We love doing on-off-on-off etc. However, our first day is typically on and our last day is typically on, so that means we are one day more on than off. We also try to sprinkle in one extra event on an off day, such as Mickey's Not So Scary.After a conversation with my husband tonight, I’m curious - what is your frequency of parks days/resort days on your WDW trips?
We were talking about our next bigger trip, and I suggested 8 days total with 4 days in the parks. He thinks that’s too many park days. I know this is all very subjective, but I’m just curious about what others do! (Clearly, we like doing a lot of resort/pool days - we usually won’t do 2 park days in a row)
I’m planning a solo visit and trying to decide how many days I need passes.When DD30 was young, we frequently went to Disney with my sisters and nieces (now 25 and 23). We'd be in the parks between 8a and 9a, and stay until they swept us off the streets! I learned that I am good for 2 days of this, then I need a day off. We'd travel on Saturday, hit the parks on Sun and Mon, take Tuesday off for pool time/recuperation, do a park on Wednesday, Disney Springs/relax on Thursday, park on Friday, fly home on Saturday.
When I travel with DH, it's a crap shoot as he is not a park-lover. We often get 3 day park hoppers and take the rest of the time as vacation time. We'll do MK, AK, and DS and hop to Epcot for the evenings/dinner. Other days are spent being tourists, going to Cocoa Beach, checking out the local wineries and breweries, state parks, KSC, etc. It's a good balance for DH.
DD and i are about to do a whirlwind trip. It was supposed to be a solo trip, staying at ASMu with a 2 day PH. My plan was to travel on day 1, DS/Epcot day 2, relax day 3 (but maybe go watch MK fireworks from the Poly), AK/Epcot day 4, home on day 5. I had a knee replacement in June so I'm planning on taking it easy, hence the day off. Also gives me a chance to roam through and eat at Disney Springs. DD is joining me but has to fly home late on day 3. It's going to be a short trip but she needs the break. These days we take it slower, but we go every year so it's easier to do that than to go every 5 years and feel like you have to do it all, every trip.
Same here! I always went solo, and it used to be a joke that Disney Security always had to "encourage" me to leave the park at night, and to me it was blasphemy to get there after park opening. But now my pace has slowed down considerably, I enjoy just being at WDW, not necessarily the parks, ticket prices are so high, so I spend about half my days at the parks, and although I'm still a park opening-type, I'm rarely in the park by dinner time. The only night time fireworks I've seen lately is at Epcot, and not often, and only if I'm at BCV.I used to be a rope drop-park close every day person but things have changed over the years. I do go to a park every day on some trips but not on others. The biggest change is that I no longer spend all day in the parks. These days I tend to either rope drop and leave around lunch time or arrive in the afternoon and stay till close. Getting older has definitely slowed me down but I’m also taking longer trips (usually 2 weeks for WDW/SW/UO) since I’m no longer tied to work/school vacation schedules.
I don’t watch the fireworks evety trip and I usually book a viewing package for the times when I do. It’s one of the perks of solo travel-one overpriced dessert party is a lot more doable than four! I’ve done Seats and Sweets (X3), Rose and Crown and will be doing both Candlelight and Fantasmic dining packages next month.Same here! I always went solo, and it used to be a joke that Disney Security always had to "encourage" me to leave the park at night, and to me it was blasphemy to get there after park opening. But now my pace has slowed down considerably, I enjoy just being at WDW, not necessarily the parks, ticket prices are so high, so I spend about half my days at the parks, and although I'm still a park opening-type, I'm rarely in the park by dinner time. The only night time fireworks I've seen lately is at Epcot, and not often, and only if I'm at BCV.