Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home?

SuiteDisney · 10-07-2007

Or do you like to leave early, right after check-out?

When we're in the planning stages, we always want to get in as much fun as possible, including that last day. We used to drive down and would leave first thing in the morning, but now that we fly down, we figure it's just another day of fun. But that's when we're in the planning stages.

But I think we've finally learned that we figured wrong. By the time we check out that last day we're ready to go home. Even at a park, we find ourselves looking at our watches and just waiting for the time to leave. And we're usually beat. A couple of years ago, my hubby, Gene and I were so tired that we went down to the lobby at the Boardwalk and fell asleep sitting in a couple of the big comfy chairs!

So, for this trip we're coming home earlier. Well, our plane leaves at 3:00, that will give us time to stay and pack in the morning and get a bite to eat, maybe a quick shop at Downtown Disney.

But it's killing me, it really is (because I'm in the planning stages, of course). I look at my little obsessive chart and think of all the possible fun I may be missing and I wonder if I'm doing the right thing. I keep hoping for a good DING so I can find a later flight. lol

How do you handle that last day? Do you cram in as much fun as you can, or do you head for home and rest up before you have to go back to work? Or have you found that elusive happy medium?

Caseys Corner · 10-07-2007

Yes we try to get a late flight. That morning we check our luggage and go to a park then return get our luggage and catch Magical express.

MJD · 10-07-2007

We never tried staying late. We always try plan a lite day at the resort or a early flight. Some friend of ours will try to make a day of it.

WishIWasThere · 10-07-2007

I have never been able to get a late flight out but if I ever did I would make a light day of it. It would be just too stressful to be at a park and wonder if we are going to miss the bus or be late. Id just go to DTD and hang around if I got the chance.

momofaprincess · 10-07-2007

We can never find a late enough flight out... usually we fly out around noon and that doesn't give us enough time to go to the parks...

Maybe next year since it looks like the flight schedules are changing for our local airport!

**Dopey** · 10-07-2007

This time around I was stupid enough to make my own reservations with the airlines and I grabbed the first flight home that didn't involve a lot of stops. But I never looked at what time the flight leaves Orlando

The flight was for 6 am

I ended up paying a whole lot more for my tickets to have them changed to a more manageable time which is now 3pm. I am not sure I like that either, I'd rather get up and go home. I would be just like you, looking at my watch, thinking I'd miss the car if I went to the parks. I would worry

**WishUponAStar** · 10-07-2007

Since we usually leave WDW on a Sunday we ALWAYS leave super early, usually a 7-9am flight. Going back to work Monday when you've returned home late from vacation stinks. Also, it's a known travel fact that your chances of delayed or cancelled flights significantly increase with flights departing after 4pm.

Although, the only thing about this habit I may change is for our little 3 night trips. We left late in the evening from Girl Trip on the last day and I really enjoyed having that last day at AK and DtD. Although, we were delayed by like 5 hours and didn't take off until after midnight

**DisneyTeacher** · 10-07-2007

Once our last day rolls around we are ready to get home. We usually have a noon flight which means werre up and out the door before 9 am. I wouldn't enjoy a day at the parks knowing that we can't be late, I would watch the clock the whole time and not truly enjoy the time. Once we get our luggage we have a 2 hour drive home from the airport and we don't want to do that late at night.

We have a 6 am flight at Christmas and it sounded fine when I booked it (it was 7 am at that time) but now it sounds awful.

**Dopey** · 10-07-2007

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Originally Posted by DisneyTeacher

We have a 6 am flight at Christmas and it sounded fine when I booked it (it was 7 am at that time) but now it sounds awful.

exactly that's what happened to me, I think. It must have sounded alright. It would be leaving home and the short trip to our cute, little airport up here, but going back, yikes
What time do you have to get up??

**DisneyTeacher** · 10-07-2007

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Originally Posted by Dopey

exactly that's what happened to me, I think. It must have sounded alright. It would be leaving home and the short trip to our cute, little airport up here, but going back, yikes
What time do you have to get up??

I'm thinking we won't get to go to bed.

We'll be picked up by DME at about 3 am!!

That's nuts.

Our 7 am flight sounded fine because Mike wanted to have basketball practice that day and this would get us home in time for him to have a late afternoon practice. Now he tells me we're going to his parents' house that day. We both told our parents about our trip and they were fine with it--even excited. Fast forward a couple of months and his mother said something to me about how long we're staying at their house after we get back. Umm.... that was why we cleared the trip with everyone because we truly are skipping Christmas and all the running around. We weren't planning on any time with either family. Now we feel bad and Mike wants to stay at his parents' house for a couple of days on our way home.

