How to deal with the "You're going to Disney again?" people - Page 4 - The DIS Discussion Forums

iwrbnd · 03-06-2010, 06:24 PM

I just answer "It's my happy place."

I also will joke that it fits my developmental level and my attention span. That makes people laugh. But, in reality, it's the truth! Remember that scene in National Lampoon's Vacation where they look at the Grand Canyon for a few seconds and Chevy Chase is ready to go? Yep, that's me! I look at the mountains/beach/museum/whatever and say "Yep, that's neat, so what are we going to do now?" And I'm 42 years old!

sk!mom · 03-06-2010, 07:17 PM

[QUOTE=Fantasmic23;35627335]:

After the fourth or fifth time of explaining, I was starting to get irritated. /QUOTE]

I would hope that after 4 or 5 times of this reaction, I'd quit mentioning my future plans.

Honestly, we don't go to WDW or anywhere else every year. We like to see other places but I've found that very few people are excited to hear of other's vacation plans so I never mention mine unless point blank asked. I've actually been asked a couple of times recently about our plans for 2010 but I simply reply that they are still up in the air.

I actually do like to hear about other's plans so I ask and then make sure to be a good listener but I actually only know a couple of people who feel the same. Most people, for whatever reason, don't want to hear about other's vacation plans.

Haganfam5 · 03-06-2010, 07:28 PM

When I saw this question I had to read and respond. I cannot believe so many other people get this response to their Dis-trips. I thought I was the only one! Mostly from family but I have heard friends say it too. I guess I will have to learn from a few of the comments listed here that made me smile

. Either they just don't get it, or they wish they were going too!

skhermsmeyer · 03-06-2010, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badblackpug

...."We will go anywhere you want as long as you're paying."

LOVE IT!

kid@heart2 · 03-15-2010, 12:05 PM

Well when told my husband and friends about where I would really love to go for my 40th birthday, Disney World is the first place that came to mind.

We have perused so many trips..other than Austrailia (which I don't think will ever happen) Disney is where I wanna be. Actually hubby is pretty fond of Disney..makes a 42 year old man feel like a kid again.

DrMomof3 · 03-15-2010, 12:17 PM

Most people who know me just ask me, "So when are you going back to Disney?" and don't give me a hard time. They know that my family and I love Disney and they enjoy the big smile that I have when I talk about Disney. And everyone at work knows to come to me with their Disney questions!

For the Disney-haters out there I just explain that we love Disney. It's perfect for us right now. Relatively short flight, no rental car, no car seats, relatively inexpensive, and fun. My kids may outgrow Disney or they may not. If Disney is no longer a great vacation for us, we'll go someplace else. For now it's an ideal annual vacation.

We're a family of 5 and other "equivilent" vacation destinations are more expensive and less convenient. That's pretty convincing for me!!!

Amanda

Cindyrellablue · 03-16-2010, 03:54 AM

Since I was a teenager, my mother took my sister and I to WDW every year single year. Now that my sister and I are adults, we still continue to go separately every year...twice if we can sneak it in. I find it is easier for my sis to "get away" with telling people that she is going again as she has two children but often replies "why, do you want to come?"

When asked why I still go, I simply reply that where else can I check my adult worries at the door and just enjoy being a kid again? Last year, my fiance fell in love with the DCL and now we're planning a trip to WDW in Dec...he's a Disney newb...but very excited for the experience.

Everyone is just jealous.

Ericandjenng · 03-16-2010, 09:30 AM

Alot people will say to me "it's more expensive than [fill in the blank]!".....? Then I ask them if they've checked the prices lately of [fill in the blank].

Most of them have no clue that every other amusement park's prices have sky-rocketed

and depending on how long you're at WDW are more expensive on a daily comparison.

But the only constant Negative Nellie is my own mother. Because we refuse to take her with us on any more vacations. We've tried more than once, but she's just one of those people that you can never please and you will always do something wrong. I refuse to have my kids' vacations ruined with her griping and negativity!

