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.
The longest I’ve been was 7 days & we were in the parks every day. What felt like “we have all the time in the world,” quickly turned into sheer exhaustion. I am dangerous when left to my own devices and have always been really bad about not knowing when to stop. 7 days was a bit much. Not necessarily bored, just tired!
Hard to get bored at Disney. There is always something new. And as much as I like exploring new places, there is something comforting about returning to a favorite place.
I had gone every year for years and years. From the time my daughter was 5, till she was I believe 16 or 17. I’d been various times prior to the annual trips as well. My daughter’s (aka my Disney partner in crime) last trip was with her high school dance group, so I bowed out. Although the teachers/planners of the trip drove me absolutely nuts with their total lack of planning and almost non existent use of FP.
So, what I learned over all those years was: stay at least 5 nights. I love Disney enough that it makes me really sad to stay any less than that.
The last trip we stayed 5 nights and 6 days. At one point we felt a little tired of it all, but then relaxed and we were happy to have the time to relax and not feel rushed.
And actually looking back on that trip, we’d skipped a ton of stuff. It didn’t matter too much, because we’d been so often, but just goes to show how much there is to see and do.
Another very wise thing I learned thru the years, after dragging my husband, having various family members and friends join, that those who love it, love it! Those who don’t like it as much cannot be persuaded, no matter how much you enthusiastically try to make them like it. People either love it or they don’t.
So staying a long time may be a dream come true or a nightmare, depending on one’s point of view.
So the best trips are with a fellow Disney lover, preferably someone you really enjoy spending time with.
In future, I will probably need to pace myself. So I may not purchase as many park days. It might be time for me to kick back and enjoy the resort.
