Please help me choose a Resort :)

[Marthasor]

Thanks for the response!

Been thinking since I posted (even before I had a chance to read responses) - that even with the cost of YC - if I added in dining (to be determined) - we are still looking at less than we would have spent on our cruise on the Wonder (same # of nights). With that thinking, it's actually less $$ than we would have spent on cruise. It's the park tickets that put the expense higher (but the cruise doesn't have that anyway - but we are missing out on the great entertainment and kids activities included in cruise prove.

If we were to treat this vacay the way we cruise - ie, very relaxed - rather than Commando (which we've done at the parks before), I think YC makes even more sense. There's nothing that says we need to be park warriors. We could take some day time to just hang at the pool (which we did not do when we went in 2011) - I think we would really enjoy YC.

Not sure where we will spend our time yet, but our kids are more about the characters and the shows than the rides. I could see going to HS for Star Wars weekend (Sunday) - Ana also in general going back there. But, given their ages, should be a lot of time at MK as well.

Probably a bonus that YC offers the option of the dining plan if we can get good reservations. (I'm a little concerned given that we're well within the 180 days, but we'll see.)

Basically - I think if we go to relax and see characters and shows and get in what rises we can with some nice family time - YC is the best bet. And given how nice SAB is, maybe we'll save $$ later in the summer by skipping our annual waterpark trip. (Near home).

I'm sure I'll still be flip flopping, but I Think I rationalized well

No one thinks POFQ for $650 less than YC?

 

[GrumpyBelle]

AKL. Kids will enjoy the animals and the activities. Plus there are rooms with bunk beds for the kids.

 

[amym2]

AKL. Kids will enjoy the animals and the activities. Plus there are rooms with bunk beds for the kids.

This was my thought... get a bunkbed room at AKL. We stayed at AKV last October and loved it. Granted, we've never stayed at YC, but we've stayed at WL and enjoyed AKV just as much. Yes, AKL is all buses, but they only make two stops (AKV and AKL) so the bus rides are easy. To MK it is 25min tops, and the other parks are 10-15min. We found the bus service better at AKV than WL (where we had to stop at FW, Poly, or GF). Boma is our kids' favorite restaurant, and I recommend doing it before your kids become Disney "adults." If you want a more relaxing vacation, the pools at AKL/AKV are great and the activities are great for kids.

 

[clapton]

Love the Epcot resorts, so YC would be my pick. Having said that, I also love the atmosphere at WL. If you can swing the expense, it would be between those 2 . Either way they are both great resorts! Have a great trip!!