We used to pack our stuff into the Aerostar and drive down from Toronto. We'd get a cheap motel in Kissimmee, and then drive to the park, eating fast food outside the park for breakfast and dinner. We'd do Disney for two days, then go of to Clearwater Beach to enjoy the sun and sand.That makes sense for out of state. Shit, if I had to fly in, of course I would stay at the resort all the time to get a good bang for my buck. Plane tickets and hotels are expensive, you cant do that shit every year, so it's only natural to milk it for all its worth.
Mind you, this was the early '90s.