Anyone cancelling WDW trip due to economy?

[db2dzny]

My family and I have been planning for MONTHS our first ever family WDW trip set for Thanksgiving. Because of the sudden huge economy scare, we are actually rethinking our decision to even go. My husband and I do have very secure careers but we have one in college and two coming up the ranks. We are very fiscally conservative and enjoy life that way. We have the vacation money set aside, but are thinking maybe we need to put it on hold til we see how the economy does and the ramifications of this whole mess.
Does anyone else feel the same way?

[Poppins2000]

Not me - we are making some changes here and there but I'm not going to place my life on hold for something that may or may not happen.

I am so tired of the news media trying to scare the pants off of everyone - that's just my hormonal opinion of the moment, haha!

[Guest-expert]

No way...in fact, your vacation will help the economy...If you can afford it, do it....Carpe diem (cease the day)!:banana:

[alldiz]

I didn't cancel my disney trip....but I cancelled my Jamaica trip this January:headache:

I'm hoping we can get there before June so i don't have to pay to put my miles back. I'm tight right now....going to Disney next month... I just could not justify going. Growing up stinks:scared: :goodvibes
Kerri

[Starburst]

We are certainly scaling back and watching our money, though we both have secure jobs. Our goal is to have 2-3 years worth of mortgage payments in the bank, which admittedly is on the extreme side of fiscal conservatism. One of the (many) problems facing Wall Street right now is a lack of available capital - no one wants to lend money. That same problem is starting to impact main street - last week Amex decreased the credit lines for nearly 50% of their customers (as per an article in either the NYT or WSJ - can't remember which). If you are a person who uses credit cards to help pay bills (which many of my friends do) that's how this is going to impact you. You won't have as much credit to be able to spend. If you pay cash, have secure jobs then you probably won't feel this as much. But, you may be paying more for groceries, gas, and the cost of whatever bailout plan gets passed which means less money to spend on the non-essentials.

[DaisyD]

Not me. I am going to WDW in two days!

[karen2669]

If you have the money already saved, go. A year from now or two years when your kids are in college (the ones coming up the ranks),you may not have the extra money or time. Enjoy your trip and your family.

As for me...I am going over Thanksgiving as well. We rented points for DVC so there is no backing out now.

[Goofy4518]

We thought about cancelling/postponing (for about 3 seconds!) and then realized that life is too short! we don't know what tomorrow will bring, and since we have the money saved up we are going to go for it! no regrets...and maybe the happy memories will help us get through the rough times ahead a little easier. :yay:

[twoeeyy]

We leave in 9 hours :cool1: , We will book bounceback for next year while we are there.

[mom2my3kids]

Husband lost his job a week ago, had to cancel vacation. Thank Goodness the lady I purchased the points off of for DVC is selling my points to a friend. I lost a bit of money but I am still going to get something out of it. I am not going to lie, it sucks my heart is broken. I so wanted to go, but family comes first and so does bills..:headache: I am hoping everything works out and next fall we can go again, we have been blessed to have gone many times..

[miste76]

We leave in about 7 hours and we have a 2nd trip booked for October. Granted, we're staying on vacation club points and we take cheap flights w/ southwest... but we're going. Not sure about the Jan/Feb trip I wanted to take... that may not be able to happen.
Good Luck whichever way you decide. :)

[SplashMtnCrew]

I am so tired of the news media trying to scare the pants off of everyone - that's just my hormonal opinion of the moment, haha!

:rotfl2: :lmao:

[Uncleromulus]

Not us!!!

[HeyIt'sMe]

No, we aren't cancelling this year's trip. We leave in 3 weeks. Everything is paid for and we have spending money set aside.

That said, we are thinking we won't go on a vacation (Disney or non-Disney) next year. These sure are scary times aren't they?

[Christine43]

[QUOTE=mom2my3kids;27794249]Husband lost his job a week ago, had to cancel vacation. Thank Goodness the lady I purchased the points off of for DVC is selling my points to a friend. I lost a bit of money but I am still going to get something out of it. I am not going to lie, it sucks my heart is broken.

I'm really sorry to hear that. I considered postponing our vacation until next year but I already have the airline tickets confirmed and my autistic son is really counting on this trip so we're going. We may not go next year though and just plan a big trip in 2010.

