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5. Newport Presidential Suite, Disney's Beach Club

Disney's Beach Club Resort

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Price: Around $2,000/night

Located within walking distance of Epcot and Disney's Hollywood Studios, Disney's Beach Club Resort falls into Walt Disney World's "Deluxe" pricing category. As its name suggests, it features a beach theme that extends through to its Stormalong Bay mini-water park.

The Newport Presidential Suite offers concierge service, two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths and complimentary DVD rentals. You'll also get a great view of the 25-acre Crescent Lake.

4. Royal Asante Presidential Suite, Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge

Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge
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Price: Around $2,400/night

The stunning Disney's Animal Kingdom Lodge opened in 2001, alongside the Animal Kingdom theme park. The African-themed accommodation is impressive, but the real draw is the expansive, animal-packed savannah that sits at the rear of the hotel. Rooms that overlook this come an at extra cost, but there are a number of public viewing areas around the hotel, too.

You won't need to bother with those if you spring for the Royal Asante Presidential Site, which sleeps up to eight and offers a private balcony overlooking the Arusha savannah.

3. Captain's Deck Suite, Disney's Yacht Club Resort

Disney's Yacht Club

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Price: Around $2000/night

The New England-themed Disney's Yacht Club Resort is a a Deluxe resort, placing it in Walt Disney World's highest price tier. It is located next to Disney's Beach Club Resort, close to Epcot's back entrance. The resort's main pool is Stormalong Bay, which boasts a lazy river, sandy-bottomed pools and a huge replica shipwreck that houses a number of slides.

A two-bedroom Captain's Deck Suite offers a garden view, a walk-in closet and a collection of DVDs.

2. Royal Suite, Four Seasons Resort Orlando

Four Seasons

Price: TBC

Luxury chain Four Seasons is due to open a new $360 million hotel on Walt Disney World property in 2014. It will feature 444 rooms, 3 pools, a "lazy river", a spa with 18 treatment rooms and extensive sports facilities including tennis courts and a climbing wall. One of the highlights will be a rooftop steak house with views of the Magic Kingdom's nightly fireworks.

Royal Suite

Many of the rooms will also offers views of the fireworks. Among them is a 16th floor Royal Suite that can be configured with up to three separate living rooms and NINE bedrooms. Elsewhere, the five-acre Explorer Island playground will boast a 7,590-square-foot pool, with the lazy river winding around a "ruined" mansion.

1. Cinderella Castle Suite, Magic Kingdom

Price: Priceless

Cinderella Castle Suite bedroom

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Originally conceived as a place for Walt Disney to stay at the Magic Kingdom when visiting with his family, the Cinderella Castle Suite sits on the upper floors of the Magic Kingdom's iconic castle. Walt, of course, passed away before the park opened. The space set aside for the suite was therefore used for storage and as a call center over the following 40 years.

In 2006, though, Disney announced that it would transform the area into a single, luxury suite. The move was made ahead of the Year of A Million Dreams promotion that launched in 2007, with the Cinderella Castle Suite to be one of its most impressive and talked-about elements. The suite can sleep up to six people, and is housed up on the fourth floor of the castle. To reach it, guests take a special elevator. It covers 650 square feet, making it smaller than some might imagine.

Unfortunately, you can't make a reservation for the Cinderella Castle Suite. You can't even join a waiting list. You have to win your stay. Originally, Disney handed a night in the suite to one lucky family every day during the Year of a Million Dreams promotion. These days, it often offers them up via sweepstakes - so keep a close eye on the Disney Parks Blog for announcements.

 
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In reply to by Kathy (not verified)

On off season, the value resorts, which are themed and very nice can be as low as $49 a night! Also, you can call and plan a stay with the Disney vacation planners up to 36 mos in advance and make monthly payments! Makes it very affordable! We do it all the time!

You guys forgot to add the jambo house three bedroom villas at AKL. Booked this room for an upcoming trip (non-dvc) and it's also about $2000 a night.

Random aside, the "Year of a Million Dreams" began October of 2006 and ran until December of 2008

In reply to by Jeffrey (not verified)

This looks really nice but I will never be able to take my family there. For a place that is suppose to be great for families, I think you should advertise it as "great for rich families". Most families that I know could never afford to take their kids at all.

In reply to by Lauren Hattem (not verified)

On off season, the value resorts, which are themed and very nice can be as low as $49 a night! Also, you can call and plan a stay with the Disney vacation planners up to 36 mos in advance and make monthly payments! Makes it very affordable! We do it all the time!

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