CALIFORNIA DREAMING....PLANNING A FAMILY TRIP TO THE WEST COAST ...

When my sister-in-law visited with 4 kids about your age we stayed at a great hotel just outside Zion Called the Desert Pearl Inn-it was a favorite hotel of the trip. Besides being lovely with a great pool we could walk down to the little town of Springdale for souvenir .... My question here is would it be a good idea just to book a Hotel near Disney, like the Howard Johnson, for the entire stay, get a 3 day flexible Disney pass and visit other attractions from there? ...