Would you rather... what day to arrive?

[DisMJ]

Would you rather (first trip, flying, staying on site, family of four):

Arrive Sunday afternoon and leave Friday afternoon
OR
Arrive Monday afternoon and leave Saturday afternoon?

Thanks for any tips/info... this board has been SO helpful!

 

[g8torphan]

Crowds would likely be better on a Sun-Fri trip.

Sat is the busiest day by far

Plus it gives you recovery time if you have to return to work or school the following Mon

 

[davkata]

Whichever has the cheaper airfare. You can plan your parks around the crowds with RD and FP+.

 

[IsThatYouTigger]

I agree that a Sun-Fri would be better crowd-wise but I would also look at the EMH schedule and see which days have better options for your family.

 

[DisneyFive]

Sun - Fri.

Mon-Thursday are the slowest days, and going Sunday thru Friday makes those all full days for you.

Optimally, I would choose Saturday - the following Sunday! The more days the better.

Dan

 

[bookgirl]

Resort rates go up on Friday and Saturday nights. Sun-Thur are cheaper. If the flights are the same for sat or sun (or within a few dollars) you might save doing a Sun arrival. I have done both and I like the Sunday arrivals.

 

[loves to dive]

I agree with the Sun-Fri, I'm actually in the process of booking such a trip for myself during F&G. Room rates are less and since I drive it gives me a whole weekend to recover before work on Monday.

 

[keneka]

I like arriving on a Sunday evening - nice to start the parks on a quiet Monday morning (as quiet as parks could possibly be )

 

[RustManFan]

Friday and Saturday stays generally cost more so arriving on Sunday and leaving on Friday takes care of this extra expense

 

[DisMJ]

Sun - Fri.

Mon-Thursday are the slowest days, and going Sunday thru Friday makes those all full days for you.

Optimally, I would choose Saturday - the following Sunday! The more days the better.

Dan

Hahaha! I've managed to convince DH of an additional night... so will likely look at Sunday thru Saturday! Yay!

 

[DisneyFive]

Hahaha! I've managed to convince DH of an additional night... so will likely look at Sunday thru Saturday! Yay!

Awesome! You won't regret it.

-Dan