Anyone else feel this way? Chasing rides?

[Brian Noble]

Anyway, I need to stop cramming everything in - for every old favorite we don’t see, it’s because we’re doing something new.

This is closely related to a quesiton that sometimes comes up from first time visitors. What are the things I absolutely have to do?

My answer: nothing. Nothing is a must do. There is not a single thing at WDW that will make-or-break your trip. On the flip side, almost everything there is fun. Some things might be more enjoyable than others, but that is going to be different from person to person. Whatever you choose to do will be fine.

 

[LoveDaisy]

We are the complete opposite there is nothing I have to do. We take our time, enjoy the atmosphere, snacks, people watching and ride a few rides. We rope drop and usually leave around lunch. We park hop later but only for dinner, I don’t think we have ever ridden a ride after dinner. I have no desire to chase rides, to me they are a part of the experience not the experience.

 

[Lumpy1106]

We are the complete opposite there is nothing I have to do. We take our time, enjoy the atmosphere, snacks, people watching and ride a few rides. We rope drop and usually leave around lunch. We park hop later but only for dinner, I don’t think we have ever ridden a ride after dinner. I have no desire to chase rides, to me they are a part of the experience not the experience.

This is how Walt envisioned us enjoying the parks BION. That's why the entrance fee to get in the parks was low and you paid extra for ticket books. That all changed when they got rid of the ticket books.
NOT that I would ever want them to bring back the ticket books. People generally hated them and they were such a pain. I was one of the first to use the "Passport" pass that allowed us on all the rides (my Dad got them through his work) and people were constantly asking us how they could get one.

 

[mi*vida*loca]

We usually go every 2-3 years so I have felt like I'm chasing rides because there's so much I want to do since we don't go often. Once we started going for longer trips, 9-10 days/nights, we would go hard the first 3-4 days and then the second half was a more relaxed pace. This is the way to do it if you don't go often. It helped us find balance.

DD is doing DCP right now and I have been down 4 times this year with my 5th and final trip planned for December. It has really slowed down my pace and I really enjoy it. I still hit RD since I'm up early anyway (and I love the morning vibes in a park) but it's a whole different way of doing Disney. For this December trip I won't even be buying lightning lanes and we are going to hit a few must do attractions and the rest just take in the atmosphere, Epcot booths, Candlelight Processional. We were there last week and one morning while everyone slept I grabbed a coffee and sat by the lake relaxing and just taking in the morning. It was lovely.

It's easy to tell people nothing is a must do when it may be a once in a lifetime trip or they don't go very often.

 

[jinkies04]

I really feel this original post as I'm the family planner! Headed at the end of the month with my sister, niece, and niece's friend. Trying to balance getting them the rides/experiences they want without losing my mind. I feel the pressure to make it a "great" trip with everything they wanted which is not realistic.

My current plan is to have it pre-planned up to a certain point then we do as we please. We do have park hoppers since we are only doing 3 park days and all four parks. Plus, the girls are teenagers and we may skip the afternoon break back to the hotel.