What's the max amount of time you could spend at WDW without getting bored?

[Mander]

I'd think a couple of weeks. If we had that long, I'd slow our pace considerably. Sleeping in each day, way more resort time, more time at Disney Springs- all things I'd love! We also haven't had the chance to visit either water park, so those would be on the list. I always feel like I'm on limited time with my recent trips (ranging from 4-6 days) and I'd love to be more leisurely.

Then add in money not being an issue? My husband would have a mile long list of restaurants and I'd love to do some of the tours (we did Keys to the Kingdom and loved it, want to do more). I'd imagine with more time I'd actually come home from vacation relaxed instead of exhausted!

 

[Nottamus]

We did a 13 night trip in 2017, but did Universal 2 days of that time. We never got bored. It was fall, and the weather was perfect!

In 2020, we will be doing 13 nights with no Universal. I know by then, there will be more things open that aren't now, so i think we'll be fine

usually its two 7 night trips a year for us, and really, the things we DO repeat, we do because we like doing them

 

[Incomudro]

I think I could live in WDW if you gave me a big room at say Beach Club, or Boardwalk.

In a more realistic scenario, we've stayed some 9 days and never got bored.
Think about all the things that can be done (especially if funds were limitless) but few people do.
I always plan on doing a guided fishing trip for instance - but have yet to fit one in.
Can you still take cooking classes?
There's golf.
Horseback riding still?

 

[nickys]

I think I could live in WDW if you gave me a big room at say Beach Club, or Boardwalk.

In a more realistic scenario, we've stayed some 9 days and never got bored.
Think about all the things that can be done (especially if funds were limitless) but few people do.
I always plan on doing a guided fishing trip for instance - but have yet to fit one in.
Can you still take cooking classes?
There's golf.
Horseback riding still?

Not sure if the riding is on hold whilst the stables relocate.

Kayaking, archery, the zippy boats, a ton of activities at AKL. There’s a kitchen tour there, not sure about cooking classes. You can decorate cakes at DS and AKL. The Void, the animation classes, spas. The DVC community halls have craft activities (for a small charge) - BWV, BLT, Kidani, SSR, probably more. Bike rides, carriage rides at POR & FW, and the hay wagon ride at FW. Hidden Mickey trails at WL, plus the Geyser, Carolwood Pacific Railroad Room. Beer tasting.

 

[phistry815]

3 months

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

@Tuvalu don't you live at WDW now ?

 

[LaughingGravy]

Money no object, you say? About a 3 months. This includes the full unencumbered resort experience of multiple boat rentals and much eating out at restaurants I have never had the chance as well as staying at multiple resorts, including tree-house villas.

 

[tirian]

Just a little question I was thinking about yesterday while I was reading through trip reports. I came across one where the person stayed at the resort for three weeks, and all I could think of was how incredibly bored I would be by day ten of that trip. For the purpose of the thread, assume money isn't an issue. And since I know some people aren't in love with WDW today, I think it would be more fun if you answered the question based on what WDW was like at it's best, whenever that may be for you. Or just answered for both the past and the present, whatever you feel like.

I don't think I could go more than 7 days; I get to go to each park once, have a few pool days, and maybe a repeat visit to a favorite park. After that though, it would just get repetitive to be going to the same parks and doing the same rides over and over again.

I also wouldn't want to go more than every year, and even that is probably stretching my limits. I'm a very much a variety is the spice of life kind of person, so I wouldn't be happy going to the same place year after year. It would just get too familiar, I think.
Edit- Also, assume you're staying in the bubble.

Staying mostly in the bubble, my most recent trip was 12-1/2 days and included “real” golf, putt-putt, lots of restaurants, and Typhoon Lagoon. I stayed on property for half of it and at a friend’s house for the remainder. (I have lots of CM friends and enjoyed heavy discounts!)

I never get bored at WDW.

Disneyland, on the other hand, tires me out after 3–4 days. I love it, but because almost everything has been “tooned,” there’s not enough variety in the resort.

 

[Stellajack]

We planned a 9 day stay several years ago, just to "overdose" on EPCOT. We actually did 5 days in EPCOT, 3 others were divided between MK, DHS, and AK, with 1 resort day. NEVER did get bored!

 

[ninjaprincesst]

The rest of my life. I would be happy if I never had to leave.

 

[ninjaprincesst]

Seems to me 8 or 9 days would be enough. Two days for MK, two for EC, 1 each for AK and DS. One day at each water park and one day at Disney Sp[rings. That's without doing such things as horseback riding, playing all the golf courses, taking special tours, spending time in a spa, boating, etc.

