Longest Disney Vacation

[lpet11984]

The longest I've stayed previously has been 7 days, 6 nights...this year I'm gearing up to try 9 days, 8 nights and absolutely can't wait!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

The longest we've stayed was 9 nights/10 days. I'm pushing for 2 weeks one of these days!

 

[disney21]

The longest we've stayed is 10 days -and this is about our normal length each time we go now!

 

[Iknewagirlnamed]

In 2001 when I was 13 (I turned 14 when I was there) I stayed at an off-site hotel for one month in September. (yes, I was there for 9/11.) I went to WDW almost every day I was there.

 

[Iknewagirlnamed]

Our longest trip has been 21 nights in 2001 and 2007. This year however, we're staying 28 nights. Travelling from the UK, the flights are a significant expense, so when we do get there we stay as long as we can.

WOW! How can you afford it? Do you stay off-site or on? What's the itinerary like?

 

[Jenna]

We stay for 21 days but we stay offsite!

 

[diveteam]

For the past few years we have been going for 3 weeks each trip and will be doing this again in September. We always used to go for 2 weeks but I prefer a bit more time there so we can take our time and not rush anything.

Mark

 

[Nero the dog]

As said coming from the UK, flights form a huge part of the expense of visiting the world, so we usually stay for 16 nights each time.
The upside of staying that long is that you can take your time, we know that we will visit each park at least twice sometimes 3 or 4 times in one vacation. So if something is busy one day we just make sure we do it early on the next day.
It also allows time for rest days at the water parks or best of all Discovery Cove.
We don't get board with Disney after this length stay either, as we have been able to go to Universal, Seaworld and Busch as well.
As for taking that much time off work, generally we have a much better entitlement to paid time off than our amercain cousins, for example I am entitled to 7 weeks paid vacation each year, but 5 weeks is the norm.

 

[Nansafan]

This year we are going 10 days/9 nights and will be my longest stay. As seasoned vets, on any trip of 8 days or more, we always plan a HPF (Hotel Pool Fun) day. We'll stay at the resort, sleep in, rent Water Mice, Sprites, Sea Raycers (whatever they're called now), shop, etc. We have one planned this trip. It's a great way to recharge and gears us up for another day of park hopping fun.

 

[DisneyEverest]

My cousins stay in Disney for six weeks every June going into July.

 

[Mand]

we are arriving Sept 6th for 14 days at the Yacht Club :sohappy:.

As fellow UK posters have mentioned it is a lang haul to get to Florida so the average length of stay for UK visitors is 2 weeks. Also a longer stay gives time to adjust to the time zone difference (we are 5 hours ahead) and most people will usually visit other parks and take in some shopping too.

Personally we are spending the whole two weeks at Disney Parks (apart from a day at the Mall to satisfy my retail therapy needs) this trip as the other parks do nothing for us! (apart from Seaworld, gotta love Shamu!) And I cant wait.

 

[Disneykidder]

Airline prices are skyrocketing here, too. I can't get a flight for cheaper than $340 per person, when last year I paid less than $200. We have also invited our nephew to come with us so that is another RT flight to purchase. I might end up staying an extra day (oh darn) at Disney because sometimes it is cheaper to fly that way and evens out with the extra day at Disney. Does that make sense to anyone? Well, whatever it is I may have ano0ther day there so it will be 9 days...longest ever for me.

 

[mrerk]

We've done 15 day trips twice, a 12 day trip once, all the way down to 4 day trips. 8 days, 7 nights seems about right for us now.

 

[mrerk]

We started with 7 days and 7 nights. We are not at 12 days and 12 nights. If they would ever offer a ticket that was not an AP or SP for more than 10 days, we would increase our stay by that much more.

I'm not following you. At 12 days, why wouldn't you purchase an annual? The break even point on a regular annual is about 8 days and a premium annual is something like 11 days. With a little planning you could get 2 trips out of your passes and it would be like paying for 1 trip. example: This year you go at the beginning of July. Next year you go at the end of June, so the end of your trip coincides with the expiration of your annual.

 

[Tramp]

We've stayed as much as 24 days in the Disney area. This year we will stay 21 days starting 6/29. We have off-site timeshare that makes the stay financially more palatable and we buy the annual passes and use the Dining Experience card.

Surprisingly, 24 days goes by very fast when you keep them active and full.:wave:

 

[reptar77]

28 days.
we have found that 21-25 days suit us better.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Three weeks in 2003, when I left the service of her Maj.

 

[tabbykatt]

We do the same thing every year...

10 nights at WDW in May.
10 nights at Disney Vero Beach in July or August.
5 nights at WDW the first week of December.