OMG, 900+ pages to read thru.
My story-family of 5, trip planned for august 2018. And it will be a split stay.
I have been trying to convince my dh to spend a night at the BC for eons but he has not been into the whole split stay thing but Sunday he said yes! We go to FL in April to see my sister and every year I check and every year I cringe at the $800/night it shows me for Easter week.
I stayed at the BC once. I was 18 and it was newly opened. Loved the pool then and I know I will still love it! When I went the boat driver told us about this boardwalk that was going to be built "over there" and the kiddie pool/slide wasn't even around then. I think it was 1990.
Anyways, my other sister is going to meet us for part of the vacation at the Polynesian. Originally we were going to do 11 days there but like I said I convinced my dh to do a split stay. And we even added a day so 12 days AND one more park day from our normal 5 to 6 days.
My 16 yo saw the pool and her eyes lit up and she isn't a huge pool person. My youngest loved the pictures of the pool and my middle child was playing baseball while we were looking so he has no idea! Disclaimer-his baseball games drag on so we needdd something to pass the time when he wasn't up or making a play.
So I am excited to finally get back. My favorite resort is the poly because I love looking at the castle while swimming and listening to the seven seas lagoon coming to life in the morning. I know I won't be disappointed.
My next step is booking but I am holding off. Trying to decide what is my best option:
1) book a studio (assuming it will sleep 5) thru a broker
2) book a regular room thru a hopeful magical deal (they always have them, I check every year).
If I book a studio I will get my tickets thru
UT.
If I book a regular room I will get the tickets thru the TA and hope they still offer a water park with the ticket purchase. We would only be at the BC for 6 days but I'd get the 6 day hopper and use the rest of the days while we are at the poly since they are good for 14 days (right).
Anyways, I am excited, did I say that? Two things that I think made my dh say yes were the fact that I told him the BC is a bit cheaper then the Poly and that we could avoid the bus to the studios and take the boat (or walk assuming I ate too much). He did admit that he wanted to try something new and that the monorail isn't as reliable as it had been.
Here is a question and I am sure it's a no because it's the BC. My one sister lives in FL and would easily come up to visit on our arrival day, if I asked could she get a guest pass for the pool? I am thinking no since it's "the pool of pools". I could ask and they could say yes or I could ask and they could say no.