We always go for 9 days and it is never enough, there are still tons of things we just don't have time to do. And We are rope drop until until they kick us out . I would love to have the time to go to the resort pools and Disney Springs that we never have time for.

 

[Leo!]

2 weeks. Visiting Uni and Seaworld, Busch or Nasa. Stayed like 2 weeks years ago with a karate tournament in the middle having to drive to Hilton Head Island.

 

[DisAl]

Cost is the determining factor for us, not time or boredom.
That being said we did 8 days in the parks last spring for our 45th anniversary trip. By the end of the trip we had covered just about everything we wanted to do. I figure 14 days would max us out, but that would only be because there were some more restaurants we wanted to visit.

I will "reply" to myself. When I say 14 days would max us out, that would be PER TRIP.
If we could afford it we would do 14 days twice a year....
As it is though costs have gotten so high we have backed down to a 6 day trip every other year.

 

[thomas998]

Longest stay was 2 weeks with only 10 days in the parks... It was the last time we stayed that long, it was also a time when the kids didn't complain a bit when we left. Granted that was when we were going every 4 to 6 months... but still I would have expected some, "ah do we have to go" from at least one of the kids but they were ready to leave. I think for me after 7 days I'm no longer really enjoying just going on autopilot with the family... Thankfully we have now cut down the number of days we ever do Disney at one time... Although if the experiences now were more like they were 15 years ago we would probably stay longer and not be bored and tired of the place. The fastpass+ and bigger crowds and a few other things have just made it less enjoyable than it used to be.

 

[michmickey]

I feel like day 7/8 is a sweet spot. I would have had time to not only go to every park at least twice but I could have taken time and relaxed at the hotel, gone to Disney Springs, and resort hopped if I wanted. Maybe add 1 or 2 more days for just hanging around the resort but after that I think I would be a little bored. I think the build up to a Disney vacay is honestly one of the things that brings me the most joy so being there for so long kind of spoils it. Also, because I ridden all the rides the new factor will have worn off.

 

[Nunu]

The longest we've stayed is 10 days plus a Disney cruise afterwards.
We've never felt bored at WDW, there's always something new to do or try.

Since one can only dream, I'd happily live in Golden Oaks and have all WDW as my neighborhood playground!

 

[Hank Hill]

Longest trip we did was 12 days. It was important to have a condo and car that trip. I couldn't see staying in a regular hotel room that long. Sometimes you need space. A kitchen and laundry was also great, then being able to drive and see different things was really great. We had planned 2 resort days, but becasue we had AP's, we ended up going to a park everyday I think. Just not all day like we had done in past trips.

I know someone who works at Fort Wilderness and he says some people book 3 months for their RV there. I would guess they are not in the parks everyday, but that is a lot of money to drop to park the RV. I would like to try that someday though.

I saw one family a while back that started a go fund me so they could go to the parks everyday for a year. For donating you got updates to their vlog and newsletter...I was happy to see not many people had donated. If thats your goal, great, but asking people to fund it seems a bit much. At least offer something interesting to people.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I move slow. One WS country takes me a day, so that's 11 days just for WS alone....

I usually go for 14 days and never have any rest days, just a morning swim. Then parks. I'm running from noon to 11pm when I get back. Always short on time.

 

[Dead2009]

Id like to think it would take at least a month to get bored considering all the things you're able to do at Disney, as well as Universal and Sea World.

 

[Ariel1986]

Honestly, I could probably live there. My last trip was 16 days and it wasn’t enough.

We like to spend our time enjoying the resort/pools/bars, popping into a park for a morning or part of the day to do a few rides, sometimes just for a FP or for the fireworks if we’re there in the evening, going to Disney Springs for drinks & dinner or just to bar hop and also exploring the other resorts for dinner or drinks.

If money was no object we would just stay in a resort until we fancied a change and then try one of the other dozen or so. Then spend our days trying all the different restaurants in the parks & other resorts- along with the bars & restaurants at Disney Springs, going to a park for a couple of hours for a ride or show or snack I fancied- or for dinner- spending a lazy morning or afternoon at one of the water parks, shopping of course if money is no object! Then there’s AMC, bowling, boat trips...

Real life is boring, not Disney. By the time I’d tried all the restaurants and done all the rides/experiences/resorts I had wanted to it would be time to do them again and would have taken long enough that a repeat wouldn’t feel too soon.