Thinking of dropping everything and going to WDW

[Illini_Jeff]

Have you ever dropped everything you were doing and decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip to the World? That's what I'm thinking about doing right now. I don't know if I am looking for people to talk me into it or out of it. Who needs to plan anyway?

Comments?

[jadedbeauty14304]

DO IT!!!!!

I did a spur of the moment trip last year.. put it together in a little over a week, and it was one of the best ever!!!
Just do it!!

[RyeCrimsonMoon]

Sounds like an awesome idea to me! I wanted to do one of those for a long time. So you should totally live out my fantasy!

[texaslonestar]

I'm leaving tomorrow and I booked this trip about a week and half ago! Do it!!

[ckdsnynt]

Actually I am thinking about telling my family I am going out of town on a business trip and going for a few days on my own since our last trip (just last week) was so crummy due to the weather and their illnesses! Also, their idea of a vacation is to just relax and mine is to go, go, go! So, my vote is to DO IT!

[Sueb383]

Not much to think about ... just do it!! Some of the best times of our lives are the most unplanned and spontaneous things you do!!! Go for it!! :cheer2:

[aggielawyer]

Eventually, once I'm out of debt, I'll have a cash reserve set aside for just this thing. If you've got the money, then I say go and don't look back! :)

[nless_dream]

i say do it. I did something like that before but not to WDW. Got off work one day at around 1pm, told my friend that I wanna go to Toronto for the weekend. He said sure, hopped on a flight from Dulles Airport,VA at 5pm and at 7 or so was in Toronto haha.

One day, im going to do the same thing to disney :)

[nurse.darcy]

DO IT!!!!!

I did a spur of the moment trip last year.. put it together in a little over a week, and it was one of the best ever!!!
Just do it!!

Uh yeah, and hey girlie, just make a ticker for next May. . .it will make you feel better.

[DisneyFairytale]

Go for it! it sounds like something I would do! good for you. Thats what I decided to do 2 weeks ago and thats what I'm doing. I asked my man to try to book the last week of June off and out we go to Disneyland! :rotfl:

If you can do it, do it! Life is to short to live without going to Disneyland as often as you can :laughing:

[MineMail]

I used to have a really crappy job with a 2-hr ONE WAY commute by mass transit. The manager was a nasty piece of work and the office staff were backstabbers, but I really needed the job and at the time, unemployment was almost as bad as today.

DH and I had two WDW parkhopper passes with one day remaining and still valid. (Non-expiring, yay!) I carried that sucker in my wallet for ages and when things got really bad, I'd take it out and think "One of these days, when I've really lost it, I'm just going to JFK and going to DisneyWorld."

Kept me sane for years whenever work got a little hairy at that job and another one that wasn't half as bad. Never got on that plane, but I knew I could if I wanted to get away from it all. (DH fully supported that plan.)

We finally used that pass (and DH's) a few months ago. DH wanted to visit his elderly auntie so he used WDW as a reward for his wonderful family, lol. Those tickets had appreciated in value - we bought them when there were only three major parks and Guest Services exchanged it for the current four-park passes!

[Redbudlover]

OMG that sounds so good to me right now. I wonder... maybe just a weekend... hmmm Five weeks until my next trip and it sounds so far away tonight

[Straughn]

I did it last January. My mother passed away in early January and after the funeral and getting her apartment cleaned out, I was able to find a DVC studio for 5 days and off I went. It was such a stress reliever. Since it was short notice I hadn't had time to "over think" my plan and I just winged everything from which park I visited each day to where I ate.

[Ilivetogo]

I have thought about it many times. Sometimes while I'm just driving to the grocery store I want to simply turn the other way and hit the highway. Maybe I should get a bumper sticker that says WDW or BUST!

(I always have my camera with me ... so I'm ready to GO!)

[TStrickland01]

Spur of the moment can work. I like to plan out in advance, but a "let's go now" works fine.

[4evrdiz]

I'm surfing the net and all of a sudden I see that I two people can go to WDW for 5 nights with food, park passes and lodging for less than $1,000.00 together! I call my friend and ask her "hey you won't believe this" (She is also a disney fanantic) and she says "Oh we are so there" so in less than one day I have a 6 day, five night trip planned for the World. We leave at the end of August.

Neither of us have been to WDW without our kids so we are looking forward to experiencing it without kids. I feel bad that my kids aren't going but not that bad :rotfl: I do know that I'm not telling my kids because I won't hear the end of it because they aren't going.

I think you should go for it and enjoy the experience! The best things happen on a spur of the moment!

[WalkingintheFog]

I did something similar a couple years ago!
I was getting laid off Oct 26, and had not gone away for a vacation for a few years.
Mentioned to family at Thanksgiving Dinner Oct 8 (Canada!) that I was thinking of taking a vacation to maybe Florida or to visit sis in Calgary, and one sister suggested I go to visit friend in Middle East.
Checked Travelocity for flight prices, sent her a quick email to see if she was up for a visitor, and in just 2 wks later I was stepping on a plane!
Wow! It was amazing! All very casual, no big plans done, but still amazing!

