that is my understanding too - if you want a spilt stay you would have to for instance buy 5 3 day passes, then 5 4 day passes or whatever. That is what would make it more expensive to split the stay. IMHO POR offers the most bang for your buck - AND you get the use of two great pool slides! I understand about the no water park thing as that is why we decided on a moderate again for our next trip - my kids probably would have been content at the pool all day! If I had extra $$ the only thing that would sway me to delux is the monorail.