What has been your longest stay at a Disney property?

[Parker Clan]

This August for our Honeymoon, we are doing 3 days at USO & 7 at Disney!
We always go in August, so our days consist of being there for RD, mid-day breaks by the pool, then back to the parks after dinner this year we built in two rest days - one after our two day drive before Universal and one right after Universal before our 7 days at the Dis!

 

[DisneyFive]

10 days (9 nights). We stay at the parks from open to close. After the third or fourth day we need to get some good sleep though and sleep in with no alarm. Those have all been September trips though with relatively shorter park hours.

This year we're going early August with longer park hours and are considering afternoon breaks. We'll see how that works out.

Dan

 

[Canooknic]

10 days. 7 days at Disney parks (park hoppers so we just went where the mood took us), 2 days at Universal/IOA and one day downtown/shopping.

This time we're staying for 14 - 10 Disney, 2 Universal, 1 SeaWorld, 1 downtown/shopping. It sounds like a lot by we don't go 'all out' on park days, we are there for opening and sometimes we stay til 3, sometimes 5 rarely later than 7 but we go by how our boys are feeling - we don't stick to a schedule apart from our FPs

 

[DexLabDeeDee]

We're doing a 13 night, 14 day stay this coming Sept. We're doing each park twice, one waterpark, one day at UO, one resort-hopping day, and we're volunteering at Give Kids the World one day. Disney Springs on arrival day.

It's supposed to be a more relaxed trip with half days at each of the parks and more resort time. We're split staying at the Swan for the first week and AKL the second.

 

[Thing2008]

Our trips have all been for nine nights (although our October, 2016 visit will only be for eight). Below is the outline of my very favorite:

Driving (leaving home on the day after Christmas) my daughter, my granddaughter (13), my grandson (11) and I arrived at our Cabin in Fort Wilderness (with our very-smart-if-I-do-say-so-myself length-of-stay personal golf cart ) on the 27th of December, 2003. That evening we went on a hayride, watched the Electrical Light Parade from the beach and attended Hoop De Doo.

December 28th: Epcot/World Showcase. PPO Breakfast at Akershus (Norway). Lunch at Marrakesh (Morocco). Candlelight Processional. Dinner at Alfredo's (Italy).

December 29th: Magic Kingdom. PPO Breakfast at The Crystal Palace. Lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. Dinner at Tony's Town Square. Spectromagic and Wishes.

December 30th: MGM/Hollywood Studios. Breakfast On-The-Go. Lunch at Mama Melrose. Fantasmic!. Dinner at The Hollywood Brown Derby.

December 31st: Contemporary Resort. Breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Water Sports (Parasailing, Tubing, Water Skiing and Jet Skis) from 9:30 AM to 2:00 PM. Lunch at Whispering Canyon (The Wilderness Lodge). Dinner/New Year's Eve Celebration at Citrico's/The Grand Floridian Resort.

January 1st, 2004: Downtown Disney/Disney Quest. Breakfast at Trail's End (Fort Wilderness). Lunch at Fulton's Crab House. Luau (The Polynesian Resort).

January 2nd: Animal Kingdom. PPO Breakfast at Breakfastosaurus. Lunch at The Rainforest Cafe. Dinner at Jiko (Animal Kingdom Lodge). Cirque du Soleil and Pleasure Island.

January 3rd: Fort Wilderness Play Day. Breakfast at Trail's End. Swimming. Trail Rides. Boats. Etc. Lunch at Trail's End. Dinner at Narcoossee's (The Grand Floridian Resort). Wishes Fireworks Specialty Cruise.

January 4th: Epcot/FutureWorld. Breakfast at Spoodles (The Boardwalk). Lunch at The Coral Reef. IllumiNations! Dinner at The Flying Fish (The Boardwalk).

And, yes. We ate all of that and still managed to toddle on every ride we had planned ...

I do apologize, though, for all of the detail. But it was just so much fun to see it all in print once again.

Wow! That sounds like a wonderful trip! Sounds like it was a blast.

 

[GoofyGirl1717]

We do 10 days/9 nights. We are only in the parks for 8 days though. We use the other two days as travel days since we drive about 9 hours one way. We always start and end our trips with a character meal at one of the resorts. Gets us into the fun without burning a park day.

 

[oktxregulators]

We just got done doing 14 days at Art of Animation. We did 10 days at the parks, 1 day at BB, 1 day at TL and the other two days were spent at the resort, Disney Springs and we did putt putt at Fantasia Gardens. We did not stay all day at the theme parks, we would get there around 9:30-10 stay until 1-2 then go back to the resort and rest or take a nap and go back to the park around 5.

 

[Murron]

OK so...we are retired and have time on our hands. That being said and with DVC points, we did just a month last year in September. Boardwalk to Vero to Saratoga. Loved it.