GrammyJudy · 03-16-2010, 10:14 AM

My best friend asked me last week if i ever thought of going somewhere else? I said I have been to many of the USA states, the islands, cruises, Europe but I love Disney...especially with my family. Besides it is familiar and comfortable. And each time...planning #13 right now for Jan 2011...we eat some new places and some new things and stay a new place maybe. I jsu like it!!!

Read the book "Mousejunkies" and you will see you don't need to explain

nursegirl · 03-16-2010, 11:27 AM

Them: "Disney again?!"

Us: "I KNOW! Its just SO awesome!"

Jensmom80 · 04-10-2010, 11:42 PM

My DD will be 10 this year and she has been 12 times. We live in IL and drive to FL every year specifically for WDW. As for my family, they are envious!! My co-workers are another story. I always get "What? Disney, again?" So I tell them yep that's where we are going. I don't figure they need more explanation than that. Most of them, the biggest majority of them actually, have never been there and liken it to (can't believe I'm going to type the disgusting words) Six Flags!! I try to "calmly and rationally" explain to them why WDW is different and better. I tell them that there isn't a single thing that they would do on any other vacation that isn't at WDW. Horseback riding? They got it! Swimming/Water Parks? Check! Thrill rides? Yep Golfing? Sure thing... and I'll go on and on with some of them and they've yet to be able to name anything that WDW doesn't have. My biggest plus about WDW I tell them is for some reason a kind of calm, serenity comes over us there. I don't have to argue with my DD and me and my DG-ma don't argue or disagree either. There is just something truly magical about WDW! It must be the Pixie Dust!

Fantasmic23 · 04-11-2010, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrammyJudy

My best friend asked me last week if i ever thought of going somewhere else? I said I have been to many of the USA states, the islands, cruises, Europe but I love Disney...especially with my family. Besides it is familiar and comfortable. And each time...planning #13 right now for Jan 2011...we eat some new places and some new things and stay a new place maybe. I jsu like it!!!

Read the book "Mousejunkies" and you will see you don't need to explain

I bought Mousejunkies a month ago and I love it!!

nexttripdisney · 04-12-2010, 01:51 PM

"We LOVE Disney and feel there's no place on earth like it!"

bedgraynexl · 04-16-2010, 09:03 PM

Something I have noticed is that most of the "Disney Haters" seem to have their own special place that they go each and every year. Usually Vegas. I like Vegas ok, but I prefer Disney. I just don't go around disparaging other people's vacation choices. Wish they would leave mine alone.

Minnie*bell · 04-17-2010, 02:36 PM

Ya? What's is w/ WDW that people have such an issue w/ I'll tell u it is ALWAYS the people who only go to the magic kingdom or have really short trips. Its always people who don't do the dinner shows or nice meals in WDW. I mean there is more to do in WDW then anywhere I have ever been. I have been to all those beachs u mentioned & yes cape cod & martha's vin have great charm. But guess what? I get that feel @ the boardwalk in WDW or lay on a beach @ the Poly. I can feel like I'm in a different part of the world everyday. Plus I don't suck like the boring people who ask that question. I like to have fun w/o getting wasted at the beach. lol! Don't get me wrong, I love the beach, I just really love a WDW much, much more. Plus those people are prob. really cheap.

03-06-2010, 06:24 PM	#46
iwrbnd DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Too far from my happy place! Posts: 1,691	I just answer "It's my happy place." I also will joke that it fits my developmental level and my attention span. That makes people laugh. But, in reality, it's the truth! Remember that scene in National Lampoon's Vacation where they look at the Grand Canyon for a few seconds and Chevy Chase is ready to go? Yep, that's me! I look at the mountains/beach/museum/whatever and say "Yep, that's neat, so what are we going to do now?" And I'm 42 years old! __________________

03-06-2010, 07:28 PM	#48
Haganfam5 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New York Posts: 442	When I saw this question I had to read and respond. I cannot believe so many other people get this response to their Dis-trips. I thought I was the only one! Mostly from family but I have heard friends say it too. I guess I will have to learn from a few of the comments listed here that made me smile . Either they just don't get it, or they wish they were going too! __________________ ( ME ), ( DH ) ( DD ), ( DS ),( DD )US5 Facebook: MommyMade Boutique / Haganfam5

