We only live about 300 miles away so we drive.When we go we either camp at Ft Wilderness or we get a great price on Priceline.We buy 6 or 7 day park hoppers but we can make those tickets last for a LONG time. We do not go to the parks every day. Sometimes we just go for a long weekend. We weent in March-April for 7 days and only went to the parks two days!!!!