WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT IS CLOSED?

Renovations go on constantly at WDW.

Rides close down, restaurants change menus or are being renovated, and shows may be only seasonal.

If you are going to WDW for specific events, rides, and/or attractions, check well in advance at the WDW website to make sure what parts of the park are not open during your anticipated vacation time. Recently, Pirates was closed to be updated, Spaceship Earth was not open, and the Haunted House was being updated.

There has to be something closed at all times - otherwise the park would not stay "current.?"

Newbies may not relize this and be disappointed.

Be prepared and check out the closings so you do not have to ask,"What do you mean it is closed?"

NOT ALL ROOMS ON SITE ARE EQUAL (EVEN WITHIN THE SAME HOTEL)

It is obvious that rooms in the high end hotels such as the Poly, Yacht and Beach Club, and the Grand Floridian are going to be bigger, more plush, and closer to the Kingdom. However, rooms within any of the Disney on site hotels, can vary.

For example, within the same price category at the Poly all the rooms are not the same size. They also are not always renovated at the same time. So, you have to ask when booking about the rooms in your price range. In addition, a garden view at the Poly may give you an actual garden view, or can offer you a view of the Castle if you can get the right room. The trick is to scout out the rooms in advance when you are there in preparation for your next trip. The desk will allow you to see some rooms, give you information on room sizes, and you can check out the balconey views by just wandering the grounds.

You cannot reserve a specific room in advance, but you can request a building or location (such as a floor or area within a floor plan). Then upon arrival, get to the hotel early in the morning, request a specific room, and if it is available (and you had requested it in advance) the hotels will do their best to give you the room for your stay.

Don't make a request, and you get anything that pops up on the computer. If you can't get the room you want the first night, it still may be available the next day (and the hotel will allow you to switch rooms).

The Coranado Springs has rooms in many buildings. Staying there? It is the same deal. Check out which building you want. Something close to the pool, near the restaurants and shops, or further out on the property. Again, don't ask and you will not receive.

But, this works best if you get there early - not later in the day. It is a first come, first serve option.

This brings up another point. So many people wander in late in the day because of the posted check in time. Forget it. You just wasted most of a day. Get there early, they will hold you bags, and you can run into the parks to take advantage of day 1.

Check out. Request a late checkout, and again stay as long as you can - they will also hold your bags until you leave. Don't waste two days and turn a seven day vacation into a full five day trip with two wasted days used maintly for traveling.


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