 

[nicolebridget22]

Our upcoming trip will be our longest: 14 nights. It breaks down like this:

MK x 4 days
EP x 2 days
HS x 1 day
AK x 2 days
US x 2 days
Disc Cove x 1 day
3 days of rest/Disney Springs

We like to take things slow and sleep in. Cannot wait!

 

[Thing2008]

Our upcoming trip will be our longest: 14 nights. It breaks down like this:

MK x 4 days
EP x 2 days
HS x 1 day
AK x 2 days
US x 2 days
Disc Cove x 1 day
3 days of rest/Disney Springs

We like to take things slow and sleep in. Cannot wait!

Wow. What a trip hope to see a TR after!

 

[TXAKDisneyFan]

I don't know what our longest stay on property has been. Does Shades of Green count? I think we've stayed there a little over two weeks (as part of a larger road trip from (and back to) the Midwest, including stops to sightsee in Cape Canaveral, Savannah, Charlotte, Nashville, Memphis, St. Louis,...).

We usually go to WDW for between 9 and 14 days. We've never taken any "off" (resort/pool) days - we've always gone to either a WDW or UO park every day. We don't normally do rope drop - instead, we get to the parks around 10 am and stay til closing or until a resort ADR. Sometimes we stay and look around the resorts, go to Disney Springs, or back into another park after we eat. We always get hoppers; have never gone back to our room to rest. But we're used to longer vacations - I think the shortest vacation I've ever been on was a week long (we're originally from Alaska, so if we're going to fly somewhere, we might as well stay a while and make it worth the cost of the plane ticket and all day traveling).

 

[aretha30]

Our August trip is going to be our longest at 11 days, 10 nights. We have 5 day park hopper with the water park and more on them. This is the first time we are spending time at the water parks and less time in the 4 main parks. We've always had 1 full "off" day with our usual 8-9 day trips. We're looking forward to having the time to relax and try some new things.

 

[Jaybrad]

Walt Disney World Trips

1. 1973 - Holiday Inn 3 days
2. 1977 - Dutch Inn 5 days
3. 1979 - Dutch Inn 6 days
4. 1983 - Royal Plaza 5 days
5. 1984 - Poly 5 days
6. 1986 - Tree House Villas 7 days
7. 1988 - Hilton (Downtown Disney) 5 days
8. 1990 - Offsite Condo 5 days
9. 1991 - Dolphin 6 days
10. 1993 - Wyndham LBV 6 days
11. 1996 - Dolphin 5 days
12. 1997 - Yacht Club Resort (2 Visits) 14 days
13. 1998 - Villas @ Disney Institute 6 days
14. 1999 - Yacht Club Resort (2 Visits) 12 days
15. 2000 - Offsite Hilton Garden Inn 3 days
16. 2001 - Hilton (Downtown Disney) 7 days
17. 2002 - Grosvenor 7 days
18. 2003 - Old Key West (2 Visits) 16 days
19. 2004 - Old Key West 12 days
20. 2004 - All Star Music 7 days
21. 2005 - Beach Club Villas 6 days
22. 2006 - Old Key West & Coronado Springs 12 days
23. 2006 - Old Key West 6 days
24. 2007 - Saratoga Springs 6 days
25. 2007 - Coronado Springs 10 days
26. 2008 - Old Key West 12 days
27. 2008- All Star Movies 5 days
28. 2008 - Caribbean Beach Resort 10 days
29. 2009 - All Star Movies 5 days
30. 2009 - Port Orleans Riverside 5 days
31. 2009 - Bay Lake Towers Resort 8 days
32. 2010 - Pop Century and OKW 7 days
33. 2010 – Boardwalk 5 days
34. 2011 - POP and Old Key West 10 days
35. 2013 – POP 7 days
36. 2014 – Yacht Club 7 days
37. 2015 – Yacht Club 7 days
38. 2015 – POP 5 days
39. 2016 – Yacht Club 7 days
Going back to Yacht Club in September for 7 days

 

[momtotaryn]

10 nights/9 days for the most recent trip (June 2016). The first day, we arrived in the late afternoon, so we only went to DS. We did two days each at MK and Epcot, 1 day each at AK and DHS. We also did 2 days at Universal and had 1 leisure day scheduled for shopping/pool/laundry (ended up not going to the pool).

 

[disravenlaur]

Our longest has been 10 days. We usually relax the first day full day and go to Kona for breakfast and do a monorail loop to get in the Disney mood. We always have a free day in the middle of our trip just to relax a bit at the pool. We always do 2 full days at MK, one at AK, 2 days at Epcot, and one at DHS (sometimes a half of a day). If we are going to a MNSSHP, we leave that day free also and just have a breakfast ADR in the morning. Our favorite resort is POR so we go to Disney Springs a few times also.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

15 days once. It was DS's first trip at 15mos old, and was planned as a 10-day trip with both my and DH's parents. By the end, I was SO stressed out that my husband suggested we extend the stay -- just us and DS -- and enjoy it to its fullest! We were lucky enough to have that flexibility, and I, of course, did not argue!!!

