Short or Longer Visits

[LuvMyEAR]

Longer! Although there is no doubt we would and would have loved more frequent visits, travelling from Atlantic Canada makes us want to maximize our time there. It’s seldom inexpensive to fly, and driving to FL just means less time there, plus road trips are not necessarily more economical.

We have always loved to visit parks on alternate days, leaving us to relax, do some shopping, enjoy our resort, hop around the WDW resorts, and indulge our grandsons’ every increasing addiction to TL. They have become insatiable body surfers who hit that wave pool at opening and ride the last wave in at closing. They emerge only during the the bobbing wave periods, to refuel and maybe get in a slide or two before Miss Tilly signals the start of the next set of waves.

We enjoy spending time in Disney Springs. We will pop in before most places open and enjoy our Joffre’s coffee by the water, maybe join the Gideons line, or window shop a bit. We also love to go in around 4 pm, have an early dinner hit a few stores, and take in some evening entertainment.

10 - 14 days is our preferred length of stay, but it could easily be longer. I would love to have a month in town, but only DH and I have that kind of time, and unfortunately not that kind of budget.

 

[RickNJane]

We are planning a Nov. trip with DD and her family. 14 days is a must for us. The GK are 5 and 9. We do the parks in the morning and resorts in the afternoon, sometimes heading back to the parks in the evening. We do not feel the need to rush and have almost zero FOMO. Vacation for us is relaxing and not some military type campaign. We are DVC with enough points to have longer stays. if we had to pay for lodging, I'm sure that would impact our length of stay.

Anyone else remember the old days when you could get a length of stay pass when checking into a resort hotel? I kinda miss that. Now we just get the DVC Sorcerer's AP instead.