[stlouisdisneyguy]

Not me! I have been waiting all summer to get down there in November. I have everything paid for except my food and tons of souveniers, but I have that money put aside already. Yeah , me and my partner are worried about the economy, but are still planning vacations. In fact we are planning the spring trip down to Disney already. We need the vacations to keep our sanity! So go and have a ton of fun. Disney is your chance to get away , escape and have fun from everyday reality.! Have a safe trip!

[OceanStateKelly]

Well be there in Dec, cancelling no way!! :banana:

[HonnyDipp]

We made our ressie's back in Feb. for our November trip. We finally paid it off yesterday. We are not backing out now!

[mb168]

This is why I'm thankful I bought (and paid for) DVC a few years ago. The trip is basically paid for. We have AP's and DDE card. So other than eating and gas, and we have to eat no matter if we are home or out, it really doesn't cost us that much to go. We do look sometimes if it will be just a weekend trip to see if there are any good AP room discounts, mousesavers.com is an awesome resource, so many times we'll save our DVC points and pay to stay in a moderate or value for less than $100/night for 2 nights, but that is strictly to save points for when they are more valuable or stretch further. We're going Columbus weekend, yay 2 weeks:banana:, and this will be our 6th trip this year so far. We don't have any more planned but we may sneak one more in there this year, I'd like to see the Christmas lights, haven't in a while.

[wdwfanatic80]

We didn't cancel, but we are planning to cut a couple days off of the trip. A week of it is rented DVC points, so no turning back now!!! As someone else said if you can take the trip do it, doing so helps the economy! I look at it as I am doing my part! :-)

[richmo]

No plans to cancel our trip next summer. I bought the tickets just before the last price increase and I've locked in our offsite accommodations at a nice price. The main things to worry about are airfares and rental car rates, neither of which are really available yet. If those don't work out, we can always do the 1,000 mile drive...

[mickeymousemom]

Not cancelling here either. Life is too short. As bad as it sounds, we really do live for our Disney vacations. Its a week of family time and bonding for us that just doesn't happen the rest of the year. We leave in 3 weeks.

[janni518]

My family and I have been planning for MONTHS our first ever family WDW trip set for Thanksgiving. Because of the sudden huge economy scare, we are actually rethinking our decision to even go. My husband and I do have very secure careers but we have one in college and two coming up the ranks. We are very fiscally conservative and enjoy life that way. We have the vacation money set aside, but are thinking maybe we need to put it on hold til we see how the economy does and the ramifications of this whole mess.
Does anyone else feel the same way?


This is the main we bought into dvc. My dh has a pretty high stress job and he has to take a vacation now and then just to decompress. Now he's almost forced to.:rotfl:
I'd rather do without elsewhere than give up vacation.

[mb168]

This is the main we bought into dvc. My dh has a pretty high stress job and he has to take a vacation now and then just to decompress. Now he's almost forced to.:rotfl:
I'd rather do without elsewhere than give up vacation.

AMEN!!!

[KelNottAt]

We're not cancelling. On the contrary, we're hosting a family reunion for 22 people with our DVC membership. We'll be there for Thanksgiving week.

I do wonder, however, if DISsers are typical WDW guests. I tend to think we're more serious about these trips and manage to keep our plans more frequently than the "rest of the world."

I think for some people, it may come down to choosing between a Q4 vacation or Christmas.

[DizzDoll]

We're not, either. Although I don't start booking until January, next year we're staying at Pop and not split staying. We'll also do the dining plan which will break us about even, maybe $20 ahead of OOP CS meals. And since we do park hop with aplomb I'll stick with hopper passes. Everything pretty much the same, except staying put at Pop.

[kellyg403]

We thought about canceling our Dec dh/I only trip and decided it just was not worth it. Our sanity comes first. Could we get by with something a little cheaper, probably. But we just don't want to. We did cancel an earlier trip this summer because we just were sure how things were going to go with the economy, but we have regretted missing the family time. We get little of it now that the kids are getting older.

Dh is the money man around here, I trust when he shows me what we have/don't have, when to tighten our belts etc. He is very good about money so I don't worry too much about things. He has a good job, works long hours and he should have a vacation he wants. Thankfully, its the kinda vacation I want too!

