We LOVED the WL. It was pretty quietr, but not as quiet as the Poly. I think the smaller buildings helps the Poly seem quieter, but there are no hot tubs there...FYI
The WL hot tubs were right down the stairs from our room, which was nice, although we never got to use them. It was nice having everything right there in one building. We had great weather, but had it rained or been really hot or cold, we could have gotten to the lobby, shop, etc w/o going outside.
There were 2 negatives to the WL, but I certainly wouldn't let either of these stop me from staying there again....
1. You hear the boat horn every 20 min. os so...It is supposed to start 1 hr. before MK opening and stop 1 hr after closing, but 1 night we heard it at 4am. If you're a super light sleeper, this could be an issue.
2. The food selection in RF the CA place is pretty slim, esp. for kids....the 2 kids choices on the Dining plan were PB&J uncrustables and Chicken nuggets. If you aren't doing dining plan, it would be fine...They have pizza, burgers, sandwiches, etc...The issue was just the kids meals.
The kids LOVED the bunk beds and theming. I think that Brian and I would choose the Poly again, but the kids would do WL. Of course it's always the $$$ amount that makes the decision for us!
Did you all have any issues with Pop Warner when you were there? Fortrunately, we did good...saw few groups in the parks, but no disturbances at the resort, and nothing even CLOSE to what I read about on here when we got back