So, I echo everyone else: Do it! --- No sense being on the Disboards looking for anyone to talk you out of a trip to WDW! (ah, but that's why you post here!)
Enjoy!

[Redbudlover]

I'm surfing the net and all of a sudden I see that I two people can go to WDW for 5 nights with food, park passes and lodging for less than $1,000.00 together! I call my friend and ask her "hey you won't believe this" (She is also a disney fanantic) and she says "Oh we are so there" so in less than one day I have a 6 day, five night trip planned for the World. We leave at the end of August.

Neither of us have been to WDW without our kids so we are looking forward to experiencing it without kids. I feel bad that my kids aren't going but not that bad :rotfl: I do know that I'm not telling my kids because I won't hear the end of it because they aren't going.

I think you should go for it and enjoy the experience! The best things happen on a spur of the moment!

I want to go too!!! Oh, that's right I am!!! Yayyyy!:cool1: It just can't get here fast enough. Come on end of August! I need WDW.

[ilovediznee]

Our trips are always filled to capacity with parks and meals and stuff. We stayed at a 2BF at Kidani and I barely saw the place.

My ideal trip would be for a long weekend - 4 days - during the fall or winter so I could wear shorts in the day and jeans at night, a few good books and reading them in the lounge with the comfy chairs in front of the big fireplace. I would also like to bring my scrapbooking stuff so I could work on some stuff in the room while watching Soapnet and getting caught up with my shows. IF it was warm enough, go to the pool and jacuzzi, shop at Downtown Disney and eat some good food.

Do I want to go to a park? I would probably go to Epcot and also the MK but maybe only one.

I would bring a bunch of food so I wouldn't have that expense and I could eat what I wanted.

AHHH to actually go and do this would be nice, but I am up to my ears in debt and work a second job on top of my FT job just to pay my bills. I also don't know if my DH and DD would even want me to go without having a fit that they weren't going, BUT I want this trip to be about me and not them - selfish as it may seem. Just some peace and quiet with no hassles and to sleep whenever I wanted too - an afternoon nap sounds great!

Diane:cloud9::cloud9:

[Auntie L.]

Nothing like fantasizing!! :rotfl: I have an idea for a new thread: people can file reports on their spur of the moment trips and the rest of us can live vicariously through you!!! GO FOR IT!! :woohoo: (I have a planned trip at Christmas time, but hopefully will do a last minute trip some day - when I have lots of $$$!! :cloud9::cloud9:

Linda

[twinklebug]

If you can afford to (work, money etc), Go! Have Fun! :yay:

[donac]

I got out of teaching school on JUne 24th and had foot surgery on June 26th. For the first couple of weeks I never left the house. Last weekend dh said to me "Do you want to go to DW at the end of Aug for a break before school starts?" I didn't even give him time to think. Within 10 minutes I found us round trip airfare for $60 each way and had gotten us into POFQ within 20 minutes. We leave on Aug 24th.:banana::banana: I did this 3 years ago with my sister and we had a blast.

[Disney Darling]

Many people, including myself and DH, have done this on several occasions. Just do a search on last minute trips or spontaneous trips. You'll find some great reads! :thumbsup2

I have thought about it many times. Sometimes while I'm just driving to the grocery store I want to simply turn the other way and hit the highway. Maybe I should get a bumper sticker that says WDW or BUST!

(I always have my camera with me ... so I'm ready to GO!) My all time favorite last minute trip story is by a member named crusin'Mike on this thread http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=716431&page=4
I'll quote his post for ya'
My wife and I were taking our 3 kids to Baltimore Aquarium for the day to celebrate our oldest's preschool graduation. We were joking around on the way there from Philadelphia that we should just keep going. Next thing you know, we were driving past Baltimore.
This was on a Friday, so we both called work to see if we could get off for Mon and Tues. Then called our neighbor to see if he would take care of the dog. Then by around Washington DC, we figured we should call and get a room.
Since we weren't planning this, we only had a small diaper bag with one change of clothes for our then 2yr old twins and 4 year old. So we stopped at Target to buy some diapers, swimsuits, shorts, and t-shirts. Then we drove some more. When we hit South of the Border at 11PM, we wondered what the heck we were doing.
We finally arrived at All-Star Music Saturday morning. After a very short rest, we hit the parks Sat, Sun, and Mon. Then we hit the road for the long ride home on Tues.
This turned out to be one of our best trips. Since we hadn't planned on being there, it really didn't matter what we saw. Everything was a bonus. People thought we were nuts, and didn't even expect us to come home. But it was great, and now our friends jokingly call us as the gods of spontaneity.

If you're thinking about it...GO FOR IT!!!!

Mike
They litterally kept on driving.

Another one of my favorite last minute stories is by GADISNEYGIRL (linked here) entitled "Yes! You CAN plan a WDW Trip in less than an hour! aka-are we crazy??" (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=555911). If that's not spontaneous enough for ya then you can read her trip report of the trip she took the very next week (linked here) entitled "WDW-2 weekends in a row! (Actually planned this one about 10 hours in advance...)" (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=560690) Talk about being last minute. :rotfl:

[twinklebug]

BAH! This thread has me seriously considering a second trip this summer before the kids have to head back to school on Sept. 1... I have a December reservation I simply know I'll have to cancel & don't think I can hold out until Feb.

