I completely agree. I'm also not crazy about 1400 (I know it is some people's favorite). Our first trip ever to the Fort was on the inner loop, but I had my old 31 ft 5er. It was fine and DS was 4 at the time, so being close to the campfire and pool was nice. The last time was right after hurricane Irma and we were on the outer loop, but in a very small site. Unfortunately, this was with the new 5er that is 42 ft. The site was as far away from the campfire as you could be and had to navigate all the way around, dodging wayward parkers when ever you wanted to come and go.
They tried to put me in 1400 two years ago and I asked for any other loop besides that one. At that point, the only Premium loop I had stayed on was 1400. With the smaller old 5er, I stayed on Preferred sites (100, 200, 300) after that initial visit on 1400.
Parking habits make all the difference on some of these loops. One badly placed truck or golf cart can turn it into a huge challenge.
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