Now we are so up in the air.
Our choice hotels are WL (nature view - we hated the pool view)
OR
The Dolphin (once Starwood, now will be Marriott this August 2018, bought over by them)
We build up Marriott points and the Marriott owned Dolphin may still give the RN discount, which my DD is one. So if my DD and her boyfriend join us - maybe she can get 2 rooms at a RN discount rate.
If the Dolphin...
Then it may pay to park-hop being so close EPCOT and DHS.
Or from MK go to EPCOT and then back to the Dolphin.
AK is not my DH favorite park.
I may be able to convince him for 1 day at AK, if he sees some of the new rides.
My DH thinks AK is too hot and the walkways are not large enough to handle crowds.
Our time to visit will be early May - before it is really hot and humid, before schools are out, and before the major hurricane season begins. Plus my DH loves the Flower and Garden Festival
Discount tickets/per pseron are a $67 difference between no-park hop and park hop .
It may pay to buy if only park hop 5 days out of 10 - only $13.40 a day/per person !