Max. of 4 in Disney Resorts??

[gepetto]

Here's the somewhat controversial piece for you: if you do the math, it very well may be cheaper per person to get 2 rooms for 5 people than it is for 1 person to stay in 1 room.

I don't understand where you're getting this. I book a hotel room it costs the same whether I'm alone or with 1 adult and 2 children under 18.

 

[Christi 2002]

Like I said earlier on this thread I chose to have 3 children, and don't expect anybody to "give" me anything for it. Nor do I want them to. But the fact is what you are renting is a room, how ever many children you have, and how uncomfortable you choose to be. That room is the same size. No one gets "credits" for having one child and no one should pay more for that hotel room when 3 small children can easily sleep in one bed. Of course you have to buy more meals, tickets etc. We are staying in a deluxe with a daybed, but that is our choice too. It is sad that this thread started out as a person asking others with more than 2 children what they thought about this disney hotel option... into finger pointing. I thought this was supposed to be an open discussion, if you read a question and it doesn't apply to you (because you don't have more than 2 children) resist the urge - move on. Let those who want to talk openly about an issue do so without being made to feel awfully for asking the question to begin with.
Thank you
Christi

 

[landog]

I have a family of six!

My solution: Stay at Port Orleans Riverside and get 2 rooms with a "trundle bed."

Too easy?

 

[ncg30]

Originally posted by threeboysmom
Wow! I never knew that Coronado Springs was even an option for our family of 5. That's great since we're not fond of POR (just not our style) at all. It's good to have another option available to pick from Has anyone successfully booked CS with a party of 5?

I just successfully booked CS today for 5 for $114 per night. They've got a special running. Dolphin and Swan are going for $129 per night.

 

[ncg30]

Originally posted by Christi 2002
Like I said earlier on this thread I chose to have 3 children, and don't expect anybody to "give" me anything for it. Nor do I want them to. But the fact is what you are renting is a room, how ever many children you have, and how uncomfortable you choose to be. That room is the same size. No one gets "credits" for having one child and no one should pay more for that hotel room when 3 small children can easily sleep in one bed. Of course you have to buy more meals, tickets etc. We are staying in a deluxe with a daybed, but that is our choice too. It is sad that this thread started out as a person asking others with more than 2 children what they thought about this disney hotel option... into finger pointing. I thought this was supposed to be an open discussion, if you read a question and it doesn't apply to you (because you don't have more than 2 children) resist the urge - move on. Let those who want to talk openly about an issue do so without being made to feel awfully for asking the question to begin with.
Thank you
Christi

I couldn't agree more Christi!! Kudo's for you.

 

[Debbie]

Thankfully, most of us seem thrilled with our choice of number of children- not too many, not too few. It's the restrictive nature of Disney that seems to separate us. Well, for those of us with the one (or more) too many.

Christi,

It is sad that this thread started out as a person asking others with more than 2 children what they thought about this disney hotel option... into finger pointing. I thought this was supposed to be an open discussion, if you read a question and it doesn't apply to you (because you don't have more than 2 children) resist the urge - move on. Let those who want to talk openly about an issue do so without being made to feel awfully for asking the question to begin with.

What you said!

For Prince John: Maybe Disney really is just for families with 1 or 2 or children. They must be pretty upset with me and my 5!

 

[DMRick]

I just successfully booked CS today for 5 for $114 per night.

Is that with or without tax, and with or without an extra person charge, if you don't mind my asking?
We're paying base rate of $109, plus extra person charge of $15 a night (3 adults) at POR..before taxes. That's starting May 8th.

 

[smythe]

I am so bummed. I had asked if CS could accomadate 5 people when I booked our vacation last month. I was told they did not! Maybe they ran out of roll aways or something (we are going over Easter) So we are staying at POR again...I am a little disappointed because been there, done that. So we decided to split our time between POR and YC.
I do find it frustrating that Disney will not roll a cot in other moderate hotels. It really does limit us to the same on site resort in this price range. We just happened to get a great deal for the YC, and could not pass up the opportunity.
Now , talk about crowded, we took a cruise last year with Celebrity...they rolled a cot in every night for the 5th person! It was crowded, but who cares...you're rarely in the room anyway! I say here-here for togetherness...and being the first one to wake up in the AM and use the bathroom!!! Life is GRAND!

 

[Prince John]

I'm with you Smythe. I love how people can say that staying in a room with 3 kids and 3 adults is too crowded all the while visiting WDW in June with 90000 of their closest friends. WDW is not a quiet vacation on some secluded beach, it is an adventure. It's about fun, but it's also about tolerance and getting along with other people so that everyone can enjoy their time. Trust me, when we want a quiet vacation, we head to our beach house on the Fla panhandle. There, we have 6 bedrooms - I can wake up at noon if I like. But WDW is entirely different for us. I know I'm off-thread, but we like the closeness of our WDW trips.

 

[Desperado]

Grab an air mattress for the floor and you'll be fine with 5.

 

[tripben]

I just could not resist this. There are many people "out there" that have one or no children and don't have much tolerance for those who have more. I encounter this all the time, and I respect their opinions, and don't really care if they don't agree with me or my lifestyle.

