eliza61nyc
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I'm going to say 10 days. I think we wouldn't get bored early because we love the resorts so we could spend a lot of time doing the pool etc, especially if it's during the hot months
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What's the max amount of time you could spend at WDW without getting bored?
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graphite1326
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We went 10 days once and were ready to go home by day 10. No more than that and we only go every other year just for this very reason.
Sirwalterraleigh
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stratman50th
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For years it was a 7 day length of stay park hopper. The last few years (we went every year) I was done after 5 days. Did everything we wanted to do in 4. Went back after for do-overs. Pool and resort time picked up also. Went for 6 days last December and we were done after 3. Had one day left on the park hopper that we used in May. It's just too difficult to do what we'd like now, and that includes dinner reservations.
Sirwalterraleigh
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You mean you don’t enjoy 100% preplanned, “relaxing” fun??
allgiggles
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I think 10 days would probably be my limit. We usually go for 8 days/7 nights but don't arrive until about noon on day 1 and leave at 6:00 a.m. on day 8 so it's really only about 6.5 days of potential park time. I always feel like we need just a little more time so our next trip is 9 days/8 nights but will be 7.5 days of potential park time. We'll see how that goes. We usually do a few full park days mixed with a few days that we only spend a few hours in the parks. I know that even with the shorter trip I'm starting to want to get home to my own bed by the end of it...but we drive, so we're spending another 2 or 3 nights in hotels during the drive to and from Disney.
stratman50th
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That we did in the beginning! Our comment was always "damn! we need a vacation from our vacation!" We really turned into freestyle park people. Last trip was 2012. When we were planning our Dec trip (2018)I found out how tough it was getting fast passes as well as our regular dinner at O'hana. The parks just stopped being fun. In 2012 I said enough. We aren't going back (everybody has heard that before, right?) The Dec. trip was a birthday gift for my wife and we stayed in a site right next to some friends. The parks, just meh. That being said, I admit to really enjoying Fort Wilderness. I will go back there even if I never set foot in a park again. The Fort, in my opinion still provides value for what it offers.
Hcalvert
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I have a 14 night trip planned for June 2020. I am worried about getting fed up before we leave. Usually we stay about a week and have stayed 9 nights last July. By day 7, I think I had enough being around the crowds and my knee was starting to hurt. We were going to fly, but I am wondering if it would be better that we drive so that we have the ability to leave the Disney area whenever we want. I don't have to worry about parking fees as I rented DVC points at CCV and BLT for the trip. We're annual passholders too, so worrying about not using ticket days won't matter either.
Goofyernmost
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Four days has always been my limit even in the beginning in 1983 on my first visit. Don't get me wrong I loved it, but by the end of four days I am ready to go. Actually now that I think about it, I only had a 3 day passport at the time. Since then four has been it. I once bought into a special 7 day park ticket and 7 night in POP. At the end of those four days I was looking for a giant mouse trap. I had enough. Fortunately I had a vehicle and could wander off and see something else. So I went to Cocoa Beach one day and Tampa on the other free day. Did some local wandering with other free time until it was thankfully time to go home. I still love the place other wise I wouldn't have made 46 visits over the years, however, my attention span is short and I need variety.
danyoung56
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I'd think with a longer trip you could spend much less time in the parks, and more time enjoying other areas of the resort (like the pool and my room!). 3 weeks would be on the long side, but I think I could make it work.
JIMINYCR
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Its unbelievable to me that you could be bored or run out of things to do. Weve gone for 10 day trips and mostly for 2 week periods of time and have yet to reach a point where we ran out of things to do or found ourselves bored. We do however miss terribly our dogs, our own beds, our home cooking and friends. As we reach the end days we still wish could do extend the trip by a few more days. We do lots of park hopping, mini golf, take advantage of all the extra areas around property, and add in other extras. Disney keeps us interested enough that we dont let the fun expire.
