Can you relax on your Disney vacation?

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

I actually posted this on another board because I wasn't sure where to post it and then after I did I thought probably the DVC board would be the best because that's what we are and your touring styles are probably more in line to ours.
With that said DH and I were having a discussion. We just sold our home and after all of the effort and hard work we have talked about rewarding ourselves w/ a two week Disney vacation.

Now, DH says he doesn't believe we could actually relax there. That we (read me the poster ) would always want to be go, go, go, going.

I say no. Sure, the first week we'd be going (and be in tour mode ) and seeing all of our favorite attractions but by the second week we'd be able to just relax.

His response was, "Yeah, but if you're not "doing" something in Disney then Disney is boring."

WHAT?????????????

Of course, that is the most ridiculous thing I've heard!!

I suggested, sleeping in late. Actually sitting down at breakfast (instead of grabbing a biscuit and running to the parks). Going swimming at the pools (he's not a swimmer, though), reading a great book in the warm breezes on our patio or balconey. Spending time in downtown. Trying some of the great restaurants in the parks. Walking around Fort Wilderness. Or, we could plan a week in Disney and a week in Vero.

So I ask, can you relax in Disney and if so, how and what do you do?

Thanks for your time.

 

[DVCconvert]

When not working there...boy...can I relax!!

Try playing mini golf at Fantasia Gardens or Winter Summerland - rent a poontoon boat for a couple hours-take a picnic lunch - I could spend days just sitting on a balcony at any of the DVC resorts. There are all sorts of things to do at WDW to relax!

 

[Granny]

I agree that a 2 week vacation allows lots of time for relaxation. I could make a list, but the main question is....what do you do at home when you want to relax? Watch TV? Go to the movies? Golf? Swimming? Shopping?

Pretty much anything you enjoy doing to relax you can do at your Disney home.

My advice would be to avoid "Park Burnout" the first week, thinking that you'll relax the second week. Much better would be to take a relaxed approach from Day 1, realizing you'll have two weeks to do all that you want. Then slate the last two or three days as "make up" days to cover anything that you really want to do but haven't gotten to.

I think you'll find two weeks in a DVC resort to be very relaxing indeed.

 

[Olaf]

Oh yes, I can relax. We typically fly out late Friday evening, arriving in Orlando around 11:00 pm. We then check into a WDW hotel for two nights, then move to DVC on Sunday and stay through the following Sunday. Last visit it was the Poly. I can still remember that delicious feeling of sitting out by the Polly pool Saturday morning, with not a care in the world. This time it's going to be the Animal Kingdom--counting the days.

 

[Fitswimmer]

My first DVC trip to WDW was in June and I really did find it more relaxing, and I only stay 2 or 3 nights!
First of all, I knew I was coming back, so I didn't feel the pressure to do absolutely everything. I did the parks in the AM, when it started to get really hot and crowded, I went back to the resort to the pool. Hung out for a few hours and relaxed, then went back to the parks for dinner and stayed for the fireworks. It was great! I'm looking forward to doing something similar in November when I go back. Dad wants to play Fantasia Mini Golf, so we'll probably take an afternoon and do that.

 

[DVC Grammy]

One of the best things about WDW is that you can have as hectic or relaxed vacation as you want . Spending time in the various resorts (not only the DVC ones) can be an adventure all by itself. We have friends who meet us at WDW, but don't buy park passes; showing them AKL, VWL, DTD, and all there is to do outside the parks opens up our eyes, too. We discover things that we never noticed in decades of visits! Even using the boat transportation to and from the different places, including DTD, is calm and restful. All our WDW vacations are at least 10 days, if not a few weeks, and they are the most relaxing trips we take!

 

[debbiepump]

Until I bought into DVC my dh was a disney hater. Prior to our first trip to DVC, he was grumbling and mumbling about relaxing, etc and not being park nazi's all day long.
Well, after that, he's been converted. The man LOVES Disney!! He loves the rooms and the balconies to sit and stare and do whatever. If he doesn't want to go anywhere, he stays, I go. Like a mole, he'll venture out at night into World Showcase, listen to Off Kilter, grab a beer, watch the fireworks and go walk back to the villa. He now has 'favorite' rides and places to eat too-one of them being Boma!
To imagine, the negativity I heard prior to that first trip 'home'.

 

[mbhoxsie]

Our family has definately figured out how to relax...

This last trip to WDW for a week, we went to the parks for one day... The rest of the time was spent at the Community Hall, Pools and pool hopping, and DTD..

The trip before that was about the same... We were there for 1.5 weeks and went to the parks twice.

To try something different, try going to Fort Wilderness for a day.. See the petting zoo, hayrides, campfire, movie theater under the stars, and the back yard bbq.. All of those are fairly low key and relaxing...

 

[Halle]

Everyone says "You're going to Disney again, how can you stand it"? We relax, maybe 2 park days out of six. We rent a car, love going to Celebration, great restaurants and well seems unreal there. We sit on the balcony for hours, playing cards and just relaxing. Many great stores (malls and outlets) in the area and restaurants on and off property are fantastic. Yup, we go to Disney to relax, wish we had enough points to stay longer.

 

[DisDaydreamer]

This is what ever you all want it to be. That is the beauty of Disney. If you want to have a secluded, special time together, Disney offers you the best opportunity for that. If you want party time... disney offers you that too. Make this opportunity happen, then with your insight, turn it into the time of your lives. It sounds to me that you DH is looking for a good time with you!!!! Make it be that... surprise him... change things... make it magical and memorable, and all else will follow through. Trust your own judgement

 

[Simba's Mom]

One reason we love DVC is that now we really relax on vacation. Having a kitchen and (more importantly) a coffee pot means we can get up and just sit on our balcony, sipping our coffee, maybe munching on some left-over school bread or other pastry. We stay at OKW, so with binocculars in hand, we can sit on our balcony watching the golfers and birds (sometimes birdies) for hours.