| The Caribbean Beach Resort was first Moderate | | | | 2010. Average room discounts include 15% (Value), |
| resort built at Walt Disney World and rooms are a little | | | | 20% (Moderate), 25% (Deluxe), and 30% (Deluxe |
| bigger than others (+ 26 square feet). A Caribbean | | | | Villas) off the rack rates, but the number of rooms is |
| theme, devoted to the lazy days of sun and sand, it | | | | limited. |
| has plenty to do surrounding the 45-acre Barefoot | | | | Recently Disney refurbished hundreds of rooms in the |
| Bay. Nice place to slide into a hammock on the | | | | new themes like Finding Nemo and also your own |
| beachfront and just relax. | | | | Pirates of the Caribbean experience (well, maybe not). |
| Checking in is different than the other resorts, as the | | | | Actually, they are very popular and increased the |
| Custom House for registration is physically separated. | | | | interest in Trinidad South, the furthest village from the |
| There are six "villages" of pastel-colored two-story | | | | resort's main house Old Port Royale where food, |
| buildings, each clustered around its own swimming pool. | | | | shopping and services are located. But they cost more |
| These are Barbados, Martinique, Aruba, Jamaica, | | | | than the other rooms on site. Disney transportation to |
| Trinidad North and Trinidad South. It opened in 1988 and | | | | the theme and water parks is by bus. At this resort |
| has about 2,100 rooms. Caribbean Beach is the most | | | | the maximum occupancy is four (usually two double |
| spread out of all the Disney resorts, so it takes some | | | | beds), plus a crib or extra single should fit (tightly). |
| walking to see the whole thing. The food court, | | | | Here's what you will find at the Caribbean Beach |
| restaurant and main pool at Caribbean Beach are in | | | | Resort: swimming pools (one with a themed waterfalls |
| one central area. | | | | and slide), boating (sailboats, canoes, personal craft like |
| The daily rack rate on rooms in 2010 range from $149 | | | | pontoon boats), bicycles and a game arcade. Kids will |
| (standard view, value season, weekday) to $274 | | | | enjoy Parrot Cay Island, via footbridge and through a |
| (Pirate-themed room, water view, New Years Day) | | | | nature trail, playground and water play areas. Except |
| and a hundred combination's in between (plus King-size | | | | for the long walks, it is a family friendly location. And |
| Bed can be $25/per night more) That is why planning, | | | | there is plenty of food; with your two primary |
| using a good Disney travel agency and finding the best | | | | selections the cafeteria-style Old Port Royale Food |
| specials is important. A recent article announced | | | | Court and Shutters, the sit-down restaurant. |
| summer resort special pricing for May 2 to Aug. 14, | | | | |