which returning flight should i pick

[OUR 1ST DISNEY TRIP]

WHen is the better time to depart disney? i can choose a flight at either 1:10 or 6:30. It is a 2 hr 10 min trip to home airport and another 2 hrs drive to home. My heart says stay in disney as long as you can, but that would put my ds6 and i home at 11pm earliest. The other part of me says leave on the 1:10 flight but that means leave the resort probably by 11am and what could we do before we leave. would probably not even be enough time to have a sit down breakfast.

please help me make this decission

 

[DebbieB]

How many days is your trip? If it's short (less than 5 days), I would go for the later.

 

[Rpsemont]

We always take the latest flight home we can, (unless we're taking the early flight (sometimes we decide to stay so late we camp at the airport and catch a 6 or 7Am flight home)

 

[tmt martins]

We take 2nd flight down (7ish am ) and second to last flight home (9ish pm)

I just try to get all we can out of our time at the world.

I also normally take the next day off as well or leave a Sun open to rest.

 

[dougsmom98]

I always take the early flight home. I can't enjoy myself and have fun when I know I need to get to the airport. It is nice to get home at a reasonable time and have a chance to unpack or go through the mail before bedtime. I would think you would have time to eat breakfast and finish packing before you needed to leave the airport. It always amazes me to hear that people leave so late. I wish I could enjoy myself with a partial day at the parks or something but I know I just couldn't because I would be looking at my watch constantly.

 

[Hooked_on_Mickey]

Given the fact that you have a 2 hr. drive to end your trip after a 2+ hr flight, you may opt to take the earlier flight. Granted, it is nice to hit the parks one last time before you leave but honestly, I think that once you pack up and check out after probably several days of touring already, most people are looking forward to getting back home. Departure day, I feel, is hectic and busy and I cannot truly enjoy myself in the parks on that day. I vote, get home early and relax.

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Given the fact that you have a 2 hr. drive to end your trip after a 2+ hr flight, you may opt to take the earlier flight. Granted, it is nice to hit the parks one last time before you leave but honestly, I think that once you pack up and check out after probably several days of touring already, most people are looking forward to getting back home. Departure day, I feel, is hectic and busy and I cannot truly enjoy myself in the parks on that day. I vote, get home early and relax.

I agree 100%. Even if you're off the next day, it's too hectic.
I tried flying home late in June from Buffalo,NY visiting Niagara Falls. Our flight was delayed 2 hrs. due to T-storms in Baltimore and had a long drive in pouring rain. Our wonderful long weekend visit ended very stressfully.
We like a noon-2pm flight out of MCO. We have to pack to check-out anyway. Our boys like to see their friends while I unpack and we all have some time to unwind before bed. It works for us.

 

[Sandi]

For us, it depends on what we have to do the next day. If our return is on a Sunday and we have work and school the next day, we'd do the earlier return time (as much as it kills us emotionally). I really like returning on a Saturday, however, and as late as possible so we can get a good day of WDW before flying home. The next day is a recovery day for laundry, etc. and everyone is rested for the obligations of Monday.

 

[Mousema]

I would do a character breakfast on the last day and take the earlier flight. That way you can relax on the way home and not dread traveling at 10:00 at night.

 

[ktglads]

It really is the 2 factors of how long your trip is and what you have the next day to do. Basically the early flight would allow you to do a early character breakfast 8:00 or so, which would give you a good cushion of time if you don't get seated right away. The later flight would allow you to be in the park until 3:00 or later (depending on what your mode of transportation is to the airport).

Personally I choose the last flights out, but I also live less than 15 minutes from the airport, so that last leg of the journey is not there for me. If I were in your shoes, I would probably choose the earlier flight to assist in the travel home since it sounds like it would be quite a journey