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What is the best place to stay at Disney World? |
Travel Info What is the best place to stay at to get to all the theme parks? Travel Tips You can stay at one of these following hotels: Contemporary, Polynesian, Grand Floridian, Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk, Swan, or Dolphin. Contemporary is a good choice actually. You can walk to Magic Kingdom and if you want to travel to Epcot you get to transfer at TTC, which is only one stop after Contemporary itself. While Polynesian guests can walk to TTC, the time required for Contemporary and Polynesian guests to reach TTC is almost the same. The difference is that you can sit in an air-conditioned train if you stay at Contemporary but you will be exposed to direct sunlight (and you've to walk!) if you're staying at Polynesian. Grand Floridian is also a good choice to reach Magic Kingdom. You can depart by monorail, which is only one stop ahead, and you utilize the waterlaunch service to go home (it says Ferry to Fort Wilderness--so be carefull in choosing the right lane), which is only one stop ahead and it's quite relaxing. Staying at one of the Magic Kingdom resorts (Polynesian, Contemporary, and Grand Floridian) can be tricky. When I stayed at Polynesian, we shared our bus with Grand Floridian guests in the morning. In the evening, when we returned from AK or Disney Studios, we shared our bus with Contemporary guests. I haven't stayed at Epcot resorts (Beach Club, Yacht Club, BoardWalk, Swan, and Dolphin) yet, but remember that Epcot resorts guests can only access Epcot through International Gateway, the rear entrance. If you plan to ride on some exciting and thrilling rides at Epcot during peak season, you will probably have to take a cab to reach the main entrance. Still, Epcot resorts shares their bus services! However, Epcot resorts are centrally located to all of the major theme parks so you don't really have to worry about the transportation. If I were you, I'll stay at Contemporary Resort. The rooms were recently renovated (they surely look fresh). And the price is not as expensive as Grand Floridian. If you choose to stay at the tower, you may request a room with Magic Kingdom view, which lets you to view the nightly fireworks show. You can always walk to MK in the morning, and you can return by monorail--one stop only; or you can walk. The negative side is the theming. It doesn't look so great (but it still looks good). Others Any place you stay on the property offers buses to every park. There is no one place that's close to all the parks, there are too many. That would depend on your budget. The places right on/near Disney World are obviously going to be more expensive, but at the same time they're more convenient due to there being a train that takes you right to the park, as opposed to having to drive and park. The best thing honestly to do is check out any travel site on the web: expedia, tavelocity, orbitz; they're a dime a dozen. This is not making light of your question (when you see Orlando, you'll understand, believe me), but asking where is the best place to stay at Disney World is like asking which is the best peanut to eat in Georgia. I'm not sure how many hotel rooms exist in Orlando, but if you include Kissimmee and other areas, I'm sure it is approaching 100,000 hotel rooms available. Almost any hotel within the area of Disney and Universal has shuttles to all of the parks, so getting around is no problem. These shuttles will also take you to Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista, and even most of the shopping areas. Hope you enjoy your visit. The BEST place to stay is inside Cinderellas Castle in the Magic Kingdom.. there is a tiny one bed room suite that they renovated for the "year of a thousand dreams". Right now they are only letting people "win" a night in it but you said you have no budget so I'm sure if you paid the right people... Follow Dan's advice above. He's right on the money. Since you are really wanting to go to EPCOT and Magic Kingdom I would definitely do the monorail hotels. You pay a little more, but are only a short trip from the two parks you want to go to. Grand Floridian and Polynesian have a monorail that will go to both parks and the Contemporary has a monorail that goes directly to Magic Kingdom. However, for EPCOT, you would need to go to the ticket and transportation center and then get on the monorail to take you to EPCOT. You also have the boat and bus transportation at these resorts. The best thing about these hotels is that your trip is much shorter and you can get to the other resorts pretty fast. Any Disney resort you stay at will provide transportation to the parks, waterparks, and Downtown Disney. So, no matter where you stay, it won't be much of a problem to get to the parks, but the monorail hotels are going to be most convenient, in my opinion, for the parks you want. Now, another option would be to stay at either Yacht and Beach Club or Boardwalk. If you stay here, you only have about a 10 minute walk to EPCOT or a short boat ride. You also have the bus, which would take you to Magic Kingdom. Really, it is pretty easy to get to any park, from any of Disney's resorts. But, if you want the added convenience, as well as lots of other extras, I would stay, at the very least, at Yacht and Beach Club or Boardwalk. If you have the money to spend a little more, then the monorail hotels are definitely worth it. Hope this helps! |
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