First I have to see if I can get a week off from work at such late notice.
Why oh why did you post :rotfl:

Update - didn't get my week off - My boss decided to go on a spur-of-the-moment trip to Disney instead. Seriously. He's in Disney now and will be back in 2 weeks.

[Jessikat]

I've never went solo before but I'm considering it. How much is it to stay a week for one person? Like the cheapest deal I could get. I'm quite spazztastic so if anyone can tell me from experience I would appreciate it. Also when is the best time to get deals?
I'm new to the boards so I apologize if these questions have been answered already =/

[wdwtheplacetobe]

Have you ever dropped everything you were doing and decided on the spur of the moment to take a trip to the World? That's what I'm thinking about doing right now. I don't know if I am looking for people to talk me into it or out of it. Who needs to plan anyway?

Comments?

Looking at your screen name and your town and wondering how Illini got to Houston???

I'm FROM Houston and ended up in Normal (with ISU).

To get there quickly and efficiently---take the 1045am flight with Continental, leaving from Terminal E....it will arrive about 2pm in Orlando, take ME to the resort, check in and you can be in the Park by 5pm!

I did this SEVERAL times and it worked best.

Have a Magical Trip!

:dance3::dance3::dance3:

[DisneyBuffinDE]

I am a DVC member and have AP so on Mothers day when I decieded I needed a mommy vacation I decided to go to WDW. I was less money to get on a plane and fly to Walt Disney World then go to Any of the DE or NJ Beaches for the weekend. I paid $139 round trip from Philly and paid for Food. It was great. Hubby was very supportive even though it was Star Wars Weekends and he is a huge fan. He is an awesome Hubby. Disney 3 times in 1 year. Love it!
1) Feb
2) May
3) December

[GrumpyOne]

I've thought of it several times but I have a job I can't usually get away from that quickly and my flight takes longer than it does for most people.

[Disney Darling]

I am a DVC member and have AP so on Mothers day when I decieded I needed a mommy vacation I decided to go to WDW. I was less money to get on a plane and fly to Walt Disney World then go to Any of the DE or NJ Beaches for the weekend. I paid $139 round trip from Philly and paid for Food. It was great. Hubby was very supportive even though it was Star Wars Weekends and he is a huge fan. He is an awesome Hubby. Disney 3 times in 1 year. Love it!
1) Feb
2) May
3) December

This is how it used to be for us and why we could take frequent trips. When we lived up there, we could fly SouthWest out of either Philly or Baltimore for really great cheap prices. Southwest flies right into MCO so you can pick up Magical Express (free) to take you to WDW and we also have DVC and kept APs. Many times you could do a quick trip to Disney for what you'd pay doing something around home for the weekend.

Alas, we've relocated and our only (close) low cost carrier doesn't fly everyday and when it does, it only flies into Sanford which means you have to rent a car. Those car rental prices are ridiculously high. Because of these two reasons, we don't get to do Disney as often so now we've let our APs go. :headache:

[lustergirl]

As I come home this afternoon from work to a sink full of dirty dishes, laundry up the wazoo to do, and the house is a mess as usual I have the thought that if I had enough money I would go to disney right now. My family infuriates me sometimes. I am the only female in the house besides my cat and she is my best friend. I have 2 teenage sons, my hubby and a very large male rottweiller, who is a pig (no wait a minute they are all pigs- ha!) I can't wait til my solo trip in december.

[donac]

As I come home this afternoon from work to a sink full of dirty dishes, laundry up the wazoo to do, and the house is a mess as usual I have the thought that if I had enough money I would go to disney right now. My family infuriates me sometimes. I am the only female in the house besides my cat and she is my best friend. I have 2 teenage sons, my hubby and a very large male rottweiller, who is a pig (no wait a minute they are all pigs- ha!) I can't wait til my solo trip in december.


I know how you feel. I too am the only human female (the cats and the dog are also female) Last night dh and I went to the movies. When I left the sink was clean. When I returned there were 5 glasses, two more on the counter from McDonald's and some bowls and utensils in the sink:confused3:confused3.

I had foot surgery at the end of June and I left the hospital on crutches. I was on crutches from Friday to Wed when I could switch to a cane. During that time the only time they would come and check on me was for maybe meals. I could go 3 hours without someone checking on me.

Needless to say when dh asked me last month if I wanted to go to Dw with just him at the end of Aug I booked it within 30 minutes.

[lustergirl]

I know the feeling. A few years ago I had a hysteroctomy (sp?) and a few days after that I was climbing down the basement stairs to do laundry. My younger son would help me by carrying the baskets though.

[RFrank9504]

I decided after reading these to book a weekend in November (I've been considering it anyway) for just my hubby and myself. We have 2 kids, 7 & 5 and alothough I feel bad going without them, I'm kinda excited about a weekend just the 2 of us.
We are staying at the Contemporary Nov. 13-15! Looking forward to it!