ClapYourHands
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2018
I'm glad you put the IMO behind your statement, because IMO, the "Disney Bubble" is NOT hogwash. I don't get to visit often, so when I go, I want and need to be surrounded by everything Disney. We dine offsite for our meals because of our kosher diet, so that's when the bubble goes bye-bye....but as soon as I drive back on property, all is good. We are a family of 3, so we aren't "cramped" in the least. I know very well that I could save TONS of money and do something offsite, but considering my family can't take advantage of any breakfast things offered at said hotel, then onsite at Disney is the way to go for us. Also, because I'm a resident, I'm lucky to get great deals on the value resorts anyway. Also, not having to pay for parking is nice. Over 4 days, I'd be paying $100 for that as well as what I pay to park at the resort now. I think the values are $15 a day. So that's $60 of my money gone for resort parking. I'm okay with that over $160 for both.
By no means and I'm saying to you that you're wrong about the Disney Bubble....we all have our opinions and are entitled to state them as we wish. I just needed to chime in with mine. I've been a full time teacher these last 3 years and for me that bubble is what I need especially after the year I've had this year.
While your experience is valid, it's not really relevant to this thread, which is not a generic offsite vs onsite debate. It's great that you don't find 3 people cramped in a room meant for 4, but OP has 5 people in her family, and people suggesting she go offsite are trying to find a solution to her problem. As a family of 5 exceeds the occupancy allowance for a single room at a value resort, and OP seems to be having a hard time finding the budget for a moderate that will hold them all, her options are to move her dates or move offsite. Moving offsite is the easier of the two. People are trying to reassure her that her family can still have a good trip and stay within their budget.
I dunno. Tone can be hard to read on the internet, so maybe you're not trying to gloat. But it comes off as insensitive at least to make a post all about how amazing and affordable it is to stay in one value room (that you get a great resident rate on, no less), when OP started this thread because she's upset that her family is no longer ABLE to do exactly that.