Adult only/solo trip?

[Tulles]

This thread is quite timely. I've been debating about a solo trip for while. Brought up the subject last night with DH. He left this morning for his annual solo camping trip.

Next year I'm taking DD by herself for her 10th birthday and our next family of 4 trip is scheduled in 2022. So 2020 fits perfectly in the middle and is ideal for a solo trip.

 

[cajunbaby1]

I've gone twice solo and am going again in sept. Loved it. No one to say " really, another margarita?"
Sleep late or stay up late. Shop til u drop, even if ur just window shopping!! Never felt unsafe. You gotta try it at least once.

 

[mkplatypus]

Absolutely do it!!! My husband and I have taken many trips to WDW now...some with the family and some just the 2 of us. Both ways have their plus and minus points but I wouldn't trade those adult-only trips for ANYTHING. It's a completely different experience.

 

[Melissakay1q]

It's kind of addicting isn't it?!?!?! I love going with DH, but I find that I want to do a trip on my own every now and then too.

For a person who doesn't mind doing things alone, it was EVERYTHING! I've been brainstorming ways to get to do another and found the perfect solution. My DH isn't great about gift giving holidays. I asked him if he'd be willing to get a Disney gift card for each holiday instead of shopping around and he agreed. Between these and using "found money" online, i'll be able to do another solo trip!

 

[1st*toright]

I'm doing both a solo and adult only trip this fall! I have a conference in Orlando, so I decided I would fly in a day early and have a little weekend to myself at Disney (I love my husband and kids more than anything, but 2 days of only taking care of myself is heavenly). I don't feel self conscious about being on my own, it never really occurred to me to feel awkward about being solo.

DH and I usually do a weekend away together sometime in the fall. Timing and flights weren't really working out for our original plan (Vegas) and so he asked when Food & Wine was at Disney. This is my DH who had zero interest in visiting Disney ever, even when we were planning our first family trip earlier this summer (he was willing to go 'cause he knew the kids would love it). A week after we got back he was suggesting we go back without the kids! So he is going to fly down right after my conference and we are spending a long weekend doing food & wine and stuff without the kids.

I probably wouldn't have done the solo trip in the same week as my conference and trip with DH if I had known that he and I were staying for the next weekend, but I've already booked the flight. I will definitely miss my kids - 2 days away is heaven, 5 days away is tolerable, but by days 6 and 7 I'm really missing them. On the other hand, I am looking forward to both the time to myself and the time with DH.

 

[IvyWinter]

All of my trips in my 20s and on have been adults only. I'm 30 now and i go down with groups of friends, anywhere from 3 of us to as large as 10 this past january. We are all engaged or just married (or not even either) and so no kids yet.

I have done one 100% solo trip last year, and my next one is in a week! on a lot of my group trips, we all came and went at different times, so id have a solo day here or there. It's wonderful. You do everything at YOUR pace, eat whatever you want wherever you want, wake up when you want, leave the park when you want, ride whatever you want... the freedom is awesome. Fiance isnt a fan of the parks, so i go solo for now, though he promised trips with our future kids. We plan to have kids about a year after marrige (so... a year and a half from now? less?) so im enjoying my solo time while i can, and before it changes to making memories for the little guys

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

I once spent over 2 hours BY MYSELF shopping in The World of Disney in Downtown Disney. It was absolutely wonderful and memorable( Mary Poppins soundtrack playing). I completely understood other posters feelings of doing it alone, ESPECIALLY if it was that or not going at all.

I think I willl eventually do a solo trip. AND a few Deluxe dinings because I WOULD NEVER DEPRIVE MYSELF OF THAT!!

 

[rangerxenos]

I also indulge in ice cream for dinner on my solo trips. It's fantastic!

I do that too, but I must admit DH and I do that at least once a trip when we go as well, LOL!

 

[Figmentary]

I did one about 10 years ago and loved it. Ate what I wanted. Rode what I wanted. Spent a couple of evenings at Disney Springs just relaxing. One of the best trips I've ever taken. It was before I met my wife or had kids. For now I want to go back with them, but I imagine I'll do at least one adult trip after the kids grow up.

 

[pbb322]

So I just got back from my solo trip/work meetings in Orlando. It was indeed as amazing as I hoped. I rode every single thrill ride. My first favorite observation: getting a FP for one person after your first three is SO much easier than trying to get it for 2 adults and 2 kids. I literally was able to get a FP for every single ride I wanted since I was totally flexible on time. I even got a FP for Flight of Passage at noon on Sunday for 2 pm, so with the express bus I was able to jump over there and do that, which I had earlier decided to skip because I didn't want to wait in lines. I got to wander into every shop in MK that I always rush by because my kids want to go to a ride. I rode on a horse on the carousel instead of standing there holding onto my kid on a horse. If I could, I would have added one more day, I think I would have done every single thing I really wanted to do at the parks in 3 full days - I spent less time in the World Showcase than I would have liked, but I really wanted to see Fantasmic at HS and ride the Great Movie Ride since it was the day they announced it was closing for good next month. After my work meetings Mon and Tues I got to go over to Disney Springs (in the rain) to eat and do a little shopping, another thing my kids think is "boring". And, although I expected to get grief from my kids (9 & 5) about going without them, they both just asked me if I was having fun every time I called and wanted me to send them photopass pics. In all, it was a glorious weekend away! I will definitely plan another solo trip one day.

 

[SaraVee]

So I just got back from my solo trip/work meetings in Orlando. It was indeed as amazing as I hoped. I rode every single thrill ride. My first favorite observation: getting a FP for one person after your first three is SO much easier than trying to get it for 2 adults and 2 kids. I literally was able to get a FP for every single ride I wanted since I was totally flexible on time. I even got a FP for Flight of Passage at noon on Sunday for 2 pm, so with the express bus I was able to jump over there and do that, which I had earlier decided to skip because I didn't want to wait in lines. I got to wander into every shop in MK that I always rush by because my kids want to go to a ride. I rode on a horse on the carousel instead of standing there holding onto my kid on a horse. If I could, I would have added one more day, I think I would have done every single thing I really wanted to do at the parks in 3 full days - I spent less time in the World Showcase than I would have liked, but I really wanted to see Fantasmic at HS and ride the Great Movie Ride since it was the day they announced it was closing for good next month. After my work meetings Mon and Tues I got to go over to Disney Springs (in the rain) to eat and do a little shopping, another thing my kids think is "boring". And, although I expected to get grief from my kids (9 & 5) about going without them, they both just asked me if I was having fun every time I called and wanted me to send them photopass pics. In all, it was a glorious weekend away! I will definitely plan another solo trip one day.

This sums up so much of what I love about solo trips! Glad you had a fantastic time and want to do another one. I was also surprised the first time I went how well my kids handled it. I went when they were in school, so it was easier for them to understand why they couldn't come. I would just Facetime them from the parks and show them what I was up to, and of course I brought back souvenirs.

 

[Antonia]

My Disney dream! A short solo trip where I can do every crazy thing I want to!

 

[daae3]

I started going solo after a family trip when I realized I was sad I was not returning to Disney. I have have gone solo many times since...visit the adult/solo board- great tips and advice there. Solo trips are great for the freedom but comfort level with solo travel is an individual thing. You need to determine if you are ok dining by yourself and if not, how you plan to handle dining. That is usually the biggest issue for most. Judgement of others is not an issue- no one knows why you are on the bus alone- plenty of times I have traveled with family and friends and we leave the parks at different times. Go for it, have a great trip and if you need advice about specific issues, ask on the boards!