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as others have said - pony up for staying on the property. It makes a huge impact on the kids, and quite frankly, everything you really need is within the "city limits" of the disney property (which IS really a small city, with their own fire station, etc. etc.).

you can use the bus system to get from property to property for free - and busses come every 15 minutes if I recall properly.

If you stay at either the caribbean (semi-reasonable) or Boardwalk (super nice, but pretty damn spendy), there is a gas station/convenience store that you can buy waters, snacks, etc. etc. that can save you some dollars.

I've stayed at Coronado springs and Caribbean and both are nice....but kids would prefer caribbean as the pools are much more kid friendly.

Check into the deal that includes food. Come to the conclusion ahead of time that Disney offers literally no decent food options (unless you book some of the higher end restaurants......if you like mexican, the restaurant in the mayan temple at epcot is pretty good).

Definitely get park hopper passes....and definitely plan to go to all the parks....every one of them is better than disneyland in anaheim. And the Animal Kingdom is better than any zoo I've been to (including San Diego).....the safari ride is unbeatable.

Let me know if you have more questions - I've been for business/pleasure 3-4 times in the past 7-8 years.