How often do you vacation at Disney?

[Caseydilla]

We usually go once or twice a year. March and October are usually the times we tend to go.

 

[geniegirl]

We go ever 4 years now. 2000...2004...2008 and so on. Now that we have a baby that may change but we do like to see other parts of this country at times.

 

[chappellfamily]

DVC members...we usually go twice a year(March and October), but this year we will hear "Welcome Home" 4 times!

 

[PA Princess]

We used to go about every 2 1/2 years, but more recently we have gone in September of 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. We always take our kids to WDW for their 5th birthday, so we will go again in December 2009 for our youngest's fifth birthday.

Our last trip we added a cruise to the end of our WDW trip and we will be doing the same this year. I can honestly see as our kids get older that we may start skipping Disney every other year or so and just cruising. We loved that vacation for similar reasons to Disney...very family friendly and especially for families with kids over bigger age spans (we have 4 kids ages 3, 7, 12, and 13).

I would really LOVE to do a cruise in Europe after that, so unless some budget miracle occurs, I imagine we will skip Disney in 2010 and maybe 2011.

 

[mousebymarriage]

We basically have gone once a year since DD11 was born in 1996. When we go to Disney my family that lives on Florida's gulf coast usually joins us for most of the week. It's great because it gives my kids a chance to see their Aunts, Uncles, cousins and grandparents. My family comes up to New Jersey 1 time each year and we go to Fla. once each year, I wish we could go more often but, the finances just don't allow it.

 

[Lady V]

Normally about twice a year. In 2007 I was lucky enough to go in Jan, March, July, and December. In 2008 I went Jan, and will go in JUne-July (for 19 days) and then again for NYE. I love my DVC..I am also a single mom.

 

[Pigeon]

Once every couple of years. We have to fly, and our local airport is expensive to fly out from. Dh is a teacher and we are stuck going on school vacations, so there are no good deals to be had. A week at a moderate during the Feb break cost us about $1600 in airfare, $1600 for a room and $900 for food. I just can't do that every year.

 

[twoanddone]

So far it has been three times in less than six months! UGh! I live about 2 and a half hours away. DD started preschool and it seems all the other kids had gone. So on a last minute plan, we went down. The kids had a ball and so did we so we decided to do the same for Christmas and then spring break. LOL. If we didn't live so close, we probably wouldn't have gone yet (the kids are horrified of the idea of flying right now). BUt right now it is our most convenient vacation choice.

 

[stmize]

once a year that way there is always something new to do but I would love to go more often

 

[Starr W.]

Here's our list

Thanksgiving 2006 at SSR(5nights)
Early May 2007 at VWL(3nights)
Thanksgiving 2007 at SSR(6 nights)
MLK Weekend 2008 at BCV (4nights)

Upcoming trips
Thanksgiving 2008 at SSR(7nights)
MLK weekend 2009 at SSR (4 nights)

We're blessed with DVC points and really good airfare on direct flights out of Detroit. So we go about 2x per year.

This does not include Easter at Disney's Vero Beach, plus we're going to Park City, UT in June.

 

[melissalee1220]

I live in SoCal so I hit the "Land" all of the time but only go to WDW (and i'm pouting about the ONLY part) about once every 9 months or so.

 

[skeeder]

We go twice a year now that we are DVC members. Usually in April and December. Last year we made it 3 times. If I had more than 2 wks and 2 personal days vacation then it would be more. We arent allowed to take time off without pay.

 

[skeeder]

We go twice a year now that we are DVC members. Usually in April and December. Last year we made it 3 times. If I had more than 2 wks and 2 personal days vacation then it would be more. We arent allowed to take time off without pay.

 

[mannasn]

Looks like alot of the people that go most often own DVC.

We'd love to visit at least every year but as it stands now we'll probably be visiting once/5 years. Sad, but there are other vacation spots in the world that are closer and cheaper.

 

[Melissa]

It depends if I have my way 3 or more times a year but DH is the 1X type last couple years we have been averaging 2x May and October.

 

[juliana_sd]

This May will be DS' first WDW trip (I went once, waaaay back in 1992). We have been to DLR for day trips (well, more like half days) twice in the past few years... Oct 2006 and June 2007. We're lucky enough to have friends who are CM's there, and they sign us in for free.

I imagine we'll go to WDW every 3-4 years or so. It's not really a matter of cost. It's just that there are so many other places to travel! I'd rather have DS grow up seeing the world, not just the World, IKYWIM

 

[disneymomof2boyz]

We honeymooned in WDW, and after that we were hooked!! We have been every year since 2002, excluding 2005, b/c son#1 was a baby, and I was already pregnant with son#2. We love Disney, and we live in FL, and last year we went 4 times, but I do admit that I think that it was a bit much. This year we are only going once b/c I felt that it lost a little of the magic b/c of all the times we had been. My husband and I have decided that we want to make it a yearly December thing, and eventually we would love to buy into DVC.

 

[mjantz]

I've been to DL twice & DCL once. Everyone else in the family has been to DL once & DCL once.
I don't when we might next visit a Disney park. We're going to Europe in a few years & may or may not hit Disneyland Paris. Also, DS will top out of his current school in a few years & they offer a week off in October for Fall Break. I'd like to use that to go to WDW for a week but we'll see. I'm not sure the budget can handle both WDW & Europe without a few years inbetween.

 

[gardengalB4]

I took DD to WDW for high school graduation(4 years ago)
& this summer we are going back to celebrate college graduation
...WDW & DCL (land & sea)

 

[brehan9403]

We have just been once (last summer) and this will be our 2nd year (spring). We plan to go every year at different times