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[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]

Hi OP.  You seem to be super fixated on waiting for transportation.  Don't.  It isn't that bad!  My child is younger than yours and can't sit still.  We were JUST fine and hardly waited.  Disney is REALLY good with transportation.  Suite are hard to come by at Disney and when you get them they are pricey.  You may want to look into some of the Villas at the various deluxe resorts or the suites at Art of Animation.  If you are anxious about waiting for rides you need to book early and educate yourself on the new fast pass system.  You can book three ahead of time at one park per day.  After you use all three you can get more onsite to use later in the day. Another way you can avoid lines is get to the parks at rope drop (aka when they open) and take advantage of extra magic hours (when the parks are open early/late for resort guests only).  Another way to beat the system is to book a character meal inside the park for breakfast before the park opens and go to a ride that normally has a long line first.  That way you don't have to use your fast pass on it.  For example, do breakfast in the Magic Kingdom at Be Our Guest then go straight to Winnie the Pooh and not get a fast pass for it.  Another would be to go to breakfast at the Land Pavilion (Garden Grill I think) in Epcot then go right to Soarin'.  If you plan, you will never wait on line.[/quote]

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