Kelly

[srwarden1928]

Cancel--no way for us. We are going on a trip (not Disney) and leaving in NINE days. I cant wait. Ive been about to go stir crazy since JULY. DW and I both have very secure jobs. We are both tenured teachers--she in special ed, me in secondary math--both in demand areas. While I would not go on a trip, or buy anything for that matter, that I could not afford, we can afford this trip, and my sanity requires it. By afford, I mean pay for without borrowing. I use credit cards, but I NEVER pay interest on them. The only debt I have is the mortgage. I also have a comfortable emergency fund. I am actually thinking of planning a Disney trip for 2009. I had thought it wouldnt work out until 2010.

[Stitchfans]

No we just paid it off and all we have to pay for when we get there is food and souvenirs, but afraid to say it will most likely be a long long time before we can go back. Have to make the best out of this trip.

[Sunshine36616]

If you have the money set aside already, I'd absolutely go. You can't stimulate the economy by sitting at home with your money. I wouldn't go into debt to go or charge it, but if you have it already...GO! Have fun :)

[kelmac284]

I know how you feel. My dh works construction and I work in real estate. BOTH industries which have been hit hard by the economy. We had this trip planned for the last three years and about a year ago when we started making reservations and such we almost started to cancel because we weren't sure if it was a good idea but then we got a better than expected tax refund and then with the rebates we decided to use that money.

As this year has gone on and things have been tight we kept getting nervous about our decision but this will probably be our LAST trip for a very long time, unless the prices go back to normal, which I doubt they will. So we decided to just go with it. We can't get our airline money back, they would probably just give us credit on the flights and our hotel money is already paid as are our park tickets etc so at this point we would LOSE the money. So we are a go. And we are going at thanksgiving like you.

Sure it makes one nervous but this is a trip of a lifetime for us. We have been twice before but this may be the last trip for a LONG time so we want to make it a good one.

I say go and enjoy yourself if you already have the money set aside as it might be the last trip for awhile. ENJOY!

[tink713]

Never thought that I would say this but we might have to cancel our January trip. I just lost my job Monday so unless I can secure another one soon, it looks like the money just won't be there. :guilty:

[Darcy03231]

I'm still going next month as its all paid for, but any future vacation plans are on hold.

[Caitsmama]

I don't honestly care what the economy does, i will always do everything in my power (as long as we both have jobs) to continue my once a year trip.. We are booked for several upcoming trips (as you can see from my siggy) and i would scale back in other places to preserve those trips, to me, time spent with my family on these vacations are priceless.
I will do everything i can to continue this - reguardless if these wall street people can't get their acts together.

[physcocat]

:drive: not us, everything from mvmcp, dining, fw cabins all paid for, only expense a tank of gas to & from wdw.

[Caitsmama]

Tink - sorry to hear that -- hopefully you can find a new job soon.. sending pixie dust to you!

[Navywife508]

No we are not. My DH is getting ready to move away from us for a year and half so we need this time together before he goes. And we will book while we are there for next years. It's just something we do. Our only vacation besides visiting family.

[kismet1003]

If you are financially able to do it, than go!! Life is WAY too short not to. Obviously, if it's something you feel you will regret in the long run, it may not be worth it. Have a great time if you still decide to go :)

[kismet1003]

QUOTE=tink713;27796665]Never thought that I would say this but we might have to cancel our January trip. I just lost my job Monday so unless I can secure another one soon, it looks like the money just won't be there. :guilty:[/QUOTE]


I'm so sorry :sad1: I hate hearing this. I hope you find another job soon!!!

[Pirate at Heart]

Not going to cancel our trip in Nov or our cruise in May. I think that if you have the money you should go for it!

[pooh2007]

We won't cancel either. We have our trip paid in full already. The only reason we would cancel is if my DH has to have surgery again. We leave in 87 days and can hardly wait. It is our kids very first trip and they are all teenagers. :santa:

[ilisao]

No way...in fact, your vacation will help the economy...If you can afford it, do it....Carpe diem (cease the day)!:banana:

You are aware the phrase is "seize the day"?

[MikkiM]

I probably should cancel since I'm losing my job on Dec 15, but my WDW vacation in November is the only thing that is keeping me from going off the deep end at times. I do have several leads for a new job, but it's slow going.

