What Is Your Longest Trip to WDW?

[LVT]

16 once. It was too much. Now down to the 10-12 range.

[BhamWriter]

We stayed for 10 nights last summer. At first we were concerned that it was going to be too long, but we could have stayed longer. There was no rush to see everything in a short amount of time, and we actually found it to be the most relaxing Disney trip we've ever had.

This is a good point: on short trips, there are so many things you want to cram in, that the trip itself is hectic; but on a longer trip, you have time to do what you want and feel less compelled to make each moment "count."

[Sylvia]

After 21 nights at Walt Disney World, how'd you make the adjustment back to "civilian" life?

Adjusting back to "civilian" life was tough, but we had help. Listening to park CDs and watching the park DVDs ready helped with the shock of being back in reality.

We had some huge reasons for that long trip
- time to leisurely explore the parks, enjoy all of the live entertainment and examine more of the architecture and shops;
- spend relaxing time at our resort and not feel that we were missing park time;
and
- resort-hopping to many of the resorts we had never visited before.

Since we are AP holders, we could choose to go to a park for an hour and then visit the nearby resorts without losing a day of park admissions. Not only was it our longest trip, it probably has been the best WDW vacations we've ever had. Would we ever stay that long again? No. Our trips typically average 14-16 nights which is the perfect length for us.