ALWAYS necessary to nap?

[yrdlyprincess]

the 1st trip we went down yes I had them nap...well DS and I did..while DH and DD went to the pool (but did nap some days) but toward the end of the vacation...and how much money we were spending cancelled the naps...and last trip didnt nap at all...getting to old and this trip not at all...even though i coudl nap everyday

 

[housetomouse]

For us, I could never get the kids to nap at a particular time, or even at all, once they were around 2 years old. I remember them napping in the strollers in MK, so maybe that's an alternative nap idea for you. I know I'd have been frustrated leaving the parks for naptime, if they didn't nap after going to all that trouble. Leaving for a break isn't a bad idea, but I wouldn't count on getting a nap out of it. I'm sure I couldn't get myself to nap in the middle of the day either, so I can understand why maybe a child wouldn't nap. Good luck, have fun!

 

[Dismom55]

We personally do not nap. I like to get to the park just after rope drop and stay until after dinner. That being said, you should know I am in my mid 50's. My kids are no longer kids as my youngest is 18 yrs old. They like to stay in the parks until late. I physically can not. I have major back problems and am worn out by dinner. Many time we have ADR's in one of the resorts and head back to our resort after dinner while the kids head back to one of the parks and they usually are back at the resort by 11ish. We generally are back up and back at one of the parks early as I like getting there ahead of the crowds.

I would only consider a nap if my kids were still of nap age. When we took the kids and they were 7 and 12 yrs old, we would head back to our resort around dinner time as they were interested in swimming the pool before bedtime, only once did we stay for the Electical Parade.