9, 7 and 5. We haven’t been to Disney since 2018 but usually once at the parks we stayed there all day. We’d either plan to switch on a break day (although maybe not a good idea since we wouldn’t have a room) or plan a park day near the resort we are moving too.
Thanks for pointing all that out!
Good tips, thank you!We just did a split stay with Riviera as our second stay. Our kids are 7, 11, and 14 - so not the ages where we would need to come back for a nap. Disney moved our luggage and it was sooo easy. However, it POURED the day we were switching. We had ponchos and (mostly) good attitudes for the day at Epcot - but that day it would have been really nice to not be the day that we were out of a room until 4 that afternoon. Just the way the dice rolled for us! We had an ADR at Garden Grill which helped pass time in a dry place and really it was all fine - just maybe pack your carry around bag to be ready to be out of a room and/or not have your luggage until 4. (Disney told us our luggage would arrive between 1 and 5 pm - but it was there when we got there.) Maybe if it is warm weather, plan to pack bathing suits in a bag in case you want to get out of the parks and swim at the next resort that day - or plan for a nice ADR that day to help bridge the gap if parks are super crowded or the weather doesn't cooperate.
Yes, I do think the key will be how we pack. It can definitely get out of hand with kids though! We did 2 road trips the past 2 years with multiple stops along the route so I’m hoping that will help us.We just did a split stay with VGF first and RIV second (first time staying at RIV and it’s probably my 2nd favorite resort now.) I loved having Skyliner access for Epcot and HS, and then of course all the great transportation options at the Grand, so the concept of this split could work well. However we felt overwhelmed from it - packing up to move was stressful for us and since my daughter still napped we ended up being homeless twice during that time period. Our room wasn’t ready at VGF until after 4 and then at RIV not til around 3ish. When we go back next year our youngest won’t be napping anymore but we still don’t want to do a split stay anytime soon. As all 3 of our kids get older maybe we’ll try again in the future someday. One thing I wish we would have done was try to pack what we needed for the first part of the split in separate bags, but I was not organized enough to do that! If you’re not used to taking mid day breaks and packing/repacking doesn’t bother you, this may not be much of an issue for you.
I was thinking the way to pack is to share each suit case. My wife and I each usually take our own. Pack each suitcase for the number of days at each resort and only unpack that suitcase.Yes, I do think the key will be how we pack. It can definitely get out of hand with kids though! We did 2 road trips the past 2 years with multiple stops along the route so I’m hoping that will help us.
I was thinking the way to pack is to share each suit case. My wife and I each usually take our own. Pack each suitcase for the number of days at each resort and only unpack that suitcase.
Use that suitcase for your laundry at the first resort
Unpack the second bag at the second resort and do the laundry and repack the initial bag.