I didn't even think about the refurbishment going on. We have enough construction at home and I am so over it.I personally opted for Sports because 1) I do NOT like the pictures of the room refurbs at Pop (reminds me of a rehab center somewhere) and 2) do not want to deal with construction or refurbing on my vacation (which is the biggest reason I changed from CBR - plus being gluten-free I did not feel comfortable with a pop-up food place).
Plus Sports is saving me about $200 (it would be even more if I wasn't preferred).
I would go for whichever ends up being cheaper, unless you want to spend any time over at AoA.
You are totally right about saving $. We can't stay in a family suite with 7 of us, it sleeps six. I can always ask though! It also cheaper to stay in two rooms, which I think is crazy. We did stay in the suite one time when we went without my youngest and totally loved it!!My sentiments exactly. With taking five kids to Disney every $ saved helps!
ps-you might want to price out family suite at ASMu, this way you could at least have breakfast in the room while getting ready in the morning, and maybe other meals here and there as well. Just a thought!
If you save $250 by choosing Sports over Pop then I definitely recommend Sports! In addition to souvenirs, the Mickey bars and other treats for the kids add up quickly. (And it also opens up the budget for pool side adult beverages if that's something you might enjoy )Ok. You all have me leaning towards sports. It would save us almost $250 to stay all star. The kids have never stayed at pop. We did love the location of pop to everything but I'm not sure it is worth the extra $$. That cash can be used for souvenirs instead.
How so? Because of the new bed arrangements? Are they "officially" doing that in all the rooms? We're booked at POP this May, 1st stay there and kinda nervous. DH wants to try it, but I'll be honest, the themeing is not my cup of tea from what I've seen. I'm also a tad nervous about the construction, but as it's just rooms and not he food court or pools, I think it will be ok. people who were there recently said it was fine.I am undecided about these Pop room changes. With just dh and I going it will be fine. But if our dd21 comes not so much.
By the middle of August most,if not all,of The 15s should be gone and you will be outside of Cheer/Dance/Twirl Season and I don't think there will be any huge Sports competitions then so you should be good to go.Maybe I'll ask about groups in that time frame as well.
Yeah! Our dates are Aug 18-25th so I think we should be good! Thanks!By the middle of August most,if not all,of The 15s should be gone and you will be outside of Cheer/Dance/Twirl Season and I don't think there will be any huge Sports competitions then so you should be good to go.
(Also,as an aside,the big groups,although not as frequently,do stay at POP at times.)