Andrea · 10-07-2007

We stay as long as we possibly can! We're never ready to go home and don't want to miss a minute.

Monique · 10-07-2007

As sad as we are to leave, we usually make our departure day as easy as possible. The most we'll do is make one last stop at DTD but we usually have 1:00pm flights so it makes it hard to really do much except take one last look through the gift shop.

Val32 · 10-07-2007

I always try to stay as late as possible my last day!!!!! I feel it's a waste of a day leaving in the morning plus I Hate mornings and hate rushing around in the monrings, especially to GO HOME!!! I will do it going to Disney (or leave nite before) but if I dont have to work the next day I will stay as late as possible!!!

disneycouple30 · 10-07-2007

We done both. If we are along we prefer to leave around 11AM. This gives us plently of time to get packed up and have a nice breakfast before we leave for the airport. If the grand kids are with us we leave later around 5PM this give them a morning at MK and then time for lunch then off to the airport.

**ddoll** · 10-07-2007

We stay as late as we can on the last day. We're all packed and ready to go , so all we have to do is have fun. We have a rental car so we don't have to worry about being picked up either.

The last day is great fun: we plan a late meal so we're full for the pane ride home and ride all the things we missed or wanted to repeat.

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SuiteDisney Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: S.E PA Posts: 466	Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? Or do you like to leave early, right after check-out? When we're in the planning stages, we always want to get in as much fun as possible, including that last day. We used to drive down and would leave first thing in the morning, but now that we fly down, we figure it's just another day of fun. But that's when we're in the planning stages. But I think we've finally learned that we figured wrong. By the time we check out that last day we're ready to go home. Even at a park, we find ourselves looking at our watches and just waiting for the time to leave. And we're usually beat. A couple of years ago, my hubby, Gene and I were so tired that we went down to the lobby at the Boardwalk and fell asleep sitting in a couple of the big comfy chairs! So, for this trip we're coming home earlier. Well, our plane leaves at 3:00, that will give us time to stay and pack in the morning and get a bite to eat, maybe a quick shop at Downtown Disney. But it's killing me, it really is (because I'm in the planning stages, of course). I look at my little obsessive chart and think of all the possible fun I may be missing and I wonder if I'm doing the right thing. I keep hoping for a good DING so I can find a later flight. lol How do you handle that last day? Do you cram in as much fun as you can, or do you head for home and rest up before you have to go back to work? Or have you found that elusive happy medium? __________________ Laura www.suitedisney.com

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Caseys Corner Mouse Meister Join Date: May 2005 Location: Southern New Jersey Posts: 1,344	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? Yes we try to get a late flight. That morning we check our luggage and go to a park then return get our luggage and catch Magical express. __________________ 1996 Dixie Landing 1999 All-Star Movies 2003 Port Orleans Riverside 2004 Pop Century 2005 Caribbean Beach 2006 Animal Kingdom 2006 Pop Century christmas in Disney 2007 Port Orleans French Quarter 2008 Port Orleans French Quarter Avatar a pic Christmas morning 5:00 am 2006 waiting for rope drop.

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MJD NFL Football Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,738	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? We never tried staying late. We always try plan a lite day at the resort or a early flight. Some friend of ours will try to make a day of it. __________________ DVC Member Since 2004 1989- Off Site 1991- Caribbean Beach Resort 2001- Caribbean Beach Resort 2002- Caribbean Beach Resort 2003- Caribbean Beach Resort 2004- Port Orleans Resort & Beach Club Resort 2005- Old Key West & Board Walk Villas 2005- Coronado Springs Resort 2005- Boardwalk Villas / Christmas 2006- Wilderness Lodge 2007- Old Key West Villas 2008- Sartoga Springs Villas www.carjon.com My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WDW for the Holidays!!!!!! 21 days 0 hours 34 minutes

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WishIWasThere Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Okinawa, Japan Posts: 354	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? I have never been able to get a late flight out but if I ever did I would make a light day of it. It would be just too stressful to be at a park and wonder if we are going to miss the bus or be late. Id just go to DTD and hang around if I got the chance.

