Ack! I'm addicted to WDW... please help me put things in perspective...

[GoofyGirl75]

OK, we've now been to WDW only twice... once in 4/2007, and again this past December. I got the free dining pin, and I SERIOUSLY want to go back the week before Memorial Day. I know that many of you visit more often than this, but to most people around here, that's overkill.

My DH does NOT want to go back. He hates all the walking and rushing, not to mention the 12 hour drive each way. I've already made dining ressies just in case he comes through (dh doesn't know this), but my pin expires Friday, so I'm thinking I'll have to cancel.

Logically, I know that this is okay... we'll go that time next year, and I'll have time to plan everything, and we'll stay at Ft. Wilderness instead of Pop (which is where we'd stay this year.) I also know that my kids (ages 6 and 2) will be VERY whiny in the heat, and it will likely get very crowded before we leave. Besides, we JUST went in December, and saw and did most everything we wanted to see.

BUT... I REALLY want to go anyway!!!! Help convince me that it will be okay to wait another year, so I won't cry when DH gives me his firm "no." (So far it's been "I'll think about it", but the kind that you tell your kid when you already know the answer is "no.")

I just don't know what it is about WDW... I'm thinking they must put crack in those Mickey rice krispy treats... that's the only logical explanation!

 

[iwrbnd]

There must be crack in the air there because it's the only place that I crave to go back! It's so bad at my house than when we go to work we say it's to "feed the mouse"!

Good luck with your husband!

As far as help in putting things in perspective...I'm definately not the one to help. It would be like asking a drug dealer for help with addiction!

 

[AmberHeartsDisney]

If you go next year then you might get to see the new stuff at MK!

 

[SDSorority]

Don't worry, we're all crazy and want to go back as soon as we get on the plane/road to leave!

 

[Donaldswife]

I think most people here would tell you if you can afford it you should go! We are all sniffing the same disney crack.

 

[tedvdm]

Same here...when we went for a week in 2005, we ran ourselves silly saying we would probably never go back. We have been back for one day every year since, except 2008, and now we are leaving in just 17 days for another whole week. My dh just goes along because I am Disney crazy.

 

[kjmommie]

Another one who can't turn Disney down. My husband HATES Disney - really all things Disney. Tells me that it is okay to like it at 4 but at 40 it really isn't. He started telling my kids "disney yuck" to which we reply "disney whoo hoo!".

I go with a friend of mine and her daughter. We are going this year. What started out as a 3 or 4 day trip is now a stay at a disney hotel for 13 nights. Must be some of that stuff in the rice krispies.. wait... I don't eat those...

Anyway, I think that we all understand the emotions. It is, for me, my happy place. Just the magic, the excitement, the looks on my kids faces. It just IS. Even the fast paced, hurry up and wait, heat of the day, crowded busses, raining, bathroom waits, and all of the other things that happen that just aren't magical really are because we are ultimately Disney fans who like to live in the magic that we all are the princess' and princes' that we believe that we are. And for a few days we are.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

If you have never had FD before, this will be an entirely different experience than your last trip. I have been going to WDW for years, eating CS every meal. When we went for FD last August, it was like a luxury trip! Yes, it was hotter than Hades. We got used to it. I know my DH (aka Grumpy Spouse because he doesn't like WDW.) had a good time eating at all the nice restaurants.

Show him the menus and PRICES of the places you have planned for dining. Go online and ask him to chose something and see if it's available. Show him the Food Porn thread on the restaurant board. I don't know any man who can turn down a nice steak!

Good Luck! or whatever!

kjmommie, my DH doesn't like WDW either. This year the boys and I are going without him and I booked an extra night because I knew I didn't have to worry about DH wanting to go home! 8 nights! 8 nice dinners! I will be in heaven.

Also a little known fact is that you can upgrade your DD6 to adult status (totally legit) and all you have to pay is the difference of her park ticket(s). So she can order off the adult menu which is quite a bit pricier than the kids menu for both TS and CS. This probably wouldn't help much if you are booked at all buffets, but for others it might.

 

[kytiam]

I totally feel your pain! I am so addicted to that place that I have recurring nightmares about being there but not being able to get in. I also dream good dreams about it, but not as often. My DH doesn't like WDW much either. Earlier in our marriage, if he said "no", I would have pouted about it but accepted "no" for an answer. Well, we've been married for 26 years and I am a much stronger woman now and I stand up for what I want!! Well, sort of. He still doesn't love it, but he is beginning to soften. Plus, I take about 3-4 trips without him between each family trip! I've taken trips with just my daughter, just me and my mom, just me and my girlfriends, etc. And usually those trips are booked and paid for before I ever tell him about them (long story about how I make that work!)
Good luck!

 

[sharadoc]

OH YEAH! Totally addicted here too.

DH and I started going to Disney together before we were married and fell in love with the place. We went back twice a year every year until our DS was born. We didn't think he was ready for the trip, then we had DD, so we waited. Then we were finally ready - kids were old enough and finances were good, so we went. That was last January for 12 days. Then we went again August 2009 for 12 days, February 2010 for 6 days and were scheduled for December 2010 for 6 days.

Our February trip was so cold and wet that we felt disappointed. As we were driving home, DH said "we need a make-up trip." A day after we got home, Disney announced the Summer Nightastic events. When we found out about the return of the MSEP, we decided we NEEDED to go. So 2010 is going to be THREE trips.

