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[quote=Anonymous]A few thoughts:
1) I don't know if extra magic hours is really worth it.  It usually makes the park more crowded on that day.  Also, if you have little kids, the evening magic hours might not work for you.  Check the calendar for your trip and see if they even have morning magic hours for any days that you'll be there -- it never really seems to work for us (the morning hours are always at the wrong parks).  Getting in the FastPass window before the 30 day mark might definitely be worth it.  For me, it's all about the FastPass.
2) If your little one still naps, you may really want a place very close.  When our little one napped, we stayed at Wilderness Lodge and it was great because we could go back for naptime and then return for the evening, when the crowds had thinned out.
3) Disney runs coupon codes all the time.  They have one running now for winter -- if you google around, you may find it.  It's usually 30% off the deluxe hotels, and something like 20% off the cheaper ones.  I bet that's why the PPs are getting different rate quotes -- one probably has the discount code pre-loaded in her web cookies or something.  Each hotel has a limited number of rooms available at the discount rate, so you may need to be flexible.  Last time we ended up staying at club level at a deluxe hotel because they had discount rooms still available at club level, so the price was the same as the non-discounted rooms that were not club level.  (Club level has a ton of free food, so that was great.)  
4) Definitely price out villas as compared with getting two rooms.  We've done both -- it seems kind of random but sometimes one is cheaper, and sometimes the other is cheaper.
5) The renovations might not be a problem.  For our upcoming trip, we are staying at a resort undergoing renovations.  We are informed that the construction occurs between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and will not affect the pool area, etc.  We're not planning on being in the room between 9 and 5, so that's not an issue for us.  If your little one is still napping, though, that might be a problem.  I am hoping we get one of the rooms that's already been renovated!
6) If you're staying on property, you can consider taking the free Disney bus (Magical Express) from the airport.  That can save a bunch of money on car rental.  On one trip, I priced out renting a mini-van and staying off-property, versus staying on property, and it was cheaper to just stay on property.  It's a little bit slower than renting, but they show Disney cartoons on the bus, so my kids love it.[/quote]

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