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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone stayed at the Wilderness Lodge Villas?  We just booked a vacation there with our extended family and it's our first time going.  It looks nice but I'm not sure how far away it is from things. We have little kids 3 and 7 and only have the tickets that allow one park each day for four days.  I'm considering skipping Epcot since the kids are young and just doing the magic kingdom for 2 days.  Thoughts?  Would they get anything out of Epcot? Can you upgrade your tickets for just a day if we wanted to go there for part of a day?[/quote]

You can upgrade to a ParkHopper pass at any time during your stay, but you'll have to pay to upgrade the whole ticket. For 2+ day passes, I think PH costs $50 now.

We recently went to WDW with a 2.5 year old and spent a good bit of time at Epcot. He loved the Seas (both the Nemo ride and just staring at the aquariums) and he loved all the performers - drummers in Japan, acrobats, some kind of steel drums elsewhere, etc. It's a lot of new stuff to see, which for him works even if it's not designed for kids. There's some kind of scavenger hunt program that your 7 yo might like - I haven't tried it, but I saw lots of kids running around on "missions." With kids that age and limited days, I would consider skipping the Studios rather than Epcot, unless they're really into shows. So many of the rides at the Studios have height limits.

I haven't stayed at the Wilderness Lodge Villas, but when we went with a big group we rented a condo just off-property at Bonnet Creek. So much cheaper (we paid $150/night for huge 3BR), great pools and amenities, and just as close as many of the Disney resorts.[/quote]
Also, Epcot has the best restaurants, so if you are planning on making reservations at any restaurants there, you will like the flexibilty of the park hopper ticket if you have visited a different park that day.[/quote]

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