However, we have done it another way – and we love it and are already planning to do it again.

We stayed offsite. Gasp! Yes, we rented a 2000 sq ft 5 bedroom/5bathroom home with http://www.romancingthemouse.com . The benefits? Well, with 4 kids (plus we went with the grandparents, as well as one aunt/uncle) – we simply need the space! Our family of 6 being in a hotel room together all week after being tired out from days at Disney was just not an attractive option for me.

PLUS – we got our own private pool and hot tub! Honestly – the days we spent at the house relaxing by the pool were some of our kids favourite days. We had an absolute blast! It made our Disney vacation relaxing – and how many people can say that?!

And we were so close by. Being in Windsor Hills, we literally were in the Animal Kingdom parking lot less than 10 mins after pulling out of our driveway. We were close enough to come back for an afternoon swim/nap before heading back to the parks – all we missed was the hottest/busiest time of day!

Plus we could make out own breakfast – I get tired of restaurant food after awhile. If you really wanted to save money you could make all your own meals – but hey, I’m on vacation here! We often just picked up Subway for lunch, sometimes we made our own sandwhiches and then we always went to a restaurant for dinner.

Especially with having a 3 month old at the time – I could put him down for a nap inside and go out and swim! Can’t do that at a hotel!

Yep, we loved it!!