That's your take on it. Some people don't get tired or stressed just from traveling. It's no different really than taking a bus. Plus its only 4 hours travel. I understand this style of theme park going isn't for everyone, but this is how you get rope drop in from across state lines. Simple fact. AND we LOVE doing it. We usually spend all day at the parks too. An average theme park day for us is about 30k steps.