Category — Large Families at Disney World

WALT DISNEY WORLD BEDS AND SLEEPING SPACES

Larger families simply seeking the best Walt Disney World resort option for their family size should see   

• Large Families Looking for Value Pricing at Walt Disney World
• Large Families Looking for Deluxe Accommodations at Walt Disney World or
• The Most Comfortable Place to Stay at Walt Disney World (for suites)

However, as a recent email-er reminded me, many families figuring out where to stay at Walt Disney World are concerned not only with the capacity of rooms but also bed sizes, and how beds are distributed among rooms.   

This way, Aunt Eileen isn’t forced to sleep in a bunk bed, in the same room as her niece…unless that’s the plan going in!   

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OVERVIEW

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. See this for how.

For most first time family visitors, the Disney Vacation Club Resorts are worth considering only under a few circumstances:

• Large families—especially those aimed at a Deluxe property—who are not willing to bet on actually getting connecting rooms. (You can request connecting rooms at WDW, but getting them is not guaranteed.) See both this and this for more on large families. “Villas” which can sleep 8, 9 and 12 people are available.
• Families aimed at a deluxe hotel, but who can only pull it off through the cost savings of renting DVC points. See this for more on renting DVC points
• Families who for one reason or another have targeted a resort with which a DVC property is paired, can’t get into it, but can get into the DVC resort

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OVERVIEW

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 additional information—for example, number of bathrooms, kitchen facilities, total square feet.

As always, when more than one similar option is available, recommendations are made based on appeal to kids and transportation convenience.

To read the rest of this article, click here.

OVERVIEW

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 additional information—for example, number of bathrooms, kitchen facilities, total square feet.

As always, when more than one similar option is available, recommendations are made based on appeal to kids and transportation convenience.

To read the rest of this article, click here.

OVERVIEW

This 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, and more than 5 for most deluxe resorts. (See this for the distinctions among the resort classes at Walt Disney World.)

The problem with connecting rooms as a solution is that while often the best choice, Disney won’t guarantee that you will get them—so if you cannot accept that when you show up at Walt Disney World, your “connecting rooms” may be not connected, and in fact may be in completely different buildings at your resort of choice, your best options are on this page.

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OVERVIEW

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, and more than 5 for most deluxe resorts. (See this for the distinctions among the resort classes at Walt Disney World.)

The problem with connecting, adjoining, or nearby rooms as a solution is that Disney won’t guarantee that you will get them.

When you show up at Walt Disney World, your “connecting rooms” may be not connected, and in fact may be in completely different buildings at your resort of choice.

Your chances of getting connecting rooms are best during the slow season—which is when this site recommends you go, see this for when to go—but even then, there are no guarantees.

SOLUTIONS FOR LARGE FAMILIES

The links below present the best options–by price and family size–for large families at Walt Disney World

Room capacity figures on the following pages always exclude one child under 3 in a crib, which can be added to any Disney room—so always read, when a capacity figure is given, “plus one child under three at time of check in, in a crib.”

These links cover large family options

• Large families looking for low-priced rooms—what Disney calls “Value” rooms—see this page
• Large families looking for deluxe level accommodations can see recommendations on this page
• Some recommendations involve reserving Disney Vacation Club rooms, or even renting points from current Disney Vacation Club members to use. See this for more on Disney Vacation Club rooms in general, and this for more on renting points.

Last updated 12/09

LINKS FOR WHERE TO STAY AT DISNEY WORLD

• For where to stay, see this
  • For your next best choices, in order, see this
  • For picking your resort based on appeal to kids, see this
  • For picking your resort based on convenience, see this
  • For where not to stay, see this
• For what you get in each resort price category, see this
  • For Walt Disney World resort price seasons, see this
  • For differences among value resorts, see this
  • For the moderate resorts, see this
  • For differences among moderate resorts, see this
  • For differences among deluxe resorts, see this
  • For the Disney Vacation Club (“DVC”) Resorts, see this
  • For suites at the deluxe resorts, see this
• For a (geeky) overview of comparative room size, see this
• Large families should look at this, and also at
  • Large Families Looking for Value Pricing at Walt Disney World
  • Large Families Looking for Deluxe Accommodations at Disney World
  • Beds and Sleeping Spaces at the Walt Disney World Resorts
  • Renting Disney Vacation Club Points
  • Suites at Walt Disney World
• Military/DOD families should look at this
• Tightwads should look at this
• Families seeking the most comfortable place to stay should see this

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