Am I really crazed? Who else's DH (or DW) doesn't get it?!

[Alice28]

I like to say I'm not Disney-crazed. I'm a Disney professional!

Pat [/B]

LOL!!!!!!!!! I've GOT to remember this one- it will be my new motto!

 

[Pugsley]

I don’t understand why people think that planning takes the fun out of the trip. What is so fun about wandering around aimlessly trying to figure out what to do next, waiting in lines, missing shows & attractions, paying much more than you need to, etc.??? Even if I planned every darn minute of the trip there would still be just as many surprises at WDW as if I didn’t plan at all. I know that everyone travels differently, but I just don’t get why planning is such a sin to some people. I went to Paris with a friend once and she wouldn’t tolerate any planning at all. She yelled at me for reading a guide book. I wasn’t even “allowed” to get restaurant recommendations from people who had been there because that wasn’t spontaneous! And the trip was a disaster.

 

[erikthewise]

Originally posted by Slartibartfast
I noticed almost every response to this thread is from a female planner junkie. Am I the only male "planner" whose DW doesn't get it? Is it hormonal, and does that mean my hormones are out of whack?

Not at all. I'm a "male planner junkie" too. I think women enjoy complaining about their husbands more than vice-versa, though I can't imagine why.

Perhaps I wouldn't plan so much if we could go five times a year, but my job plus school calendar makes it all but impossible to go more than once a year (and even then we take our boys out of school!). Planning obsessively is just a substitute for not being there.

Actually my wife does partially "get it", it's just not 365 days a year for her. She doesn't appreciate my flogging her out of bed so we can get to the parks at opening time, but she does appreciate always having a plan and seldom waiting in long lines. I plan the trip and keep the magic flowing, and she makes sure the boys have clothes to wear.
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"I told you it wasn't important."

 

[frannn]

DH does appreciate my excitement and planning, just not to the last detail. He would like to leave some things spontaneous, like some meals, etc. He will refer anyone who is planning a vacation or who has a WDW question to me, and I am happy to help! I understand that we can't "escape" to WDW for the rest of our lives, but I can dare to dream, right? I would be the perfect candidate for a home in Celebration, and would love to be a PT DW CM when I retire. That way, I can see the looks on the children's faces their first time in DW, and still have time to enjoy the magic myself!

I know I'm obsessed with WDW, because my wallet cries every time I go, and even when I go to the DS. I keep trying to bring it back with me. Thank goodness for the outlets! Although, DH is not thrilled about going to those either. He did, however, give me his credit card to order whatever I wanted from WDW Merchandising last month for my birthday! He also respects the fact that WDW is my only sanity fix, so he makes me cd's with the park music, encourages me to get what I want, and puts little mid-day WDW thoughts on my computer.

In a few months, we will take DD for her first trip. I plan to "help" her become obsessed as well. Besides, whatever baby wants.....

 

[jcemom]

I'm sure DH appreciates my planning--because he wouldn't know where to begin! He just doesn't want to hear about it! LOL

 

[Castillo Mom]

I surprised my DH with a new bike he'd been eyeing and I said I only wanted one thing in return. I said, "Watch the Food Network special on WDW food/restaurants with me." He just rolled his eyes at me. Of course he said no because it would spoil the surprise. I (secretly hoping) told him that surely he would get more excited about our upcoming trip the closer we got to the date and would want to be in on the planning. To my surprise he said, " Of course I will." That totally made my day and I gave him a great big smooch! He said he'd end up driving me nuts eating, drinking and sleeping Disney. I think not! Will this be the first trip of many more to come? I can only hope!

 

[Lyndarella]

Thank you everyone!! I thought I was the only one on the planet who secretly thinks Disney thoughts every day! My DH and two teen-age children will go to WDW, but are not really very interested in it. I have gone with my cousin (we even lived near WDW one summer before I was married!) which works better for me. My life has two seasons:
(1) I'm at WDW.
(2) I'm planning a trip to WDW.

 

[disneymania]

Why doesn't everyone "get it"??? My kids & I love WDW but my DH wants to do some "other" vacations. What's that all about!!! I don't get why you would prefer any other location than WDW. Don't get me wrong, I always have fun on vacation but never as much fun as Disney. Also, the planning is half of the fun for me & no other vacation enables me to consume myself in the planning as much!!! Glad to see that I am not alone. Not sure if I would do a trip without DH because our kids are still young but someday it may resort to that if he doesn't wise up!!!

 

[Stacy's a freak]

When he proposed, I said "OK, but we're going to Disney on our honeymoon." So, yeah - I'm just as freakish (or more) as the rest of you. Finally I found others!

So it took me 6+ years to convince him to go back. All I had to do was promise to let him pick the next vacation. Woohoo!

 

[debo]

I love this site !!! I've been "obsesively" planning our very first trip since March - not that long by these standards! My dd's (14 & 17) are tired of hearing about it and also refuse to watch the video. They don't seem excited at all, and I hope I haven't ruined it for them. I keep telling them all this will save us hours of standing in line with more time to have fun, but they are still skeptical! They think I have gone over the edge! Please tell me that once we get there, it will make up for the irritation of me wanting to share every detail of planning and that they will love it! I'm a single parent on a teacher's salary and this is a very big deal to me $$! I so want it to be a memory for us that we will cherish. Even tho I've never been, I'm already planning the next trip in the back of my mind!

Oh well, if they never want to go back, I have 4 nephews ranging in age from 6 to 19 who have never been and would love to go! I guess I could take them two at a time, and then in about 10 years, I will have grandchildren old enough to take with me!

I'm so grateful I found this site and people who enjoy all this as much as I do. If the real thing is half as much fun as planning I might just burst from the joy of it all! We are leaving in 5, count 'em, 5 days!! Yee haw!!! Whooo Hooo!!

 

[disneycrazed139]

I laughed out loud at so many of these responses! It is great that I am in NO way alone in this. (I am a little afraid to show my Priority Seating Planning Report to anyone though!) It gets lengthier as the days go by!

If it weren't for the planning, I probably wouldn't be able to afford Disney. It's all about maximizing the dollar and your hours. It's like--the harder you work at it, the more you save--money and time-saving=more money in your pocket and more time for Disney. How fun is that!

I give up on people that don't get it though. I used to want to convince, but realize that that just took away from my own fun!! If you have to be addicted to something, why NOT Disney?