Adults only on a trip, ever done it?

[jamstew]

I've only been with children/grandchildren twice in the last seven trips. Of the five trips I currently have planned, one involves children.

 

[4disneyfreakazoids]

My DH & I went every year for the first 5 years of our marriage before we had kids. Then we just kept on going with kids in tow. This is the first time in 6 years we will go without the kiddos. SOOOOO excited! Just us & another couple!!! We were Disney freaks before we had kids anyway!!! Leaving in ONE WEEK!!!!!

 

[Googelibear]

oh adults only is great fun. We used to go as a couple to Disneyland all the time. then the kids came along. They actually only went to Disney with us, because I made them go. Now they are 15 and stay home while DH and I have had our first adults only trip this past January. So much more fun with just adults. We are going again in 20 days yahooooooooo

 

[wdwtheplacetobe]

From a week long trip. A gang went to celebrate our 2 year Anniversary.

At home they are the Friday Night Supper Club...we take turns and host dinner on Friday Nights.

Everyone stayed together in a Grand Villa at Old Key West. Since my DH and I are the Disney Freaks...we planned and managed the trip.

We had a Schedule of Daily Activity (what Park and ADR) posted on the Fridge each day. We also put together a Photo Scavenger Hunt for the 4 other
couples to do.

At the end of the week, we all went our separate ways for some "couple" time.

They loved it and it was a great trip!

No Kids (under the age of 44) involved....just BIG kids!

 

[tinacaplan]

My husband and I are going for our anniversary in February. Neither one of us has been to Disney since we were kids, but for us, it made the most sense in terms of going somewhere on vacation. My DH would be bored out of his mind sitting on a beach in the Carribbean , we don't gamble, so Vegas holds no allure, and I was interested in going somewhere I wouldn't have to do a lot of thinking once I got there The only other destinations we were interested in were in Europe and that's too expensive.

At Disney there will be a ton of things that we're both interested in doing. We will get to stay at a beautiful resort (CSR) and we're doing the DxDP so we are booking lots of signature restaurants.

This is also going to give a chance to scope the place out before we bring our DS, 2, down sometime in the (not too distant???) future.

 

[Vivianne]

Dh and I have gone consistently since 1986 for our honeymoon. My sister told me how much fun she had at Epcot and I said...Why not! We've gone consistently throughout the years.

Yes, we've gone to other places...CA..to Disneyland......Grand Canyon, Bryce, Zion...Las Vegas...DC, Canada, Aruba, Bahamas on DCL. Although we enjoyed these trips...we always return to DW...We've always enjoyed our trips and DW will always be an option we can't pass on.

 

[MouseloverJD]

Looking forward to my December trip, just me and my mom. No children. There will be no fuss in the morning about getting up. Can move at a more leisurely pace. No whining to go on rides, even though I don't want to. I'm a rides wuss and for health reasons my mom can't do them. Can do all the shows and people watching I want to.

 

[nurse.darcy]

10 trips in 2 years and only 2 trips with my kid. . .he is 16. More of my chaperone than anything. . .love him to death but love my adult disney trips.

 

[OsFan09]

Last year we went for the first time with another couple. During the day we each did our own thing and then met for dinner. It worked out well with this strategy.

 

[Missytara]

I went solo the first few times; lately it seems a lot more people want me to take them with me. I am taking two girls this year who are in college and work at the local watering hole where I eat all the time.

It is fun to share the experience with someone, especially who has never been before. They get to see things that they normally wouldn't see on a first-time trip, because they now have a wonderful tour guide.

I try to go with the flow and let them experience it for themselves, but do make sure we have ADR's, etc. so they get the full experience of the meals.

The girls I am taking this year are all excited about our ADR's - they said they like the fact they know they are in for a different dining experience each night!

 

[sreace]

My girlfriends and I take an annual trip!! It's the best! You are allowed to be the child and aren't responsible for anyone else's fun but your own!! Not an experience to be missed!!!

 

[cjb71870]

For 20 years now...

 

[jordanopp]

Disney for adults only is great! Get the wine and dine plan, get the deluxe meal plan, spend lots of time in epcot...its wonderful.

 

[steve101]

I went with my girlfriend this year and will probably do so again next year. I imagine it must be way more stressful going with children, with only two adults we had no issues sticking to plans, getting up early, getting bored, tired or sidetracked so we managed to cover ground a lot quicker and see a lot more. The other alternative is to opt for a slower, hassle free pace but we felt the greatest advantage was how we could get to see so much and be a bit more selective about the attractions we went on(although we tried to go on everything once).

Adults get a lot out of dining at the better places as well.

 

[belledreamer]

I'd DEFINETLY recommend the adult only trip. Since my father's not really big on Disney, and since I'm OBSESSED with all things Disney my mother and I (I'm 22) try to go for a four day trip each year during the last week of August - first three weeks of September period when they have the included meal deal at a fantastic rate!

We've done Disney both ways, by ourselves and with younger children, and I'll say that the adult only trip is a much calmer trip for us. We're able to go much longer, see a lot more attractions, and go at our own pace, staying as little or as long as we want.

It's actually really nice to go and not constantly hear in a whiney voice, "I'm hot...", "I'm hungry...", "I'm tired...", "I don't wanna go on that ride...", "I WANNA RIDE SMALL WORLD AGAIN!!" (After you've ridden it 12 times already... )

 

[J&C@Disney]

This will be our second time all adult disney trip, its great!

We are going in Sept 2010 there will be 6 adults (me and my DB-25, my parents and his mom and family friend all 55+)

We will do all the parks but enjoy meals out in some of WDW fantastic restaurants (including chef mickey's character Breakfast of course, never too old for that).

We are planning on doing the wine tasting in Jiko's, which you couldn't do with children.

We would deffinatley recommend adults only!