[RustManFan]

I was planning another trip to Great Britain for next year but will delay that for reasons other than the economy.

Just made reservations for November 2009 on Monday night. Vacations and good times to look forward to are IMPORTANT in my life. Building happy memories at WDW last a lifetime! We store up these memories and talk about them year after year.

I say, GO!!!

[hinodis]

No way are we canceling. We leave in 49 days. The trip is paid for, DH works very hard and he needs a vacation. We took three vacations this summer, so I guess I am doing my part in helping the economy!

[NancyIL]

I would cut back elsewhere before I would cancel a trip. The economy may get worse before it gets better, so I would go now - while you have the resources to do so.

[tnd]

We're not cancelling our January trip because it's a big family trip and I am looking forward to it so much (my parents and in-laws are flying in to meet up with us and our 3 year old). We've never done anything like this, and we're all in financial positions to afford it. My husband also has a very secure job in healthcare, and we have cash saved up to pay for the trip already.

That said, we are being far more frugal than we have been in the last year. We're eating out less, buying fewer clothes, and just not buying as much stuff. Part of it is to save more money so that we can buy a bigger house in a year, and part of it is because you just never know what will happen. I have a job offer in hand for when I graduate law school next year, but who knows if something will change in a year, and if it does, I want to be prepared.

[Lintasare]

We leave day after tomorrow. No way we are cancelling now. Plus we are planning on booking bounceback for Pop next year.

[galnar]

No way. I could get hit by a bus the week following my trip and then what would I have saved? :)

I am so tired of the news media trying to scare the pants off of everyone

^This. Every day a new sensationalist catastrophe.

[Sawyer]

Too late to cancel since have tickets already, but had I known what was coming probably would not have booked the trip. I fear bad times are coming for all of us, really bad if you listen to the true economists. My husband and I work for ourselves and don't have to worry about losing our jobs, but inflation is coming and unemployment is going up and anyone who thinks taxes aren't going to soar in order to pay off this bailout is high as a kite. :sad2: That said, there is a certain freedom to everyone being broke. Don't have to feel like everyone is going to WDW but you! ;)

[KayLuvsMickey]

We leave day after tomorrow. No way we are cancelling now. Plus we are planning on booking bounceback for Pop next year.

Yep, we booked our bounceback before we left last week. We really thought HARD about it! On the last day we just decided to do it and we bought the insurance and everything. IF things get really bad, we can always cancel. (However, that won't stop me from planning!)

[minmate]

We talked about cancelling our trip knowing we will be in the market for another car soon and not sure if we'd need to get a loan to do that. However, we ended up going this year and purposely didn't book bounceback knowing we need to reserve our finances over taking a Disney trip next year.

I have no regrets, at this point anyway. We really needed the trip, the together time, you can't really put a price on that.

[Doot Fan Mommy]

We scaled back our trip. We were originally supposed to do a land/sea on the Wonder/Poly but opted for 5 nights on land at the Coronado instead. It was just too much to spend in these uncertain times.

[hollierae]

No way

[ransom]

We haven't made any changes to our vacation plans. We live very modestly in all other respects, but we do splurge a bit on vacation because it's very important to us.

[zorro77]

We leave in 16 days for DW and will be their 11 days. We bought tickets back in March and with DVC it not costing that much. Eat some meals in room and using Magical Express makes it all affordable. Have put away some spending money and if you pack a few extra goodys you can get by pretty good. Sorry you had to cancel but family comes firsts.

[livie1205]

NO WAY am I canceling our Dec trip.....we paid for this trip all year and it is the kids christmas present.We have it paid off and have spending money put away,and we are letting them go and have fun....it is their present so we are not buying a bunch off christmas presents...

[gk90]

We realize that we're very fortunate to be able to go next summer.
Sending a big load of pixie dust for magic to happen for all those who've had to cancel trips pixiedust:

[CalvaryMike]

I really feel sorry for those that can't afford to go and those that must cancel their trips because of the economy. This economy hasn't effected me yet, but all of a sudden I have friends and family members asking if my company is hiring. I'm starting to see many people I know losing their jobs.

I'm not canceling my Dec trip, but I've been very fortunate to be in a secure place. I might get flamed for this, but it seems some people might be taking the same attitude that brought our economy to where it is today. "Live for today, you don't know what tomorrow will bring."

