Category — q. Reviews

OVERVIEW: PORT ORLEANS FRENCH QUARTER

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that Disney’s Port Orleans French Quarter is the fourth-best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

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OVERVIEW

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that Disney’s Port Orleans Riverside Resort is the third best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

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OVERVIEW: DISNEY’S CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort is the second best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here.)

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OVERVIEW

Recent visits to the moderates at Walt Disney World confirm that Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort is the best of the moderates for first time family visitors.

(For what the moderates provide, and how they compare to the other Disney World resort classes, click here)

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The short version is that none has been used in this site, although I have a couple of affiliations noted at the bottom of the page.

No free or loaned products or services, special rates offered only to me,  or any other such deals have been used in accessing the experiences or formulating the instructions, the recommendations, the rankings, or any other material on this site, the Walt Disney World Instruction Manual at yourfirstvisit.net.

All experiences used in this site’s reporting, reviews, rankings,  and recommendations have been paid for in cash at rates available to the general public.

I do have a couple of affiliations and sponsorships:

• In the summer of 2010, I agreed to a relationship with Destinations in Florida, so if you use them as your travel agent through a link from this site, I get a little pixie dust back from them.
• In June 2011–after recommending them for more than 3 years–I entered into a relationship with TouringPlans.com. If you buy one of their paid products through a link from this site, I get a little pixie dust back from them.
• In November 2011,  SellMyTimeshareNOW.com became a sponsor of this site.
• In September 2013 I entered into an affiliate relationship with Steve Bell around his e-book on Shades of Green, the Armed Forces resort at Walt Disney World.
• In January 2016, I partnered with Official Ticket Center, so if you buy tickets from them via a link from this site, they spread a little pixie dust back to me.

SUMMARY: THE TREEHOUSES AT WALT DISNEY WORLD

We visited Disney’s Treehouses at Saratoga Springs shortly after they opened in August 2009.

These units are great for returning visitors who could really use three bedrooms (and who don’t want to pay for a Grand Villa), but, because of their isolation, are not recommended for first time visitors.

(Note: for a review of the rest of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa, which is where the Treehouses are located, see this.)

POSITIVES OF THE TREEHOUSES

Long ago guest facilities, in recent years these spaces have been used to house Disney World cast members. After extensive reconstruction, they re-opened to Walt Disney World Guests in the summer of 2009 as part of Disney’s Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa.

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