How Often?

[sommer]

How often (on average) do you all go to Disney? We went last month on our first family trip, and I am dreaming of our next. Unfortunately I don't see it in our near future. We have a lot of other places on our "list" to visit. Not to mention that I don't like to take the kids out of school, and my parents go to AZ in the winters so I feel obligated to (& do really want to) visit them during the winter. Ahhhh... if only money weren't an issue - I think I would like to go at least once a year.

[TinkerbellT421]

DBF and I go once a year Usually every January. But next year we are going later in the year. We will be there in Dec. 2012. But thats the first time we will be going an extra 11 months to go. But we are planning a sea/land trip which will be a) more money b) more vacation time in a whole and c) christmas time. So then after that we will probably go back on our usual schedule

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

We can only afford about once every 3 years

[cajunprincess]

I try to go 2 or 3 times a year. IF possible!

[anneo]

I brought my husband for our honeymoon, and he's addicted. We have been married for about 2.5 years, and we're going for the 5th time since we've been married in 2 weeks.

[disneymom15]

Atleast 2 times a year.

[MariMouse]

Usually 3 times a year!

[SBETigg]

It was every five years, then it became every other year, and I keep trying to bump it to once a year but the family is not on board with it. We're probably not getting back for another few years now. There's a plan to see other places (which we do anyway, but moreso), plus tuition payments with two kids in college, and other things going on. I'll give the family a rest, but if I have my way, I will be back with my husband for a Food and Wine Fest trip in 2012, and then back to every other year after that.

[faline]

We used to go once every 3 years or so. We are now fortunate enough to be able to go at least twice per year.

[Momto3littlemice]

We have been going every other year. However, we may be waiting an extra year or two after March's trip (not counting our cruise in 2012) so DH can finish his tenure clock and we can figure out what's next for us. I really think every other year is a perfect amount. We NEVER get sick of it and we really look forward to it!

[DizneyRox]

Pre 9/11 - 3 or 4 times a year
Post 9/11 - 2010 - Once a year
2011 - Forward - Not sure, nothing planned for Disney, soonest looks like late 2012 if it happens.

[rhonary]

We've gone 2-3 yrs in a row then took a yr off then went 2 in a row again...we have the same problem with the kids...not taking them out of school..so we go at the end of Aug its hot but hasn't been unbearable plus it was free dinning. We use our tax refunds to pay for the trip..runs about $3500...its like putting money aside for our trip and you don't spend what you don't have!

[JROriole8Fan]

We are fortunate. For the past decade we've gone 3 times a year. A week in the spring and two weeks each for the summer and Christmas. Now we have a place right behind MK and we have added 3-4 additional long weekends, so it's never more than 2 months until the next visit. The 900 mile drive can get tedious, but it saves so much for 4 people over the airfare.

[javamama]

Every year for us over the past 5 years, my kids love it and so does dh.

[ransam]

when i was a kid, went every year...didn't go back for a long time...went back in 1999, and then in 2005, and have gone back every year since then

[PETE FROM NYC]

During the 80s and 90s, we were averaging a trip every two years. We had an eight year drought because DW was care giver for her Mom.
We went in 2007, DW, myself, and her niece, and family.
After I retired in 2007, I wanted to do a drive down because we had never done it, and had no time constraints. So we did our first drive down in 2009, and wound up joining DVC. Now because we had our DVC points to use or lose, we drove down again in 2010.
To tell the truth, I don't think we enjoyed that trip too much because it was too soon after the previous trip. Its like going two years in a row spoils some of the magic.
The way we want to do it now is to go every other year to maximize our points and keep the magic alive.

[princessjojo]

As a child, it was the obligated childhood trip and a couple trips thrown in during highschool. As a parent, we prefer about every other year, but have gone twice in 1 year. As for our current trip, it's been 3yrs since we've been. It really depends on how the cash flow's going around the homestead...

[rjmdds]

How often (on average) do you all go to Disney?

Not often enough.

[magicman]

- We used to go about 1 time per year
- Then we had to scale it down to every other year
- Now it's scaled back to about once every 3 years

Would I like to go more often? Absolutely! We have a GREAT time on our trips; however, I am getting priced out of more frequent trips.

My recent trip to WDW was $5k (for my family of 6 to: fly, stay 5 nights at a Value resort during the January value season, eat, and purchase minimal souvenirs).

We had a wonderful vacation, but I am worried that if prices continue to rise, our frequency might further diminish.

[RedSoxFan]

We have been going every couple of years. And now that my daughter will start high school (boys are in/out college); it will be harder to take her out of school. She's a 3 sport athlete and taking time out from HS sports will not work. So it may be after she graduates before we go back.