Now that you own DVC are your trips more relaxed?

[dgaston]

OK so sort of in the minority here. I live the thrill rides and so does DH. That means we have to get up early to get Fastpasses for Everest or Space or
Soaring or RnR or ToT. And we are 57 and 60! We do take an afternoon break, but we are not yet able to enjoy the resorts as much as I think we should be able to. In July we have AKV concierge and safaris planned, so maybe it'll work out.

 

[DeeCee735]

Oh yeah! No more commando style park touring for us. There are days when we just go into a park to ride a couple of coasters, eat a meal and be done with it. One of my fav things to do while there is resort hop. I just love checking everything out, even if I've done it all before.

We usually (especially when I'm with a friend, not the fam) take a day to hang out by the quiet pool, have a couple of frozen drinks and relax.

It's awesome.

Enjoy!

 

[Tink-n-Belle]

Much more relaxed. Here's what we did on our Trip in Feb 08

Tues- arrived at 8:00 pm watch illuminations from our BW view balcony

Wednesday- was at Epcot at opening- toured Epcot Future world and was back at the BW for lunch at 1:00. Left there to go to DHS and left there at 6:00 pm to go to Germany for our 6:30 reservation -- however, we missed the boat and didn't even get back to the BW til 6:45 so we just decided to eat at Spoodles. (See no rushing to get to Germany-- I'm sorry we missed it but Spoodles was great and we didn't have to rush)!! Then we went back to Epcot about 8:00 and rode a few rides and watched illuminations and walked back to the BW

Thursday-- slept in and the kids went to the community hall(it was too cold for swimming) and then had lunch on the BW at the Big River Brew then we headed over to the P&PP for 4:00 at the MK and stayed there until 12:00 midnight!!

Friday- slept in again!!!!! Rented Mice boat and toured Cresent lake, got hair wraps, went swimming and just soaked up the atmosphere at the BW

Saturday-- went to DTD from 11-3 then check into the AKV-- went swimming and enjoyed the resort- watched the animals from our Balcony, went to Boma's for Dinner and participated in the AFRICA parade and dance in the lobby (fun!) had Characitures done on the kids and toured the different viewing areas for the animals.

Sunday -tuesday -- we really relaxed because we went to VB

It was a great trip and I'm glad we got to finally go to DTD and AKV to check it out.

 

[sajetto]

Our trips are definitely more relaxed. We sleep in, stroll around the parks, go back to the resort for frequent breaks, swim in the pool, and get plenty of rest. We still see most of the attractions we want to, but that is because we now take longer trips than we used to.

 

[Juliet25]

Yep, definitely more relaxed. We try to add a new thing to every trip to keep it fresh. For our December trip, we explored Fort Wilderness with DD and took advantage of the awesome pony rides there. IN November, I'm planning on just two parks even though we'll be there for 6 nights. We may even try SeaWorld or US next time.

Also, as someone else mentioned, I no longer get all depressed about leaving...knowing I'll be back soon enough.

 

[ccigliano]

Much more relaxed but before I was purchasing park hoppers tickets and I felt I needed to get the most out of my day at the Parks to maximize their value. We were in at rope drop and out after the fireworks with dinner in between. Now with DVC annual passes and knowing that I'll be back in a few months or even if it is a year later I take it easy. Now we'll just go to EP for dinner at Le Cellier and Illuminations fireworks. I even went one week without park tickets just to do all the things you never have time to do when touring the parks. We rented boats, rode bikes, hiked on the nature trail, did the Hoop De Doo and relaxed by the pool. Have fun and WELCOME HOME!

 

[fireman17]

Funny you posted about this. We bought into the DVC last Aug. SSR being our home resort and we had our first DVC stay this past February at OKW.
I said to my DW on our third day I had noticed how relaxed we all seemed to be and the kids seemed to be really having a great time and they also seemed to be calmer too. We weren't rushing to get to any of the parks and when we did get there we just enjoyed ourselves so much.
I still talk to this day about the difference we noticed after staying at a DVC instead of cramming all five of us into a room at any other Disney resort.
Can't wait for our October trip which will be our first stay at our home resort two bedroom and the kids are just as excited seeing we'll have our new baby with us.

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

Things are the same for us. We like to be on the go while at Disney. It's what we enjoy doing. Sitting around while at WDW would not be fun for our family. We always find some down time in the day to use the pool or Community Hall at the BWV. And we either stay up late or get up early and go to the parks. Never both. We have always done it that way so DVC ownership for the past seven years hasn't changed us.

HBC

 

[DVC Mike]

Our trips are definitely more relaxed. We sleep in, stroll around the parks, go back to the resort for frequent breaks, swim in the pool, and get plenty of rest. We still see most of the attractions we want to, but that is because we now take longer trips than we used to.

