Just booked a trip for my DDs and I...questions.

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Last night I booked a WDW trip for my twin DDs-15 and I...as an add on to our family HHI trip in Aug.

We had Aug 17-22 booked at HHI with our DVC. So I added 4 nights at WDW from Aug 13-17. We, girls, will drive down, leaving the 12th and do WDW and then head up on the 17th to meet the boys at HHI. I am going to look into flying down and then renting a car to go from WDW to HHI on the 17th...if it's not crazy expensive to rent a car for a 1 way trip, I will probably go that route since I have a $180 SW credit that can be used for the flight down. Any suggestions on rentals? We have NEVER rented a car.

I asked each girl where they wanted to stay and one said SSR and the other said BWV. Just for fun I looked for a SV studio at BWV, we have never been able to get SV there, and it was available the last 2 nights, so I grabbed it quick...then I booked the SSR studio for the 1st 2 nights. Both girls happy!! But, where do I request location wise for SSR? I would usually think Congress Park to walk to DD, but the path was closed, no? What about being near the boat dock? DD really wants to go over the 2 mornings for coffee before heading to the parks. Do park buses stop at DD or would we have to walk back over to SSR?

After booking the rooms last night I realized it was the 180 day mark for making ADRs, so I looked up BOG as we have been trying to get an ADR there since it opened. Guess what...got it!!! For Aug 14th. I booked Raglan Road for the 13th as I have always wanted to try that. So 2 new places and I told my girls I wanted all 4 dinners to be new places for us. So, my BWV DD chose Via Napoli and I showed my SSR DD Akershus (she is fixated on Norway :confused3) and she wanted to try it. I tried to book VN and Akershus but the ADR system won't let me since it's a split stay and the 2nd part's 180 day window starts tomorrow...but I would think the 15th should be bookable since that is check-out day and it's highlighted in the ADR calendar and lets me go all the way to adding the members of the party...then I get an error message. Does VN book fast...should I call in and try to get it booked today or will I be fine with booking tomorrow?

Lost of info...sorry for that. Thanks, in advance, for your help. We are so so so so excited!!!
 
You can get rental cars at WDW either at the MK Car Care Center or at the Dolphin. The MK center will pick you up at your resort to go to their facility and you can easily get to the Dolphin using WDW transportation. We have rented from the Dolphin many times using Budget and National. You'll want to check the one-way rates in advance on the auto rental websites using the Dolphin location resource. It is about 330 miles from WDW to the HH resort.

There is no Theme Park transportation to/from DD, so if you want coffee there before going to a park, plan on walking back to SSR for the bus. The walkway over to Cirque is still open and the other walkway may be opened up by the time you go.

Enjoy! :)
 
You can get rental cars at WDW either at the MK Car Care Center or at the Dolphin. The MK center will pick you up at your resort to go to their facility and you can easily get to the Dolphin using WDW transportation. We have rented from the Dolphin many times using Budget and National. You'll want to check the one-way rates in advance on the auto rental websites using the Dolphin location resource. It is about 330 miles from WDW to the HH resort.

There is no Theme Park transportation to/from DD, so if you want coffee there before going to a park, plan on walking back to SSR for the bus. The walkway over to Cirque is still open and the other walkway may be opened up by the time you go.

Enjoy! :)
Awesome! Just came across the Dolphin National rental car place and that will work perfectly as we will be at BWV. ETO: Other rental car place at Dolphin is Alamo.

I did call MS and request Congress Park for SSR. I think there's a way to still walk to/from DD. Another question...to get from MK to DD...do we just go to TTC and get bus? Thanks!
 
Awesome! Just came across the Dolphin National rental car place and that will work perfectly as we will be at BWV. ETO: Other rental car place at Dolphin is Alamo.

I did call MS and request Congress Park for SSR. I think there's a way to still walk to/from DD. Another question...to get from MK to DD...do we just go to TTC and get bus? Thanks!

From the MK, I would just walk to the Contemporary and get a bus to DD.
 

We were there last June and tried Via Napoli for the first time. We loved it so much we wanted to go back 2 days later. We went online and we were able to make a reservation to go back with no problem.
 
We were there last June and tried Via Napoli for the first time. We loved it so much we wanted to go back 2 days later. We went online and we were able to make a reservation to go back with no problem.

I am so looking forward to VN. We were trying to go for lunch over our Xmas trip but of our party of 15 (my inlaws who don't do Italian food), there were no other takers so DH and I skipped it. We have TIW card too, so that meal should be inexpensive (especially compared to BOG and Akershus). I got them all booked by calling MS this morning, so we are all set for what we can plan/book now. SOOOOO EXCITED!!
 
By the time you walk or take the bus to/from DTD to get coffee, your DD could be in the park getting coffee--I think 3 of the parks now have Starbucks, and at least Epcot has a Joffreys which people seem to like. Or she could drink the old Nescrappay ;). Or, you could bring your own coffee to brew in the room before heading out for the day. Just make sure you make it with bottled water because the tap water makes it taste awful in my opinion!
 
By the time you walk or take the bus to/from DTD to get coffee, your DD could be in the park getting coffee--I think 3 of the parks now have Starbucks, and at least Epcot has a Joffreys which people seem to like. Or she could drink the old Nescrappay ;). Or, you could bring your own coffee to brew in the room before heading out for the day. Just make sure you make it with bottled water because the tap water makes it taste awful in my opinion!

I know. She likes frappe type drinks and wants one from Ghiradelli's :confused3. With our dinner one night at RR, we may be better off staying near the boat launch (if it goes to Pleasure Island).
 
Alamo has a special $9.95 a day if you pick up in FL and return in another state. It's only through 5/31 but maybe they will repeat it.
 
Alamo has a special $9.95 a day if you pick up in FL and return in another state. It's only through 5/31 but maybe they will repeat it.

National has that too...so I am waiting to hopefully get that for August...maybe in 3 months-ish it will be available.
 















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