Ok thanks. I've got a decision to make here. Huge cost difference between the two hotels. It's difficult to appreciate the value of what you (hailstorm) are talking about when you're not a Disney fanatic (although my kids are) except I definitely think its nice to be inside the park as I presume you could then easily pop back into your room for breaks. Part of it also is we're already spending a lot of time & money on disney with 2days in Hong Kong Disney (our disney of choice) in Dec and another 1day at Disney Sea. But with our kids, I'm thinking we'll eventually need to stay at a Disney hotel. And if you guys are saying 45000y is about as cheap as Mira Costa gets, I may decide to take the plunge.