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momofaprincess Mouse Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northeast PA--pike county Posts: 1,461	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? We can never find a late enough flight out... usually we fly out around noon and that doesn't give us enough time to go to the parks... Maybe next year since it looks like the flight schedules are changing for our local airport! __________________ 7/93-First Trip to WDW-stayed offsite 11/97-All-Star Sports 10/05-All-Star Movies (DD's 1st trip) 09/06-Carribean Beach 5/07-Offsite 6/07-offsite/Coronado Springs 9/07--Pop Century/Poly 2/08-All-star Music 6/08-All-Star Sports 5/09--SSR (first DVC trip! DS's first trip!) ~Melissa~ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We'll be celebrating our 8th anniversary, our first DVC trip and Brady's first trip to WDW in.. 149 days 2 hours 34 minutes

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WishUponAStar Mele Kalikimaka Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I'm right here! HI! Posts: 10,277	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? Since we usually leave WDW on a Sunday we ALWAYS leave super early, usually a 7-9am flight. Going back to work Monday when you've returned home late from vacation stinks. Also, it's a known travel fact that your chances of delayed or cancelled flights significantly increase with flights departing after 4pm. Although, the only thing about this habit I may change is for our little 3 night trips. We left late in the evening from Girl Trip on the last day and I really enjoyed having that last day at AK and DtD. Although, we were delayed by like 5 hours and didn't take off until after midnight __________________ Disneyland & College Program Moderator My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WHAT? Going to DL THIS January? NO WAY! 49 days 21 hours 34 minutes

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DisneyTeacher Moderator/WL Tour Guide Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: WDW in my dreams Posts: 16,368	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? Once our last day rolls around we are ready to get home. We usually have a noon flight which means werre up and out the door before 9 am. I wouldn't enjoy a day at the parks knowing that we can't be late, I would watch the clock the whole time and not truly enjoy the time. Once we get our luggage we have a 2 hour drive home from the airport and we don't want to do that late at night. We have a 6 am flight at Christmas and it sounded fine when I booked it (it was 7 am at that time) but now it sounds awful. __________________ ~Stephanie~ 1993 Caribbean Beach Resort ~ 1996 Caribbean Beach resort ~1997 Caribbean Beach Resort ~2003 Wilderness Lodge ~2004 Beach Club Resort/Shades of Green/Pop Century~ 2005 Wilderness Lodge Resort/Beach Club Villas ~ 2006 Saratoga Springs Resort~2007 Port Orleans French Quarter/Beach Club Villas/Boardwalk Villas ~ 2007 Port Orleans Riverside~ 2008 Wilderness Lodge/Beach Club Villas~2008 Beach Club Villas~2009 Beach Club Villas My Disney Countdown Counting down to: We're going to HHI for the first time 176 days 20 hours 34 minutes

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Monique Mouse Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,337	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? As sad as we are to leave, we usually make our departure day as easy as possible. The most we'll do is make one last stop at DTD but we usually have 1:00pm flights so it makes it hard to really do much except take one last look through the gift shop. __________________ 06/79 Contemporary Resort, 06/91 Carribbean Beach, 08/97 Doubletree Guest Suites, 06/03 Coronado Springs, 09/03 All Star Movies, 02/04 POP Century, 07/05 POP Century, 02/06 POP Century, 08/07 POP Century, 03/08 POP Century Going Again 11/20-30, 2008 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Going Again in 2010!!! 425 days 4 hours 34 minutes

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Val32 Villainous Vixen Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: New Jersey for now... Posts: 3,872	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? I always try to stay as late as possible my last day!!!!! I feel it's a waste of a day leaving in the morning plus I Hate mornings and hate rushing around in the monrings, especially to GO HOME!!! I will do it going to Disney (or leave nite before) but if I dont have to work the next day I will stay as late as possible!!! __________________ Oct 2004 - Caribbean Beach Resort Oct 2005 - Wilderness Lodge Nov 2006 - POP Century Aug 2007 - Old Key West Dec 2007 - Polynesian Oct 2008 - Caribbean Beach Resort [http://www.myspace.com/valsan71 x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxVal *´¨)

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disneycouple30 Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: In the Boonies Posts: 438	Re: Do you try to stay as late as you can the last day before you fly home? We done both. If we are along we prefer to leave around 11AM. This gives us plently of time to get packed up and have a nice breakfast before we leave for the airport. If the grand kids are with us we leave later around 5PM this give them a morning at MK and then time for lunch then off to the airport. __________________ My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Next Trip to WDW 361 days 3 hours 48 minutes

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