I guess everyone has a different thought on what is considered a long distance. Most years when we stayed in Phoenix, we stayed at a place near the South Mountains (SW of downtown). It's about a 35 minute drive from there to Goodyear. I don't think that is "waaaay out" there. If you stay in Scottsdale (pretty much opposite end of Phoenix), it's about a 40 minute drive. That's not that crazy. Many of the FL parks are much farther apart than that. Depends on traffic. Scottsdale to Goodyear can take well over an hour (it's 52 min drive as I type this at 8am Phoenix time).