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Why did I think you were going Spring Break? Must have been looking at your 2005 date
Either is a great resort, so no bad choices here. We love both of them for different reasons. The new rooms at POR are beautiful. Very upscale. We had a new room in Acadian House.
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The rooms by Whispering Canyon are loud, Son had a room there and stayed one night. I was dismayed because when I booked the rooms I asked for 2 rooms close together because of the kids and us being able to just pop them back and forth between rooms. When we checked in I was dismayed then when Son said the kids couldnt get to sleep because of the noise. I went to the desk and told them my request for close room instead of being in different ends of the place. That Son's children couldnt sleep with the noise. So they moved him across from us which was upgrade. So I would say the rooms by Whispering are the worse.
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The rooms by Whispering Canyon are loud, Son had a room there and stayed one night. I was dismayed because when I booked the rooms I asked for 2 rooms close together because of the kids and us being able to just pop them back and forth between rooms. When we checked in I was dismayed then when Son said the kids couldnt get to sleep because of the noise. I went to the desk and told them my request for close room instead of being in different ends of the place. That Son's children couldnt sleep with the noise. So they moved him across from us which was upgrade. So I would say the rooms by Whispering are the worse.
We've stayed at both and while POR is great, WL just felt more magical. We had an amazing day renting sea raycers and boating around seven seas lagoon. The lobby is amazing, the pool is beautiful (though get chairs early) and the CMs were great. (RIP Ranger Stan.). Inquire about being a flag family. Awesome experience
We've stayed at both and while POR is great, WL just felt more magical. We had an amazing day renting sea raycers and boating around seven seas lagoon. The lobby is amazing, the pool is beautiful (though get chairs early) and the CMs were great. (RIP Ranger Stan.). Inquire about being a flag family. Awesome experience
We finally got to be flag family a few weeks ago! Third visit lucky? It was a great experience.
We thought of Ranger Stan often this visit.
Looking at your countdown, both resorts will be magically decorated at that time of year. If I were paying for the resort (rather than going on DVC points), I think I'd choose POR. The grounds were lovely when we were there at the end of Nov. 2000 and we loved coming home to the antics of Bob Jackson at the lounge in the evenings. The walk from our mansion bldg to the food court was shorter than our walk from our room to Roaring Fork at WL. Although the WL lobby has a grandious feeling and many lovely spots to sit back and relax, the noise from Whispering Canyon makes it not as peaceful as some spots on the grounds of POR.
I've got to say that even if you get a boring view at WL, you can walk out to the dock and see Wishes. I've been lucky in the middle of December two years in a row and paid for standard but got 4th & 5th level rooms overlooking the MK side, so I could see a lot of the Wishes fireworks from my balcony.
If you decide to go to WL and they put you in a room too near Whispering Canyon Cafe, immediately request a quieter location.
See my WL Review by clicking on the link below my signature.
Good luck with your decision, and I hope you end up loving whichever you choose.
Having stayed at both resorts during our honeymoon, I gotta say the WL wins hands-down. If the cost is similar, I'd go with a standard room at the WL instead of the most fancy room at the POR any day. That said, we did like POR a lot as well! So if it's a lot less expensive, I'd stick with that.
WL is beautiful any time of year...we loved the boatride to MK. Not that impressed with Whispering Canyon though...we are actually contemplating POR for our next visit. Have fun on your trip!
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Why did I think you were going Spring Break? Must have been looking at your 2005 date
Either is a great resort, so no bad choices here. We love both of them for different reasons. The new rooms at POR are beautiful. Very upscale. We had a new room in Acadian House.
Are they remodeling all the rooms at POR? We will be there in August.
It is a tough choice! We love wl...but there is something fun about those royal rooms! We plan to try them in June rather then our normal choice wl. Good luck!
We've never stayed at POR but we stayed at WL and loved it. We had a nice courtyard view room but it was closer to the lobby than the pool and if we ever went again I would ask for a Woods View room. The resort is just beautiful, peaceful and I think compact.
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