We are staying an a cabin the last week of September on the AP discount. We normally take our fifth wheel, but when Disney runs room only discounts and gas prices creep up the cabins become more of an option financially. They are by no means cheaper than bringing the camper, but the price gap is much narrower. There are a number of things we like about the cabins.
We save a bunch of money on gas and our travel time is 2-3 hours less than with the RV. Setup is minimized, and if some part of our housing infrastructure breaks I don't have to fix it. The cabins have a dishwasher, and it isn't me. There is a full sized tub, which is a benefit to our children. The back bedroom is fairly well isolated from the living room, so noise is not so much of an issue when the kids are napping. In that regards, the cabins feel much more spacious than the RV. We feel that the "Fort Experience" proliferates the campground, and we have never felt like we were cheated in that regards because we were in a cabin.
There are some negatives. We will save money on gas, but our more fuel efficient vehicle has limited space. We prefer to eat meals in the cabin, so we will need to shop the day we arrive. This is not a problem if we bring the RV pre-loaded with groceries. Actually, there are a few things we won't be able to bring in the car that we would like to have. We will certainly have to operate within limits that we are not used to. In the RV I have everything I need and I know exactly where it is. When we arrive at the cabins in September, we will have forgotten something, and it will be particularly annoying because it will probably be at home in the RV.
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