Sure, I can get hit by a bus tomorrow. But the chances of that happening versus me living to retirement is very slim. I'd rather live for tomorrow and that's why I can afford to go in December. Everything I have today is because of hard work, being responsible and making sacrafices (smart choices). Nothing was ever given to me.

Just please be responsible. :goodvibes

[CandleontheWater]

I think I'd rather eat Ramen noodles for a month than cancell a Disney trip! That being said I am feeling a little guilty about the week we have planned at the Dominican Republic in Nov. Dh has been gone for he past 6 months, and we have been really looking forward to a big vacation- a week at Disney and at week in the Dominican Republic. Everything is already paid for, and we definately have the money, but I am just getting so concerned about the economy. We're going to have to move in April, and I'm not sure how long its going to take to rent or sell our house... ugg. I think we're still going to go through with both weeks of our vacation, but I'd definately cancel our all inclusive at the DR before I ever though of touching my Disney week. You have to have your priorities in order, right? ;)

[Mrs. Pookie]

We thought about cancelling/postponing (for about 3 seconds!) and then realized that life is too short! we don't know what tomorrow will bring, and since we have the money saved up we are going to go for it! no regrets...and maybe the happy memories will help us get through the rough times ahead a little easier. :yay:

AHEM to that!:banana:

[cymbaldiva]

You are aware the phrase is "seize the day"?

Thanks - that's been bugging me since page 1! :)

[Grumpy's_Gal]

Best wishes to those of you that have recently lost jobs...I hope you find something even better very soon! :hug:


As to the OP, as long as you've got the money already saved for the trip, go have fun. You deserve it, and your money won't be helping the economy unless you spend it!

Lori

[melancholywings]

We are going to go through with it unless one of us loses our jobs. We have been cutting back in other areas and I have a good bulk of xmas finished. Which is such a big money sink for us.

[mom2kazkids]

Yes and no. We originally planned for a 2 week vacation to WDW in April/May 2009, then we found out that DD would be competing at Wide World of Sports in Jan with gymnastics. So we decided that just DD and I would go down for a long weekend for the meet, and we would cut the family vacation back to 7 nights. My DH is a resort snob and does not want to stay anywhere but the Poly, so that makes it quite a cost for the family to stay. Neither DH or I are getting the extra hours at work that we are used to getting, so we cancelled the family vacation in April/May and DS 8 will join his sister (7) and I in January. DH will have his own mini vacation at home with just him and the dogs.

So we are still getting a trip to WDW, just not as long and minus DH--which to him is not a big deal as he does not really like rides or flying there in Jan.

Barb

[PPFDDisneyLover]

I'm sorry to hear about some of your losses.

As for me and my family, it is money already put away and bidgeted for, and I agree with others, I am so sick of the media and the way they hype what they want to hype, i'm so looking forward to being gone and away from the news for 10 days!

After the elections and everything else, I need a mental break from this stuff!:smickey:

[michelleiada]

No way am I putting my long awaited vacation on hold. I agree with the poster that said he/she isn't changing life for something that may or may not ever happen. My philosophy is, life is too short and although we must be responsible, we must also enjoy life. If you keep putting it off for anther time, you will never go! Especially if you still have two to put through college. Is it ever a good time?? Take that vacation to WDW. The memories you create will live with you forever, even if the economy falls! You won't regret it! These are the moments in life that we all work so hard for and don't have enough of. Family vacations are just as important as saving money! I'm sure that the few thousand dollars you spend on vacation is not going to be the difference in making or breaking you anyway!:wizard:

[kakiegirl]

Yes and no for us. We had a four night trip planned for Thanksgiving weekend which I just canceled. DH and I just looked at our money situation and decided we just can't afford it right now. Honestly with gas and the way prices have gone up on everything we just don't have the disposable income we once had. We are Annual Passholders for the first time and we went for a weekend in April were there for 8 nights in June and then three nights labor day weekend, so it is not like we are hurting for Disney trips. So I guess yes the economy caused us to cancel November but we already have trips planned for next March and June, we just need to be cautious for awhile and build our funds back up. Hopefully the economy will turn around and things will be better next year.

[dknkids]

So sorry to hear about some of your jobs. This is a scary situation.

