I'm cool with it. I like to see some people now and then who don't look like retirees.

Just enjoyed a lovely late afternoon of shopping, dining at great restaurant, entertainment, and best cookies ever.. No didn’t take up space in SS, LSL, or Brownwood (our preference) we went to Disney Springs.

It’s our every other week trip for a great day, and evening. We stay over enjoy the parks, excellent food, and late night fireworks from the roof top at contemporary.

Honestly our first drive by trip in TV was 2004, SS was the only place to be. But as the years went by, we rarely shop, eat, or visit square entertainment, unless we have company in. That’s usually a one and done. Can’t remember the last time we went to a special event at one of the square’s. Once Eastport is built I am sure we will visit couple times, then back to our regularly scheduled trips out of the bubble

Well, the squares are public. Good to hear that people are having fun.

How is the drive down to Disney World? I’m a huge Disneyland fan here in SoCal, and have been going to Disneyland since 1956. We will be headed to TV in a month when escrow closes, so WDW will be our new Disney home. Hoping it’s not a bad drive. We’re 60 miles from Disneyland here, but it takes 2.5 hours to get there in LA traffic. Not fun!

I'm sure the people who bought 10 years before you said the same thing when you moved in...

:smiley: You're right.....I did! :cryin2:

A I'll (someone who bought a mere 20 months ago) will probably complain about all the new people moving in 8-10 years from now...

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Built out!!! That’s a good one!! :D

😂😂😂😂

Depends on how far south or North you are living in TV and where your DW destination is. Anywhere from about 1 to 1 1/2hrs to DW. We're just north of 466A and usually takes us about 1:20 and NEVER have had any traffic (crashes excluded). That doesn't count waiting to get into the DW parking lot. :)

I’ve been here since 2001 , I’ve moved with the villages from Springdale to Fenney in 6 different homes , the only time that there was any mystery about them building was before they crossed 44 and it didn’t take a visionary to see all that vacant land and figure they’ll go for it . They have done a wonderful job with this place and despite the naysayers that the place is going downhill , it’s seems more and more people are buying here. The place everybody came from has changed ,so why not here especially when it’s better with more options and for those who liked it here in the early days , there are plenty of small parks with one pool ,one clubhouse and one golf course if your lucky , leaving people with lots of time to talk wabout how great the villages is getting with all the new growth

You are probably right about that but the total population was no where near what is on the horizon. I just hope our system of roadways will be able to support the population.

Oops. I meant to say build out

We’re only about 40 miles and 45 minutes or so on the Florida
Turnpike.

One day you can walk to the ticket booth

Why wait so long?:bigbow:

Morse will be a nightmare from 466 north. Surprised they never turned it into a four land road.

In early 2016 when we were hoping to sell our house in Virginia and move to The Villages, I joined this DG and asked about the traffic along Morse Road between Spanish Springs and 466.

People said the traffic was terrible, so we never considered buying a house that would require us to drive along that stretch of road.

40 miles & 45 minutes? Curious as to where in TV you live. Google Maps has it at 64.8 miles from our house off ODell Circle right near Mallory CC to DW main gate and 67.2 Miles to Disney Springs both of which is about what we've measured in many trips over 5 years. Wait, you did say "or so". :D

Thank you! Sounds much better than getting to Disneyland here. DL is never a day trip for us. We have to stay at least one night because of the travel time.

We’ll likely buy south of 44 because we want a brand new home, but we’ll see. 😊

Don't rule out pre-owned homes, there are some real beauties, and some bargains.

As you approach the RAB at 441 and Morse, Morse Blvd is a four lane road with two lanes in each direction. I don't think it is even feasible to expand Morse Blvd north of 466 to two lanes each way for the entire length of the roadway from 466 to 441.

For me, coming from New York, New Jersey and South Florida, the traffic anywhere in The Villages, including that stretch from 466 to 441 is NOTHING, even in high season.

Absolutely!!! Hubby and I went to a Villages open house a few months back for a brand new home that had a price tag of over 1 million. The counter tops in the home were CORIAN. Yes, CORIAN!!! Most pre owned homes these days have been updated with either granite or Quartz counter tops not to mention new cabinets in the kitchens and bathrooms.

A million bucks aint what it used to be.

and Crown Molding, and Plantation shutters, and mature landscaping, and upgraded floors, and solar tubes, and garage screens, and finished driveways, etc. Anything I forgot?:popcorn:

I went to an open house the other day.....$1.8 million.....didn't even have ceiling fans...couldn't believe it.:22yikes:

Some day when they ever get around to working on 27/441 it will be much better. The lights do seem to go on forever.

Don’t require any special glasses to see the “E” on most foreheads! Bwahahaha!!!

Maybe not but.......there are pre owned homes that can be had for a lot less than a cool million and have upgraded counter tops and cabinets than what I saw in that brand new home for over a million.

Yup, agree totally. Not only "mature landscaping" but enhanced landscaping done by professionals, not what the builder puts in.

Seems the builder if offering less but the price tags are more for the new homes. I can't believe......not even ceiling fans? I didn't notice if there were ceiling fans in the open house we toured that was over a million. I was just gob smacked at the downgraded counter tops. Corian is one step above laminate counter tops if you ask me.

Somehow our dollar has become funny money just like that.

Where was this new construction house for a million dollars? The most expensive new house I have ever seen listed was in the mid $800’s and it was decked out with quartz counters, top of the line appliances and a pool.

The only place I can think of that a house would be that much would be up in Chatham Acres where the lots are 5 acres and cost $500,000. Currently the developer has only 3 houses that are even above $600,000 listed.

We won’t! 👍🏻😊

Where is this house? Nothing listed on TV website for any new house approaching a million dollars.

I wish I could remember where the home is located but I can't. Hubby verified that the listing price was over one million but he doesn't remember where it was located either. I do recall mentioning the quality of the countertops to the sales rep. All he could do was shrug his shoulders.

Maybe it was sold already?????

Could be an MLS listing than

Couldn't have been. She said it was a brand new house. And it's "then" not "than".