Hi Peggy!
Congratulations on your first Walt Disney World vacation. I think you are on the right path with planning on spending much of your time in the Magic Kingdom. It is still my favorite theme park!
The Beach Club is one of the best Disney Resort Hotels for children and is almost a vacation in itself. The swimming pool is better described as a mini water-park and has an amazing sand bottom. If you are looking to have a Splashtastic time, then the Beach Club Resort is the right choice for your family. The location of the Beach Club Resort is in the Epcot area. The closest theme park to the Beach Club, and consequently the most convenient for transportation, is Epcot with a close second being Hollywood Studios. Both of those theme parks are accessible from the Beach Club Resort by a walkway or by a Friendship Boat. The Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom are accessible by a bus from the Beach Club Resort.
The Resort Hotels which are in the Magic Kingdom area are the
Contemporary, the
Polynesian, and the
Grand Floridian Resorts. These hotels use the Disney Resort Monorail for transportation to the Magic Kingdom. If staying in a Magic Kingdom Resort Hotel is most important factor to you, then you should consider one of those choices.
There really isn't a "right" Resort Hotel choice, you should decide what is most appealing to you. Either way, I think you will have a
MAGICAL vacation you will always remember.
Blessings,
Brenda ºOº