Originally posted by buckner
I don't know if you've ever been, but unless it's raining out there, sometimes that weather can be pretty miserable! With a park hopper and staying on Disney grounds, you can leave at any part of the day, go back to your room, eat/refresh/take a nap, and then hit the parks back up at around 5 or 6 when it's not so hot. I highly recommend doing this, also.
I've been to WDW 3 times and Florida probably 6-7 times, so I'm pretty familiar with the weather... We will also do a park hopper as that is what we did when we went in '97.

We picked a time of year when the prices won't be too bad. Most of the moderate resorts are priced around $149 a night. My friend is a Florida resident and gets a discount which will be about $80 per night, so price isn't that big a deal to us. We can't afford the Grand Floridian but the moderate resorts (Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Port Orleans, etc.) aren't bad at all with that discount.

I've just never had the experience of staying ON Disney grounds and once I go back with my husband and kids it'll be even more expensive so I doubt I ever will again. We definitely want to stay within the campus. We've done the hotel-outside-of-the-park thing.

Thanks for your help.