1 month later and the kids still ask when we are going back.... when will this stop

[janejakelibbyemma]

they are still crying at night about mickey and minnie and the princesses, even emma has gotten into the disney thing, and now disney cinemagic is our tv channel, poor jake still cries that he didn't get donalds' photo and autograph, now when will this stop,?? i am sure it won't until we take them back, as you know we are planning on going to wdw sometime late next year, but matt wants to wait till may 08, i have told him i am taking them back for the xmas/bonfire stuff, (but matt won't go back), but i don't care i will brave 3 kids and myself, do you think i am mad doing this?? it will only be a short trip, maybe 3 days max.

 

[Cyrano]

DD4 does not know any other holiday apart from Disney so you'll not find me agreeing you are mad.
Go for it

 

[wideeyes]

Bless..My daughter talks about her trips all the time however in an excited way and she is always planning her next visit, she will look at pictures in brochures for ages.

Even if you take them back they will probably still want to go again. we went twice last year in the space of four months. we first went in September however when we got back I wanted to take my daughter for the Christmas season. now she wants to see if shes big enough to ride BTM.

 

[Ware Bears]

do you think i am mad doing this??

No, you go for it girl!!!

 

[knitting nancy]

I'm glad I'm not alone! Our 1st trip was in February and my DD who is 5 still gets upset that she's back home and not in Disneyland. She regularly tells me that it would have been better if we'd never gone because then she wouldn't know what she's missing. We've gone into Disney princess overdrive since we've been home to try and compensate and whereas before our visit I would never, on principle, buy anything at all that carried the Disney logo, I now buy her the Disney Princess magazine, the Disney Princess stickers, Disney Princess chocolate lollies and Disney Princess cartons of drink. She also looks through the photos, the scrapbook she made and Disneyland brochures endlessly. Of course it's not the same as being there but it does act as some sort of solace. I've told her that if I win the lottery we'll have Christmas at the Disneyland hotel but she knows that's pretty unlikely, otherwise I'm going to have to take her again at some point next year because I couldn't bear her disappointment.
As regards taking your 3 children by yourself, I don't know how old they are, but I'd say go for it! I took mine by myself and we had a fantastic time and I would anticipate leaving DH behind next time too! Mine were 5, 7 and 8 at the time and were no problem. We all sat together for the rides we wanted to do and in fact the only little problem I find, which applies wherever we go is the toilet stops. I'm not really happy about seeing my DSs disappear into the male toilets by themselves just yet, which means we all tend to troop into the ladies together - and everyone has to try and go even if they think they don't need to so we don't have to stop again 1/2 hour later!! My trip report is the Cinderella Ball one if you want to read it.
Any tips you have on consoling children will be gratefully received.
Oh actually I've just remembered, I invented the Disneyland memory game which we play when she's feeling down. You know the old 'I went to the shops and I bought a loaf of bread' game and the next person repeats it and adds another item and so it goes on until someone forgets something from the list. Well, we do 'I wish I was at Disneyland......', taking it in turns to add things. eg 'I wish I was at Disneyland on Peter Pan's flight', 'I wish I was at Disneyland on Peter Pan's flight and It's a Small World' etc etc. It works a treat.
Apologies for rambling on a bit.

 

[PChef]

Jane I'm sorry you're getting lots of hassle from your little ones. I guess it's just such an amazing experience that they can't 'come back down to earth'! At least you know they enjoyed it!!

Can you try to get them involved in planning your WDW trip, what rides they want to do etc.? Or will that just put them into overdrive? I guess they just have no concept of how much these trips cost and how lucky they are to be able to go (I know mine don't!!)

I am struggling to get much enthusiasm from my boys for our upcoming trip ... it's only me that's excited so far!!! I'm sure I'll be in the same boat as you afterwards though ....!

Michelle

 

[janejakelibbyemma]

michelle, jake knows we are going to see the american mickey, but he doesn't realise its next year at the earliest, he has the brochures under his pillow, and looks at the photo's of dlp everyday, he even takes them to school, so much so his teacher booked a trip to dlp, and told me his eyes light up when he talks about it, libby is the same, she lives and breathes all things princesses, and emma who is nearly two is the same, i have now told them we may go back to the french disney at xmas time, and we will see the american mickey when she is the same age as jake, the kids are 2 (nearly), 4 (nearly) and 5 1/2.

it was a magical trip for me as well, and i like them come over all mushy and teary looking at the photo';s or the tv ad for dlp.

i didn't think it would have had this huge impact on us all. well except for dh that is.

 

[Quack]

I think it is great that your children have falle in love with Disney! My children are almost 5 and 8 and they adore the time at DLP but they don't begin to crave for it again until a booked holiday is approaching.

I do not think you are mad to go back so soon but I do think you are mad to take 3 young children alone. How would it work for you strategically with two walking and one in a stroller? Will the youngest one fall asleep for periods in the day (and if so will the others have to wait for nap time to finish before they cn go on rides). How many rides can you go on with one adult and 3 little ones altogether? I guess these are things that you need to think about before you book (don't you have a rich grandma that could come with you!!!! )

Whatever you decide - keep us updated!

 

[Poppy The Monkey]

Take advantage when you can I say!

Such a cliche, but you won't be able to do it forever and the times when the kids are able to enjoy the full magic of the characters and the whole experience is so short it shouldn't be wasted in my opinion.

 

[janejakelibbyemma]

quack i hadn';t thought of the rides, but its really the characters they want to see, i am talking my sister and her 8 year old niece to come with us, and maybe they will depending on £££'s, my mum would love to come but fear of flying, may try the eurostar with her, but its so far from where we live, emma only naps for about 1 hour, but thanks i really need to rethink it, as i can see us going and them wanting to go on the rides.

 

[luke7059]

I remember being like that when we came back from WDW when I was 7!

Bless ur kids, at least they've caught the Disney bug!

 

[knitting nancy]

My 3 children are obviously older than yours and though it wasn't a problem at all, I certainly don't think I would have liked to have taken them by myself when they were the age that yours are.
We had more tears from DD last night because another girl in her class had been to DLP over the holidays and she wished it had been her! At least yours may get a trip this Xmas. Mine know that they have got to wait until the end of next year before we can raise the funds.

 

[Ghost]

My son is now 6 and knows where everything is in DLRP. He has been since he was 6 weeks old and until today we go there about 7 to 10 times a year....

Mad going to Disney... I would turn MAD not going