Originally Posted By barboy There are several pull factors which get people to visit/tour WDW as opposed to some other destination(or no trip at all): A)hotels/lodging B)eats/restaurants/cuisine/desserts C)park attractions(rides, exhibits, shows) D)resort activities(golf, biking, water sprites, tennis, spas) E)night life.... a la Pleasure Island, Boardwalk F)shopping G)seminars, conventions, competitions Here's my breakdown of WDW pull factors: park attractions..... 50% foods/restaurants.... 25% nightlife.............10% shopping..............10% hotels/lodging.........5% resort activities......0% seminars/competitions..0% Now, other Disney destinations would show a different breakdown.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I love the fact that you can do some much all in one place. The restorts are beautiful, shopping great. The many different kinds of resturants can make anyone happy. Outside of the parks you can do things like fish, golf and horseback ridding. And all of the things in between. And of cores the 4 main paarks, just going through them makes (for me) all of the everyday stress just melt away.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys Parks-20% Yacht Club-20% Food -10% Memories of bringing my kids when they were young-50%
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy You missed the number one factor: - Close proximity to retired grandparents/family members. That has been the #1 draw to Florida, and WDW, for decades.
Originally Posted By barboy "You missed the number one factor" Well..... not really because grandparents and family don't live on WDW property and they are not apart of WDW--- they are independent. But I understand what you are saying anyway. What I am really asking is what draws prospective guests to WDW per se and not some other destination like Sea World or some other "outside" reason like family, downtown Orlando Conventions or scouting for retire homes.
Originally Posted By fkurucz My son might be competing in a soccer tournament at WDW next year. So in that case it wouod be G (and C of course).
Originally Posted By barboy "Yacht Club-20%" I find that very interesting. The Yacht, being 20%, must be a signifiacnt draw for you. I assume it's your favorite hotel on property. I've stayed there and the Beach Club on a different trip and I like The Yacht better as for the actual hotel but I like The Beach's location better since it is closer to EPCOT.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss In the beginning, I had a burning desire to see WDW because it was Walt's ultimate dream. He had grandiose ideas, and I bought into all of it. Later, I began to visit a lot because of the Disneyana conventions. Now if I go it's just to have fun and see what's new; I am not really drawn there at all nowadays.
Originally Posted By danyoung Interesting question! For me it would be broken down in thirds. First would be the parks - and not just the attractions, but the overall vibe of being in a Disney park. Second would be restaurants - LOVE eating big and well on vacation! And third would be the night life. And for me it's usually in the parks, with drinks at the Rose & Crown or the Tune In Lounge, and enjoying the incredible shows like IllumiNations or Fantasmic! or Wishes and SpectroMagic. Four weeks and 3 days till my next visit - not that I'm counting . . .
Originally Posted By mattawn I think my number one draw for WDW is the fact that reality ends the minute you walk through those gates. I dont think about work, my wife has a constant smile on her face, my 12 year old daughter actually holds my hand. I think the Disney atmosphere (sp) is number one, and all the other stuff is just a huge bonus.
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast Its only an hour drive from where i am and i LURVEE the Disney World!!
Originally Posted By BeautysBeast But sometimes Universal and Islands of adventure is called for, like this weekend.Staying over at the Hard rock Hotel.Thats always a plus!!
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun Since we have been to WDW often, at least for a family from NYState, we are starting to enjoy the resorts more and more. Taking advantage of the time at the pools and on the lakes. It is so relaxing. This last time our AP's ran out after 2 days so we bought 2 day PH and throughly enjoyed hanging out and relaxing at CBR. Next summer we are hoping to try Coronado!
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys > find that very interesting. The Yacht, being 20%, must be a signifiacnt draw for you.< Yes, my wife and I love the Yacht Club. We spend all of our anniversaries there. Beach Club is also nice, but we think the YC is the best resort at WDW. Once, we decided to stay at the Grand for a change, but after two nights we requested a move to the YC. We even have a special room there that we like and have always requested and stayed in.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys >Four weeks and 3 days till my next visit - not that I'm counting . . . < Bring your laptop and you can see Kryssa for your resort TV.)
Originally Posted By Megara Disney. The attraction of Walt Disney World is so hard to describe in a few short sentences. The place is magic. The draw for me is all those wonderful “feelings†that wash over you when you first see those red and purple signs when entering the Disney property. You notice the lights are brighter, the lawns are mowed nicer, the bushes are trimmed better, the roads are nice and everything is maintained perfectly and it feels safe. The themed hotels are amazing, everyone is happy, the place is very clean and tidy and the weather is lovely. There is a great variety of shops and eateries to spend your money on a little happiness. The theme parks are truly the most amazing and magical places – where you seem to be so “thrilled†to be there and all your feelings are magnified 10x. You find yourself being dazzled by the slightest ordinary thing, for example, thinking things like wow, they put that little fence around the garden area, isn’t it cute ! Plus the child-like excitement you feel inside when you see the Disney characters, parade and fireworks. It has such appeal that when it’s time to leave and go home, there is such a sadness in your heart, like it’s breaking or a piece of it is being left behind. Left behind, until it “draws†you back to retrieve that piece of your heart and make it full again. That is what draws me to Walt Disney World.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<You notice the lights are brighter, the lawns are mowed nicer, the bushes are trimmed better, the roads are nice and everything is maintained perfectly and it feels safe. The themed hotels are amazing, everyone is happy, the place is very clean and tidy and the weather is lovely. There is a great variety of shops and eateries to spend your money on a little happiness.>> It's a shame it's not as clean, tidy and maintained as in years past, and that the variety of shops has been erroded as well. Still a nice and fun place to visit though.
Originally Posted By Megara We were there in September and thought it was great. Let's go to visit your house and your suburb and see how clean that is. So why do you dish on Disney? Don't u realise that MILLIONS of people that go there every year. I think they do a wonderful job of cleaning the place, considering some of the inconsiderate fools that visit there and mess the place up.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Why? Because it is how I feel about it. MIllions went to Disney in the past too, and yet Disney did a better job. I didn't say the place was filthy, just that it's not quite as clean and well-maintained as before. I'm not diminishing what you experience; if you find it all perfect, great. But for me, it's not as much of a mecca anymore. I still enjoy going to Disney parks, but now I have other vacation and travel interests as well.
Originally Posted By danyoung >Bring your laptop and you can see Kryssa for your resort TV.)< Now that's an interesting thought!
