A Moment for Romance

[CinderSnowPeas]

What have you done/seen that you thought was romantic? That's right, I am totally unimaginative and looking to hijack your ideas!

I just keep getting hung up on the fireworks and draw a complete blank.Thanks for any help you can provide this old fool.

 

[Disney Dreams]

• Making a wish at the wishing well after dark when no one is around.
• Sitting on a bench together along the Rivers of America at sunset as all the twinkle lights come on and the sky's colors reflect in the water
• The outside of it's a small world right at dusk with the light come on
• The upper level of the Mark Twain as you float around the ROA --- if it's not super crowded.
• Main Street and/or in front of the castle at the end of the night as the stragglers are leaving and it's virtually empty
• Somewhere that has a special significance to the two of you for some reason or another
• fireworks in front of the castle

Just a few of my favorites. HTH

- Dreams

 

[Tasscrapper]

Watching World of Color with your arms around the one you love.

 

[Glynis]

DH and I went without the kids several years ago, and we enjoyed the following:

A smooch by Snow White's wishing well.
A nice lunch at the Plaza.
Sharing an ice cream sundae.
Finding an unoccupied bench and just people watching.
The fireworks at the castle, of course.
Splitting a treat from the Candy place at Pooh's Corner.

Mostly, we just enjoyed being away from the kids, and doing Disneyland at our own pace. There were things that we saw that we would never have if we were rushing with our kids to get from ride to ride!

 

[mydisneymoney]

DH and I went without the kids several years ago, and we enjoyed the following:

A smooch by Snow White's wishing well.
A nice lunch at the Plaza.
Sharing an ice cream sundae.
Finding an unoccupied bench and just people watching.
The fireworks at the castle, of course.
Splitting a treat from the Candy place at Pooh's Corner.

Mostly, we just enjoyed being away from the kids, and doing Disneyland at our own pace. There were things that we saw that we would never have if we were rushing with our kids to get from ride to ride!

I am not sure my DS would ever forgive us for going to DL without him. As much as I would love to go there with just my hubby, I would always feel bad that my son was missing it. At this point in our lives the Magic is watching our son take it all in.

I agree with everyones ideas on how to make it romantic but I am torn at this point between being a mother and being a wife.

 

[DisneyPhreak]

Being a guy I'm bad on the whole romantic thing....but...

a pretty special moment was on BTMRR during the fireworks. I remember coming up to the top of a peak on that ride where its going slow and seeing the fireworks overhead. Gotta kiss from the wife and the girls behind us all went "Awwww".

Even if its not a romantic moment for someone its still a pretty cool feeling to be on that ride during the fireworks.

 

[ZanderMan]

Walking down Main Street holding hands! Also mention to the loved one how much you love them!

 

[Glynis]

I am not sure my DS would ever forgive us for going to DL without him. As much as I would love to go there with just my hubby, I would always feel bad that my son was missing it. At this point in our lives the Magic is watching our son take it all in.

I agree with everyones ideas on how to make it romantic but I am torn at this point between being a mother and being a wife.

Oh, I love the magic of watching my kids at Disneyland. I have 5 ranging from 14 to 2 years. We take them every other year for a week, and it's a wonderful thing. However, it was fabulous to go with just my hubby. He's not as into Disney as I am, so for him to spoil me with that trip was amazing! I'm now looking forward to the solo trip he's giving me for Mother's Day!

 

[taaren]

We like food, so for us its sharing a funnel cake while looking over the river or creme brulee at Blue Bayou. Also just taking quiet moments in scenic places like near the many ponds with ducks. And not so quiet moments like dancing the night away at ElecTronica, for us that's something we can't do with the DS4 that we liked to do before he existed. Also strolling through DTD in the evenings is nice while listening to (some) of the live music can be quite romantic.
(This is just additional suggestions as other people have mentioned the castle, fireworks, etc, which are all great too.)

 

[alicia1506]

since we have such busy lives and we hardly get to go anywhere, and we have been scrimping and saving for this trip, we came up with the idea of the whole trip being a 'travel date'. we basically agreed that from the moment we leave the house, we treat the whole experience like it's a date... no hassles, fighting, stress or anything like that.

the idea is to be reconnecting with each other, hold hands while we're walking down main street, flirt over dinner, smile at each other and let the other person know that you're happy to be in that place, at that time, with them.

sounds incredibly corny, but it's those little things that work for us ... oh, and i second the bits about the wishing well and the castle. and sharing a kiss by the river or under the twinkle lights. and a foot rub when you return to the hotel just can't be beat

 

[ConnieB]

I am not sure my DS would ever forgive us for going to DL without him. As much as I would love to go there with just my hubby, I would always feel bad that my son was missing it. At this point in our lives the Magic is watching our son take it all in.

