Poll: where do you stay

[Dazed]

We have done all on the list, separate trips and all in one trip!

I opted for Onsite Disney though, as 9 times out of 10 that's what we do, and it's always our first choice.

[macadoo]

We stay on site at Disney each time but we’ve never felt stuck there. We also eat off site, go to other parks and shopping. We always hire a car.

[zdickens]

Always stay onsite. Have stayed offsite a couple of times but since free dining onsite.

[SWEN]

We sometimes stay onsite, sometimes at the in-laws time share and sometimes a mix of both, so I voted 'Other'.

[Bozza]

Originally Posted by vampiress88

I always have and most likely always will stay on I-Drive in a hotel. May venture to a villa in the future but not sure.
I find I love I drive as I don’t like being stuck in the Disney bubble. As I would feel if I were in a Disney hotel then I would always be eating in Disney etc and I like to have the option to walk out and to golf and loads of cheap food places.

Majority of the posts especially the food trip ones all seem to be for onsite so I was just wondering how many actually stay onsite.

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If you have always stayed on I-Drive, how do you know you "don’t like being stuck in the Disney bubble"?

We always stay on site, generally in a Deluxe or a 1-bed at OKW at WDW and either the Hard Rock, Portofino Bay or Royal Pacific at Universal.

When my parents first took me to Orlando, around 30 years ago, we stayed in a Holiday Inn on I-Drive and I still remember telling my parents that it was like Blackpool but warmer.

We headed down I-Drive looking for somewhere to eat last year, whilst we were staying at the Royal Pacific at Universal, and I'm not sure my view on it would change very much now. I can certainly see the appeal for some - there's a fair bit of choice for food - all easily walkable, and it's significantly cheaper than on-site.

it's not for us though, but the world would be boring if we were all the same.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Bozza

If you have always stayed on I-Drive, how do you know you "don’t like being stuck in the Disney bubble"?

We always stay on site, generally in a Deluxe or a 1-bed at OKW at WDW and either the Hard Rock, Portofino Bay or Royal Pacific at Universal.

When my parents first took me to Orlando, around 30 years ago, we stayed in a Holiday Inn on I-Drive and I still remember telling my parents that it was like Blackpool but warmer.

We headed down I-Drive looking for somewhere to eat last year, whilst we were staying at the Royal Pacific at Universal, and I'm not sure my view on it would change very much now. I can certainly see the appeal for some - there's a fair bit of choice for food - all easily walkable, and it's significantly cheaper than on-site.

it's not for us though, but the world would be boring if we were all the same.

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how you doing dude / ? ?

funny you mentioned blackpool, we were sat in the yard house at the orlando eye ( always wanted to eat at the YH but never found time till aug ) and after it stopped raining it got very busy outside and i commented it looked like blackpool

[Ridersmom]

I stay onsite as Disney or Universal depending on the focus of a trip.

I did want to comment on your statement about being "stuck in the Disney bubble." I don't know why who has stayed on site would feel that way. No one says you cannot leave and there are lots of the same options you will find on Idrive just outside the Disney entrances.

To me, staying on site is about convenience-anything you could want is right there. And if the over the top theming is not what appeals to you, there are plenty of more subtle options.

[Bozza]

What's going on with this thread? It keeps bouncing to the top of the forum, and currently has a last post time of 12:07pm today, but the last post I can see is 11:55pm last night.

[tocpe321]

Originally Posted by Bozza

What's going on with this thread? It keeps bouncing to the top of the forum, and currently has a last post time of 12:07pm today, but the last post I can see is 11:55pm last night.

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Each time someone votes on a poll it triggers the last post to be put onto the forum spy.

[vampiress88]

Suppose I wouldn’t really know it’s just what I imagine really that I would feel to confined in the Disney bubble

Apart from the fact that it’s probably more expensive on site I like I drive as that will mean that we can catch the i trolley and go to loads of cheap restaurants without using the car. If we were in a Disney hotel it would mean driving out every night to get food or eating onsite.
Also if we got the free dining then that would mean we would eat in the bubble and not leave as often.
I love Disney but it would be too much for me to be onsite. Would possibly look at doing a few days but wouldn’t be able to do the three weeks.

Some people will love the Disney bubble and that’s great for them but I just couldn’t do it.

Seems like most are either onsite Disney or villa.
That probably why there are lots more onsite reports then.

I thought I drive was popular.