I look at is in investing in my families happiness. Even if all goes bad, you will always have your family and memories. So build bonds and great memories while you can.:love: Kids grow and people drift ,You never know what tomarow will bring. Disney is magic and everyone deserves a lil magic in thier lives!:smickey:

[Kathy C]

This is why I'm thankful I bought (and paid for) DVC a few years ago. The trip is basically paid for. We have AP's and DDE card. So other than eating and gas, and we have to eat no matter if we are home or out, it really doesn't cost us that much to go. We do look sometimes if it will be just a weekend trip to see if there are any good AP room discounts, mousesavers.com is an awesome resource, so many times we'll save our DVC points and pay to stay in a moderate or value for less than $100/night for 2 nights, but that is strictly to save points for when they are more valuable or stretch further. We're going Columbus weekend, yay 2 weeks:banana:, and this will be our 6th trip this year so far. We don't have any more planned but we may sneak one more in there this year, I'd like to see the Christmas lights, haven't in a while.

We're exactly like you. We're going in six weeks with our son/wife and ten month old granddaughter. No way are we cancelling. We, too, are DVC members (paid for), have annual passes and are flying Southwest (bought a ticket/got a ticket free). We were there in December '07 and May '08 (took nieces - 11 and 13). We also paid for our son's trip minus spending money for trip in November. The baby is too little to really know what it's all about, but we still can't wait to take her. Anyway, I have a "Today, Tomorrow, Always a Princess" scrapbook to finish by Christmas for her of her first Disney trip!

[Gypsybear]

Nope...we're still going....it's my last chance to reconnect with my sister and rebuild our relationship...nothing is going to stop me from doing that.

And yes, it's all paid for and we have money put aside for souvenirs...so we're ready to go.... :drive:

[Disney-&-Baseball]

We have had our Dec. trip paid for since March. We only need souvenir and food money and mostly have that saved up. So we are good to go!:banana: That being said, this will probably be our last "big" vacation for awhile.:sad2: We are lucky about where we live in Oregon. We are only an hour away from either the mountains or the beach. So we will go on a lot of camping trips in the furture.:) Also, DLR is only a twenty hour drive away, so we still may be able to get a Disney fix!:goodvibes

[Gypsybear]

Hey Pooh2007,

I just realized we're going to be there at the same time...and we're coming from Big D.... :thumbsup2

[wiggles02]

Usually DH and I go on an adults only trip in the fall, in fact, we would have been leaving today. But I accompanied DH to a conference in June and that sort of replaced our fall trip. I'm glad I did. DH works for a division of AIG, and we took a big hit on his 401k and some stocks last week. If we had booked, we would be going, but I would be complaining that we really shouldn't be. So it is a blessing that we are not. But I'm bummed because my sister is leaving tommorrow and my parents are down there today. My sis and her DH are doing Expedition Everest Challenge Saturday and DH and I would have done it with them. So, I'm sad. In fact I cried when I called to wish her a safe flight and a happy trip. However, I'll just have more money to spend for our May 09 family trip with the kids :)

[love2driveinct]

No, and I don't think we ever really considered it. Of course, now that we're only 9 days away it's not really an option considering we'd lose a ton of money on the flights & cruise.

We've waited 10 years for this trip, and it's definitely our "dream vacation". We are going to savor and enjoy every moment, though, because we don't plan to do it again for a long time.

:worried: Sorry to those of you who are suddenly without a job or have had to cancel trips; I'm sure things haven't been easy for you. Hope your situations improve soon...

[PrincessTiffany]

[QUOTE=mom2my3kids;27794249]Husband lost his job a week ago, had to cancel vacation. Thank Goodness the lady I purchased the points off of for DVC is selling my points to a friend. I lost a bit of money but I am still going to get something out of it. I am not going to lie, it sucks my heart is broken.

I'm really sorry to hear that. I considered postponing our vacation until next year but I already have the airline tickets confirmed and my autistic son is really counting on this trip so we're going. We may not go next year though and just plan a big trip in 2010.
My husband owns two large tire and automotive businesses and fortunately, his business, so far, has stayed steady and is pretty much on track with last years numbers so we are still going on our planned WDW vacation in December. We were planning on going to Hawaii in the coming year, but I am waiting to make any hard plans, at least for a little while. I'm hoping things will settle back down over the next few months (and air fares will drop a little!) and then we will see about Hawaii.

