Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I despise staying off property but if its a budget trip ill do it only if i have to I would rather stay at the All star than the Ritz Carlton > Ok, I love WDW, and I love my DVC etc etc but the same level of service off grounds -- let's for the sake of argument say Four Seasons - my faves -- as at Disney Moderate. What planet and alternate timedimension have I entered. I always ( except first trip in 1972) have stayed on grounds and there is a lot of subtle stuff that goes with that, and now as a DVC member of course I stay on grounds and love it...but better than the best out there at any cost ? Yikes ! I expect this from LG as some type of mind control has happened there ( and LG I am not trying to rip you -- heck I am a Cub fan and every freakin' year a part of me believe's this will be the year -- so I am not throwing stones - I have a view of the baseball world that is horribly skewed) - but c'mon people let's let a little reality sneak in.
Originally Posted By danyoung >That is why WDW has more guest and more repeat guest because there is nothing better than leaving the real world and staying in the heart of the Magic. IMO.< Oh my lord! I thought we beat this kind of talk out of you the last time, LG! Relax - quit sounding like a brochure or a Disney promotional hack, and you might have a better chance of people taking you seriously. But hey, good to see you back, buddy!!!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN If riding a ghetto bus from DAK to the MK is "magic" then .. I don't know the meaning of it.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip For the services I want when staying at WDW... yes, an All Star offers more than a Four Seasons. <<If riding a ghetto bus from DAK to the MK is "magic" then .. I don't know the meaning of it.>> Still beats the heck out of riding a freaking airplane.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN You GOT that right!!! Trust me...I only do it for my Disney fix, because the money ain't good there anymore.
Originally Posted By goofy47 I have to admit I've only used the WDW transportation service once in the 22yrs we have been going there. I had no choice, I was headed to the HDDR and need to take it from the parking area.. We drive every year and I pretty much know every sqaure inch of Disney... My backup plan is to drive bus for them someday.. LOL... Now remember, I have nothing agains't the buses mind you... I just prefer to drive...
Originally Posted By danyoung >My backup plan is to drive bus for them someday...< That's very funny, cuz I seriously plan on retiring in Florida and piloting boats around the property till I die!
Originally Posted By goofy47 (That's very funny, cuz I seriously plan on retiring in Florida and piloting boats around the property till I die!) I don't know where you live at the moment, but I took early retirement and moved to South Florida two years ago, from upstate NY. LOL!! hmmmm I may apply for that job too...
Originally Posted By danyoung ^^ I live in Dallas, and still have a few good work years left in me before I move to Florida and have fun.
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "Most guest who have stayed "on property" would agree with that statement. You probably get the same service staying at a Disney moderate as you do at the Ritz Carlton. There is nothing more Magical then staying "on property" at WDW. Even staying at the Grand Californian Hotel or the Disneyland Hotel or the Disney Ambassador Hotel or the MiraCosta is not the same as staying at any WDW resort. That is why WDW has more guest and more repeat guest because there is nothing better than leaving the real world and staying in the heart of the Magic. IMO." Definitely, O-D'd on pixie-dust and Disney PR spin. It would only be scary if I actually believed that you believed it. I think you belong on Maelstrom ...
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>That's very funny, cuz I seriously plan on retiring in Florida and piloting boats around the property till I die!<< Just what we need... another person moing in to town and contributing to gridlock on I-4 and on 417..
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Most people are staying on property for convience, because its take a while to get to the parks if your staying off property. And traffic on 1-4 is unpredictable.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN It takes a while to get from any point A to any point B *within* the property using their transport system!!!!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Not me - gonna live on my boat find a good deal on docking space and let the rest of us know -- I am shooting for 4 1/2 more years-- 55 and out ( or at least somewhere warmer )--
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I knew that was a pre req for Miami after my last few visits, Orlando too ?
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Orlando too my dearly... Orlando too.. There is so much more to WDW and Orlando now than just "mantengase alejado de las puertas, por favor".
Originally Posted By vbdad55 And when I finally learned to stand clear of the doors, now I find out I have to learn more...oh the stress. thanks for the insight
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Start here "Mantengan sus brasos, pies, y piernas dentro del vehiculo, y permanecer sentados por favor". Butthe shocker will be all of the spanish-only billboards around the city. They seem to have forgotten people are supposed to speak English around these parts. Another useful phraze to learn, "Quiero un Whopper combo, con queso por favor, tamano regular".
