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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

  7. They’re a Gateway to DVC After your first stay at a deluxe resort, you aren't going to want to stay at anything but a deluxe resort.  Once you start thinking about the cost of staying deluxe for every subsequent trip, you're going to start toying with the idea of purchasing Disney Vacation Club.  Don't say I didn't warn you.  Now, th

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

6. More Unique Gift Shops It’s sometimes worth a trip to a deluxe resort just to peruse the gift shop!  You’ll find that the items sold in the gift shops are more specialized- wilderness themed items at Wilderness Lodge, animal prints galore at Animal Kingdom Lodge, etc.  They are generally more impressive than the smaller shops located i

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

5.  Upgraded Pool Areas The pools at deluxe resorts are generally more fabulous than at other resorts.  All deluxe pools feature a water slide, and many have splash pad areas that are huge hits with children.  This may not be a huge factor for everyone, but for the family who values a mid-afternoon break from the parks, this could really

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

4. Enhanced Theming All Disney resorts have the magic touch, but Deluxe resorts have much more attention paid to theming than moderate resorts (in some cases, value resorts are actually more themed than moderates).  Perhaps the most well-themed of the resorts is the Animal Kingdom Lodge, with its African artifacts in the lobby and actual

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

3. Incredible Resort Restaurants You’ll find some of Disney’s finest dining located at the deluxe resorts.  Some notable examples include the California Grill at the Contemporary, known for its' Magic Kingdom views, Jiko at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Artist Point at the Wilderness Lodge, and Victoria and Albert’s at Disney’s Grand Floridian Re

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

2. Variety of Transportation Everyone loves a Disney bus- ahem, *motorcoach*- right?  There's nothing wrong with a Disney motorcoach, but once you've tried the other forms of transportation at Walt Disney World you may come to prefer them.  Many of the deluxe resorts offer alternative methods of transit to the parks.  Several of the Magic

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

1. Proximity to Parks All of the resorts on Walt Disney World property provide guests with complimentary transportation to the parks.  Although nothing on-property is too far from anything else, it could still take 30-45 minutes (or more!) on a bus to get from one point to another, especially when stops at multiple resorts are taken into

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Walt Disney World Deluxe Resorts:  7 Reasons Why You Must Stay at One

Have you been dreaming of staying at one of Walt Disney World's many beautiful deluxe resorts?  Visiting Walt Disney World is magical no matter where you stay, but staying on-property at a Disney resort only makes the trip more convenient and extraordinary.  Value and moderate resorts are nothing to scoff at; they're all well-kept, beauti

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7 Experiences at Walt Disney World That Have Closed Over the Years

7) The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights For many Disney fans, this is the single saddest closure in Walt Disney World history, myself included. This beautiful Christmas lights and decorations display danced its way into the hearts of millions of guests from 1995 until 2016. The display was in the Streets of America section of Di

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7 Experiences at Walt Disney World That Have Closed Over the Years

6) SpectroMagic This parade had two wildly popular runs at Magic Kingdom when the Main Street Electrical Parade wasn’t in operation. This dazzling parade featured over 65 performers with more than 45 Disney characters featured in 24 units. There were five different themes, ranging from Sleeping Beauty’s Garden to The Little Mermaid’s Ocea

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