Newbie Questions

[bama_ed]

For our Original Poster (OP) @Tink3815,

What folks do who want to spend extended time around Disney is pair a stay at Fort Wilderness with a nice place off property. Camp Margaritaville down around Lakeland is a newer place that has been mentioned here most often (not close to WDW). In the past a place called Encore Tropical Palms in Kissimmee was mentioned for seasonal stays (it's not that far to WDW). There are plenty of RV parks in the area.

Bama Ed

 

[team bradfield]

I SECOND @teambradford's nomination.

I get the gist of the rule. Consecutive back-to-back reservations, whether they are 30 nights long or twice as many that are 15 nights long, means the guest has all the appearance of full-time living there if the combined span is for a few months or longer.

And at some point, the Florida industry (hotels vs domiciles) has to have a dividing line - so 30n it is - followed by an almost equivalent time away. Plus it needs to be relatively simple to implement (30 is the sole, fixed number of nights).

Finally, Jim, I think if there was a loophole and someone wormed through it, we would NOT have heard about it. Because if it was successful and the guest blah blah blah'd about it others would have implemented it and Disney would find out and shut it down. Which hasn't happened yet. Makes me wonder if it's happening , therefore, on the down-low....

When @team bradfield attempts it, maybe he can just send up some smoke signals if he is successful. If a guest interrupts their stay at Fort Wilderness and take their "home" with them somewhere else, even if for a day, they live "there" for that period of time and not "here" at the Fort.

Let's do this: you and me will be like Dr. Bunsen Honeydew with an idea for an experiment.

@team bradfield will be like Beaker and actually CONDUCT the experiment and live with the consequences. Think of the SUCCESS he could attain, the FAME! And we will ALL learn what happens. Win-win-win!

Bama Ed

PS - having to pack up and move out only to move back in shortly thereafter would be a pain in the rear but might be worth it if you could get 59 nights at the Fort (for example, a 29n then a 30n) with 1n off premise between the two. In my Aliner it wouldn't be hard to do.

Finding out, After 30, ready for a change! Lots of great places to see, last year the Keys, this year up to Navarre

 

[Teamubr]

this year up to Navarre

Where will you be staying in Navarre? I'm going to St. Augustine for a week in July to check out that corner of the state, but decided to add a few days in Navarre on the way home. Still looking for a place to build or buy. After 3 trips to the Pace/Milton/Pensacola area last fall, we liked Navarre better than anywhere else we saw so we are going to spend a little time looking more seriously there.

j

 

[team bradfield]

Where will you be staying in Navarre? I'm going to St. Augustine for a week in July to check out that corner of the state, but decided to add a few days in Navarre on the way home. Still looking for a place to build or buy. After 3 trips to the Pace/Milton/Pensacola area last fall, we liked Navarre better than anywhere else we saw so we are going to spend a little time looking more seriously there.

j

Santa Rosa RV Resort, right on the water, 3rd year, not really a "Resort", no restaurant or bar, but really quiet and great view on waterfront sites, so much to do in the area

 

[Teamubr]

Santa Rosa RV Resort, right on the water, 3rd year, not really a "Resort", no restaurant or bar, but really quiet and great view on waterfront sites, so much to do in the area

I looked into that one, but they didn't have any waterfront sites available, so I booked down the street at Emerald Beach RV Park. I'm not far from the water and it was a fair amount cheaper. It's only for 4 days and will give me time to drive around more and check out neighborhoods.

j

 

[proudmomof4]

Just my $.02 as a Floridian, I would check the historic hurricane paths. Over the past few years, I have seen a good number of hurricanes hit the panhandle. As someone who lives near the Gulf coast of Florida, I'm looking to move away from the coast after my DH and I retire. We are so hurricane weary and ready to not have to worry about it as much, I know the threat is always there, but moving further from the coast will ease my mind.