With this thread (seemingly) being geared more toward the folks who frequently visit the parks, I'll provide a different perspective:
Being an AP-holder, going on multiple trips a year, me taking the 'relax' approach has helped my family a lot, as with each trip the crowds (regardless of the time of year we go) are continually growing. I know, I know. I can hear you saying it: "Oh, sure 'relax'... Yea, buddy, that's it." (rolling eyes commence) But, hear me out.
When I say "relax", I mean consider this: how many times have you ridden this ride you're gung-ho on riding? Fifty-five times? Do you need to ride it again in order to fulfill your quota of happiness or perceived ROI? Of course, a ride or two on your favorites is a certainty!... I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the point which you find yourself incessantly checking the app or otherwise pulling your attention from 'being in the moment' in order to achieve 'the next best thing'. I can say that mindset has made our trips more stressful (to varying degrees) than it really needs to be.
I'm an impatient person and a lightning-fast walker who can't stand being behind slow people and I personally always have to feel like I'm doing something. Not good qualities for someone who should take it easy, right? Case in point: I'm the kind of guy who will drive 10 minutes out of the way on backroads to avoid sitting in traffic; resulting in a loss in travel time just so I can be moving, as illogical as it is. So, it's incredibly easy for me to have this mindset of "I'm going to relax and enjoy our vacation" before I get there but once I get to the parks?... psssht, brother, you can kiss that 'relax' away because my mindset flips to "alright, THIS dude is CRAZY if he thinks he's going to pass ME!" and I'm zig-zagging through the shops on Main Street so I can beat everyone to Liberty Island in record time (picture Flight of the Navigator). And so we rush along... trying to edge out some random dude I don't know to save myself 0.05 seconds on an attraction I've experienced countless times. Never mind the fact when I get in to this 'mode' I will ignore hunger until the point where I'm flat out hangry and temporarily act like a brat. Yea, Daddy is a toooooootal PITA when he's hungry and those Snickers commercials are telling my life's story in that moment. Luckily my wife has let me live this long. But I digress...
Ok, so having said all that: getting 'caught up' in the rush of Disney is just part of it for me and when those instances occur I have to provide myself a reminder: "hey, dude, chill out... you've been here a gazillion times, you and your family have ridden everything at least 1,576,103 times... nothing has changed, so just pump your brakes and take it easy". Getting wrapped up in the rush and the inclination to ride every ride again is usually a detriment to my vacation.
I'm not telling anyone else how to vacation (effectively telling them how to spend their hard-earned money). I am saying if you're like me you may find yourself arriving home with more of the feeling that vacation just flew by and you don't really remember much. If so, join me in a wooosaaaaa and ask yourself if it's more important to do something for the umpteenth time just because or if you and your family would enjoy the trip more if you maybe bypassed that ride(s) and just strolled around the park and being in that moment rather than the one that you may not need.