So I have now added some photos - sorry about the sizing - some I resized, some I missed -
In summary, despite the heat, we had an amazing holiday - We went in September as it coincided with our school hols - so if travelling at this time of year again, I would look into planning more park touring during EMH evening hours - it was really nice being out in the evenings - and the parks are really beautiful after dark. I had deliberately avoided EMH hours as I read they were more crowded - let yourselves sleep/swim throughout the day, and hit the parks late afternoon!
But crowds were low, we were really grateful for this, whenever we looked back at empty queuing areas I would think how awful it would be to be here when these lines were full.
And we loved free dining - these are the advantages of going in September. As a family of five adults, each TS meal was close to $200 - (not that we would have eaten out like this had we been paying) It really added an extra dimension to our holiday. I deliberately chose restaurants at some of the deluxe resorts so that we could sticky beak - we loved that. We happily paid only the gratuities.
It really was worth us staying on site for the dining. We loved Pop century, and would stay again in a heartbeat - I was annoyed that there werent more options for families of five - but for us, having two rooms at Pop was better than one anywhere else. Like everything at Disney, Pop Century is immaculately clean and over the top in detail - DH and I would have liked a queen bed, but the kids were happy with their own double (although there was dispute about who had to share with Mum and Dad
) - Art of Animation is opening soon that will cater to families, but I believe they will only have fold out beds for the children - teens need a proper bed.
Although there is plenty we didnt see at WDW, and it really is amazing, if we were to ever have another Disney holiday, I think we would head to DLR.