What is your typical length of stay at WDW?

[PiratesCove]

What is your typical length of stay at WDW?

If you stay longer than a week, what is the touring schedule like? Water parks some days? Shopping in Orlando? What do you do?

My typical stay at WDW is 7 or so days. I guess I'm gonna have to try a two week trip sometime!!

[CzepielCrew]

I like to stay 7 nights if we can. That way there is no huge rush to see everything.

[lionprincess9]

Every year we go in late summer for around 9 or 10 days, but if we go between its around 6 days. In the summer, we don't spend the whole day at the theme park. We go in the morning and come back to the hotel around 1, to swim. Sometimes we spend a whole day at DTD though

[Gregandmel]

We went for 7 days and 6 nights and plan on the same pace for the next trip. I'd love to stay for 10 days or longer and fit in some other things in the area, but we haven't been able to afford a longer trip (yet).

[FlaTinkRAMESAM]

It varies. We go out for the weekend (1-3 nights, depending on work schedule) every now and then, and take 3-4 long trips a year (8 days). We also take a lot of day trips, so 8 days is perfect--not too long, not too short.

[ibrowse17]

Though we have stayed as long as two weeks, our average trip is 5-6 nights. On these trips, we tend to not leave Disney until it is time to head home.

[Lizzie]

We live in WA state. So with the airfare costs and how much time it takes to get there we only go every few years and stay for at least 10 days. But we hit DL inbetween that.

Our next trip I am planning on at least a full 14 days. Ten day parkhoppers, a day at each waterpark, a day of rest that we can maybe minigolf, play at the hotel pool and visit downtown disney not at night time. And we usually fly redeye so we get there at 8 am and in the past we have gone into parks that day but this time we can use it to relax and do other things.

But we get up early come back and nap and swim than stay out late.

[faline]

We like to stay at least a week though we prefer staying 1-1/2 to 2 weeks more. Despite this, there are times when we've gone for just a long weekend.

Typically, we like to have 1 or 2 days in each park with at least 1-2 days of down time. We've been to the water parks but that is not our top priority. On down days, we might spend the day at our resort pool; spend some time at Downtown Disney; rent boats, canoes, or bicycles; or resort hop.

[mook3y]

Were taking our 4th trip to WDW this year.

In order of trips, we have stayed 9 nights, 10 nights, 12 nights and staying 10 nights again this year.

Our kids are still little, so we like to take extra days so we can take our time. We take a break almost every day for a swim and nap in the middle of the day.

When we stayed 12 nights, we also did the 2 waterparks and Disney quest a couple times.

We have yet to leave Disney property after arriving there.

This year, we have season passes to Sea World that are good for any of the "Sea World/Busch Gardens" parks around the country (Not discovery cove). So we plan on going to Sea World for 1 day this year. Knowing us... we will tack a day on at the end of the trip and stay an extra night by sea world. lol.

Just can't walk from the magic once were there!

[clou1028]

Our trips are always 4 nights/5 days. Last time we did all 4 parks, a day Typhoon Lagoon, Downtown Disney and made time to stop at Poly and see the Electrical Water Pageant. Not to mention we left the World nearly everday to go out to eat or shopping, and took midday breaks.

Our wedding/honeymoon trips was 10 days. But the 4 nights/5 days is what works best for us. We don't like being away from home for too long.

[kakn7294]

Our trips vary in length but seem to average 8 days. We've gone as little as 4 days and as long as 10 days.

[joonyer]

This is an interesting question. I think I'll start a poll.

We usually stay for 7 nights (if we can) sometimes less. I wish we could stay for two weeks, but haven't found to way to make it happen. . . . Yet.

[Marceline]

We started out doing 8 days but it turned out 8 was not enough in our case and we are going for 10 this time.

[Imalismom]

Before I got married 5 years ago, I would go twice a year, and spend about 7 - 10 days each time.

Since I have gotten married, I have been once, but am going again in a a few weeks.

I never made a schedule (except where I had to purchase tickets (i.e. Candlelight Processional).
I would just go where I felt like going.

The funny thing is, as many times as I have been to WDW, I have never visited a water park. They just never have interested me.

One of the great things for me about WDW is not haveing to figure anything out ahead of time, park visiting wise.

[BelleKP]

Our typical trip had been 7 days/six nights . . . but found that our travel days barely counted (unless lucky enough to hit evening EMH upon arrival), so it felt more like 5 days. Which we decided was just not enough time.
So now we travel for 10 days . . . but again, we don't count our travel days. So that gives us 8 park hopping days. 2 days MK, 2 days EP, 1 day AK, 1 day HS, 1 day TL or BB and 1 rest day/resort hopping.
Works for us!!

[doombuggygal]

We do a 2 week trip when we go in Oct/Nov. We buy 10 day park hoppers w/ water parks @ more. We spend 10 days in the main parks, do a night of MNSSHP, Disney Quest, an evening @ the Boardwalk, and the water park that is open. We also do Deluxe dining w/ 2 sit down meals a day. Food and Wine is this time of year as well. We also hit the outlets in Orlando, we love the DW Outlets. The crowds are low this time of year so we can go @ a more relaxed pace which is nice.

[ransam]

i try to get in 9 days, 8 nights...that gives you 1 1/2 days at MK, 2 1/2 days at epcot, 1 day at HS, 1 day at AK, 1 chil day to hang out and swim, 1 day to explore other disney stuff (downtown disney, boardwalk, etc...) and then one day to mix and match our favorite parts of the park.

[Kathy Jetson]

Our 1st trip was 3 nights, 2nd trip 4 nights, 3rd trip 5 nights, next trip will be 6 nights, trip for 2010 will be 7 nights. I'm working my way up to dream vacation of 2 weeks slowly so my family won't catch on

[BelleKP]

Our 1st trip was 3 nights, 2nd trip 4 nights, 3rd trip 5 nights, next trip will be 6 nights, trip for 2010 will be 7 nights. I'm working my way up to dream vacation of 2 weeks slowly so my family won't catch on

How very sneaky of you!!

[Aggie97]

Our trips generally have been 8-11 days. We spend 1-3 days in each park (depending on the park), a day at DTD, and a day resort hopping. We sleep in many days and take things at a fairly relaxed pace.