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buzznina · 03-11-2013, 03:44 PM

We have yet to stay off-site, but each year it seems like I look closer at it

But one big key is that we always use EMH and you do not get that with off-site.
We drive, and one of the best part is parking the van and not needing to use it. Our DD's love riding the buses, so for them that is part of the excitement. At the beginning we would sometimes drive to the parks but the time saved was minimal, so now I will drive if we need to go to another resort, but that is it.

sadossey · 03-11-2013, 05:36 PM

We went for the first time last year with kids 5&2, stayed at POR. We loved it. We are going back this April with my sisters family, they went a couple years ago and stayed off site and she said they would never do that again. It was nice to get away from the real world, no wal mart, no gas stations, no McDonalds!

BigTex71 · 03-12-2013, 02:54 PM

Our first time we visited WDW in 2004, we stayed off-site. We vowed to stay on-site the next time. Then we stayed at CBR and then POR. We tried giving off-site another try by staying in a 3BR condo we got for an awesome deal (see my trip report in my signature for details and the on-site vs. off-site debate.) The Cliff's Notes version: we had to go back later that year to stay on-site (POFQ) to feel like a true Disney vacation.

There is something to be said for staying in the 'Disney bubble'. We learned our lesson (twice) and will always stay on-site from now on. Some people may enjoy staying off-site and getting a break from Disney, but we feel that it isn't a 'real' Disney vacation unless we stay on-site.

We are going back to POR in late July/early August. We love that resort, and I am sure you will, too.

03-11-2013, 03:44 PM	#16
buzznina DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The White Sugar Beaches of the Florida Panhandle, 7 hours away from the Magic Place. Posts: 1,342	We have yet to stay off-site, but each year it seems like I look closer at it But one big key is that we always use EMH and you do not get that with off-site. We drive, and one of the best part is parking the van and not needing to use it. Our DD's love riding the buses, so for them that is part of the excitement. At the beginning we would sometimes drive to the parks but the time saved was minimal, so now I will drive if we need to go to another resort, but that is it. __________________ DW DH DD(7) DD(2):tink AKL-SV(2), POLY, GF, CR, POFQ(3), POR(6)(RGR(2)), CSR(10), CBR, FW CABINS, POP(3), ASMU(2), ASSP, ASMO

03-12-2013, 02:54 PM	#18
BigTex71 DIS Dad #536 Bring it! It's a conspiracy, I tell you! <300 ;) Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 1,333	Our first time we visited WDW in 2004, we stayed off-site. We vowed to stay on-site the next time. Then we stayed at CBR and then POR. We tried giving off-site another try by staying in a 3BR condo we got for an awesome deal (see my trip report in my signature for details and the on-site vs. off-site debate.) The Cliff's Notes version: we had to go back later that year to stay on-site (POFQ) to feel like a true Disney vacation. There is something to be said for staying in the 'Disney bubble'. We learned our lesson (twice) and will always stay on-site from now on. Some people may enjoy staying off-site and getting a break from Disney, but we feel that it isn't a 'real' Disney vacation unless we stay on-site. We are going back to POR in late July/early August. We love that resort, and I am sure you will, too. __________________ DIS Dad Club Member #536 Wanna Read My PTR? Your Stunned Silence Is VERY Reassuring (Jan/Feb 2011) A Private Dance With Cinderella...Our Surprise Trip Jan/Feb 2011 me dw ds(12) dd(6)

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03-11-2013, 05:36 PM	#17
sadossey Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: North Alabama Posts: 192	We went for the first time last year with kids 5&2, stayed at POR. We loved it. We are going back this April with my sisters family, they went a couple years ago and stayed off site and she said they would never do that again. It was nice to get away from the real world, no wal mart, no gas stations, no McDonalds!