They just completed the widening of 535 to the North of Disney Property due to the extremely fast growth in the area. Now the roads are getting jammed again because of even more growth. They built 3 new schools in my area in the past 2 years alone to accommodate all of the families that are relocating here.
Been living 2 miles north of MK since 2008 and have never lived in a "poverty" area with "janky souvenir shops." And those parts of 192 and I-Drive from the past are quickly being overturned.
These days most people shop around before making any kind of purchase or rental.
I don't think that's always true. A lot of people don't have the first clue how to shop around or if what they are booking is a good deal. People also generally don't have a good idea when to book things. For instance when booking a flight the prices are highest at 11 months out and generally go down some until you get within 2 weeks of flying. Most people book their vacation when they decide they want go without thinking about timing. Disney is a complex vacation to plan but the average guest isn't going to a site like this for advice. They just wing it and often times pay the price. I hear people say that nobody pays rack rate for rooms at WDW, but some people actually do and not just to get "free" dining.
Oh ok thanks!
Obviously, I am fully aware that there is "stuff" outside of the path between MCO and WDW. But, like I previously said, when I go on a vacation to WDW, I'm going to WDW. Not to all the "stuff" outside of WDW. That other themed complex up I-4? I have zero interest in it. (That is, until Nintendo-land makes an appearance. Then we'll see.) Call me whatever you want, but stop insinuating that anyone who goes to WDW and has the audacity to actually stay there is doing it wrong. They might actually be doing it exactly the way they want to.
And Universal isn't the only thing out their either. You can't make that such a statement if you've never ventured out beyond the mousetrap.
Well, the airfare rules are actually a DOT rule, not FTC rule.
Having lived in Orlando as well, when we vacation at WDW, we have no desire to go off-site, not because we don't know what is there - we know perfectly well what is there - but we just don't care. It has nothing to do with Disney marketing or that they make us feel like we don't have to. We just don't. To each his/her own.
I don't know... Sounds like the marketing is working perfectly.Having lived in Orlando as well, when we vacation at WDW, we have no desire to go off-site, not because we don't know what is there - we know perfectly well what is there - but we just don't care. It has nothing to do with Disney marketing or that they make us feel like we don't have to. We just don't. To each his/her own.
But at least you admitted to knowing what else was out there and didn't post a statement proclaiming not much was there. That's the difference.Having lived in Orlando as well, when we vacation at WDW, we have no desire to go off-site, not because we don't know what is there - we know perfectly well what is there - but we just don't care. It has nothing to do with Disney marketing or that they make us feel like we don't have to. We just don't. To each his/her own.
So you just discount the fact that I used to live there, and know exactly what else is out there??
Oh, and like @GoofGoof , we have relatives still living only a short distance away that we drive over for several times a year. We don't do Disney on those either. The Disney fix is immersive. The other visits, not so much.
There is a ton of other stuff to do within an hour of Disney. A crazy lot of stuff.
It's crazy how much the area is developed. If I visited for a week every year for the next decade and never set foot on Disney or Universal property I still probably wouldn't have enough time to do everything and definitely not enough time to hit all the restaurants. If you live locally and actually make enough money to do a lot of this stuff on a regular basis it must be pretty amazing. I guess you would get sick of us tourists though
Can't get sick of the tourists. They're the reason we don't pay state income taxes! So a double-edged sword.It's crazy how much the area is developed. If I visited for a week every year for the next decade and never set foot on Disney or Universal property I still probably wouldn't have enough time to do everything and definitely not enough time to hit all the restaurants. If you live locally and actually make enough money to do a lot of this stuff on a regular basis it must be pretty amazing. I guess you would get sick of us tourists though
It started when you said:
To which I replied:
Obviously, I was responding to your assertion that people should use their rental cars to drive off property to buy and do things instead of buying them and doing them on property. To think and imply that I have blinders on to the fact that the Orlando area has much to offer for many different wants/needs/tastes is simply inane and insulting. My sole point was that there are a great number of families that allocate X number of days to spend in WDW, because they want to be in WDW, and understand that the prices at WDW are what they are. They do not want to spend their time away from WDW just to save a few bucks on souvenirs or get food at a chain restaurant that's also 10 minutes from their house.
