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Goofyernmost

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I take the parks at a slightly slower pace. Plus we do water parks, Disney Quest, and other things. I'm there partially to relax.
With all due respect, I don't think you can do it slower then I do, unless your frozen in place. I'm always in the area for more days then four, but four in the parks is my limit. My other amusements might not be Disney, but I do find other things to do. Sometimes it's another theme park. Or a trip to the Gulf Coast or the Atlantic Coast. I find that if I am not just walking constantly, I can enjoy my vacations a lot more. :)
 

Nemo14

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With all due respect, I don't think you can do it slower then I do, unless your frozen in place. I'm always in the area for more days then four, but four in the parks is my limit. My other amusements might not be Disney, but I do find other things to do. Sometimes it's another theme park. Or a trip to the Gulf Coast or the Atlantic Coast. I find that if I am not just walking constantly, I can enjoy my vacations a lot more. :)

Florida has so much more than theme parks! It's really sad that most people don't take the time to see the real Florida.
 

Goofyernmost

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Florida has so much more than theme parks! It's really sad that most people don't take the time to see the real Florida.
I've been saying that for decades. I love to explore the areas. The flea markets, the oddity side of the road venues, taking the back roads and seeing Florida as it actually is (not always pretty). There are places that take your breath away with their beauty. Bok Tower Gardens is one of the hardly known things to see only a few miles from WDW. What a restful and quiet place. Fell asleep on a bench there once. :D Large shady live Oaks with Spanish Moss, nice walking trails plus the bells were something to hear.

When ever I think about those that totally sequester themselves in the House of the Mouse, as nice as it is, brings to mind the words of Carly Simon..."makes me feel bad for the rest". :D I know that exploring isn't for everyone and I understand the reason (some what) that people would want to just stay there day after day, so don't get upset if you're one of those. I do try to encourage people to spend time looking around, but, I don't think that there is anything wrong with people just wanting to stay there.
 

Nemo14

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We had only seen Bok towers in the summer years ago, and it was hot and miserable. We went back to it this year in February and it was just gorgeous! Great place to just relax and enjoy.

Our kids gave my husband an annual pass for the Florida State Parks this year, so we've been exploring them every chance we get. There are some real gems there, and we've enjoyed each one we've been to. The more of them we see, the less we want to see the theme parks actually.
 

StarWarsGirl

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I know that exploring isn't for everyone.

I went to Hawaii last year, and ya know what I hated? Exploring. I was perfectly happy back at the beach at Aulani, but I was just bored out of my mind the rest of the time, except for maybe Pearl Harbor and Diamond Head (actually, I think Hawaii is overated, but anyway). We go on four vacations a year (sometimes an extra long weekend thrown in) so there's plenty of exploring going on. Once we're in WDW, we're there. Renting a car is expensive as would staying offsite (DVC members) be, so we just stay on site. Plus in the summer, we'll spend 3-5 hours in Epcot with the rest of the time being chill time at the pool. We also do the water parks, Disney Quest, bike riding at Fort Wilderness, miniature golf, we really take the time and enjoy the whole property beyond the parks. We enjoy ourselves. We did go offsite last January to see two college campuses with UCF, and I just wanted back on property and back to vacation as soon as possible. Also, I have a brother with autism. There's no way he could handle the exploring when Disney is so close. He'd probably like Universal and some other parks, but my dad's looked into it, and it's just too expensive for all four of us. In January, I'm going without my parents, but even then unless I were to drive (haha, not happening) I can't leave property. When I move to Florida as I intend to do in a few years, I'll do some exploring. But it's definitely not for everyone. Don't feel sorry for us. We're just fine the way we are.
 

Goofyernmost

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We had only seen Bok towers in the summer years ago, and it was hot and miserable. We went back to it this year in February and it was just gorgeous! Great place to just relax and enjoy.

Our kids gave my husband an annual pass for the Florida State Parks this year, so we've been exploring them every chance we get. There are some real gems there, and we've enjoyed each one we've been to. The more of them we see, the less we want to see the theme parks actually.
I will admit that my visit was around the first week in March. I can see where the middle of summer might cause some discomfort. :)
 

Nemo14

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We did go once during our April vacation, but since most of our April breaks happened around Easter, our time was limited. Our church and family obligations came first. We'd usually just go to VA for a few days, either to Roanoke or to Chincoteague.
 

StarWarsGirl

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We did go once during our April vacation, but since most of our April breaks happened around Easter, our time was limited. Our church and family obligations came first. We'd usually just go to VA for a few days, either to Roanoke or to Chincoteague.

Completely understandable. Have you ever been down to Charleston, SC? It sounds like someplace you and your husband would really enjoy.
 

Goofyernmost

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Which is why I never understood the people that were so opposed to a Soarin' over Florida attraction. People sell the state short.
The difference is that Soarin is viewed from above. The sheer lack of any vertical change in the state would make the details important and the general view not so spectacular. Sure there would be some spots that it would work out for, the beaches, Cape Kennedy, WDW, The everglades, but the variety of views would make it limited in it's appeal, I think. I think that they should just go to different states and film the highlights of whichever ones they choose, Florida included and expand it to be of interest to people from other places. The California one was able to be used because it had topography varied enough to represent a number of places all over. People that didn't know that it was just California would be thinking that this was from a wide variety of locations.
 

Nemo14

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Only the tourist parts! Try living there...yeah...not so pretty!

No thanks...
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StarWarsGirl

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Yes, we liked it there. One of our friends' son was in school there and gave us a tour. Very pretty place!

It is. My aunt relocated down there several years ago and loves it. We go down once a year. I even looked into going to school down there. It's really laidback. Hilton Head Island is really nice as well.
 

StarWarsGirl

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Which is why I never understood the people that were so opposed to a Soarin' over Florida attraction. People sell the state short.

Why not a Soarin' over the East Coast? That way they could show a variety of locations, from PA farmland to Carolina coasts to NYC to Baltimore's Inner harbor to the everglades, even Niagra Falls. Start North, work south, end at Magic Kingdom.
 
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