[LUVMICKEY]

We are not canceling either. We already have all the money we need saved and our plane tickets are already paid for, for both of our trips. And like a few other posters have said, life is really too short, if I can go I'm going to go.

[PrincessTiffany]

[QUOTE=Christine43;27794413]
My husband owns two large tire and automotive businesses and fortunately, his business, so far, has stayed steady and is pretty much on track with last years numbers so we are still going on our planned WDW vacation in December. We were planning on going to Hawaii in the coming year, but I am waiting to make any hard plans, at least for a little while. I'm hoping things will settle back down over the next few months (and air fares will drop a little!) and then we will see about Hawaii.
Sorry, Mom2My3Kids, didn't mean to quote you in my reply. Must have hit the quote button by mistake. I wasn't addressing anyone in particular, just sharing my thoughts on the subject.

[eliza61]

My family and I have been planning for MONTHS our first ever family WDW trip set for Thanksgiving. Because of the sudden huge economy scare, we are actually rethinking our decision to even go. My husband and I do have very secure careers but we have one in college and two coming up the ranks. We are very fiscally conservative and enjoy life that way. We have the vacation money set aside, but are thinking maybe we need to put it on hold til we see how the economy does and the ramifications of this whole mess.
Does anyone else feel the same way?

You've probably already got every thing paid for and budgeted for this trip. Why cancel? Won't help this economy at all.

[pixietwin]

We went to all the parks in Feb and as soon as we got home, I told DH that I wanted to go back in Feb of 2010 and that's been our plan. Now, I know that is awhile away but I've had that 'Disney' magic in my head about every day. My DH thinks I'm crazy, I went into a dance just last night planning out the days we'd be there and when he has to take off work etc. He tells me it's ridiculous to be so excited about something a year and half away. I tell him it's great to have something to look forward to. I'm jazzed already planning and thinking about visiting again. I am saving my disney reward dollars big time. Who knows how the economy will be in 2010 but unless there's a nuclear bomb - we're going!

[Missy1961]

I really feel sorry for those that can't afford to go and those that must cancel their trips because of the economy. This economy hasn't effected me yet, but all of a sudden I have friends and family members asking if my company is hiring. I'm starting to see many people I know losing their jobs.

I'm not canceling my Dec trip, but I've been very fortunate to be in a secure place. I might get flamed for this, but it seems some people might be taking the same attitude that brought our economy to where it is today. "Live for today, you don't know what tomorrow will bring."

Sure, I can get hit by a bus tomorrow. But the chances of that happening versus me living to retirement is very slim. I'd rather live for tomorrow and that's why I can afford to go in December. Everything I have today is because of hard work, being responsible and making sacrafices (smart choices). Nothing was ever given to me.

Just please be responsible. :goodvibes

No flames from me--I think you are absolutely correct! I think this year's trip will be my last for a while. WDW isn't going anywhere. I'll still take vacation days, but I'll do things close by.

[Brian_WDW74]

This thread is really a better fit for the Theme Parks Community board, so I've moved it there. :)

[itutorfortravel]

well, actually we are looking at a wdw vacation b/c we think we will be cancelling our may cruise...just way too much to spend on vacation right now. we've got access to very nice and very affordable lodging in orlando and so we can do a nice wdw vacation for about 1/3 of what the disney cruise would cost us. i gotta get my disney fix, but it looks like it won't be on a cruise!

oh well, i've been reading that some people are rather disappointed with the work done during dry dock anyway so maybe i'm not missing much?:confused3

[YouJustBideYourTime!]

stimulate the EARconomy.

[churchpilot]

I probably should cancel since I'm losing my job on Dec 15, but my WDW vacation in November is the only thing that is keeping me from going off the deep end at times. I do have several leads for a new job, but it's slow going.

Hope your interview went well today!

[db2dzny]

Thanks for all the replies. I'm considering shortening our trip rather than cancelling it. My dh would rather nix it all together. But I think, in my humble opinion, a healthier compromise would be to cut our stay from 9 days to 5 days.

[DodgerMessa]

We live in Alaska, and we have paid off the trip cost and look forward to taking our family trip....