03-15-2010, 12:05 PM	#50
kid@heart2 Never too old to dream... Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Posts: 110	What makes me wanna go... Well when told my husband and friends about where I would really love to go for my 40th birthday, Disney World is the first place that came to mind. We have perused so many trips..other than Austrailia (which I don't think will ever happen) Disney is where I wanna be. Actually hubby is pretty fond of Disney..makes a 42 year old man feel like a kid again. __________________ DH, DW, DS (14) , DS (10) April 2008 - Pop Century May 2009 - Second Trip to WDW- Pop Century, April 2010 - Third Trip - Pop Century (with ds's friend) April 29 2011- We're back again with family and friends AND...certainly not the last......

03-15-2010, 12:17 PM	#51
DrMomof3 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 4,414	Most people who know me just ask me, "So when are you going back to Disney?" and don't give me a hard time. They know that my family and I love Disney and they enjoy the big smile that I have when I talk about Disney. And everyone at work knows to come to me with their Disney questions! For the Disney-haters out there I just explain that we love Disney. It's perfect for us right now. Relatively short flight, no rental car, no car seats, relatively inexpensive, and fun. My kids may outgrow Disney or they may not. If Disney is no longer a great vacation for us, we'll go someplace else. For now it's an ideal annual vacation. We're a family of 5 and other "equivilent" vacation destinations are more expensive and less convenient. That's pretty convincing for me!!! Amanda __________________ Proud mom to DS age 9 DD age 7 DS age 4 Ran the Disney Half-Marathon 2011; Full Marathon 2012; ToT 2012; GOOFY 2013; Princess 2013 Poly 01/2008; SSR 05/2009; CR 12/2009; YC 04/2010; BCV 08/2010; Poly CL 01/2011; BLT 08/2011; Swan 10/2011; GF CL 01/2012; Vero Beach 04/2012; Cabins 06/2012; WBC 08/2012; BCV 09/2012; Poly 1/2013; HGV 02/2013 Half-marathon PTR BCV Trip Report Half Marathon Trip Report Aug 2011 PTR Aug 2011 TR Multi-Trip 2012 PTR Disney Dream August 2013 PTR

03-16-2010, 09:30 AM	#53
Ericandjenng DVC--Bay Lake Tower & Hilton Head Island Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Big Orange Country--oh, no my son's a fan! Posts: 849	Alot people will say to me "it's more expensive than [fill in the blank]!".....? Then I ask them if they've checked the prices lately of [fill in the blank]. Most of them have no clue that every other amusement park's prices have sky-rocketed and depending on how long you're at WDW are more expensive on a daily comparison. But the only constant Negative Nellie is my own mother. Because we refuse to take her with us on any more vacations. We've tried more than once, but she's just one of those people that you can never please and you will always do something wrong. I refuse to have my kids' vacations ruined with her griping and negativity! __________________ Jenn-- Wife & mom to Two Disney Fanatics and a Princess: INDULGENCE

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03-06-2010, 07:17 PM	#47
sk!mom DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,389	[QUOTE=Fantasmic23;35627335]: After the fourth or fifth time of explaining, I was starting to get irritated. /QUOTE] I would hope that after 4 or 5 times of this reaction, I'd quit mentioning my future plans. Honestly, we don't go to WDW or anywhere else every year. We like to see other places but I've found that very few people are excited to hear of other's vacation plans so I never mention mine unless point blank asked. I've actually been asked a couple of times recently about our plans for 2010 but I simply reply that they are still up in the air. I actually do like to hear about other's plans so I ask and then make sure to be a good listener but I actually only know a couple of people who feel the same. Most people, for whatever reason, don't want to hear about other's vacation plans.

