Have always stayed on property. Disney property or resorts have their own aura, smells and sounds and little things that make you feel you're in a whole different world. Half the fun and pleasure comes from the atmosphere of the resorts. When we arrive, we stand in the lobby and just smell. We can tell which resort we are in but the aroma. The atmosphere of the themed pool areas of all the resorts is a park experience in itself. Long ago we always drove to WDW, and never used the car once there, fly a few times and now take Amtrak every trip and part of the Disney experience is not needing a car to go anywhere. People that use their car to get to the parks quick ought to stop and smell the roses along the way. Thats why I don't fly, what can you see or experience 35,000 feet in the air. America is beautiful and so is Disney World but you have to stop, smell, listen and feel the pixie dust in the air. Its all on property, just waiting for someone to take the time out and grab some, racing from ride to ride, jumping from line to line and cramming all they can cram into a day is not a very relaxing vacation. Sitting on a bench in anyone of the parks for an hour twice a visit and see what you see, hear and feel. Running around with that park map, like the park is going to disappear or close for what. To say you did it all? I've asked others that have gone to WDW if they seen this or done that around the different resorts or Fort Wilderness and they just look at me, like where was that?? Piano bar on the Boardwalk, meatball sandwich from Spoodles, pizza and beer Crocketts Tavern, or even the Hoop dee do, Capt. Jacks or Captain cooks, CR game room, way to many thing to talk about that are free for the taking is ya get out of the run run run rut of getting your moneys worth out of the parks. Sorry for the length but it needs to be said!
