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Okay, so here is my dilemma: The dates that I have chosen for our trip includes a weekend that I will be scheduled to work. I don't know that I will be able to get someone to swap weekends with me as their are only 4 of us that can do my job.
So, the following week, the POR is showing no availability. There are 5 of us in my family, so that means that we would have to stay at Ft. Wilderness, or upgrade to BW, BC or YC. The latter 3 would be too costly and staying at Ft. Wilderness would still be more than our budget and we couldn't afford the dining plan.
But...since it has a kichen, we could eat b'fast and lunch there and maybe even some dinners (if we used garden grocer).
My questions are: How difficult is the transportation system there?
Are they upgrading the pool so that it will have a slide?
What cabin should we request so that we don't have to rent a golf cart?
Also any suggestions that I haven't thought of would be appreciated.
Added info: If I chose to change to Ft. Wilderness, what are my options for getting food to my room besides garden grocer?
We have stayed at Ft. Wilderness camping in our own camper and staying in a cabin. All of the Cabins were in Loops. there were bus stops centrally located to the loops. You would take the bus to the outpost to take a bus to Epcot, DS, or AK, or a bus to the Marina to take the boat to the MK. A golf cart would mean more freedom but we used the buses and did fine.
I'd recommend requesting a cabin in Loop 2100,2200 or 2600 as those are closest to bus stops. If you want to be close to the pool that is located in the cabin area then Loop 2600 would be closest to both.
In terms of a slide at the pool, I know they were doing refurbishment there but I haven't heard what they were adding or doing. I believe that was being done at the Meadow Trading post area pool and the cabin's pool will be just a standard pool but in the heat any cool water really will do for me but understand why kids would enjoy a slide.
From the Cabins to get to the Meadow Trading Post area where you can rent canoes, see a movie use the main pool, you would take an internal bus to the trading post and then back to the cabins. A Golf Cart would make it easier to move around but again using the bus system is easy and doable just adds a few minutes to the trip back and forth.
Would I stay there again.... Definitely. The cabin had a lot of space, having the kitchen was awesome since we were on a budget and could cook our breakfasts, make sandwiches for lunch to bring with us to the park, and we had a couple dinners there when we had an early in night. We had a car so we got groceries on our way into the resort (we drove from CT) so we didn't have the concern of how to get food.
If you rent a car you could stop at Publix, Wal-Mart or Albertson's to get groceries on your way into the resort or you could use a shopping service like Garden Grocer's or Wegoshop who both are very popular and have heard good things about.
The gift shops at the Fort do have limited amounts of food items but aren't going to be cheap and won't have a large selection at all. So you would have to find a way to get groceries.
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You could also consider 2 rooms at a value resort. We did this in December and are going this in September. If your party is 2 adults and 3 kids they will guarantee connecting rooms. We priced it at only $150 more than POR.
You could also consider 2 rooms at a value resort. We did this in December and are going this in September. If your party is 2 adults and 3 kids they will guarantee connecting rooms. We priced it at only $150 more than POR.
I just priced it out at ASMo. It is about $200.00 more than POR. I do worry about the busses though. Does each All star resort have their own busses?
I'd be working on my co-workers to beg them to swap - you have a little time on your side to rack up the favours in order to convince them of the swap. Good luck!
I'd be working on my co-workers to beg them to swap - you have a little time on your side to rack up the favours in order to convince them of the swap. Good luck!
I'm on my way to work right now....just to beg, lol! Interestingly enough, all three other NICU nurses are working tonight! I'll let you know how it goes! Be back in a few!
Woooo Hooooo!!!!! Problem resolved! My wonderful co-workers fixed the problem! 2 of the 3 of them were able to swap, so Belinda and I swapped because it worked out to be benefical to her as well. Her daughters birthday fell on her scheduled weekend in June, so we swapped and we are both free to do what we need! I am lucky that I work with such great nurses. The third nurse couldn't swap, because her first grandbaby is due while we will be gone...geez...to think a grandchild is more important than my trip .
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My wonderful co-workers fixed the problem! 2 of the 3 of them were able to swap, so Belinda and I swapped because it worked out to be benefical to her as well. Her daughters birthday fell on her scheduled weekend in June, so we swapped and we are both free to do what we need! I am lucky that I work with such great nurses. The third nurse couldn't swap, because her first grandbaby is due while we will be gone...geez...to think a grandchild is more important than my trip 
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