disney world vacation jan 2007 family 6 Polynesian village?or time share rental Orlando. Reasons for each.?

Answer 1

Definitely stay at Disney's Polynesian Resort. It's right on property. I always stay at the Polynesian Resort, and in fact, I just got back from there exactly a week ago. I miss it ridiculously already and I'm planning our next vacation. Two people in the past couple days have asked about which Resort to stay at, and both have really liked my answer, so here it is...

I just got back from Walt Disney World on Saturday. I went with my boyfriend (we don't have kids yet.) We stayed at Disney's Polynesian Resort. We stayed there last summer and it became our favorite. Everything about the Resort is perfect. First off, it was one of the first WDW Resorts opened, the other being hte Contemporary Resort, which opened the same day. Second, it's a monorail Resort. The monorail is defintely the best mode of transportation at Walt Disney World. It's the quickest and the A/C is always working (unlike in some of the buses.) There's only three Resorts connected to the monorail system, the Polynesian Resort, the Contemporary Resort, and the Grand Floridian Resort. The Resort has a few beaches, two pools (the volcano pool with a slide and the "quiet pool,") two awsome restaurants- 'Ohana, which offers all-you-can-eat and a character breakfast, and the Kona Cafe, one of my favoritw restaurants on WDW property, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner (try the famous Tonga Toast at breakfast, or the pot stickers as an appetizer for lunch or dinner, they're SO good!) There's also a quick service restaurant, Captain Cook's, which is open all night and offers all kinds of snacks, drinks, etc. Then there's the Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (the Polynesian Luau,) which offers all-you-can-eat. The show has changed quite a bit since the first time I saw it in '97, but the kids absolutely love it. There's still traditional luau dancers and a guy who twirls batons on fire. It's pretty cool. Kids really love this Resort. At the entrance there's a small sitting area with a TV, playing Disney movies 24/7, and the kids can sit down and make their own leis (but everyone will recieve one at check-in anyway.) Right in the middle of the lobby seems to be a tropical rainforest. There's all kinds of lush green plants, flowers, and waterfalls. There's also wildlife on the property of the Resort. All kinds of ducks, which the kids seem to love to chase around or feed, as well as other exotic birds, rabbits, lizards, and even a cat (last summer we noticed this skinny, little black and white cat, and about halfway through our vacation this time we saw the cat again. I was so surprised. We were pretty sure the cat had escaped from a kennel. The cat still appeared to be way too skinny, so I had my boyfriend run back to our room for some beef jerkey we'd brought. The cat scarfed it down like nothing, poor thing. I asked concierge about it and the guy said he'd just noticed the cat the other day and no one knew how it got there. This shocked me 'cause we'd sen the cat over a year ago. The thing seemed miserable in the heat, and starving, of course. Other guests at the Resort were scaring it away because it was begging for food.) Anyway, I'm getting way off course. The Resort staff is awesome. As soon as we checked in the manager came out and told us we were V.I.P. at the Resort, and we'd been upgraded to concierge. We were given room 1516 with the best possible view available on property, literally. A perfect view of the Magic Kingdom Park, Cinderella Castle, Space Mountain, and the Contemporary and Grand Floridian Resorts across the lagoon. Every night we saw the Wishes fireworks right from our room, as well as the Electrical Water Pageant. At 6:00pm Tuesday through Saturday the Resort has an official torch lighting ceremony. It's quick, but it was really cool (our first time seeing it.) The fire twirler from the dinner show comes into the Resort, blows into a conch shell to get everyone's attention, and then goes outside to perform a dance and light the torches that light the walkway to the Resort lobby. I suggest this Resort, not only because it's my personal favorite, but you wouldn't believe how many kids complained to their parents that they wished they were staying at the Polynesian. People from other Resorts would come to have dinner at one of the Polynesian's restaurants, or just to explore and kids would be like, "Mommy, we should've stayed here! Can we stay here next time?" I don't know, I guess kids just really enjoy it, too. And now that I think about it, I was saying the same thing when I came to visit the Resort for my first time when I was 11. It's such a beautiful place. I mean, I am a huge Disney fanatic, and I know just about everything there is to know about all the Resorts, and I love them all (I plan on taking a two week trip next time and spending two nights in each Deluxe Resort so I can experience them all,) but this is always going to be my favorite. Everything's awesome from the staff to the location. And actually, we took a guided fishing excursion and our guide told us that the Polynesian Resort has the highest return rate of guests out of all the WDW Resorts. This I did not know. It didn't necessarily surprise me though, because it's true, once you stay here, you'll never want to leave or go to another Resort.

The rooms have all been newly renovated and now have big plasma screen TVs and mini fridges. And the beds are SO comfortable. I fell asleep in under 10 minutes every night, even if I didn't feel tired. I'm planning on buying one for our home, definitely. Everyone, anyone of any age, will enjoy this Resort. If you'd like a suggestion for a specific room, room 1516 in the Hawaii (Concierge) Longhouse was incredible. The view was breathtaking. Also, room 1221 in the Aotearoa Longhouse was also nice. A view of the Magic Kingdom, too, but from farther away. Still a great location, though, right near Luau Cove and the marina, and one of the beaches.

HAVE FUN!

Answer 2

I've never rented a time share here in Orlando, mostly because I already live here. I would imagine that they are pretty nice. But I think that out of general ssafety and quality concerns, staying on Disney property would be your best choice.

My fiance and I have stayed at several resorts on property. All the hotels are of the highest quality and the staff are very professional and accomodating. We've never stayed at the Polynesian but have considered doing so many times. For one, it's conveniently close to the Magic Kingdom and accessible via the monorail. The resort monorail is a direct ride to the MK. Plus the shuttle buses connect to the other parks and Downtown Disney. There's also the benefits resort guests can enjoy like the meal plans and the extra magic hours at the parks. Plus, staying at the Polynesian, you can enjoy Ohana, which is a great restaurant. Definitely one of my favorite places to eat on property.

Hope you enjoy your vacation.

Answer 3

if you want to do just disney parks, i would stay on disney property. Disney will provide transportation from the airport to the resort, and then you can get transportation to any of the parks from your resort. All by Disney. No need to rent a car. You don't say the members of the family or ages, but let's say Mom & Dad & 4 kids. If the smaller ones get tired, Mom can take them back to the resort for a nap, Dad & the older kids can stay in the park, and you all meet up later for the fireworks show! You have saved money on a car rental, the kids (and Mom) aren't cranky at the end of the day......

Renting the time share (which is probably a condo) you can stop at a nearby supermarket and purchase breakfast food, snacks to take with you, and some dinner food. This will save from having to eat all your meals out ($$) But you will still have to rent a car, and navigate your way to the parks. This is good, though, if you plan on doing more than the Disney parks, such as Universal, or if you want to go to any of the dinner shows such as Dixie Stampede or Arabian Knights.....

You have to determine which is better for your particular situation. In 2004, we did a time-share condo, and we rented a van and did Disney, Universal, and we went to visit a cousin that lives about an hour away. In 2005, we stayed at Disney, did only Disney parks, used the dining plan from Disney. This year we are again staying on Disney property, but are going back again in December, but will be using a time-share and going to other places.

Answer 4

Well the Polynesian is nice because it's on Disney property, but it's a hotel room and that it. You get all the stuff that Disney guest get free transportation, free parking and stuff like that.

Time share is nice too it's not a hotel room it's an actual home with all the amenities of home. The time share doesn't sound like it's on Disney property, if you are looking for that the Disney Vacation Club is very nice.