I have loved reading these boards for months now, and I have learned a great deal about Disney and about other people. I think I have read at least a half dozen threads that have started out similar to this one and have ended up just like this one. It is unfortunate that people cannot recognize that we all all different and in the grand scheme of things what works for one may not work for all. What is important to one is not to another. Even though I personally don't care if someone doesn't agree with me, or calls my family a "brood" it is in very bad taste for someone to comment negitively about another person's situation.

The harsh and negative statements made should be ignored because the individuals making the comments are not going to change their opinion for anyone.

I have many children, step children, neices, cousins, and sometimes I feel like the old woman in the shoe. I would have ten kids if I knew my body wouldn't fall apart doing so. I agree that it would be nice to be able to come to a public forum and make an open ended comment and hope that someone will come up with some great suggestions, and many have. But there will always be those who cannot resist the urge to make a comment or two that may offend someone.

I feel that this issue will be a hotbed for many for many reasons, and it should be allowed to be explored on the debate board for those who choose to read it.

And for those of you that have a ton of children, may God bless you and yours. For those who have none, may God bless you as well.

Thanks for listening,

Sam

 

[vellamint]

to have amount of children I do.....I was BLESSED with unexpected twins! And as for the fire codes issues and all that.....why is it that the Carribean Beach with 340 square feet only accommodate 4 while the Port Orleans Riverside with 315 square feet will accommodate 5 with the trundles? I personally think it all boils down to MONEY MONEY MONEY.

 

[Prince John]

aaahhhhh, the thread that never ends.

This thread has become a part of my work day for the past few days. I check every little while to see if someone has made a controversial or stupid comment on family size. I guess all the moral pouncers are too busy today. I just love defending the right to overpopulate.

 

[WDWguru]

Originally posted by Prince John
I just love defending the right to overpopulate.

Uh oh, now you've done it!

You know, the way I figure it, as a childfree person I'm balancing out somebody who's got four kids, so what's the harm? It's never bothered me in the least what other people choose to do. My philosophy is, you respect my choices and I'll respect yours.

I think sometimes when arguments get emotional people forget the ol' golden rule! And it's awfully easy to go off on someone from a keyboard when you don't have to face them. I think lots of folks are much braver (or ruder?) online than they would normally be.

 

[Prince John]

WDWguru,

Please believe me when I say that I'm not at all serious about this debate. I have 3 kids because that's what we wanted. I am only joking about the overpopulation thing (overpopulation is having babies that you can't afford, and that the world can't support, but that's for an entirely different thread). If you read my posts, you'll see that I make it a habit to find a controversial post and make repeated attempts to soften the tone by injecting my sarcastic humor. Believe me when I say that my intention as ALWAYS to remind people that these boards are for fun and to make WDW more enjoyable. If I ever step on a toe, it is because I am clumsy, not mean or rude. If I ever stop having fun on these boards, I will leave - I hope that never happens, this is too fun.


Hee hee

 

[WDWguru]

I completely agree, Prince John! I hope you didn't take my post the wrong way. I meant it in a light tone. And I am with you - the minute it stops being fun, I'm outta here!

 

[Prince John]

aaahhh, I love it when we all get along. not as funny, but peaceful. I guess I'm going to have to go in search of another nice-thread-gone-bad. This one looks under control.

 

[DawnCt]

Frankly, I am really surprised at the tone of this thread. I am used to be bashed much more aggressively. Maybe I have been given up on. After going to WDW for over 20 years, filling up the room, I guess the conclusion is; I can't be rehabilitated.

 

[tripben]

Prince John,

You had to go and throw that remark in about being able to "afford" your children didn't you?

Now you will definately get some response from the controversial police!

Everytime I think I have given my kids everything I could possibly think of they hit me with a comment like this:

Just having come off our sixth trip to WDW in the past two years, my seven year old told me; "now that we finally did the Animal Kingdom can we go on vacation now."

I have just realized I will never be able to afford my children. The ungrateful heathens will be fed and clothed, and the next WDW trip is for the big kids, me and DH.

Sam

 

[DancingBear]

Wow, I'm amazed at what an active thread this is--I can't resist putting in my two cents!

I don't care much about how many children anyone has, etc., but two comments from the original poster:

1--"How unfair is this?"

I don't really see this as a fairness issue. Disney sets its policies, and you can choose to vacation there or not. Whether it's about trying to get you to move up to a moderate or deluxe, or to get two rooms, or about planning for the use of amenities like the pool and food court and transportation, etc., or whatever, it's just a business decision, not a value judgment.

Nothing wrong with letting Disney know that they are missing out on your business because they don't offer enough alternatives for you---they can plug that in to their business decision-making process.

I see plenty of these things when I make reservations for travelling. I was just pricing out an en route hotel for our December WDW trip, and the special Expedia rate I was looking at said the room was only for two, contact the hotel, etc.

2--"how do families continue to go on vacation having to pay outrageous rates like the Poly, Wilderness, etc?"

A lot of discounts have been offered on these resorts in the offseason periods. As someone posted above, while it is true that these hotels aren't cheap, they aren't really much different from other luxury hotels in resort destinations (during whatever high season is a those locations). Again, I don't think they're outrageous--just priced according to the supply and demand.