So, I am very familiar with Disneyworld (I have probably been about 15 times as a child and once as an adult) but I have never really taken a family vacation there. We have a time share down the coast and would always stay there and drive up. However, this year, we are hoping to plan a big family vacation and stay on-site or very close to Disney and have that be the main focus of our vacation. Our party is: 2 grandparents, 4 parents and 4 children under 4 years old. Since our kids are young we would like to do the theme park probably only one day and then probably a water park and would like to have a pool or additional activities at the hotel. So, these are my questions: What hotels do you recommend (we don't want to rent a car so they need to be on site or associated with Disney and provides a shuttle)? Where can I find the best deal? Do you know any great websites that you find helpful to plan a disney vacation? Did you take kids these ages and what did you do and how did they enjoy it? I am really excited to get planning- we are heading down there in March but trying to coordinate 3 families in different states takes a lot of advance planning!
I am a strong believer in staying on Disney property if your budget allows. Have you looked at allears.net? It is a wonderful resource for all of your Disney needs. Mousesavers.com is another great resource especially for discount codes and current offers.
Have fun!!!