Cmdr_Crimson
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Normally I do 14 days...However, next year I'm staying 10 days in WDW and doing Universal & Sea World parks for my last 8 days...
SyracuseDisneyFan
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A week. However, I never feel bored at Disney World.
NCO91590
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We only go every 2-3 years so our trips end up being 9-10 days and at the end I'm ready to go home. I'm an extrovert and even I am sick of being around people all the time lol. I'm also ready to eat my own cooking, sleep in my own bed and get my kids on a normal routine again.
zeedan
Member
I approach it like a buffet - I don;t eat so much prime rib that I never want to eat it again. So my max stay would be about 6 days; 4 of which would be at WDW and 1 at Universal with 1 day away from the parks. That's all I can handle. The resort at which we stay would not cause me to want to stay longer. If I stayed any longer, I may never want to go back and, weirdly, I don't mind the "hassle" of planning the trip down to the last second. My family could probably stay munch longer, but they'd get their fill and not want to return.
Greg in TN
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We took a trip back in '10 for about 10 - 12 days. At that point, the only reason I was "ready to go" by the end, was because I really saw the dollar-signs starting to pile up. Back then, if money were no object, I'm not sure when I would have been ready to leave.
NCO91590
Active Member
I think if you were to take it easy on the parks--maybe just doing a couple half days, plan a hotel day or two in there you would be fine. Plan some lunches at different hotels just to walk around and check them out. Go to Disney Springs for a wander. That is the benefit of a longer trip is that you can take a much more relaxed approach and not have to hit it so hard.
80sRockKevin
Member
Our longest trip was 8 nights, and by the end we were no where close to being ready to leave. Based on that, I would think 14 nights would be perfect for us.
Raineman
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I could stay for at least 2 weeks. That would give me the opportunity to do something I've never really had a chance to do at WDW - slow down and take everything in. Find a bench somewhere in each park, and people watch. Walk around and look at every little detail and bit of theming. Walk around all of the resorts that I've wanted to see, but never had the chance. Take the backstage tours I've always wanted to do. I would still do all of the attractions, but that would not be my 100% focus.
jloucks
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Well, it would all depend on what you define and entertaining over the long run. If you add in how stressful your everyday life is, that also plays a factor in the equation.
I like WDW and I like people watching. I can enjoy things more than once and in close recurrence. I can enjoy the little things that are missed with shorter stays. I enjoy walking and sight seeing. There are a lot of resorts I have never walked/seen.
For me, the new thrill of a WDW visit starts to wear off on day 4. Day 8, the thrill is gone but is replaced by peace and relaxation. Bored is the wrong word for this feeling. More like feeling like I am in a stress free home.
The bonus question is, "do you ever feel bored at home?" There are two types of people. Those that answer yes to that question, and those that answer no. If you are a no person, like me, you are less likely to every get bored in a stress reduced environment like WDW or Hawaii or etc.
I think the longest trip I did was 12 days. Was not bored at the end. The thrill was replaced with the chill.
Honestly, I could probably just freakin live there no problemo. Work stinks and WDW is better than work any day of the week.
I like WDW and I like people watching. I can enjoy things more than once and in close recurrence. I can enjoy the little things that are missed with shorter stays. I enjoy walking and sight seeing. There are a lot of resorts I have never walked/seen.
For me, the new thrill of a WDW visit starts to wear off on day 4. Day 8, the thrill is gone but is replaced by peace and relaxation. Bored is the wrong word for this feeling. More like feeling like I am in a stress free home.
The bonus question is, "do you ever feel bored at home?" There are two types of people. Those that answer yes to that question, and those that answer no. If you are a no person, like me, you are less likely to every get bored in a stress reduced environment like WDW or Hawaii or etc.
I think the longest trip I did was 12 days. Was not bored at the end. The thrill was replaced with the chill.
Honestly, I could probably just freakin live there no problemo. Work stinks and WDW is better than work any day of the week.