A relaxing swim?

[mi*vida*loca]

It depends on the time of year too. If really hot and humid, sometimes that mid-day dunking at the pool feels really good and refreshing.

Yes. At the end of August it's actually very refreshing and wakes us up. We can get very exhausted and irritable in the parks. Once in the pool everyone is happy again.

 

[ErinInCT]

It'll be interesting to see what we do this year (Sept 1 - 6). We are staying at AKL and not planning to go to AK so the other parks are pretty far. My girls (now 11 and 15) like to sleep in so we never make rope drop. We are in a 1 bedroom (with 2 baths) and right now we plan to eat breakfast in the room, head to a park around 10ish - maybe we could wear our bathing suits under our clothes to save some time lol, stay until 1 or 2pm, come back to have lunch by the pool (we have a pool at home but my girls like the slide!), shower (did I mention 2 bathrooms woohoo) and then head back to the parks for dinner and entertainment. Hoping it'll be pretty uncrowded with most kids back in school (I LOVE that Michigan doesn't start until after Labor Day) so we won't be wasting time standing in lines. Plus my girls are not big thrill riders so it limits what they wanna do at each park. With the heat I just don't see how anyone can spend an entire day in the park. Kinda excited that MK is open til 2am on a Saturday night. We could close down EPCOT or HS and still get in plenty of time at MK!!

 

[batmansmom25]

When we went last in 2012. We'd leave the parks and head to water park. Needless to say we never made it back to the park. We won't be making that mistake again. But the kids really didn't care. They had a blast!

 

[ArwenMarie]

When we went last in 2012. We'd leave the parks and head to water park. Needless to say we never made it back to the park. We won't be making that mistake again. But the kids really didn't care. They had a blast!

My kids would prefer an all-waterpark Disney vacation. But they are good sports and go to the regular parks to make me and DH happy

 

[edolee]

This is one of the big advantages of renting a Villa with a private pool. (Usually about the same price as a value resort though this can vary).

We take a mid-day break, and those that want a dip in the pool do it, those that just want some quiet and air conditioning do that. No need to gather up towels andtroupe down to the hotel/resort pool, just throw open the sliding glass door and jump in!

There is no doubt that after some time in the pool you can get that "gosh I feel clean and lazy and content" attitude, and might not end up going back to the park. But I guess for us that is ok. It is a vacation after all!

Ed

 

[MataHari22]

Nope, you're not the only one. I especially don't understand how people go to the water parks during the day, and then the parks at night. I couldn't do it. I've never been to WDW's water parks, but have gone to Camelbeach here in PA many times and it's exhausting!

I'm in the camp that doesn't even take mid day resort breaks. I am not a napper and I will feel worse most of the time if I even do manage to fall asleep. Also don't want to schlep back on the bus and head back to the resort....then back to the park.... Too much time and energy. We just see shows and take it slower. Plus, we don't go during summer, or peak times, we go when it's slower, and the parks are not open as many hours.

 

[BalooFan]

I always take afternoon breaks, but never spend them at the pool. I spend my break time in my room cooling off, watching a little TV, and, if I'm lucky, taking a nap. Then I am refreshed and revitalized and can spend the evening in a park.

 

[Mainemama]

We just had a 1 night stay at YC and DID find swimming relaxing, but approached it against the usual pattern. Arrival day (2:00 check in), we suited up, explored the amazing pool for 2 hours, and then changed and moseyed to Epcot for 3 rides, dinner, and a walk around WS. Very relaxing, even with a sort of busy pool. Day 2, even better, we went swimming when the pool opened at 9:00. There were about 4 other families in the enormous complex. We chatted with many lifeguards, enjoyed all areas, including slides with no lines, got out 2 hours later, and moseyed to Epcot for 1 ride before departing at 2:00. This probably doesn't work on a commando trip, but this was a bonus day with no agenda, booked a few nights before we arrived. Swim first, it's awesome! Kids aged 3,7, and 10, by the way.

 

[Rosebud123]

We are in the pool or waterpark every day of a WDW vacation! We all love the water, plus we live in a place with a very short summer so it's not like we're ever sick of pool time. I find it really refreshing/relaxing.

 

[larryz]

We don't go to the pool.....I can do that at home.
Unless......DGD is with us and then we will go for a few minutes.

I don't have a bar next to my pool at home...

 

[Mambo Junkie]

Mini rant alert.....Ok, so am I the only one who doesn't find swimming relaxing? It seems like everyone who goes back to the resort for a mid day break heads to the pool. The last thing I want to do after spending the day outside at MK is to go back to my room, get everyone in bathing suits, go back outside in the heat and spend time in the pool, go back to the room and "de-pool" everyone, then get dressed and head back out to a park for the evening. I'm not the only one, am I? end rant/

Also, not as much relaxing as de-stressing. Having read other comments, I agree we are not commando style people either, and I find the parks hot, crowded, and by lunch the little ones are often tired and overwhelmed. To take a break, relaxing ride back to the resort, swim in a cool pool, have a leisurely dinner, not to deal with lines, asphalt, human log jams; well yes, it's very necessary for us. Puts everyone in a much better frame of mind to go tackle the hordes...

 

[Linda M]

When we were there two weeks ago, the pools were crowded because it was so hot and humid. We did the GF splash pad with my granddaughter every afternoon and that was great. Not crowded at all and lots of seating; she loved it. My husband went to the pool a couple of times but both GF pools were very crowded and lots of teens horsing around. When he got kicked too many times, he left.

 

[halssister]

After our first WDW trip, after driving 1000 miles each way, spending five days there, all that money, etc, when I asked my 9 year old what his favorite part of the trip was, he said "swimming in the pool".

Now I will add, he has autism and absolutely LOVES the water, it is very calming for him, so we did every afternoon in the main pool at POR and every evening in the quiet pool (except the one afternoon that it rained for a few hours and he spent 60 minutes in the bath tub!)

 

[ondori]

How about just sitting or floating in the pool? You don't have to actually swim. I love getting in the pool and relaxing as the sun is setting. It's a great way to de-stress and calm down.

 

[Ceryssa]

My husband is the same way. He finds the combination of the water and sun exhausting, and all he wants to do afterward is sleep. The kids love it though, they could stay in the pool for hours even after being in the parks most of the day. Honestly, I love it too. I do find it tiring, and the changing/showering/losing time in the parks is annoying. But I find sometimes if I'm irritable (especially when it's hot), my mood lifts the second I get in the water. So I have swim time scheduled every day for our trip, although with it being November we may or may not be able to.