Basically trying to decide between the two. Love walking to EPCOT from Boardwalk and we will be spending a lot of trip at EPCOT but $650 is a lot more souvenirs etc. Basically budget will allow either but Boardwalk will mean less spending elsewhere during trip. Just curious what others would do with this choice.
It is just myself and my 12 year old daughter going on this trip. We are fortunate in that we have been to Disney quite a bit over the past several years (about once a year) so there is no 1 big thing we absolutely have to see or to purchase, (at least until Galaxy’s Edge opens of course lol). We have stayed at both POR and Boardwalk in the past and have thoroughly enjoyed both. For me it is the easy access of BW that is my favorite thing that has me leaning that way. We do spend some time at the resort as well as at Disney Springs but i would say most time is going to be at parks with a lot of that at EPCOT. If we were to change to POR we would probably change those touring plans a bit with more time at DS but would not change significantly.
We normally stay at FQ but after our June trip when some people spilled mixed drinks on my daughter she is saying never to FQ ( she is death on the subject of booze ).
When we did AKL the girl said we were 5 minutes from AL and up to 30 from almost everything else.
I love POR, and $650 is a serious chunk of $$ but... In your shoes I would be inclined to go with BW. One of the best parts (for my family) of staying at a deluxe is the better access to the parks. Walking distance to Epcot. Boat to DHS. More buses everywhere else. You'll average an extra hour in the parks a day staying at BW over POR. If that were the only benefit, I would say to book POR and budget an extra $40 a day for Uber to and from the parks. But like you, I'm a WDW regular and I can't think of that many more souvenirs I just have to have.Basically trying to decide between the two. Love walking to EPCOT from Boardwalk and we will be spending a lot of trip at EPCOT but $650 is a lot more souvenirs etc. Basically budget will allow either but Boardwalk will mean less spending elsewhere during trip. Just curious what others would do with this choice. Thanks.
It depends. We've stayed deluxe, club level and moderate. It depends on the trip and the budget. As far as location goes I have found that I can take lyft or uber when I stay in a moderate and still come in way under the cost of a deluxe. If money's no object I would probably stay Club level at the Poly every time. We like to cruise and travel internationally so we do whatever fits in the budget at the time. POR is a great resort and so is BWI . I don't think you can go wrong.Basically trying to decide between the two. Love walking to EPCOT from Boardwalk and we will be spending a lot of trip at EPCOT but $650 is a lot more souvenirs etc. Basically budget will allow either but Boardwalk will mean less spending elsewhere during trip. Just curious what others would do with this choice. Thanks.