03-16-2010, 03:54 AM	#52
Cindyrellablue Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New Jersey Posts: 305	Since I was a teenager, my mother took my sister and I to WDW every year single year. Now that my sister and I are adults, we still continue to go separately every year...twice if we can sneak it in. I find it is easier for my sis to "get away" with telling people that she is going again as she has two children but often replies "why, do you want to come?" When asked why I still go, I simply reply that where else can I check my adult worries at the door and just enjoy being a kid again? Last year, my fiance fell in love with the DCL and now we're planning a trip to WDW in Dec...he's a Disney newb...but very excited for the experience. Everyone is just jealous.

03-16-2010, 10:14 AM	#54
GrammyJudy DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,349	My best friend asked me last week if i ever thought of going somewhere else? I said I have been to many of the USA states, the islands, cruises, Europe but I love Disney...especially with my family. Besides it is familiar and comfortable. And each time...planning #13 right now for Jan 2011...we eat some new places and some new things and stay a new place maybe. I jsu like it!!! Read the book "Mousejunkies" and you will see you don't need to explain __________________ 1983 FW, 1985 & 1986OFFSITE, 1987 FW,1988 DL, 1990 OFFSITE, 1992 CBR, 1994 POFQ, 1995 ASSp, 2005 ASMo, 2007 & 2009 POP, 2011 ASMu, 2012 ASMo, 2013 POFQ

03-16-2010, 11:27 AM	#55
nursegirl Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 158	Them: "Disney again?!" Us: "I KNOW! Its just SO awesome!" __________________ Me DH DS (8) DS (4)

04-10-2010, 11:42 PM	#56
Jensmom80 Earning My Ears Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Taylorville, IL Posts: 51	Disney Again?? My DD will be 10 this year and she has been 12 times. We live in IL and drive to FL every year specifically for WDW. As for my family, they are envious!! My co-workers are another story. I always get "What? Disney, again?" So I tell them yep that's where we are going. I don't figure they need more explanation than that. Most of them, the biggest majority of them actually, have never been there and liken it to (can't believe I'm going to type the disgusting words) Six Flags!! I try to "calmly and rationally" explain to them why WDW is different and better. I tell them that there isn't a single thing that they would do on any other vacation that isn't at WDW. Horseback riding? They got it! Swimming/Water Parks? Check! Thrill rides? Yep Golfing? Sure thing... and I'll go on and on with some of them and they've yet to be able to name anything that WDW doesn't have. My biggest plus about WDW I tell them is for some reason a kind of calm, serenity comes over us there. I don't have to argue with my DD and me and my DG-ma don't argue or disagree either. There is just something truly magical about WDW! It must be the Pixie Dust! __________________

04-12-2010, 01:51 PM	#58
nexttripdisney Mouseketeer Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Western Pennsylvania Posts: 273	"We LOVE Disney and feel there's no place on earth like it!"

04-16-2010, 09:03 PM	#59
bedgraynexl It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 261	Something I have noticed is that most of the "Disney Haters" seem to have their own special place that they go each and every year. Usually Vegas. I like Vegas ok, but I prefer Disney. I just don't go around disparaging other people's vacation choices. Wish they would leave mine alone. __________________ June 1998 Disneyland April 2005 Dolphin June 2006 Disneyland June 2008 Disneyland June 2010 Port Orleans Riverside

04-17-2010, 02:36 PM	#60
Minnie*bell Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: PA Posts: 96	Ya? What's is w/ WDW that people have such an issue w/ I'll tell u it is ALWAYS the people who only go to the magic kingdom or have really short trips. Its always people who don't do the dinner shows or nice meals in WDW. I mean there is more to do in WDW then anywhere I have ever been. I have been to all those beachs u mentioned & yes cape cod & martha's vin have great charm. But guess what? I get that feel @ the boardwalk in WDW or lay on a beach @ the Poly. I can feel like I'm in a different part of the world everyday. Plus I don't suck like the boring people who ask that question. I like to have fun w/o getting wasted at the beach. lol! Don't get me wrong, I love the beach, I just really love a WDW much, much more. Plus those people are prob. really cheap. __________________

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