The we loooooove Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek Part 4

[serenitynow]

Oh man I was looking into this place but I think y'all just officially scared me away from it! An hour and a half away from MK with a 3 yr old ain't gonna happen! That's ridiculous!

Not trying to sway you one way or the other, but it can take that long staying onsite to get to a certain park depending on the luck of the bus. The buses are "supposed" to run every 25 minutes. If you just miss the bus, there's about 1/2 hour. Depending on the season and resort, the next bus might be full or crowded. If it's full, they usually send another bus 15 minutes more. Get on the bus, stop at other resort stops, add 20 minutes more for the loading of new bus passengers (depending on the resort), the bus drive in traffic to your park about another 20-30 minutes.

There is no quick way into a Disney park, especially Magic Kingdom, unless you are close enough to walk from your resort (Conteporary or Grand Floridian).

When we stay onsite and rely on the bus, we leave at least one hour early for a ADR and sometimes we have been late.

Plus now you have to add 30 minutes to get through bag check, regardless of how you arrived to the park.

Wyndham Bonnet Creek is one of the closest offsite resorts to Disney. There is just not a great way to get to the parks in a short amount of time.

 

[pmdeve]

Me too. I looked into list of providers of the disabilies thread of the Disboards to choose a vendor. No problems with delivery, since WBC is basically on "Disney property" for delivery purposes. I decided to go with Walker Mobility as their scooter looks simple to disassemble for transport. Plus we have used the before when staying onsite.

Thanks!!! I appreciate your help!

 

[serenitynow]

Very welcome

 

[babyruth]

Not trying to sway you one way or the other, but it can take that long staying onsite to get to a certain park depending on the luck of the bus. The buses are "supposed" to run every 25 minutes. If you just miss the bus, there's about 1/2 hour. Depending on the season and resort, the next bus might be full or crowded. If it's full, they usually send another bus 15 minutes more. Get on the bus, stop at other resort stops, add 20 minutes more for the loading of new bus passengers (depending on the resort), the bus drive in traffic to your park about another 20-30 minutes.

There is no quick way into a Disney park, especially Magic Kingdom, unless you are close enough to walk from your resort (Conteporary or Grand Floridian).

When we stay onsite and rely on the bus, we leave at least one hour early for a ADR and sometimes we have been late.

Plus now you have to add 30 minutes to get through bag check, regardless of how you arrived to the park.

Wyndham Bonnet Creek is one of the closest offsite resorts to Disney. There is just not a great way to get to the parks in a short amount of time.

So I'm taking away a few things from reading all these concerns and time estimates of getting into the parks. (not just on this thread but on the DIS throughout) 1) things (crowds, staff ratio, bus timing and reliability etc) must have majorly changed since I was there last. 2) don't bring a bag in with you. or are you saying everyone goes through it regardless of if you brought one?

 

[froggygal1301]

January 2017 is considered High Season (Value, High, Prime) and for a 3 BR Deluxe, you are looking at $1820 for 7 nights. I'd be surprised if you find anything close to $1000.

Where did you find that info on which season it is? Is that for Bonnet Creek specifically or Disney or what? Just trying to gather more info We will have the freedom to travel whenever we want next year (starting homeschool, yay!) and I'd like to go during value/off season, or as much as possible for one considering it's Disney. DH had pinpointed January as his requested date after looking at crowd calendars because we saw that it was supposed to be at the lowest then, except for President's Day (I think that's the holiday in Jan).

 

[AeroKU]

Where did you find that info on which season it is? Is that for Bonnet Creek specifically or Disney or what? Just trying to gather more info We will have the freedom to travel whenever we want next year (starting homeschool, yay!) and I'd like to go during value/off season, or as much as possible for one considering it's Disney. DH had pinpointed January as his requested date after looking at crowd calendars because we saw that it was supposed to be at the lowest then, except for President's Day (I think that's the holiday in Jan).

http://vacationupgrades.com/pricing.html

 

[froggygal1301]

http://vacationupgrades.com/pricing.html

Thanks a bunch! This actually helps my case for traveling in April, which is my preferred month We are spoiled after getting our 2bdrm for 1 week for $750 last year.

 

[serenitynow]

Just to answer my own question in case anyone in the future has the same question: YES.

We used magnetic hooks to hang a shoe organizer on the door for magic bands, room cards, sunscreen, car keys, goggles, sunglasses, activity schedule, etc. (and passed it along in the purple Pay it Forward bin):

Where did you find the magnetic hooks? I'd love to leave one for the Teal Bin Pay it Forward

 

[pepperandchips]

So I'm taking away a few things from reading all these concerns and time estimates of getting into the parks. (not just on this thread but on the DIS throughout) 1) things (crowds, staff ratio, bus timing and reliability etc) must have majorly changed since I was there last. 2) don't bring a bag in with you. or are you saying everyone goes through it regardless of if you brought one?

1.) Yes, I agree, and I don't know what the specific worst issue is as I think it may be a combination of these things compounding the issue with crowding. This was only an issue for us in the Magic Kingdom and only in the morning. Epcot did have long bag check lines at park open some days, but when I say "long" I mean "15 minutes" not an hour. MK bag check in the evening was no problem. We had no problems at Animal Kingdom, and I skipped the studios last time so I have no insight.

