Bumping your request for advice.
I haven't traveled with either group you are asking about but if you need advice for traveling with teens or tweens, I'm your gal.
I think we have some suggestions by Ninja Mom for traveling with people with mobility issues in Post 14 on Page 1 so you may want to check that out.
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Thanks so much for your review. Since we get this question every so often, I hope you don't mind if I add your response to Page 1, Post 5.
Continuing to wish you safe travels as you make your way home!
I know it is not often that the pool closes due to low temperatures, but it doesn't surprise me. I didn't know about Hurricane Hanna's closing down as well.
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These resorts are definitely great choices for families with teens. The pool complex is awesome and it is great to be able to walk to two of the theme parks.
That was the cue for my husband to leave with him and quite possibly the most expensive breakfast we've ever eaten as the older 2 kids were so worried about their wee brother they lost their appetites soon after 
I will say this though, our server was lovely and packed us a bag of pastries as she knew we hadn't really eaten 
Hi I've travelled plenty with young kids but not with older folk.
Main piece of advice I can give is to never underestimate the power of ice-cream!
Great for bribery purposes, "just walk/wait a littler longer and then wee can get ice-cream" and also great to cool down during those hot florida days
Frequent breaks whether they be back at the hotel or simply cooling off in the air conditioning in either a restaurant or some rides-Ellen in EPCOT and COP in MK are particularly good for this age group.
We also carried a wee bag of small toys so that ride queues and sit down meals went smoother for everyone.
Hope this helps
I imagine most of these tips are good for older folk too now that I think of it-I know ice-cream (or Grey Goose slushies work for me most of the time
) and brain teasers like "balance your check book" or "name low calorie foods that are actually enjoyable to eat". After I write down pickles I'm at a loss for more foods so that game is over quickly.
Perhaps I've just been lucky over the past 5-6 trips. Maybe I should head to Vegas!
), and even though I can't decide if it's really *worth it* or not we have been spoiled by CL recently and were kind of sad to not have it. So I booked. But I don't really know much about the YC, I've only been there as a guest to check it out. It's daunting learning a new resort! I intend to read through this when i can, and I did read the entire first page and last page, and I typically follow the CL thread but had usually glossed over info on the YC since we had no plans on staying there as we usually stay in the Mk area. 
Not sure if IPO can assist (maybe if you are just looking for a podium cake?), but if not, or you're looking for something fancier, check out this thread for all kinds of great info on ordering a cake in WDW!
I *think* we will be staying at the Yacht Club in May, I reserved a standard view Club level room with the AP discount. Originally we were going to stay at POR on a BB offer, but things change.... Anyway, the lure of the location of the YC and trying Stormalong bay swayed us. Plus, the BC and YC are the only regular (not only DVC) resorts we haven't stayed at yet (well, except AOA and we only did one all star,but I digress
That was a long winded way of asking for quick and dirty advice on standard view CL YC rooms. I thought I remembered that some of them share a balcony, and if that's true there is no way i want those rooms. What are the chances, how many of them are there? I love balconies and views, but I would rather give up the balcony than share. That's just too weird for me, it's not a shared walkway but a shared balcony. Odd. second, what are the possible views in a standard room? I realize it's SV, so it wont be great, but will they all be those terrible views of huge, flat rooftops I seem to remember seeing somewhere? A small part of why we never stayed at the YC and BC was that there seemed to be so many less desirable views unless you pay for water view, and that jump was more than we wanted to make when we started out at a moderate. Maybe those views were not CL, what are the SV CL rooms looking at? Third, what are the chances of a daybed, and if there isn't one what is there instead? We only have 4 people, but one thing that really helps us enjoy the deluxe resorts over the values and moderates is having that couch to make it seem like there is more room, and to have places to sit other than the bed. Are there any room recommendations for SV CL or things I should know - like avoid room #### because it looks right at the dumpster, etc? Or try to get #### because it has a better view even though its classified standard. You know, things like that.
TIA for your help and advice, I'll be plugging my way through the thread!
You can always email or call and ask the IPO. If they can't, they should give you further information about who to contact.
Yes, that is exactly what I am thinking.
YC fits our needs more, but I am willing to switch if the YC rooms are needing refurb badly. We stayed at the Poly right before a refurb and were fine, but I have read so many negatives about YC that it still makes me wonder.
Thanks I will look into it.
Thank you!!
JMO, If you're very bothered by the possibility you might receive a shared balcony then I would suggest not booking standard CL at the Yacht Club. Everyone has different opinions on these rooms. We didn't mind them. It's a huge balcony, it's not like you are in a small picnic shelter with tables next together. It's a rounded space. I was never aware anyone else was even out there, it was very peaceful. As I recall, standard view CL rooms were the only ones available at the time with the discount so that's why we booked.
I've gotten discounts on water/pool view at YC CL in the past, and I think those views are beautiful. I particularly love the rooms that mostly face Crescent Lake.
I don't have answers to the daybed q's. We are planning to stay at YC CL in April, we booked a garden view room. I will post on this thread about our experience when we return.
