SmithSmith
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2014
Just food for thought and Im not sure what others might think of this but perhaps the difference is the perception of a "Disney" vacation vs a "florida vacation". Gotta say Ive not thought about it before but I cant help but think that this might be why some really love onsite, while others are the opposite. I really enjoy Disney, Ive been going since I was a child and deep down inside I imagine no matter how old I will get I always will. That said growing up if our family was going to DL or later when we went to DW, it was a "part of" and not the whole of our holiday. In Cali we would also go to San Fran, San Diego, beaches etc. In Florida we always(or almost always ) do something other than Orlando, and when we do just Orlando it involves more than Disney. When asked where we're going on holidays the response will be , Orlando, or Siesta Key, or a stop to and from the Caribbean or.....We will add that we're also going to do Disney or U, or whatever else we have planned but it is never just about D, while Ive noticed a great deal of the onsiters talk not about going to Florida, but rather about going to Disney. It is sort of like our friends who do all inclusives who don't say we're going to Jamaica, or Mexico, they talk instead about the resort. In the bigger picture neither approach is better imho but rather just different in terms of what one wants from their vacation.
This!^
Exactly! I think you nailed it, LB.
Eta: Have a fun trip!