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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP again. I checked out Wilderness Lodge, which was not too far out of what we are looking to spend, but it will be undergoing extensive construction at the time (which is probably why it was discounted from $450 to $350 a night!).

Can you swim in Orlando in February?  I had not been factoring pools into the equation because I assumed it would be too cold.  [/quote]

I took twin five year old girls and an au pair to Disney at the end of January last year.  We did not swim at all, and normally my kids love to swim.  It was too cold and we were too busy.  We stayed in two "preferred" rooms at Pop Century for around $100 a night for each room.  The preferred rooms meant we were closer to the buses and food court.

What is your planned strategy for visiting?  If you're just going to sleep and eat at the hotel - and for a four day visit that's likely - then don't spend a fortune for a Deluxe hotel.  If you really enjoy spending time at your hotel and soaking up the ambiance, then look into the Moderate or Deluxe hotels.  Your budget might stretch to a Moderate resort, but look into whether the hotel shares buses with another hotel.  We chose Pop specifically because it is a value hotel (we were only going to sleep in the room) and it doesn't share buses.

None have indoor pools so you're likely to not be able to swim.  I actually requested a room that DIDN'T look at a pool because I didn't want my kids to realize there was one, because I knew *I* wouldn't want to be in the pool in January.

We stayed on site for the Magical Express privileges (check your baggage here, and it magically shows up in your hotel room AND when departing luggage can be checked at your resort, just catch a bus from the airport to Disney and let them do the driving for you for the whole week).  Getting any fast passes you can before the 30 day mark will also be advantageous, so I'd definitely try to get them if you're staying on site even if you're currently within 60 days.  The "good" fastpasses go QUICK, but the extra magic hours should have shorter lines (unless you're visiting during President's Day Weekend, then all bets are off).

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