I agree with everyones ideas on how to make it romantic but I am torn at this point between being a mother and being a wife.

I'm lucky...DH and I agree that this "season" of our life is about the girls. They're 15 now and we've only had ONE weekend away from them in all those years. One or the other of us have always been with them every other day/night of their lives except those two nights....and honesty, we only did those because of intense pressure from his Dad that we needed it. The girls (twins) were only a year old and his Dad was convinced that our marriage would fail if we didn't get time alone together. But we spent the whole weekend wondering what they were doing and how Dad was fairing taking care of them. And, LOL....guess Dad realized that twins are a lot of work, because he layed off telling us our marriage was in danger and never offered again, lol.

This season in our life is about them....3 more years and they'll be away at college and likely never live at home again. When that time comes we'll go and do all the things we put off and skipped. But, honestly we didn't skip much, we lucked out with kids who were incredibly well behaved so we took them with us everywhere!

For those that feel the need to get away for a weekend...find the time if that's important to your marriage. Each couple is different and nuturing your marriage is vital.....the kids deserve parents who love each other and have a strong marriage and you need to maintain that relationship so that when the time comes and the kids are gone you and your spouse have a strong enough bond that the marriage can survive without the kids to run interference, lol. The girls still "ewww" when we kiss in front of them but I always remind them how lucky they are to have parents who don't fight and scream or not speak to each other....but instead love each other deeply. They're FINALLY getting old enough to understand that importance as they watch their friends go through divorces or yelling parents.

As for the kid getting mad because you went to Disney.....just remind them that they got to go whenever (or will be going whenever). Kids need to learn that they don't get everything they want and Mom and Dad deserve good times too!

 

[Hoku]

I am not sure my DS would ever forgive us for going to DL without him. As much as I would love to go there with just my hubby, I would always feel bad that my son was missing it. At this point in our lives the Magic is watching our son take it all in.

I agree with everyones ideas on how to make it romantic but I am torn at this point between being a mother and being a wife.

I totally relate to everything you're saying here. I would never go without my daughter, or husband for that matter. So you're trying to find a balance on your Disneyland trip between romance and "family". I'll pretend I'm the female equivalent of Dr. Drew now, and give you my 2-cents, 1-cent at a time:

Cent #1~
Get a babysitter. After a fun family day at the park, the babysitter can watch your son while you and hubby go to Downtown Disney and grab an alcoholic beverage. For those of us ultra-dedicated mothers, a small drink or two can really help us relax and find a romantic moment. When you leave House of Blues, or wherever you end up, you're likely to find yourself arm-in-arm, in a romantic stroll along DTD listening to the great live music and admiring the lights.

Cent #2~
Don't worry about sharing a sweet romantic kiss, hug or gaze in front of your son. I'm not talking about awkward passion, just sweet romance. It makes kids feel secure and happy to see it from their parents and it teaches them to have happy, healthy relationships when they grow up.

 

[jacs1234]

I think a table for two by the water at Blue Bayou is perfect. Book it in I also love the lighting of the castle show at Christmas time. It's so magical.

 

[jacs1234]

Oh and if it's your anniversary or something you can surprise your partner with a special desert. You just need to tell them when you book.

 

[mousterpiece]

I'll echo a few PPs and mention the wishing well, easily the most underrated spot in all of DL, because so few people actually stop at it. It can be especially hard to feel like there's just the two of you in the park, but at the wishing well, as well as the back area of Critter Country and Rivers of America, you almost come close to that kind of romantic solitude.

 

[lilpooh108]

I've always thought that the area in Frontierland between the shooting gallery and ROA was really romantic. Kinda nice to sit there and people watch at the end of the day while the crowds are clearing out.

 

[alicia1506]

i am also making notes of these 'romantic' spots to experience.

we will be there with family, but sometimes those little stolen moments can make all the difference in a big whirlwind trip

 

[tamiandryan]

The last time I was in DLR my DW and I went on TOT. There was a bunch of obnoxious teenie boppers in front of us and so I descretley asked the CM if we could ride the next elevator.

Anyway, there was something that happened behind us and nobody else was brought up to board. Wifey and I got the ride all to ourselves. To cap it off, when the elevator doors opened up at the top, we had a perfect shot of the fireworks going off over the castle!

It really was pretty cool! Not everyday you get a ride like that all to yourself!