Adults only DVC vacation...what am I forgetting?

[disneyfan2kids]

Have a 4 day/3 night anniversary vacation coming up the last weekend in September. It's just me & DH at SSR with NO KIDS!!! We haven't been to WDW completely alone since 1996. Currently we plan on 1 nice TS dinner that we'd never do with kids (going to Cali Grill on our anniversary eve!) and we plan on hitting the "big rides" that we typically don't get to ride together (Soarin' , Dinosaur, EE, etc) because we normally ride alone due to babyswap. I know food & wine is that weekend...so we'll hit that (although we've never been so I don't know what to expect.)

What else am I forgetting to include on my grown up vacation? What would YOU do if you didn't have your kids with you? We won't do this again for many years...so want to make sure I include what I can now.

TIA!

 

[Claire L]

How about a couple's massage at SSR Spa?

Visit Jellyrolls one evening?

Claire

 

[CarolMN]

Try to visit PI ( esp. Comedy Warehouse & Advenurers' Club) before they close their doors on 9/27.

Check out some of the tours - there are several that do not allow children.

Go to MNSSHP if there is an opportunity during your stay - it's a different experience without children, LOL.

 

[mouse]

Free wine seminars at F&W festival in the afternoons. Get in line early. They are popular. I would advise to avoid the F&W festival Friday and Saturday evening. Crowded with local visitors. You can barely move around and the lines are unbelievable. Also, some out of control rowdiness at times.

Raglan Road. Make a dinner reservation for around 8:30 and ask for a table with a view of the stage. Entertainment starts at 9 PM (unless the time has changed). Great Irish band and a step dancer.

Get a glass of wine or a cocktail at Martha's Vineyard and take it to the Beach at the Beach Club Resort and watch Illuminations.

Relax by the pool with a good book.

Play golf (if you do).

 

[El&Asmom]

Dh and I are doing the same thing the weekend of Sept 5th. We can't wait. We are doing MNSSHP because DHS will be closed for Night of Joy, and EPCOT is an EMH. I really don't want to be at EPCOT while it is essentially the only open park to those w/out MNSSHP tickets. We're really looking forward to it for the shorter lines and quieter park.

We just plan on spending more time at EPCOT and DHS otherwise. They are parks that the kids don't love as much as MK and AK so we will do some of the things that we don't normally get to do. Unfortunately as for rides, I'll be 6.5m pregnant, so no Splash Mountain or other fun rides that we would have gone on w/o the kids. Either way, I know we'll have fun.

Hope you have a magical trip.

 

[bbluvsdis]

My DH and I will be there Sept. 25th - Oct 2 by ourselves. This is our second trip alone. We find that we just take it a little slower and enjoy things more without the rush to do everything. We will spend more time at the resort (BCV) and at Epcot. We are doing the keys to the Kingdom tour on the 28th. I think that will be a lot of fun. We have been to WDW many times but have never been "behind the scenes" so I am very excited about that. Whatever you do will be great and also very different. Enjoy!

 

[tea pot]

How about a couple's massage at SSR Spa?

Visit Jellyrolls one evening?

Claire

You read my mind. Enjoy the spa even the sauna etc. it's one of the
best features of SSR... And Jelly Rolls is always Fun.
Now that DDs are in college and working. DH and I have Adults only trips 1-2times a year and love it.

 

[Goofy's apprentice]

I don't really have specifics but here are a few thoughts....

Do something together that the kids would never imagine you doing...for us it was me on a Segway, on Space Mountain...I thought our kids would be jealous when we showed them the pictures, but it just made them more excited to return with us the next time.

And don't forget to anticipate a future where the adults only trip happens more often. Get ready to want to repeat the experience. We now go every fall alone. the kids come with in the spring.

 

[photobob]

Whatever you decide to do, take your time. Soak in the ambience and enjoy the fact that your are two adults alone in nice room!!

 

[Mrstrim2002]

Yippee!! We just did the same thing this past March. It was fabulous!! I will give you a few tips that worked well for us. Feel free to read and ask any questions or not...just have fun! First, we don't recommend the couples massage at Saratoga, only because you are in separate rooms! That is no fun! They had us in a lounge room before our appointment together, in our robes, having snacks and drinks, but then when it was our turn, one cast member took my husband to his room and one took me to my room. The massages were GREAT, but not very romantic when your spouse is 2 rooms away. Second, make sure you get the "Happy Anniversary" buttons they offer at the Guest Services locations in the parks. My husband grumbled and groaned, but I made him wear it and it was worth it. We got everything you could imagine from stickers to front of line privileges to free champagne at dinner one night. Cast members are trained to look out for those buttons so wear 'em! Third, we tried to relax and just enjoy it but we were consumed by the fact that we had no idea when we would ever get that opportunity again. We are like you and have to do the kid swap thing just to ride Tower of Terror. So just go with it. We went hard from sun up to sun down and had a great time. We still talk about our trip and just smile. Congrats on your anniversary and here's to many more!

