PGHFiend 140 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 So, for me to come from Pittsburgh to the fort, it's about a 2000 mile round trip. After fuel and the ever increasing price of sites there, are you all die hards? Or is there a point where you just drive the car and get a hotel? Right now for the March / April trip were planning, we can pull the camper to the fort , or drive our car and crash at POP for about the exact dollar including fuel. I'm definitely doing the fort because our passes will expire in April, but I'm curious if any of you have a strategy or a defining line. ThanksAP Quote Link to post Share on other sites
red...Susan 37 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Our point is amount of time. A long weekend we fly and stay at a hotel. We only take the RV if it is at least a week stay not counting travel time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 I'm a diehard fort fan. If we didn't bring our pet, I might consider flying down for a shorter trip. But as long as we keep taking 2-3 week vacations, we'll stick with our moho. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouseketab.....Carol 1,261 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 Ours is the same as red, if it's a shorter trip, we leave the camper at home and get an off site hotel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy and Grandma 739 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 When they come up with rooms that have full kitchens and 2 recliners and cost the same as the FORT then we'd leave the RV at home. Until then we're die hards I guess unless as Carol and Susan said it's only for 3 nites max, but then we'd fly since it would mean a hotel room on the way down and back which would almost pay for one ticket when you figure gas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BradyBzLyn...Mo 2,023 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 For us it's mostly dog related. We only do one big family trip per year - and "family" is DH (who doesn't fly) + 3 dogs. I've been on my own for a couple of weekend "girls getaways" - some in a rental camper at the Fort and some staying at a Value. The times I've stayed at a Value were super short trips down to go to the 24 hour MK event - basically coming in Thursday night, going home Saturday/Sunday. If I have my druthers (and budget) I'm going with the Fort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GaDawgFan.....Kelly 799 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 I agree it's relative to length of trip and cost of other options. If the cost of a value and the Fort were the same, I'd choose the Fort in most cases. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PGHFiend 140 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 If I live a little closer, or if they could move Disney a little more north, I would have no inner dialog about the choice. It's the mileage that makes it a question for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keith_h 420 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 It's getting close to the nightly cost we would consider someplace else if we were not doing the parks. For now the ability to leave the car parked and take Disney transportation around the resort offsets the savings at other facilities. I also prefer to stay at a known entity than someplace I haven't been to or seen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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