening? Why has it become so insanely expensive and such a major planning production to visit Disney?
