Posted by Splash at 1/5/2001 6:16 PM EST
Other on team #53, Team Inferno, from college and NASA GSFC.
In Reply to: Staying off Disney
Posted by Pamela on 1/3/2001 10:12 PM EST:
There's a place called tropical palms (
www.tropicalpalms.com) which looks like a lot of fun.
I stayed at one of the Best Western one time. I really didn't enjoy it one bit.
Just becuase the FIRST rooms are filled up, I wouldn't give up on Disney yet. If you have a small team, you could ofcourse just call and try to make a reservation without specificing you're with FIRST. Also, if your team has the budget, there are many other Disney hotels at which you can stay. I haven't looked to see which ones were set up for FIRST, but other Disney hotel available within a reasonable price range are the Port Orleans Resort(407-934-5000), Coronado Springs(407-939-1000), Dixie Landings(407-934-6000), and also the Carribean Beach Resort (407-934-3400). All of these I believe will cost you MORE than the All-Star Hotels. Although there would not be as many other teams there, you would have a lot of fun, more than off Disney (in my opinion).
Everyone may end up paying more, but considering that the buses go to Disney hotels much more often than others, there is a food court where you can use your food vouchers, and a great atmosphere, it's definately worth it.