Category — k. Special Circumstances at Walt Disney World

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 (not guaranteed)–$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 that will.

The ones at the Villas at the Animal Kingdom Lodge will fit 9, and so will those at Bay Lake Tower at Disney’s Contemporary Resort. The extra spot comes from a convertible chair added to the kitchen/dining/living room area.

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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.

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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.

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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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MILITARY FAMILIES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

The general advice for first time visitors to Walt Disney World provided on this site applies equally to military families.

However, military families have access to deals and discounts that other families don’t, and also have access to Shades of Green.

The links below provide specific details and guidance for how to find out more about these, and the best ways to take advantage of them.

(Have you found other helpful links for military families visiting Walt Disney World? If so, sse the comment box below to let me know about them!)

LINKS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

• Military Families at Walt Disney World
• Deals and Discounts
  • Military Discounts and Deals
  • Other Walt Disney World Discounts and Deals
• Shades of Green
  • Review of Shades of Green
  • Splitting Your Stay Between Shades of Green and Another Resort
  • Overflow Rates at Shades of Green
  • Shades of Green website
• Other Resources for Military Families
  • DisneyMilitarySales.com
  • Disneyworld.com/military
  • MilitaryDisneyTips.com

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. My father was career Navy, and my wife’s father was wounded with the Marines on Tarawa. We have some sense, therefore, of the sacrifices you make and risks you accept, and honor you for it. Thank you.

OVERVIEW

Some families—particularly those coming from the West Coast, and those driving from distant parts of the East Coast or Midwest–will have difficulty arriving at Walt Disney World early Saturday afternoon, and/or departing Sunday afternoon. This could reduce their ability to carry out the itineraries for the Saturday of arrival and the Saturday evening before and the Sunday that they depart.

RESPONDING TO TRANSPORTATION CHALLENGES

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