Now that you own DVC are your trips more relaxed?

[TinksDH]

Very much so. Combining DVC with AP's makes it much more enjoyable and relaxing. If we don't get to it this trip, no big deal, we'll try again in 6 months! However, even after 13 trips to WDW since 2000, we STILL haven't gone to any other theme park except WDW! No Sea World, no Universal, no Wet-n-Wild (is that even there anymore?), etc. Just can't bring ourselves to try anything else!

 

[beccasmom]

We take it much easier unless family or friends are with us. We visit the parks two days tops and then enjoy the pools, shopping, eating....there are tons of other activities! We love DVC and just enjoy it so much.

 

[justloveit]

Our trips are more relaxed without a doubt. DD just went to WDW on her senior trip and stayed at a value resort, with only half days at the parks visiting 2 parks a day. She was exhausted, and everytime we talked to her, she said she liked our vacations better! Knowing you will be back eliminates the need for racing to squeeze it all in, making it much more relaxed.

 

[rangermom]

I'm looking forward to more relaxing vacations. The next two will have family members coming with us, so I know I will still be a little commando. When we wnet to DL this last Nov we took it easy because we had already decided to go there every two years.

 

[mommylibrarian]

More relaxed here too! And we've added kids into the equation.

We do get up for rope drop, mainly because our kids are up anyway, AND we prefer the lower crowds. It also lengthens our day, so we have time to return to the resort, nap, hit the pool, and then enjoy something in the evening.

Just having the kitchen makes life easier too. We have more room to move around and we have a nice stock of supplies (frozen water bottles, snacks, etc.) And we spend less money, which lowers our stress level as well!

 

[Deb & Bill]

We still make plans so we know where and when we are going to eat our meals. And we get up early so we can hit the MK or the other parks when they open so we can get our favorites out of the way. But, we'll head back to the resort when others are streaming in at 10:30 or 11AM and go for a swim. Heck, we even take naps every afternoon for a few hours.

And we will deviate from our plan all the time. We might even stay in some nights and just watch TV or play a game.