Our kids are just as addicted, although the August trip was too long and too hot. We are good with a week. We drive so the cost is not ridiculous. We've used discounts and pins, so we stay in 1BR villas and eat in our room for most meals. And we don't use credit, so we only go when we can afford it.

If you can justify the expense without getting into debt, then you should go. Maybe take it a little easier with your DH, see what he would like to do and see, don't go crazy in the parks every day. Figure out what his true objections are, then come back here and we'll give you an answer for every one

We can get around any objection because we're all addicts too.

 

[scdisneyguy]

It is not well publicized, but Mickey Meth is the most addictive thing on the planet. It is in Dole whips,Mickry bars and rice krispy treats, Turkey legs, and hundreds more items. They also spray it during the air on rides and shows.

 

[2Tiggies]

It is not well publicized, but Mickey Meth is the most addictive thing on the planet. It is in Dole whips,Mickry bars and rice krispy treats, Turkey legs, and hundreds more items. They also spray it during the air on rides and shows.

Is that the stuff that causes me to call and book my next trip when I am still jetlagged from my flight from Orlando and haven't even opened the suitcases to unpack yet .... ?

 

[JamesMom]

Can't help you with your Disney addiction - I have one, too.
I took DS on a Mom & son trip in Dec 08. [My youngest is special needs and is not ready for the stimulus of Disney yet]. We are going again in 11 days (yes!). My mom passed away in February after a long bout with Alzheimers - I need my happy place this mother's day. My husband responded with you are going back again? So soon? LOL.
I need to tell him that several people on the Dis go several times a year, much less wait 18 months.
Before we married (at Disney - see siggie pic), I went every two years like clockwork. This May 2010 trip is my 9th in 21 years.
Some people get it and some don't.

 

[katepass72]

Sorry, I'm no help either. I luckily have a sister who is also addicted and likes to go with me and my two little ones. My hubby is committed to a firm "only go to Disney every two or three years" plan for himself.

 

[d1gitman]

...My DH does NOT want to go back. He hates all the walking and rushing, not to mention the 12 hour drive each way...

Maybe plan the trip so it isn't rushed. Some people get into the commando mode, others like to stop and smell the roses. If the 12hr drive is too much, see if there is cheap airfare available.

Just think of the possibilies if you can find a way to do WDW that he likes and then becomes addicted too! it's in your best interest

 

[disnut8]

I think what you should do in order to get your husband seriously thinking about going again is to promise to slow your trip down. You said he didn't like all the walking and rushing. I think he has a valid point. If you really want to go, why not go for a more relaxed time? Don't do the commando mode. You said it yourself that you saw just about everything in December. You don't have to be rushing around from attraction to attraction to get Disney magic. Just being there is enough.

I did the same thing with my husband - planned and planned and rushed and rushed. He and my son vowed never to go back again. Then I backed off, let them have a lot of say in what we did and when we did it and that worked so well my husband and I are up to 50 trips together. My son has a family of his own and would love to take them back (they've been twice with us on relaxed trips and loved them).

So back off a bit and maybe your husband will come around.

 

[WishesOnMyMind]

It is not well publicized, but Mickey Meth is the most addictive thing on the planet. It is in Dole whips,Mickry bars and rice krispy treats, Turkey legs, and hundreds more items. They also spray it during the air on rides and shows.

So that's what I smell whenever I ride Soarin????

 

[GoofyGirl75]

It is not well publicized, but Mickey Meth is the most addictive thing on the planet. It is in Dole whips,Mickry bars and rice krispy treats, Turkey legs, and hundreds more items. They also spray it during the air on rides and shows.

Mickey Meth... too funny! (There's something to that theory though....)

Anyway, thanks for the support, y'all. I've already told DH that this would be a more relaxed trip b/c we pretty much did everything on our last trip, and we also had free dining last trip so there's no fresh incentive there. (And even though I wouldn't call our prior trips relaxing due to all the walking and chasing our kids around, we really didn't do commando either. That would be impossible with young kids I think. But I did have a basic plan, and I knew what attractions to do first. We did not ever take time to just chill out by the pool or anything, though. I'm thinking I could do a more relaxed trip if I really tried--it's just that it's in my nature to plan! )

I already threw SeaWorld out as an option (he doesn't want to do the SAME thing we just did), and he was like, "Oh, well is there enough to do that we could just go there INSTEAD of Disney?" UMMMM......NO! (I really have no idea, but there's no way I'm coming to Orlando and skipping WDW.)

I have only one more thing to try... I'm gonna tell him we could do the water parks, and maybe then he'll see it as something different.

But, what I'm not telling him is that even if we go next month, I'm STILL going to want to come back next year! *sigh* I guess I'll just start planning that trip when he nixes this one.

(Oh, and as a disclaimer, my dh is a really great guy, and I could probably wheedle him into it if I really tried, but I don't want to be stuck there with someone who doesn't want to be there. Then when the lines are long and the kids are fussy, he'll blame it all on me. I just wish he *GOT* it, ya know?)

Thanks for the moral support, guys!

 

[dpndka]

Maybe plan the trip so it isn't rushed. Some people get into the commando mode, others like to stop and smell the roses. If the 12hr drive is too much, see if there is cheap airfare available.

Just think of the possibilies if you can find a way to do WDW that he likes and then becomes addicted too! it's in your best interest

Great Advice!!! Worked on my DH. He's not addicted quite yet, but we're going back next weekend. 2nd trip in 6 months.

 

[iwrbnd]

"Mickey Meth"!I love it!