How soon is too soon (to return to Disney)?

In my perfect world I would be able to visit Disney about every 3-4 months. That is *so* not happening with my budget like it is right now.

The most important thing about planning for your next trip and how often to go is that it needs to meet your personal budgetary constraints. If you can afford to go every year and you want to, by all means do it! If your budget is better when you go every two years, that's okay too.

I, personally, am not a value resort gal. However I firmly believe that value Disney is better than no Disney! Why don't you and your husband compromise - book the trip a few months later than you would like to, but stay at a nicer hotel.

We try for once a year for two weeks at a time (we have done twice in a year in the past) of course being a DVC member makes that much more do-able for us.

If I lived closer, I'd go ALL the time and I know that b/c hubs and I routinely drive 3 hours several times a summer to get any kind of amusement park fix.

But Disney is expensive, for sure. We were lucky enough to do DL on a whim last year (one day only), and we are really looking forward to our week-long trip this year. After that ?????

I think you have to do it within your budget and if you can do one of the payment plans and pay it off before you go, that's so much better. Then you can truly relax & have fun.

Would it be possible for you to think about DVC? We're going to look at it this year. I'm thinking if we can pay it off in two years, our lodging would pretty much be taken care of for at least one trip a year and we'd only have to worry about transportation & food (much of which we could bring in ourselves since we'd have some type of kitchen).
Just a thought.

My husband and I are annual pass holders. For us, it is NEVER too soon to return to Disney. We try to go at least once every 4-6 weeks from September-May(we don't do the summer ever!) The only way we are able to go so often is because we don't stay at a Disney resort. Believe me I would love to stay at the Boardwalk and it's my dream to stay at the Grand Floridian, but if we did that, we could never afford to visit as often as we do.

I use great discount hotel & coupon sites and I find the best price at a 4 star+ hotel in the Disney area. I am a hotel snob so I won't stay anywhere that isn't at least a 4 star or a very nice 3 1/2 star. There are many in the area that are very close to Disney and most of them provide free transportation to and from the parks. It is time consuming to find the best deal, but we average $70-$80/night at these nice hotels. I know that it is probably way more fun to stay on the Disney property, but we have saved $1000's through the years by staying at very nice, close hotels off property.
You could probably return much sooner if you decided to stay off property but for some people staying at a Disney resort is a "must do" part of their vacation.

Also Disney usually has a bunch of offers for the fall. September is when most of the offers happen. So like the free dining and the room only offer are usually offered starting in September and going through towards the end of the year.

It is never too soon to go back to Walt Disney World.

But then reality kicks in. Go as soon as your budget permits. If it were me, I'd stay Value if it meant I could get there sooner.

Yup! She's addicted!

But why? This is such a good addiction to have. I mean, think about all the BAD things you could be addicted to. I see no need for an intervention in this case!!

Um... tomorrow? Dang it, I am no help when it comes to these kind of things.

Ok, Lolastardust, I would book a moderate resort (and maybe flights too?) directly from Disney before 22nd October so you get the free dining, $100 gift card and 14 day ticket for the price of 7, which is offered in the UK right now. You would probably save the difference between the value and the moderate by having the free meals and discounted park tickets. Also you only pay a small deposit and the balance is not due until 8 weeks before you go. I think (someone help me out here) that Disney will allow you to transfer your deposit to a later booking if you did need to postpone? Not sure you would still get the special offer though.

As wise person said, "Soon is not soon enough."

As I often say on my way to work, "If I continue in this direction, I could be in WDW in 23 hours... Sigh"

As NHShorty often says, "We could catch the SouthWest non-stop and be there in 3 hours. Let's go!"

This is why we keep our annual passes locked away. It would be way too easy.

It never to soon!

And that is one good thing about living on the Left Coast. WDW is an EPIC undertaking . . . Although we did get three trips in in two years.

Actually, it is a lot of fun to spread the trips out so that there are new and exciting things to buy, (is a bummer if the t-shirts are just like from last time!!) Oh - and you get to see new things and try new menus. I mean, don't we all go for the food?

Hi Bill!!!

Id like to be able to go twice a year for at least one week. I feel if I go more than that id get burned out. Now... that doesnt mean if I was handed a chance to go all the time. Id jump on it and love every minute of it!

We plan on every two years because that's what comfortably fits our budget. If we could go once a year, heck even once every couple of months, we definitely would. But once every two years is what works for us right now. We stayed moderate last trip and are planning on values our next two trips. As much as we'd love to stay deluxe, we're young and have plenty of future Disney trips ahead of us so it will happen eventually. Right now I'd rather value Disney then no Disney!

I could every year to Disney, as I did as a child. We could go every year, but DH does not want Disney to be our only vacation destination. He says there are tons of places in Europe and on the West coast we want to explore. Our next trip to the world will probably not happen for at least two years. If it happened sooner, I would be grateful and surprised!

We did, however, visit Disney in May 2012, May 2013, and vacation on the Disney Fantasy as well, so it's not like I never get to visit.

I really want to visit DL too, at least once!

I go almost every day. I don't think anything is too soon lol