WDW Accommodations

Call ahead to see if anything is not open (pool)
If you are going to a WDW theme park and plan on staying the night in the area, WDW accommodations are the way to go and they are comparable to other hotel rates in the area. For me, one of the biggest reason is because you can let them do the driving for you. By letting them have this responsibility you not have to read a map, turn around after missing an entrance, and use your gas. Honestly, it doesn’t take that much longer to use their system as opposed to getting in your own car. They have 3 options: boat, bus and monorail, depending where you are and usually children are entertained just by being on one or the other. The staff at the resorts are more than willing to help you with anything and smile; they are so “Disney”. The transportation runs longer than the theme park hours to accommodate the late crowds and after a long day it’s nice to know you can just get on board and head back to your room. The monorail stops at the Magic Kingdom, Contemporary, Polynesian and the Grand Floridian Resorts. The boat only goes to certain locations as well, buses go everywhere. For example: we were at Fort Wilderness. We took the boat to the Contemporary and then a monorail to the Polynesian to attend the luau. We even took a bus to Downtown Disney, which has several stops there which can eliminate lots of backtracking. Strollers can fit on any of the transportation options. It you spend some time learning about it ahead of time it makes things less stressful.