How often is too often?

[hope23]

OK, I realize this may not be the best place for this question since we all really enjoy Disney I'm curious, though... how often do you think is too often to go to Disney? Does it lose any of the "magic" for you and your family by going frequently? We are pondering our next return and trying to figure out the best spacing of trips. Thanks!

[hope23]

P.S... I'd go as often as possible, but DH prefers moderation.

[MOJoe]

If you find yourself reading and posting on Intercot, you know it's time to schedule a trip.

[WishingStar2006]

There is no such thing as too often, IMHO.

While my boys were growing up we went once a year for about 10 days...they never said they didn't want to go and we always had a great time..it is the one place we found where we ALL had a great time!!! Other vacations were stressful because it was so hard to please different likes and dislikes...everyone loves WDW.

With that said, my boys are now in their last years of college and don't really have time for mom and family trips every year so I have been going by myself and LOVE IT!!!!! It is so relaxing and wonderful. I have taken to going 3 times a year and am leaving Sunday for my 4th trip this year...I know, I know...it's an addiction.

I will say that we just planned a family trip for May 2011 and we are ALL excited....and so the planning begins....we skyped a family meeting over the weekend to discuss must do ADR's as 180 days will occur while I'm in WDW next week.

Bottom line...it's a personal choice so I would say there is no "too often"...just "too long of a wait"!!!!

[jmj18]

I NEVER thought I would say enough is enough but after our trip in April, I need a break. We go at least every other year but have gone the last 3 years in a row.

Even my kids 10 and 7 want a break.

Sad but true.

[hubbyofadisneyholic]

Hmmm...we have gone at least once every year since 1991. Sometimes twice a year...a few years 3 times.
This year we went for a week in January, my wife & I went for a long weekend in May to celebrate our 35th anniversary, then we went for 10 days in August.
Thursday evening we fly down for a long weekend to celebrate our daughter's 21st birthday.
If we get to the point where we think we are going to often, I will let you know.

[Buttercup]

I've been going every year since I was a toddler in 1979. It's just like a thing I have to do every year - kind-of like Christmas. It's just something that we know is coming every year and plan around it! I wouldn't say that's too often for myself. If I had my way, and lived a little closer, I'd be there about 10 times I year I figure!

[Kwesty]

If you find yourself reading and posting on Intercot, you know it's time to schedule a trip.

OMG! This is so true!!!!

My DH puts his foot down after two years in a row and I'm required to take a break. I think it does make it more exciting after you haven't been for a few years. Butterflies-in-the-belly exciting!!!!!

[faline]

We fequently head to Disney. It's one of my two most favorite places to vacation! In May, I bought an annual pass and by time it expires, it's my plan to have 4 trips to Disney on this pass.

No, I've not gotten tired of Disney. I find each trip is different and try to ensure we do new and different things each trip.

For example, we recently Dined With An Imagineer - new for us! We recently stayed at Bay Lake Tower - new to us! Last year, we did the Segway Tour - new to us!

We also try new dining experiences. Changing things up keeps it fresh for us!

Also, we feel good about taking Disney at a more relaxed pace - more time at our resort and more time to "smell the roses" as it was!

[2MuchWDFun]

We go about once a year--but I usually add in a cruise every year or two to give DH a little variety. He enjoys Disney a lot, but I think he wouldn't enjoy it as much if we went more than once a year.
So, I am happy with my annual trip. Glad Intercot is here to vent and talk about Disney. Our college age son is a Disney fanatic too, so I have someone to share in the planning and Disney excitement. We used to live in So. Cal and he went to Disneyland for the first time when he was 4 months old.

Too much for my husband would be twice a year.
Too much for me would probably be more than three times a year. Now if I lived closer--like we did in So. Cal., I'd probably go 4 or more times a year.

[Disney4us2]

For me there is no such thing as too often. I am lucky enough to be driving distance to Disneyland. DD and I are there almost every Saturday. We missed a couple of weeks and I was having withdrawls.

I went by myself this past Saturday, since DD was at at girl scout camp. I went on a few of my favorite attractions. Saw my DVC guide, and then took a holiday tour. It was fun and I really enjoyed the tour. I also love doing some Christmas shopping.

