We had a lot of fun at Disney’s Art of Animation Resort. The best part is that you never really leave the magic when staying here.
The pink dot on the map below is where our room was in building #10. I definitely recommend requesting a room on this side of the building so that you can see Simba out the window and it is a quick walk to the lobby, food court, busses and pool. After a long day at disney you will want to minimize your walking at the resort and Disney’s resorts are massive.
The Nemo pool was good for the little kids. There is no water slide at the Art of Animation Resort so the older boys were bummed about that. There is a bar for drinks and snacks, but we would just bring our own stuff to the pool. 
Having a fridge, microwave and table in the room was priceless! We ordered grocery delivery to our room so that we didn’t have to make the walk to the food court for meals. Which saved money and was super convenient.
The suite had 2 bathrooms (one shower and one bath/shower combo) and a separate room to shut the door which was good for the sleeping baby. 
Since it is not cheap to fly a family of 6 anywhere we try to maximize our vacation adventure by visiting more than one place. So we usually always fly in one airport rent a car and then fly out of a different airport. This trip we flew into Orland, went to Disney then drove down to Sanibel and file out of Fort Meyers airport. Most of the time there is a $50-$100 fee to return the rental car to a different location, but its worth it for us. Other trips we have done like this were fly into Portland and out of Seattle. Fly into San Diego and out of Los Angeles. We’ve never had a problem switching airports and it’s really nice to see different cities.
Family Picture time! I always take a tripod on vacation so we can take a nice family picture. I actually forgot my camera remote control so I had to set the camera on a timer push the button and run to get in the shot….eek! The remote works way better!!!
