We will be there week after labor day sweating it out. We are staying at the Coronado?, not 100% on the name, but it is a mid-level resort. We originally booked on Labor Day and plane tickets were so expensive we bumped the stay out a week, upgraded to this room and still saved $$

I've been twice when my older boys were younger kids. It was EXHAUSTING....seriously...but we all had a great time. We stayed at Moderate resort and did all the dining plans and park hopper, fast pass, whatevers. Now I have a 5 year old son again so we will be going in a year or two. I expect to pay through the nose but to have an exhausting great time. Then I shall probably never go back....purely due to the $.

Now if you want a really nice and pretty place, stay at the Grand Floridian. When we would go my mom would fly in from AZ to go with my kids. Since she was flying in and is handicapped she would get the manager to approve us (staying off property) to park there and help her in the mornings. We really didn't have to help with anything much but they didn't need to know that. The place is really beautiful, especially during our Thanksgiving trips. Having the monorail pick you up at the place you stay is worth a lot. I'm not sure if it is worth the extra money but it is a GREAT convenience. It runs to the Contemporary, Grand Floridian, and Polynesian. Even if you stay somewhere else take a little time to ride the monorail there and look around. Maybe even eat a meal there. Women love all the Victorian furnishings and architecture which are kept in immaculate shape.

The family and I are going down next week. Its going to be hotter than two rats making love in a wool sock in the desert with a heater going but its all for the kids. We are staying off site however the furthest park is six miles away.