Am I the only one who does this?
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mickeyfreak1226 · 03-30-2008, 01:41 PM

Our trip in Nov.07 was the 1st to WDW. My dad and his wife paid for our trip, there was a total of 14 ranging in ages from 6-60. The first day we tried to stay together as a group. That did not work well. After that dad and his wife went their own way and the rest of us pretty much stayed together. About mid day the little kids got tired so my bother would take them back to the resort and let them swim or nap. My girls are both teenagers so they kinda did their own thing(thank god for cell phones) and my sister-in-law and I would close the parks, occasionally with the help of my sister and husband but not a lot. My sister and I are going on another trip in aug 09 with our daughters, her daughter is going to be 9. I have already told them all that I am going to see more shows this time and get to places we did not get to last time. I am planning on opening and closing the parks but will take mini breaks at the parks. I guess we will play it by ear. It is going to be hotter this time so I need suggestions to help with that. I may have to give in and wear shorts(I don't even do that at home)

I lost 40lbs before our last trip but i have a long ways to go. I guess I should look at it this way I will never see of those people again and they probably don't care what I look like anyway.

j13jdp · 03-30-2008, 07:27 PM

We did both on our last trip. Usually we would go to a new park in the afternoon and take a lunch break, but a couple of times we went back to the hotel for a pool break.

loopner67 · 03-30-2008, 10:15 PM

I definitely have the "go go go" mentality, but my family has started to balk at that. I have had to learn to back off and take breaks. I would seriously just keep on going nonstop for 7 days, if I could.

scottjs · 03-30-2008, 10:20 PM

We take breaks. At Disneyland we go back to the motel and take a nap in the afternoon..

But at WDW last time we were a long ways away from the motel and traveling by bus. When we got tired we went back to the motel and stayed there all night. We also take coffee breaks at WDW My wife usually took a juice break!!!

Melissa1214 · 03-31-2008, 11:27 AM

We're in the parks from shortly after they open until they close, unless we have a dining reservation outside of the parks or decide to go somewhere outside The World for a meal. My kids cry when it's time to leave. We rent a double stroller for them, so when they get tired they just fall asleep there. That's usually the time dh and I take turns riding something they can't or we just walk around and enjoy ourselves. We usually try to build an extra day or two into our trip so that we can enjoy the pool and visit with family who live in Florida.

coasties · 03-31-2008, 11:46 AM

We take a break around 2pm , since we go in Aug. we take advantage of evening EMH, it is cooler and more magical in the dark for us. Since we are out late every night; we sleep in and arrive at the parks around 10 after CS breakfast. Grab a CS lunch then leave for our pool break around 2. Freshen up and hit our TS ADR in or close to the evening EMH park around 5:30-6pm and stay until that park closes. We will hop to another park after that if one is open later.

**Tree** · 03-31-2008, 01:21 PM

We're in the "stay in the parks" camp I think: a few trip back when we were there with friends, we tried the leave the parks for something else and it just didn't seem to work as well for us. Now that being said, we move a little slower through the parks now-a-days, usually switch parks and use that downtime riding between the parks as a way to regroup.

RobDVC · 03-31-2008, 02:44 PM

We do a good bit of hopping back to the resort for a swim and perhaps a meal.

Bman · 03-31-2008, 04:31 PM

We will leave the park to go back to the resort for a nap and/or dip in the pool. If at TMK, we'll also hop on the monorail to hit one of the resorts for lunch. We have ADR's for lunch at the Poly and the GF this year.

lazanya · 03-31-2008, 04:38 PM

We tend to do both, but play it by ear, depending on how we feel for the day. If we are tired, we take breaks.

bitterchickey · 04-01-2008, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by CinderAbby

We weren't in the parks at opening, we usually got there 30 minutes to one hour later, then we stayed until at least 8:30ish or closing. I don't do commando though like my parents. We take breaks to sit and people watch or drink our sodas. We stroll through the park instead of rushing from ride to ride. Does anyone else who stays on property do this or do the majority of you take breaks?

We're with you! We take it easy--it is a vacation after all! Due to health reasons, we do take our time, walk some, ride some, sit some....we have sit-down meals, seeing the shows (that's like a break, with entertainment), and we stay til closing. We don't fight the AM crowds, arriving at the parks about 10 or so, usually have a lunch between 11-12:30, and just enjoy the day!

lisamarie · 04-01-2008, 11:19 AM

We usually go from opening to exhaustion; not always till park closing. We see things and play it by ear. Last year, my DD absolutely did not want to see Fantasmic, but this trip is already planning to see it. We have a tradition in Epcot. I love the American Adventure show; DD does not. Well, actually, she's never seen it. She takes a nice nap in the dark theater. At the end of the show, the music gets louder, I get tears in my eyes, and my daughter wakes up refreshed. It is the perfect compromise.

SouthernBelle · 04-01-2008, 11:37 AM

Normally, we hit the park at opening and then about 2pm or so we leave head back to the hotel for a nap or a swim and then head back to the same park or Epcot for dinner and then stay until that park closes.

Calie71 · 04-01-2008, 05:06 PM

We do a little of both, if it was up to me we would stay all day and night, but DH has to use the pool. I told him this time we will try to go back to hotel midday take a swim give DD her bath and go back out we will see how that works.