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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by Amy » Feb Thu 16, 2012 8:48 pm

Belle1082 wrote:...Has anyone (or know of anyone) who has stayed at every single Walt Disney World resort? Or close to it? I would be curious to hear their overall opinion of the resorts.
I would guess some of the people on here are close to having done that. I would love to have the chance to, but I think it is out of my price range to stay at any of the deluxe resorts ~ but I never say never!

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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by MmeLeota » Feb Fri 17, 2012 1:23 am

Amy wrote:
Belle1082 wrote:...Has anyone (or know of anyone) who has stayed at every single Walt Disney World resort? Or close to it? I would be curious to hear their overall opinion of the resorts.
I would guess some of the people on here are close to having done that. I would love to have the chance to, but I think it is out of my price range to stay at any of the deluxe resorts ~ but I never say never!
We are nowhere near accomplshing this as we have only stayed on property once...but that trip has sparked the interest to do this. The deluxe hotels are quite out of our price range too, but even if we only can stay at a deluxe hotel for one or two nights out of the whole trip, it would be worth it to say we've stayed there. :D

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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by rphillips14 » Feb Sat 18, 2012 7:57 am

Port Orleans....we always stay there and love it there.
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by poohprincess » Feb Sat 18, 2012 4:46 pm

I have only stayed at Port Orleans and this trip I will stay at French Quarter. I would LOVE to stay at the Grand Floridian!

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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by Belle1082 » Feb Tue 21, 2012 4:15 pm

Port Orleans seems to be a very popular resort for many people on here and many 'regulars' if you will. I think we all know what we want and PO provides everything we could want and more! haha

When I was 12 years old - my dad surprised our family with booking a couple nights at the Grand Floridian where my Mom had always wanted to stay - and what ended up happening is our travel agent told the resort about this surprise and they upgraded our two nights stay to one of the suites in the main building. I can't even imagine how much a night in that room/s actually cost, but it was magnificent!

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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by DemonOfMusic » Feb Tue 21, 2012 5:32 pm

Belle1082 wrote:Port Orleans seems to be a very popular resort for many people on here and many 'regulars' if you will. I think we all know what we want and PO provides everything we could want and more! haha
Now I feel personally challenged to stay at Port Orleans just to say I have, just like the rest of the members :wink:
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by Belle1082 » Feb Wed 22, 2012 3:16 pm

DemonOfMusic wrote:
Belle1082 wrote:Port Orleans seems to be a very popular resort for many people on here and many 'regulars' if you will. I think we all know what we want and PO provides everything we could want and more! haha
Now I feel personally challenged to stay at Port Orleans just to say I have, just like the rest of the members :wink:
I think you should accept that challenge! You will not be disappointed! Your subsonic friends will not lead you astray!

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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by DemonOfMusic » Feb Wed 22, 2012 4:00 pm

Belle1082 wrote:
DemonOfMusic wrote:
Belle1082 wrote:Port Orleans seems to be a very popular resort for many people on here and many 'regulars' if you will. I think we all know what we want and PO provides everything we could want and more! haha
Now I feel personally challenged to stay at Port Orleans just to say I have, just like the rest of the members :wink:
I think you should accept that challenge! You will not be disappointed! Your subsonic friends will not lead you astray!
Guess I know where I'll be staying next time I go!!
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by dstrawn9889 » Feb Wed 22, 2012 5:07 pm

big footprint, but POR is really close no matter which bldg you are at.. bldg 36, it was no more than a 5 min walk to QS. had a bus stop outside as well, but those are better fro when you are coming BACK to the hotel, always better off leaving from the front desk. (also did not share a bus with FQ, all to ourselves, all week!)

POR map---- http://www.solarius.com/dvp/wdw/riverside.htm
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by theBIGyowski » Feb Thu 23, 2012 10:13 am

dstrawn9889 wrote:big footprint, but POR is really close no matter which bldg you are at.. bldg 36, it was no more than a 5 min walk to QS. had a bus stop outside as well, but those are better fro when you are coming BACK to the hotel, always better off leaving from the front desk. (also did not share a bus with FQ, all to ourselves, all week!)

POR map---- http://www.solarius.com/dvp/wdw/riverside.htm
Yeah...on our last trip, DW and I stayed at OKW for part of our time there, and we noticed that if we walked to the main bus stop to go to the parks, it was much easier and pleasant. When coming back to our resort, we would just ride to the bus stop outside of our room building.
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by jderoche5 » Feb Thu 23, 2012 10:18 am

Polynesian Hands Down.

Makes me sad it is getting a refurb....
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by rphillips14 » Feb Sun 26, 2012 6:55 am

I would love to stay at the Contemporary (for the monorail), Polynesian (for O'hana) or the Grand Floridian (just for the fun of it).
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by DemonOfMusic » Feb Sun 26, 2012 1:00 pm

rphillips14 wrote:I would love to stay at the Contemporary (for the monorail), Polynesian (for O'hana) or the Grand Floridian (just for the fun of it).
The Monorail is the only reason I want to stay at the Contemporary too :lol:
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by DemonOfMusic » Feb Sun 26, 2012 1:01 pm

jderoche5 wrote:Polynesian Hands Down.

Makes me sad it is getting a refurb....
IT IS?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!??!?!?!?!?!
TRAGEDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cry: :cry: :cry:
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Re: Your Absolute Favorite WDW Resort

Post by Epcotmaniac » Feb Sun 26, 2012 3:33 pm

I always stay at the Pop Century. I like the Food and setting there.
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