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Disney Vacation Club members often rent the “points” which they are granted as members of DVC to non-vacation club members.
At a going rate of around $12 per point, this perfectly legitimate and Disney-supported approach can greatly reduce the cost of a Walt Disney World visit for those either looking for a 4-person deluxe room (who […]

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One Bedroom Villas also mostly sleep 4. However, most One Bedrooms at the Villas at the Animal Kingdom Lodge and Bay Lake Towers do/will sleep 5.All these One Bedroom Villas have a private bedroom with a king bed; one bathroom (5 person AK and Bay Lake Villas have […]

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The Disney Vacation Club Resorts at Walt Disney World are time-share resorts whose rooms can also be reserved like any other Disney World resort hotel rooms. Moreover, the rooms at these resorts can also be gained (usually at a huge cost saving) by privately renting “points” from Disney Vacation Club members.
For most first time […]

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RECOMMENDATIONS BY FAMILY/PARTY SIZE, CONTINUED
9 people: Some interesting new options emerge at this party size. You can still try for two connecting rooms at the Poly–$89/person per night.
The Two Bedroom Villas at the Villas at the Wilderness Lodge will not fit 9, but two DVC properties have Two Bedroom Villas […]

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This page recommends Walt Disney World accommodations for large families seeking deluxe accommodations, sorted by family size. See this page for an introduction to Large Families at Walt Disney World.
Click on the thumbnail above (when open, click again once or twice to enlarge) to see the recommendations below in chart form; the chart also includes […]

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This page recommends Walt Disney World accommodations for large families seeking lower prices, sorted by family size. See this page for an introduction to Large Families at Walt Disney World.
Click on the thumbnail above (when open, click again once or twice to enlarge) to see the recommendations below in chart form; the chart also includes […]

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Thus page and its links build on the general Large Families at Walt Disney World page by including options beyond connecting rooms, and covering family sizes of up to 12.
A large family is one that will not fit into a standard Walt Disney World hotel room—more than 4 people for Values and almost all moderates, […]

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Eligible military families*, and civilians who can travel with an eligible military sponsor, should consider a split stay (staying at two resorts during one trip) at Walt Disney World that includes Shades of Green, a deluxe resort owned by the U.S. Department of Defense, across the street from the Polynesian, based on its very low […]

Note: the below focuses on “smaller” large families, and on those who are willing to risk asking for connected rooms, which Disney will not guarantee to provide. For more on larger families and options besides connecting rooms, see this page.

 
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I define a large family as one that Walt Disney World will not allow to […]

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This page tries to make the square foot numbers associated with Walt Disney World Resorts more understandable and comparable.
HOW LONG IS A SQUARE FOOT?
The different resort classes all have different sizes:

The Value resorts—Pop and the All Stars—are 260 square feet;
All of the Moderates but Caribbean Beach are 314 square feet (Caribbean Beach is 340) […]

(Note: this page may make more sense to new users if, before reading it, they first review Who this Site is For, Summary of Instructions, and Where to Stay. Then again, it may not.)
This site recommends you stay in the Deluxe resort Disney’s Polynesian Resort if you can afford it, or at the Value resort […]

(Note: this page may make more sense to new users if, before reading it, they first review Who this Site is For, Summary of Instructions, and Where to Stay. Then again, it may not.)
This page highlights differences among value resorts. See this for features all values share, and differences among resort price categories.
DISTINCTIONS AMONG VALUE […]

(Note: this page may make more sense to new users if, before reading it, they first review Who this Site is For, Summary of Instructions, and Where to Stay. Then again, it may not.)
This page highlights differences among moderate resorts. See this for features all moderates share, and differences among resort price categories.
DISTINCTIONS AMONG MODERATES
Disney’s […]