We're not big on relaxing a ton on Disney trips. In that sense, our longer trips are not all that different from our shorter ones -- we like to pack it in! Most days we do one park in the morning, midday break, and a second park in the evening. Sometimes a half day "off" (i.e. not in the parks), where we hang around the hotel or shop. We stay at resorts that are walking distance from a park (BLT, BWV, BCV), so I really can't remember when we went a WHOLE DAY without visiting one, at least for a meal. We get APs, so that's an easy thing to do.

 

[acresse]

15 day split stay between Polynesian and GF. Best trip of my life

We visited a park everyday, but took our sweet time. Had a chance to dig deeper, and truly enjoy the parks and resorts. Days were mostly spent at the resort, and we had a table service meal every night. By leaving our mornings and afternoons open, we could explore on a whim. If we felt like lunch in Japan, we caught the monorail and hopped over to Epcot. If we saw a short wait we would ride a ride or two. We also went to shows and experiences (day at a typhoon lagoon) that we usually skip because we are short on time.

Once you have the chance to experience the parks this way, it is hard to go back to shorter visits.

 

[lindsey]

October 2016- 13 nights fort wilderness, then 1 night All Star Movies - - annual passes, don't remember how many days at each park. I think we had 3 non park days. Great part was using fast passes for parades and night fireworks some days.

 

[denecarter]

12 nights in a Saratoga Springs studio with my then 18-yo DD in August 2006.

We had Premium Annual Passes. Went to a park every single day, even if it was just for a meal. Took it easy a LOT... both of us got some crazy weird virus at the end of school/beginning of summer. DD almost missed her graduation and this trip was originally set for right after graduation and OKW (our home resort).

Some of the "extras" we did:
Keys to the Kingdom Tour - loved it
One of the Animal Kingdom behind the scenes tours - loved it
Behind the Seeds Tour - loved it
Whatever the latest movie was at AMC in Downtown Disney
Typhoon Lagoon - never seem to make it to Blizzard Beach
Pleasure Island Adventurers Club - miss it
Pleasure Island Comedy Warehouse - miss it
Played bus roulette a LOT - just get on the first park bus that arrives, no matter where it's going

 

[Grandma G]

Wow! That sounds like a wonderful trip! Sounds like it was a blast.

In family lore, this trip is referred to as The Sorta Platinum Adventure. And it was a blast! With a backstory ...

For several decades, I was a commissioned salesperson. And 2002/2003 was a banner year. So, I decided to do Disney, just once, as I'd always dreamed of doing it.

I booked a one-bedroom suite at the The Grand Floridian and added the 2003 Platinum Dining Plan Plus. And after receiving assurances that I could, indeed, smoke on the suite's balcony (I no longer smoke), I wrote a check for it all and began making my ADR and Activities list for Itinerary Planning. Pausing only to touch base with the hotel staff regarding the smoking issue.

"Indeed!", they said, "I most certainly could not smoke on my suite's balcony!".

And, over the course of several weeks, that pattern repeated itself: at The Contemporary, The Boardwalk Inn and Villas, The Yacht and Beach Clubs, The Animal Kingdom Lodge and, after a really promising glimmer of hope, the Wilderness Lodge.

Until finally, exasperated, I asked if guests staying in generously-spaced Fort Wilderness Cabins could still smoke on their large, private decks. "Yes, they could", said Reservations. "Yes, they could, said Fort Wilderness. "Yes!", I said.

"However", said Reservations, "we'll have to change your plan. The Platinum Plan is not available to Fort Wilderness guests."

But, though the ensuing verbal bloodletting wasn't at all pretty, in the end it seemed that it would be possible - barely possible - but possible - for my fully-paid plan to remain fully-paid. And functional.

And our newly-refurbished cabin was absolutely charming and perfect for the four of us. And with our van parked at our doorstep for travel to the parks, resorts and Downtown Disney and our golf cart beside it for skipping around Fort Wilderness, the only Disney transportation that we used during our nine days were the boats to the Magic Kingdom. So, I think that it was probably because of that fact that, if WDW was crowded during what I'd always read was the busiest week of the year, we honestly didn't notice until we arrived at Magic Kingdom after our New Year's Eve dinner at Citrico's and faced a wall of bodies before we turned right around and fled back to the champagne-bubbly and beautifully festive Grand Floridian.

My only regret is that, although our dining plan included the restaurant, I couldn't persuade everyone to venture past resort casual far enough to accommodate the dress code at Victoria's and Albert's. I'd eaten there in 1989 with my husband and two young nephews and had an absolutely memorable evening and I so wanted to go back. And still do ....