Congratulations and welcome home!
If the earlier WDW convo was about a 2nd home resort at WDW after VGC, I would suggest that you look at something that's different from VGC (ie not WL DVC). And look beyond studios - BLT has tiny studios but terrific larger units, and the walk really IS that short, with its own security line. We are staying there in August and I had a waitlist going for BWV but I may just cancel it because it's a good value for a standard room.
When we go to WDW we don't rent a car - my favorites for transportation:
MK: BLT > VGF > Poly
EP: BWV > BCV
Riviera somewhere in there depending if you like the Skyliner (sounds like you don't)
HS: BWV >> BCV
Although we have made it from BCV to Brown Derby for a dinner reservation, jogging, in 20 minutesIt had fully negated the reason we were leaving from BCV to begin with, though (to shower!)
AK: AKV
Most places, if you can walk, it will be faster than the transportation option, and when we had kids in strollers, we often chose to walk. That said - to/from VGF we have rarely walked (it's a long walk) and we usually take the monorail going and the boat coming home.
Probably be easier and cheaper to rent your VGC and flip to do same with WDW trip. Or a swap.
I was just about to suggest this! Get the home resort booking window at WDW.
I don’t think that always pencils out if you report correctly on your taxes.
Yeah, the studios go so quickly…. 1 and 2 BDs are a bit easier.
BCV is definitely closer to the Epcot gate, when you take the not-so-secret back way, and it is super convenient, BUT - in addition to being more scenic, when walking from BWV you can pick up coffee and breakfast and eat it on the BW or on your way to Epcot. So the ">" doesn't include time alone but all the other factors that imo make BWV preferable even for an Epcot visit. That said, I have stayed at both and like them both.
June is already hot + busy. Just plan for that -- very different from DLR in June. More like Aug in DLR with the Santa Ana going . I would stay though DLR in Aug peak is much worse crowds than WDW even in holidays (we were there ROTR holiday 2019). Only place WDW maybe busier is the chokepoint between PP and SmallWorld.
We are expecting a garden view BW Villa if we go in March 2024, prioritizing walking distance to parks as the #1 factor.
We do WDW in August. It's like vacationing in hell, but we always get BCV at 7 months!
We do WDW in August. It's like vacationing in hell, but we always get BCV at 7 months!
We're from Hawaii. We're used to the tropical heat. Don't get me wrong. Hawaii is much more pleasant with our wonderful trade winds. Orlando is next level humid and hot. I've heard someone describe it as the Devil's arm pits. I tend to agree. But it's still fun. Crowds in late August are relatively low. And we just go around the parks wearing swim clothes, going in and out of wet rides, into a storm, and into a pool. We're either always wet from our sweat, or wet rides, or the pool, or from the rain. After awhile, you just stop noticing that you're wet all the time. The only con is being wet in an indoor cue, in the A/C where it's freezing. And the other plus side is that hard to get resorts like BCV are pretty wide open, especially the 1BRs. Can't have it all!
Not really. It’s actually Pool/Garden view, so any villa on the left side of the map linked below that doesn’t look directly at the Boardwalk or at the front driveway or parking lot is considered P/G. That means views of either pool or of the area labeled Croquet Court. Even the villas that look onto the Village Green are P/G view.
Just request “view of pool” and you’ll be far enough away from Jellyrolls not to have any problems. If you like afternoon naps, request “view of quiet pool” specifically, because the afternoon activities at Luna Pool don’t allow any napping!
That's "Satan’s Armpit®"
What's the difference?!
