Category — k. Special Circumstances at Walt Disney World

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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OVERVIEW

This page summarizes Walt Disney World recommendations for four types of families with special circumstances:

• Large Families
• Families on a Tight Budget
• Families with Difficult Transportation Challenges, and
• Military Families.

For each family type, links are provided to additional pages with more detail and specifics.

To read the rest of this article, click here.

FAMILIES GOING TO WALT DISNEY WORLD ON A TIGHT BUDGET

This site has two sets of guidance for families going to Walt Disney World on a tight budget.

• One set is designed for families aiming at the recommended December itinerary, and can be found here.
• Guidance for other families can be found in the links below.

WHAT TO BUDGET LINKS

For the basic December trip recommended by this site

• See this for what to budget during the basic December trip
• See this if you are on particularly tight budget, for (difficult) ideas to reduce the December trip budget by more than $1,000

If you can’t go the week this site recommends, see Estimating Budgets for Different Trips

For help getting to much lower budget numbers,

• See this for links to current Walt Disney World deals and discounts
• For basic Disney World budgeting concepts, see Planning Your Walt Disney World Budget
• To design a trip around a specific budget target–e.g., what you can do for $2,500–see this
• For reducing your lodging costs,
  • See The Tightwad’s Guide to Where to Stay at Walt Disney World
  • See this for links to current Walt Disney World deals and discounts
• For reducing your dining costs,
  • For ideas on cutting your dining costs compared to what this site recommends, see this
  • For a period during which dining is sometimes free, see The Tightwad’s Guide to When to Go to Walt Disney World
• For reducing your transportation costs, see this

For Walt Disney World price seasons,

• See this for resort price seasons
• See this for Disney Dining Plan price seasons
• See this for Walt Disney World theme park admission tickets

For the Tightwad’s Guide to Walt Disney World, see this

For the Comfortable Guide to Walt Disney World, see this

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