Originally Posted By Disney Joy ok what buildings do you reqest or prefer to stay in. I am also going to call for a special request. I read mixed reviews on being by the freeway. I'm getting the King bed and they are only in bldg by the freeway and the back. I think bldg 3 has the AD rooms?
Originally Posted By velo those rooms have a hallway between them and the freeway. It's really very quiet all things considered. I would say that lower rooms are quieter.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Oh, poor Willie! We are all going to be bothering him! I have stayed in bldg. #1,#2 and #4 and I liked #4 the most. (I think Velogirl recommended that one to me a couple of years ago! It's right by the main pool and only has 2 floors, so you don't have to wait for an elevator. (One of my sons, however, who has Autism, loves the elevator and he sneaks off to bldg. #1 to takes rides in it, so that creates a problem! lol) Oh, by the way, I didn't have to pay a penalty for cancelling my ressies at the Anaheim Plaza! (I had that booked through a travel co. and was expecting a cancellation fee.)
Originally Posted By Disney Joy cool tinkerbell ~ that is always a blessing when you don't fork out or lose money. THANKS ~ Maybe I will shoot for bldg 4.
Originally Posted By tooele13 Misty, we booked our Aug trip at Park Vue Inn in February 2006. I've noticed since then that the prices have gone up.
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy Great news about getting out of your other reservation Tinkerbell819! How old is your son with autism? I am an autie mom too - two boys with autism, ages 11 & 8 - one pretty high functioning, and one who is non-verbal. Both awesome, ofcourse! Have a wonderful trip!!!
Originally Posted By liveforvacations We always stay at HoJos and when I went with my friends in 2004 I got this rate and they are still talking about it. It is a great rate for this place! I have been considering a change just to have a different experience and the posts have made the Candy Cane Inn sound nice but the walking distance concerns me. The free breakfast and hot chocolate sounds good though. So if you have stayed at HoJos and the CCI, can you tell me how they compare.
Originally Posted By dzy76 There is a post somewhere about both and the walking distance is almost exactly the same. Darkbeer had it measured.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy CCI has it's own private shuttle that takes you to and from the park - so there is no concern about the walk. The walk was only 5-10 minutes at most. I can't compare because I am having my first stay at HOJO next month. I did enjoy the stay at CCI - the staff was nice, the room was always clean and the breakfast was above normal. I won't go again because people have reported rats there. BUT some people have not seen any. I'm very scared -so I will past on CCI.
Originally Posted By dzy76 Hate to say this Disney Joy, but I've seen a rodent at Hojo once. It scurried across a walkway. They are all over down there.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy dzy76 ~ you are not nice. Did you have to tell me that. OHHHH NOOOOOO
Originally Posted By Disney Joy OK ~ I'm telling myself it was on its way to CCI and that is all.... :0))))))
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 MickeyMommy, What a coincidence, I have two "boys" with Autism, too! Only one of them comes to DL with us, though. My guys are 22 and 19. My 22 year old is severely Autistic, non verbal and OCD like you would not believe! He is quite a handful! (We used to take him to WDW when we went there, so he has had a lot of Disney experiences, it just got to be so hard when he got bigger than us!) My other son is more high functioning and speaks. He is quite a character and not everyone appreciates him like we do! lol
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy Yup Tinkerbell819, only fellow special needs parents realize how much work a vacation can be! lol! Thats so cool that you are a Disney family too! I think we are open to seeing the real special things in life, don't you? Like when my non-verbal son beams with pure joy while leaning down slightly to grab at the waves beneath his feet on Soaring Over California. Thats good stuff!
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Yes, vacations are a lot of work! Last year at the end of our "vacation" at the shore, I went to return the roo key to the motel owner and woke up on the floor a few minutes later with everyone standing over me b/c I had passed out! (probably from exhaustion and stress! and this was a vacation? lol) WDW was really hard and I find DL much easier. It's not as big and I don't feel the stress like I'm missing out on something and I LOVE walking across the street and being there without all of the hassle of catching a bus. We save a lot of money, too. (Especially with deals like Hojo's entertainment rate!) It's a lot further for us to travel, tho. I do miss those moments with Matt, I keep hoping he'll get to the point where he can go with us again. Some of my most memorable Disney moments involve him and I need some new ones! He's never been on Soarin'. I wonder if he'd like it as much as your son. His favorite was BTMR. His smile was as big as his face on that ride!
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy Yikes Tinkerbell819! I have never passed out during our vacations, but I sure can relate! Glad you are O.K. that must have been scary! I'll be thinking good thoughts for Matt. Hopefuly he will be able to enjoy the parks again with you soon.
Originally Posted By allthingsdisney what a small world tink and mickey my 15 yr old is autistic also he is also non verbal with profound deafness he also has cerebral palsy.. so i can relate to tough vacations but boy do they make it even more fun when we have seen and done things at DL sooooo many times every time with him is like going for first time he gets so excited..people ask me all the time "how do u do it" to which i reply the same way u do...he is my son and i dont know him any other way so to me he is normal i also have a 14 yr old daughter who is "NORMAL" and she is more work than my special needs son go figure....lol it amazes me how many children we have now with autism.. i have met quite a few in my area in last few years..... it is always nice to meet fellow parents of spec. needs kids who can relate to my everyday problems i look forward to talking with u 2 more often....
Originally Posted By dzy76 Sorry Disney Joy. I couldn't say if it was a rat or mouse - it scurried across way ahead of us. Maybe you can think of it as a cat (very small with long skinny tail). Maybe it was on it's way into DL where the good kitties will meet it warmly. lol.
Originally Posted By MickeyMommy Nice to "meet" you allthingsdisney! Maybe we can all meet in person one of these days! I'll be going in less than 2 weeks! Then probably not again untill November. LOL! Yes, I can imagine a 14 year old girl would be a whole different type of stress!!! Whoever said motherhood is not for wimps sure had it right!
