Now that the walkway is open, is rope drop as easy from GF as it is from CR? Assuming yes, which would you choose? Thanks!
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From pure asthetics, I think GF winsā¦but the walk from GF to MK is consideraly longer than from CR, so from pure convenience, CR still wins out if you plan to walk.
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I am kind of in the same boat. Iām thinking of adding 3 nights on to the end of my trip at BWV at a Magic Kingdom resort for convenience. I didnāt like CR on my last trip though I slept in BLT. I thought BLT was nice in itself but just not āDisneyā. And CR just wasnāt for me. I didnāt dig the vibe; it felt cave like on the 1st floor and the 4th floor felt so 70s in a bad way to me. But the walk was incredible. I on the other hand think the main area of GF is lovely and very Disney. I have eaten there a couple of times (used the breakfast to take the monorail from there into MK) but the walk does seem much longer and more importantly to me itās much more expensive and is it worth 40% more because thatās the price diff for when Iām going.
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The walk from CR is about 11 min / 1/2 a mile. The walk from Grand Floridian (based on my calculations) is about 1/3 longer, or ~15 min.
Personally Iām staying at CR (BLT) for a night during a split stay in May. The GF isnāt my style - too stuffy. Iāve stayed there once long ago. But itās very nice so I donāt think you can go wrong.
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I found something online that said the walk from the main bldg of GF to MK is .77 miles and it does say itās approximately 0.5 mile from CR. I personally donāt think a quarter of a mile sounds that awfulā¦however, it might after days of standing and walking LOL
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Weāre looking at 3 or 4 nights at an MK resort to add on to our 4 nights over at Crescent Lake. It would be a DVC stay, so BLT, not CR. I feel the same about the ambience at each place. GF calls to me with all itās beauty, CR is not even a āmehā for me.
My party will include my mom and aunt (both over 65) and my 4 kids (9 and under), so that extra bit might make a difference. Plus, the 2 bdrm at BLT has 2 queen beds v. 1 queen bed and 1 queen pullout at GFV. Anyone have experience with those pullouts? Are they comfortable? Could an adult sleep on the pulldown single bed? Is it more comfortable than the pullout?
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GF is 100% my style!!
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For us it would be a difference of 47 points (4 nights) or 36 points (3 nights). Because of the number of points that I have to use, I could get away with only 3 nights at GFV, but would have to do 4 nights at BLT.
I love the grandiose feel there, but the cost is the part thatās not my style. 
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You sound like me with the choices of split stays and your choice of hotels. Iād make my 64yo mom do the extra walking because she runs every day and has run several half marathons in her 60s so I know she can! Iām nice like that! LOL But yes, I understand. I made my mother in law do a hike up a mountain (with stone steps) once and she ended up paying someone to carry her up because I apparently pushed her the way Iād push my own mom and I shouldnāt have! So you are very nice to be considerate.
Do you want the extra day you could get at CR? For me an extra day and more beds would probably be worth staying there even with the blah theming. I have only ever lied down on the pull down bed in AoA and it wasnāt bad. Much better than a couch bed. As to the single pull downs, they are shorter and thinner than a twin so it depends on the size of the person sleeping in it. My 13yo daughter didnāt mind it at BWV but I didnāt try it out so I cannot tell you. She is 5ā5" and 110lbs so on the thin side. I do not like the couch beds. I slept on the one in the Treehouse last Jan and it was awful.
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I think Iād go CR based on the bed setup you mention. But I will say the GFV look beautiful to me. Iād rather stay there than the regular hotel. Such a tough decision!
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Yes, my mom can totally handle it. Sheās in better shape than most of the 40 year olds in my family. My aunt on the other hand is not as fit.
Ugh. Itās my 40th birthday, so Iād like to be selfish and go with GFV. But Iām a mom of 4 young kiddos, I think Iāve forgotten how to be selfish!!
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Yeah, itāll come back to you at some point. Now mine are teens and want nothing to do with me most of the time I feel a little more selfish. But I only have two and every time one needs money in their teen checking account or a ride Iām there too. This is pretty much my role in their life now, provider of funds and uber driver.
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I agree w/ @Jeff_AZ; GF is too stuffy for me. Itās also the most expensive resort on property and would explain the āstuffyā feel. Although Iāve not been made to feel out of place by CMs in the shops or restaurants there. I feel out of place b/c I clearly do not dress the same way GF guests seem to dress there, Iām out of place, out of financial/class place in that regard.
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Also Happy big 4-0 coming up!
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My life is groundhog dayā¦cook, do laundry, wipe butts, referee sibling arguments, repeat. Oh, and try to throw work and homeschool in there when I can!!
Thank you!!
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I didnāt feel that way when dining at GF but my hubby mentioned something about the guests at CR this last stay seeming uppity. The only time I have ever felt that was on my big splurge on my honeymoon we did an overwater bungalow at the Four Seasons in Bora Bora. Iād get on the boat with the guests with their HUGE diamond rings and their talk of this was just a surprise trip by my hubby for 2 weeks (we only did four nights and got one free as part of a special) and I did not feel I fit in at all. I much prefered our other French Polynesian island stays in less fancy hotels nearer the locals. So I can understand how that can make a person less enjoy their stay though. Maybe Iām just not paying attention at the GF because Iām at Disneyā¦it does change me. LOL
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Let us know what you decide because Iām curious. I have yet to make up my mind. I missed the boat on GFV as they are gone both for rental and through Disney. I donāt own DVC. So I am now just waiting to see if there is a sale next month for next June to make my decision b/w the regular hotels. I still havenāt made up my own mind so Iām very curious what you decide. I can still get in on BLT too with rentals so I may do that too depending on if/what the room sale is. Keep me posted. When are you going?
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