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Message: [QUOTE="Shenexon, post: 2257015, member: 129"] One of the wonderful things about Disney is the variety of hotels they've built over the years. I've stayed at a lot of them and while I like the monorail resorts a lot, every one of their resorts has something unique and cool. When they were younger, my kids liked the pools more than the parks so we spent a lot of time at various disney pools. Personally, I wouldn't just look at the high-end resorts but would price places like Coronado Springs, Caribbean Beach, and Port Orleans resorts. Each resort has its own selection of food and some are better than others. We went to Port Orleans for several years because we liked their dining hall. I like the Riverside part more than the French Quarter part. I never opted for the meal plans as it seemed limiting and generally not optimal for my family's dietary preferences. If there is a particular theme your friends are fond of, the themed resorts offer their own joys. My kids and ex-wife just got back from a trip to Disney and stayed at the Art of Animation resort. It's relatively new and got good reviews from them. There are quite a few resorts on the cheaper end that can be a lot of fun if you're into the theme they portray. I liked the buses fine but they got very crowded at times so choosing travel times can make a difference between feeling happy at the end of the ride or being pissed at the world. If you want to cover their meals but aren't sure about the meal plan, you can also leave a card on file that they can charge meals to, but it can also be used to charge souvenirs to so beware. Disney will send purchases to their rooms or ship them home as well. They're very good at making it easy to spend money, but also do the customer service thing right. In the end, you won't be able to cut back on the cost of admission to the parks or food costs for the most part, but the type of resort can change the price significantly. My family liked staying at each of the resorts so am not sure you need to start them with the high-end ones. I think my favorites were Port Orleans Riverside and Coronado Springs but can't say I've ever stayed at one that I didn't enjoy, though the room sizes and how many they slept sometimes made the deluxe resorts a better value. Here's a list: [B][B]Name[/B] [B]Opening date[/B] [B]Theme[/B] [B]Number of rooms[/B] [B]Resort Area[/B] Deluxe resorts[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Animal_Kingdom_Lodge']Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge[/URL] April 16, 2001 African Wildlife preserve 1,307 Animal Kingdom [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Beach_Club_Resort']Disney's Beach Club Resort[/URL] November 19, 1990 Newport Beach cottage 576 Epcot [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_BoardWalk_Inn']Disney's BoardWalk Inn[/URL] July 1, 1996 Early 20th Century Atlantic and Ocean City 378 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Contemporary_Resort']Disney's Contemporary Resort[/URL] October 1, 1971 Modern 655 Magic Kingdom [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Grand_Floridian_Resort_%26_Spa']Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa[/URL] July 1, 1988 Early 20th Century Florida 867 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Polynesian_Village_Resort']Disney's Polynesian Village Resort[/URL] October 1, 1971 South Seas 492 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Wilderness_Lodge']Disney's Wilderness Lodge[/URL] May 28, 1994 Pacific Northwest, National Park Service rustic 729 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Yacht_Club_Resort']Disney's Yacht Club Resort[/URL] November 5, 1990 Martha's Vineyard Resort 621 Epcot [B] Moderate resorts[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Caribbean_Beach_Resort']Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort[/URL] October 1, 1988 Caribbean Islands 2,112 Epcot [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Coronado_Springs_Resort']Disney's Coronado Springs Resort[/URL] August 1, 1997 Mexico, American Southwest 1,915 Animal Kingdom [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Port_Orleans_Resort']Disney's Port Orleans Resort – French Quarter[/URL] May 17, 1991 New Orleans French Quarter 1,008 Disney Springs [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Port_Orleans_Resort']Disney's Port Orleans Resort – Riverside[/URL] February 2, 1992 Antebellum South 2,048 [B] Value resorts[/B] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_All-Star_Movies_Resort']Disney's All-Star Movies Resort[/URL] January 15, 1999 Disney films 1,920 Animal Kingdom [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_All-Star_Music_Resort']Disney's All-Star Music Resort[/URL] November 22, 1994 Music 1,604 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_All-Star_Sports_Resort']Disney's All-Star Sports Resort[/URL] April 24, 1994 Sports 1,920 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Art_of_Animation_Resort']Disney's Art of Animation Resort[/URL] May 31, 2012 Disney and Pixar animated films 1,984 Wide World of Sports [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney%27s_Pop_Century_Resort']Disney's Pop Century Resort[/URL] December 14, 2003 20th Century American pop culture [/QUOTE]

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