Just got back on Sunday from a week stay and planning a 2 week stay for Jan-Feb 2018. Usually do value but stayed at CBR this time and loved it. Aiming for Wilderness Lodge next time (hence the 2 year wait!) Went there for quick service breakfast a couple times this trip and Whispering Canyon and loved it. This will probably be the last trip before my son, who will be almost 16 at the time, will really want to hang out with his mom and little sister!
Hi Kelly and Estella!
Kelly, for each of my two previous trips, I have tried to arrange a time to go to Whispering Canyon but just have never made it. I have heard such great reviews of it and know that the antics and jokes would just be perfect for my son and his sense of humor. But with the limited amount of time I have at WDW i just haven't made it there. The Wilderness Lodge looks beautiful and on my dream list of resorts to stay at. But realistically, my budget calls for the values or mods with a discount.
I think Disney trips are great with older kids because it is a place that even teenagers don't seem to mind hanging out with their family. I think this is probably because everywhere you look there are families hanging out together. Like you, it is why I want to take my own kids back there. I would love to plan an extended family trip. I think it would appeal to my adult nieces and also to my both my brothers kids too.
But I just don't see it happening for awhile. But I am going to work on them all!
We all try to get together every two years sometimes each year and tend to go to SC and the beach there since one of my brothers lives about two hours from the coast. I think it is time we all head to Disney and do something than just head to the beach and play mini-golf.
You know, I think I might just go ahead and start making some initial dream plans, so that I can have some cool details to share when I try to convince them.
I love to spend time on the Disney website, checking out the different resort options and prices.
Hi - glad to know there are folks out there planning into 2017. We just got back from our first November trip at Coronado Springs. We really liked Coronado and would stay there again. Since we will be visiting in August next time, we like the idea of the pool. We only used it once this visit and it closed early since it was fall season. We haven't tried a value resort before, but may need to so we can use our $$ for our fav food spots!
The pool at CSR is great!
I think I like it best out of the three mod pools that I have tried. I have stayed at Caribbean Beach, French Quarter and Coronado Springs. I like each of the three for different reasons. The only pool that I have not swam in is the French Quarter one. While i was there it was closed so we swam in POR's pool. I liked how CSR's pool had a much larger main area to swim. So it did not seem as crowded as the other two. I loved the theming of all three. I would be happy to stay at any of them.
I have now been in the summer and in the winter months. The winter was nice because it was more pleasant temperature wise, warm but not super hot and sticky) but the parks closed down early on some days and it definitely was very chilly on the days we went swimming.
I just don't know which is the better time to go.