1a.) Another thing that's super annoying is that they've taken many of the parking spaces "close enough to walk" (comfortably, I recognize you could walk from Florida to California, but I mean a reasonably fit and energetic person would elect to walk rather than wait on a tram) and designated them for "premium parking". This is the recent change that irks me the most. I don't want to ride a tram. I want to get there before the park opens and get a close space! And I don't want to pay an extra $15 for it!!!

2.) Absolutely! If you can get away with not having a bag I would for sure go without. However, if you have a stroller/scooter pouch/wristlet etc. those items are considered bags and you will have to wait along with everyone else. Just beware - we were trying to leave the MK at about 10:15 or 10:30 (when the masses are crowding in) and the "lines" of people coming from the Ferry to the bag check stations on the right side of the park entrance were 100% solid, think WALL of people as far as the eye could see. We wanted to get on the resort launch boat back to Poly but based on where we were siphoned through the exit and since we literally could not get through the crowd of people we walked to contemporary and took the monorail. All this to say that even going bagless, you may still be one fish in a huge stream and gridlocked for a while regardless of your wisdom in not carrying a bag.

Now... who can convince my family that they won't end up needing Advil, bandaids, flip flops, more sunscreen, ponchos, and all the other crap I am designated to carry around in my parks bag?

 

[Dis5150]

Well I can't even find a 3 bdrm deluxe for our September trip. I was quoted $1813 for a Presidential this morning, but was hoping for a deluxe. We may have to squeeze into a 2 bdrm.

 

[KristinU]

Where did you find the magnetic hooks? I'd love to leave one for the Teal Bin Pay it Forward

In the hardware section at Walmart near the adhesive hooks. And thanks! I'm in line for the teal bin in November

 

[serenitynow]

In the hardware section at Walmart near the adhesive hooks. And thanks! I'm in line for the teal bin in November

Ok, thanks! I saw those but they said they only held 3 pounds so I thought it wouldn't work.

 

[KristinU]

Ok, thanks! I saw those but they said they only held 3 pounds so I thought it wouldn't work.

3 lbs a piece and I had 4 across the top of the shoe organizer, so 12 lbs total - more than enough But I did learn that a single one isn't big enough to hold a bunch of bananas on the side of the fridge

 

[chicagoshannon]

When at Disney, I rent a scooter and have it delivered to the Resort. This is my first time at WBC. Is there a preferred vendor list as they have in Disney? Any information about renting a scooter for my visit will be appreciated. Thanks.

We've use Apple Scooter several times with no problems.

 

[TigerlilyAJ]

It is official: I booked a 5-night stay with Farrell's, so we'll be there in November! We're really excited about our split stay, with this spacious 2-bdrm for our final leg (after the Cabins and a weekend at USO).
So, how can we rent a cabana for our no-park day? We did one for a half day at the Disneyland Hotel back in 2013, and now my eldest son and DH are hoked on them.

 

[pepperandchips]

It is official: I booked a 5-night stay with Farrell's, so we'll be there in November! We're really excited about our split stay, with this spacious 2-bdrm for our final leg (after the Cabins and a weekend at USO).
So, how can we rent a cabana for our no-park day? We did one for a half day at the Disneyland Hotel back in 2013, and now my eldest son and DH are hoked on them.

Anyone (maybe a Wyndham points owner) know why Farrell offers these 5 day discounted stays?

 

[chicagoshannon]

Anyone (maybe a Wyndham points owner) know why Farrell offers these 5 day discounted stays?

I have no idea. I'm an owner and I don't see any point benefit in that.

 

[tlovesdis]

I am subscribing to this thread! My dad was able to get us in here for 7 nights in February 2017! My cousin and I are taking my niece and her BFF for an early graduation present! I have a lot of reading to do about this place, transportation, etc...I am a planner so I am excited to start my research!

Any opinions on renting a car/driving to the parks each day versus using the shuttle service provided??? How much is a rental car for a week in Orlando??? I am just getting started so I will probably have more questions, but will search other threads before I ask!

Thanks!

 

[KristinU]

Any opinions on renting a car/driving to the parks each day versus using the shuttle service provided??? How much is a rental car for a week in Orlando???

Welcome to the thread! We've rented both times we've stayed at WBC and really liked the freedom and flexibility. Also helps with grocery trips, etc. Rental cars can usually be found for great rates in Orlando. Start poking around the Transportation board and you'll see that they start a thread for each month with rental car codes and deals that people find. We recently paid $160 for our 9 day trip using Alamo and the "Vegas Brazil" code that is talked about a lot over there. At $8 a person round trip for the shuttle, the rental car just makes sense to us. Oh, and we have AP's this year, so the parking is included, so that made it an even easier decision.

 

[Spanky]

Peppersandchips- Wyndham - like many hotels - charges more points for Fri & Sat night stays. I imagine the 5 day stays are Sunday - Thursday night which cost the owner less to rent so they are willing to rent the dates at a cheaper price and still make a profit.