Originally Posted By juicer Disneymom443...I feel the same way When I go I never leave the property also
Originally Posted By standor When I am on vacation I don't mind spending more for the convenience of not having to drive all over the place. With the price of gas today, you probably break even. The only thing I don't like is not being able to get a reservation without making it six months in advance.
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I would say that I'm at falt on that one(booking 180days out) I love it so much that I have everything all planned out and just wait for the 6 month out time. I will start to look at the park calender to see what days to go to which park. I do in Oct. and don't go the Mk durring MNSSHP. Other then that I almost have a count down for my ADRs. I'm sad I know.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I do the same thing! we don't get to the Parks a lot so I have to make sure I don't miss anything!! Right now I'm micro-managing our Cruise & it's not until Feb!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Instead wound up eating at Mythos where I got an incredible filet for $15.95 and added a cup of mushroom soup for another $2.99 ... then got 25% off on top of that because was dining with a UNI pal (although an AP or AAA Card will save you between 10-20% too).<<< Best restaurant in Orlando. I LOVE that place!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I don't either!! I embrace the Magic!!<<< But there's some other magic right up I-4....
Originally Posted By MPierce >> Sorry to my pals here who insist on giving The Mouse all or most of their dining $$$, but I think they're a bit nuts. O-Town isn't NY ... or Chicago ... or Paris ... or you get the idea. The price points are absurd. I guess that's why in 90 minutes of sitting (and, yes Pierce, drinking) at the Territory Lounge I watched six whole parties enter the restaurant (from 5:30 to 7 p.m.) << How can you afford to drink at my favorite bar? I'm to old, and crippled up to spend all that extra time it takes to get to a restaurant off propery. Even if I wasn't I still wouldn't go off property for the exact same reasons I do not stay off property. When you only go once a year some of us do not feel like being a commuter for meals, and a cot. It's the same thing that has been repeat on every Disney forum forever. For all of you folks that dine off property, and sleep off property, more power to you. I choose not to, and I know I could save considerable amounts of money by doing so. I could also save money by butchering my own hogs, and growing a vegetable garden. While I had 8 table service meals on property on my last trip, my wife, and I both agreed that if we do decide to return to WDW in the future, our dining habbits will be somewhat different.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt >>>I don't either!! I embrace the Magic!!<<< But there's some other magic right up I-4....>> a friend of mine from High School owns The Tiki Bar on I-4
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^^^ Heh. That's awesome. The Three Broomsticks is another good venue, too.
Originally Posted By WDWdreamin I'm not too old or crippled, but have been to WDW once in my month and enjoyed almost every meal on property a lot. Every time we go back (as for now) we will be staying on property and eating on property. For me it is an enjoyable part of the vacation experience.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt Thanks! I can't image telling someone they are wrong/insane for their choice of resort/hotel! to each their own
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I don't think anyone who decides they want an ALL inclusive on property Disney vacation is wrong in any shape or form. To a huge extend everyone's WDW vacation can be and is a unique experience. Nowadays it's not so much the parks that create that unique experience, it's "everything else in the World", much of which revolves around Disney dining establishments and other "extras" ie: towel animals, guest/ cast member experiences. Hopefully I'm not coming across as implying there is something inherently wrong with staying exclusively on property. Speaking for myself I have spent many vacations on property. At this point in my life I don't fell I need to spend all my time doing everything exclusively on property in order to have the best Disney vacation possible. Just as long as I can top off every evening at Ghirardelli I'm happy.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Pierce you're dead on-- now if there was someplace near that was a 'to die for place' I might be willing to check it our -- even if the pricepoints were like my Chicago or NY -- otherwise for my once a year trip I too am fine eating at the places I booked 6 months earlier - a plus in my view