As far as loosing the magical experience... no. After the tour we were seated in front of Small World for the Christmas Parade. It was so magical when they turned on the lights.

My friend and I got to see the castle lighting from Main Street. It started to snow during that ceremony.. pure magic. I really felt giddy, like a little kid.

As for WDW, I am now in the position to do several trips between now and August. I don't think it will lose that magical experience. We return from WDW (in Dec) on a Wednesday... guess where we will be on Saturday

[BrerGnat]

I wouldn't go to WDW more than once a year. But, I do like to go every year...

Now, DisneyLAND...well, all bets are off there. I go about every week, and never get tired of it!

[dnickels]

I think everyone is different, so for many they could go multiple times a year and love it every time. Others go multiple times per year and seem to complain more and more. I fall into the 'distance makes the heart grow fonder' crowd, I think taking some time between trips and seeing other places is the way to go.

I'm sure I would have had fun as a kid going to Disney every year, but I would have missed out on seeing the national parks, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Glacier and others. Disney is a pretty fun place, but I wouldn't trade any of those trips for a hundred Disney vacations.

If a family can afford to do them all, frequent Disney trips, frequent other trips, then by all means, go. If they're going to Disney to the exclusion of experiencing other places I'm not sure that develops much of an appreciation for the diversity in this land of ours.

[Dopey's Girl]

I have gone about 3 times per year for the last 4 years. It's been about 6 months since my last trip, and I'm kind of freaking out I miss it so much!

I do go other places as well, but no matter what, I always find my way back to wanting to see .

[PopPhan]

We've been going every 9 - 12 months and it never seems to get old.

However, with all the rehabs and new construction going on, I think we are going to hold off until at least late 2012 before going back.

Don't know what we are going to do in the interim......Probably go through major bouts of withdrawal!!!!!

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

I think it depends upon the person, we typically go about once every three years and my mom and sister said they are about burned out....however if it were up to me and my son and we could afford it we would go once a year

[SBETigg]

I could go every year, but my family would burn out. They like to go every other year or more. We mix other vacations in between Disney years. I think when it's just the husband and me at home, though (next year, empty nest!), I will convince him to go once a year during F & W Fest.

[jnfr2424]

Being an AP holder it's too easy to plan trips. From last Thanksgiving to this year I visited 10 times some weekend solo trips and some with DH I even visited before I met friends on vacation in the Caribbean! I am thinking about taking a hiatus but then I think about Halloween and Thanksgiving and before you know it I am booking flights!

[Dsnygirl]

We started out thinking we'd be an "every few years" kind of family... we took our girls for the first time in '06 when they were 4 and 7. The next year, my DH and I went by ourselves for a long wknd... and the addiction began in earnest!! We've been every year since, this year being the only one we've missed... our choice, as we had house projects that had to take priority.

But -- that being said... I really started getting antsy and going through withdrawals the last few weeks, as it's been a year since we were there, esp. with the F&W Fest/MNSSHP going on, as those are favorites of ours... and so a girlfriends' trip in January that was a "possible trip" became a reality, as I told my DH I had hit my limit on how long I could be away. Our next trip isn't until August, and I think he knew it was futile to try & live with me w/o a Disney fix until then.

I did have one time when I had two trips in 6 weeks... following our Christmas trip in '08, I had my first "girlfriends wknd away" in January. I thought it might be a bit much when we planned it, but in all actuality, I found leaving Disney in December a LOT easier, knowing I'd be back in 6 weeks... and b/c it was a totally different kind of trip, it was just as exciting.

So... I guess for me, at least once a year is a "necessity"... more than that is a treat, and anything beyond that would be a luxury, and possibly too much. But hey, I'd love to give it a shot...

[Hair_Razor]

I agree with pp. Almost the exact way our family
did. We went with DS for his birthday and we fell in love with the magic! We went back he following year with the whole family including DD and my parents. That same year DH and I went to f&w and go back twce a year since. We didn't go this year because I was pregnant, we thought no big deal we got it out of our system for a while but a few months ago we stqtrted to get the itch and booked January! Hooray! DH actually mentioned it first believe it or not.