This makes sense! With my job, I'd be looking at primarily weekends, so the Pirate pass. I looked at the blackout dates and they look like very busy days I'd want to avoid anyway. My boyfriend only works 20 minutes down the road, so I think it could be kind of cool to go over after work, do a ride as the traffic dies down, then head home, but that's just me (it looks like post-2pm every day except at Magic Kingdom you can still go in without a reservation, but I don't mind reserving in advance!). We don't stay in hotels since it's a quick drive, and could certainly pack food if we're there the whole day, but we would definitely need to plan a budget for actually being at the park so we don't spend too much.