I could have written those same words to describe my wife and I.

 

[Mickey'sApprentice]

We've been twice since joining.

We were with my sisters and their families in April and tried to absolutely hit every attraction in 6 nights. It was exhausting! It didn't really dawn on us that we would be coming back really soon. I kept trying to make everything perfect and my newbie relatives kept throwing me curve balls.

HOWEVER, in January everything was soooo nice. We only stayed 4 nights. If we missed an attraction it wasn't a big deal. We totally skipped AK so that we could go back to Epcot and ride MS, TT, and Soarin. It also helped to fly and have the ddp.

So for us, the 2nd trip was more relaxed, not because we knew we were coming back, but because we knew that we had seen everything 8 months earlier.

 

[disney54us]

I think you will feel more relaxed. Depending on logistics and how often you can visit, you will still have the feeling 'don't worry', we'll catch it on the next trip'. Many don't know when there next trip will be, when you become a DVC owner, most did so for the reason that they could be at the world more often then if they were to go w/o dvc.
So, relax and enjoy your 40+years to come.

 

[disneymom8589]

DH and I are going on our 2nd DVC trip in 2 weeks! We are looking forward to a more relaxing trip and hope to tour a few resorts. We have some ADRs at some fun and romantic restaurants. Knowing that we'll be back in July will keep the park commando from kicking in (I hope!)

 

[corpcomp]

After 10 years of visiting the parks with my DS12 and after buying at BCV two years ago, we realized we are no longer in a hurry to do anything. We go to SAB every day for about two hours (we almost never got to visit the pools in the regular resorts.)

We take our time, hit all the parks and the rides we want to go on and if it is crowded we just leave early and enjoy SAB. We go back later when it tends to be less crowded

It was a great decision, and buying Disney visa to get all our food free was the 2nd best.

 

[dairyqueenmom]

Way more relaxed.

We leave for our next trip in about 6 weeks (first time for Flower & Garden Festival) and I haven't even made any ADRs yet.

We also will be there during Flower & Garden, I think I would have to be dead to not have made my ADR's already.

 

[PinkTink63]

Well...yes and no! My husband, who is a 47 yr. old child has to spend about every waking moment in the parks! Not really, but if it were up to him, we probably wouldn't even go back to swim in the middle of the day!

We definitely stay longer and this is how I trick him into slowing down our pace, so he doesn't even realize it!

 

[Coach81]

We had our first trip home this past Feb. I must say we still did a bit " Commando", but there was a more relaxed attitude. The great news is.. we are returning in a few months. The fact that we knew we were coming right back in May made the ride home a bit less depressing. I forsee us becoming much more laid-back in our future trips to Orlando. We are planning on checking out Seaworld & Aqatica in addition to visiting Disney in May. The other great news is we will be making our February reservations at the end of this month for our home resort SSR!

I can see us developing a relaxing, easy pace in the future of our DVC.

We are very happy with our decision to buy into DVC, and we are looking forward to many more magical memories at Disney!!!

 

[BWV Dreamin]

Our first trip home (BWV) is in April. All of my family will have park tickets for the length of stay. After this trip, the next 3 I have planned, we will visit NO parks! There is plenty to do without ever setting foot in a park. And really looking forward to the "relaxed" vacation!

 

[BroganMc]

Our first multi-trip year when we got APs (and pre-DVC), we did a marathon commando tour. It was comical because we counted the number of times we rode things in one trip, then one day, etc.

The next trip it felt like a letdown because we burned ourselves out the trip before. There was precious little new or forgotten. We also got sick the first week so were just glad we had a second week to recover. It wasn't a wasted trip.

Now we plan our trip days around meals and special events rather than rides. If we're up early, it is to stroll around our resort. I'm not at the point of checking out for a day to read a book (mostly because I'm a binge book reader and don't want to give up 6-8 hours on it). I do enjoy plugging in my headphones and just strolling through the parks watching all the other commandos stressing themselves out.

The biggest relaxing agent is reminding yourself "I'll be back to catch that later". It helps to have another trip reserved when you go on the current one.

 

[Kathi OD]

We're absolutely more relaxed. One of the things we love the most about our DVC ownership is that if we don't get it done this time, no biggie, there is always next time. We KNOW we're going back and it probably won't be 3 or 4 years down the road!

We still plan certain things to do, like MVMCP or and Illuminations cruise, but we don't try to squeeze them all into the same trip. We actually go home feeling like we've been on vacation, something that was unheard of pre-DVC.

 

[dsneygirl]

Absolutely. We always say "well we'll just do that next time" This past Dec we went for 7 days and averaged 1 ride per day. We also have a toddler and work on his schedule. We seem to like the special events, MVMCP, PnP, MNSSHP etc more than just the same old attractions.

We also take time for afternoon naps and swims more.