Originally Posted by Altair 4

We've been to WDW in Orlando maybe 4 times. Honestly, I enjoy the place myself. At times, I think I'm having at least as much fun as my daughter is having, if not more. We fly into Orlando, so thinking about bicycling in isn't even on my radar. For us, maximizing the enjoyment requires the following: 1) off-peak date - I refuse to go in the heat of summer, Spring break or during the Christmas-New Year's period. 2) Have a plan for your visit - my wife knows what we're riding, when we're riding it, and what we're doing in between rides, parades, and shows. The invasion of Normandy had nothing on my wife's Disney plan. 3) Release your inner child - I purposely try to see the upside of everything while in the parks. I shake hands with the characters, I enjoy unhealthy park food (once a year - it ain't gonna kill me), I ride my favorite rides more than once. And I smile, a lot. I let my kid enjoy every possible aspect of the visit.

Prior to our first visit to Walt Disney World (I never went as a kid), I thought Disney World were masters at separating you from your money....and they are. But now I slide my credit card across the counter with a smile on my face now after seeing how much we have enjoyed it. Not to say that we haven't enjoyed going out West or enjoyed visits to our national parks, or to other cities.