OK, I am not trying to hijack your post but I think you are a good one to ask LOL I am hovering over a check out button. I need someone with inside info & I think you could help LOL
I am trying to book 2 very long awaited trips after having to cancel them due the company I had been at since the start got bought out. Then I was hit by a drunk driver right before Christmas -- thankfully it was just me in the car. This trip will be the 2 youngest kids(16 & 6) first trip. The one thing that got me through the recovery was knowing I was going to be able to tour college campuses with our youngest son & see our little girl (ourson will love it too

)experience Disney.....during the 1.5 hr MRI I closed my eyes and just thought about that. This trip is going to be a splurge trip. This will be our daughter's real trip because of COVID & also losing my brother & my husband's dad. It's been rough since 2020, but there has been a lot of good mixed in there also.
I know a lot of people will think its crazy. It is 100% crazy but I need it, and I'm going to make some core memories.
1 of the trips is going to be during Christmas -- going as a kid on Christmas day is still one of my fondest memories from childhood. I had thought about stay a GCH for because of the decorations. DLH will be expensive also... For the Christmas one it will most likely be just a regular room -- maybe CL but only if I really think we can save $$$ with eating. Our son is a bottomless pit so it might help. It is going to be expensive no matter where we stay. I've even considered WDW or cruise for 1 of the trips, but I am a DL girl. Not only that it overwhelms me thinking about planning it & I love CA and the weather etc.
The upcoming trip will be at the end of summer for 5 days...it's actually cheaper to do 5 than 4 with the promotion. At either DL/GCH for a regular room it will be a good deal(on property wise) or even CL for a decent price. Then there is the suites..... We can do the DLH 2 bedroom connecting or a GCH 2 bedroom....its actually CHEAPER than the 1 bedroom! The price difference between DLH and GCH suites for the whole trip would be around 2500-2800.
Any input/suggestions