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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you, PPs! This is really helpful. Like I wrote initially, it's hard to plan the details when you don't even have the big picture. We'll be looking to go the end of August (perhaps the week before Labor Day). We'd rather spend more money on a shorter trip with less commuting than a longer trip with hours spent in bus lines. I think. Maybe I'll feel differently when I start to price it out. I love the idea of staying at the animal lodge but looking at the map (and a comment from a PP), it looks like it might be a pain to come and go to MK. I'm currently thinking of the Contemporary with a suite or 2 rooms. (We all sleep poorly, so we can't all be in one studio room.) I don't care about the food so much, so I'm fine with the kids eating chicken fingers for three days. I'm a vegetarian but I usually can find something edible. I know the heat will be brutal, but I'm more anxious about waiting hours in lines for rides. I guess this is where fast passes come in. I will return with more questions when I start getting into the details. However, if you have more wisdom to share, please do! Thank you![/quote]

You don't spend hours in bus lines if you stay in an on property hotel. Seriously, I wouldn't factor the [i]inconvenience[/i] of Disney inter-park transportation into your planning. It is generally pretty convenient. [/quote]

Op here. Thanks. Having never been, and hearing about endless lines, I don't know what is a minor inconvenience and what is a gigantic pain. [/quote]

The value hotels sometimes run $100-140, Moderate a little more.  We just stayed at the Caribbean and the hotel room was very nice (food not).  Disney is so spread out, which was surprising to me the first time we rent.  Last time we stayed at the French Quarter which was really run down (great as it was smaller and transportation easier) but I think its going through a renovation now.  Riverside has ok food.  French Quarter food made us sick.  We only took the bus a few times and except at closing, there were not many lines.  I usually took it if I wanted to go back earlier than everyone else.  I agree not to plan around Disney Transportation as everything is spread out and everywhere has transportation.

If you are military you can get better discounts at a Disney Hotel vs. Shades of Green, but the military tickets are the best price.

Depending on when you go, lines are really long.  We just got back and I was not expecting them to be as long as they were.  September seems to be the best time to go.  [/quote]

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