 

[Claire L]

Yippee!! We just did the same thing this past March. It was fabulous!! I will give you a few tips that worked well for us. Feel free to read and ask any questions or not...just have fun! First, we don't recommend the couples massage at Saratoga, only because you are in separate rooms! That is no fun! They had us in a lounge room before our appointment together, in our robes, having snacks and drinks, but then when it was our turn, one cast member took my husband to his room and one took me to my room. The massages were GREAT, but not very romantic when your spouse is 2 rooms away.

Our couples massage was in the same room, wonder why yours was not, did they give any reason?

Claire

 

[suzycute]

Thanks for this thread!

We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary with an adults only trip to WDW in just 5 weeks from now - this is the first time in our 25 years of marriage that we have spent 2 weeks holiday (or "vacation" - we're British!!) on our own! Having read this thread out to DH, he has agreed to get a badge - but do we need proof? (i.e our marriage certificate?).

Many thanks!

 

[PEANUT1]

Count us into the couple only trip We are going Oct4-8th and staying at BWV. I plan on bringing some nicer outfits to wear to eat out since I think I'll have time to make myself pretty for dinners and all. Sometimes with kids, there is no time for blow dryers and eye makeup

Also, don't forget any adult items that you might not be brining if your kids were with you

 

[bonybroad]

This must be a huge trend!
Our 10th anniversary is this year, and we are headed down Sept 11 for four days without kiddos!
My husband's big request? Not to eat pizza and chicken fingers for every meal.
We are going to Yachtsman's Steakhouse for our special meal.

 

[vicki_c]

Have a 4 day/3 night anniversary vacation coming up the last weekend in September. It's just me & DH at SSR with NO KIDS!!! We haven't been to WDW completely alone since 1996.

So funny - we are taking a 3 day/2 night anniversary trip in November -- we also haven't been to WDW alone since 1996 on our honeymoon! (think very pink castle cake!)

We're going to one of the Food & Wine activities (Taste of Louisiana) and doing a Keys to the Kingdom Tour, both requested by DH. Other than that, we're going to wander WS and eat at the booths, ride a few things at DHS and Epcot and that's about the extent of it. We don't have any dinner reservations, but we're doing those other things instead. With a such a short trip, I don't want to be any more scheduled!

I guess we'll get the anniversary buttons - we always do that for the kids' birthdays, so why not? (and to the PP - no proof required!).

 

[ColleenG]

We are planning a trip for next year to celebrate our 10th anniversary. Some things we want to do without the kids are:

-couples massage at SSR
-Segway tour in Epcot
-Golf lesson, maybe even play 9 holes
-eat at some fancier restaurants or places that the kids wouldn't like
-and of course ride all the thrill rides TOGETHER.
-go to Cirque du Soile (sp?)
-water park

That's what we've come up with so far. Good luck planning your trip.

 

[jpolak]

Don't forget to sit back and enjoy the quiet.

 

[allaboutmm]

That will be us in a few months!!! In November with 2 other couples, Saturday-Saturday, and NO KIDS!!!!!!! We will be celebrating our 15yr Anniversary. Parasailing will be one of the fun things we try-this is something we wouldn't do if the kids were with us. For ALL of you out there who are going to WDW without the kiddo's......HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

 

[DeeCee735]

Beer tasting at the American Pavillion, Jellyrolls, couples spa treatment, Cirque Du Soleil, Illuminations cruise, late late night for an EMH (if available on your dates), Jiko for dinner at AKL - just a few suggestions, have a very happy anniversary and enjoy your "alone time" trip!

 

[ebenmax]

Horse-drawn carriage rides at POR or FW
ride on the Breathless (Yacht/Beach marina)
Parasailing at Contemporary
watching Wishes from a hammock on Poly beach
leisurely walk the path to DTD or stroll the rest of the grounds
remember your vows at the Wedding Pavilion

One other thing...don't forget watch Wishes after you eat at the Cali Grill.

Our favorite thing is that there is NO ONE to worry about but you so everything seems slower and less stressful.

ENJOY!!