We had an AP for the first time starting with our trip in July 2007. We used it in December, March and June of 2008. It was fantastic! We stayed at OKW in the summer trips, offsite in December and BWV in March. When we were waiting to check in to the BWV, my family went to the pool and I walked to EPCOT for a coffee and to watch the dancing fountain. On a MK day, we drove our van and got such a great parking spot, that we took the monorail to EPCOT, walked through to get a pastry in France and took the ferry to BWV. Went back to MK to use FPs and watch Wishes and took our van back to BWV.
I loved the AP just for the beauty of not having to worry about the days I was using my ticket - the more, the better! Plus, even though we are not typically a "hopping" family, we were able to go to HS one morning, gather FPs, stroll to EPCoT to see the new Spaceship Earth and go back to BWV before going back to MGM. Of course, that's also the "beauty" of staying at the BWV in a month with weather that is perfect for walking!
I don't know if we'll ever have a year like that again, but I'm certainly going to try!
