As you can see from my signature, I'd visited Disney a few times growing up, but we were never quite "rich" enough to stay at a resort on site.
We had always gone to the same hotel, the kings motel, which later changed to Howard Johnson. This place was on a lake and it was beautiful. The most I'd seen of any resort growing up was driving by the swan and dolphin and thinking how weird it looked.
This last trip a few years back, I kind of wanted to stay at the same place fr nostalgic purposes, but figured since it was just the wife and I, and we had some extra tax money, id splurge on trying out one of the resort hotels. We finally decided on the Port Orleans Riverside resort from the pictures and availability.
Now the title comes in...man, was I missing out. I had no idea how great the Disney resorts could be. It was almost like another entire park I was missing out on by not staying at a resort. From the cast members, to the dining, to the rooms and landscaping, we had no choice but to feel fully immersed in this area.
What Im trying to say is, off site hotels are great for sleeping, but if you have the chance, please at least once, stay at a resort. Disney makes it such a magical experience that completely adds to your entire trip, in a way you couldn't imagine.
We had always gone to the same hotel, the kings motel, which later changed to Howard Johnson. This place was on a lake and it was beautiful. The most I'd seen of any resort growing up was driving by the swan and dolphin and thinking how weird it looked.
This last trip a few years back, I kind of wanted to stay at the same place fr nostalgic purposes, but figured since it was just the wife and I, and we had some extra tax money, id splurge on trying out one of the resort hotels. We finally decided on the Port Orleans Riverside resort from the pictures and availability.
Now the title comes in...man, was I missing out. I had no idea how great the Disney resorts could be. It was almost like another entire park I was missing out on by not staying at a resort. From the cast members, to the dining, to the rooms and landscaping, we had no choice but to feel fully immersed in this area.
What Im trying to say is, off site hotels are great for sleeping, but if you have the chance, please at least once, stay at a resort. Disney makes it such a magical experience that completely adds to your entire trip, in a way you couldn't imagine.