phieaglefan
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Apr 12, 2003
First of all, I've been reading this forum for a week or so. You all are full of great info. My daughter and I (age 14) are making our very first trip to Disney World. Hubby and 2 other teens have no desire to go, so we have a 2 1/2 day stopover on a trip to visit family up north. (July 8 - 11 - pretty crowded, huh?) Here's my question. I see alot of posts about the advantages of staying on property vs. off, but what about the Downtown Disney hotels. If I stay at one of them and have a park hopper pass, can I use the Monorail to get from the Magic Kingdom to Epcot? Or must I rely on my hotel to get me from one park to the other? What about the Swan or Dolphin with this question?
If I stay on property, it will either be one of the All Stars or maybe Coronado Springs if I splurge. How much more convenient would the All Star Resorts be than the Downtown Disney resorts. Would the Swan or Dolphin be more convenient?
I read somewhere that if I buy an ultimate park hopper pass, but wait til I get there to buy it, I can drop my departure day and only run it through the end of my last full day. Is this correct? Can I buy that also from the DTD hotels?
Since I'm not traveling til July, should I wait to make my reservations? I saw there were some discounts that run til July 3. If I wait, will additional discounts possibly be announced? Or is it risky to wait and possibly not get to stay where I want?
Sorry about all the questions, but your help is truly appreciated. Looking forward to my first Disney experience!
Heidi
If I stay on property, it will either be one of the All Stars or maybe Coronado Springs if I splurge. How much more convenient would the All Star Resorts be than the Downtown Disney resorts. Would the Swan or Dolphin be more convenient?
I read somewhere that if I buy an ultimate park hopper pass, but wait til I get there to buy it, I can drop my departure day and only run it through the end of my last full day. Is this correct? Can I buy that also from the DTD hotels?
Since I'm not traveling til July, should I wait to make my reservations? I saw there were some discounts that run til July 3. If I wait, will additional discounts possibly be announced? Or is it risky to wait and possibly not get to stay where I want?
Sorry about all the questions, but your help is truly appreciated. Looking forward to my first Disney experience!
Heidi