Anybody else not have a trip planned this year?

[my3sons77]

We don't have a trip planned to Disney this year and I am going through withdrawls. My symptoms include spending my days on the Dis pretending others trips are really my own, looking through all the recent pictures taken at Disney pretending I am there, standing in my living room staring at the Photopass pictures that were taken and reminiscing. The list goes on. I want to go SO bad but it is just not going to happen for us financially this year.

I need some serious pixie dust to get me back at the front gates of the world.

 

[minniem]

If it makes you feel any better, I am right there with you.

We are tentatively planning a trip for 2010, but we haven't been since 2007 and I am definitely going through withdrawl.

 

[JoshChristineplus3]

We aren't going this year since DH is deployed again and won't be home till mid 2010 so im planning to pass time for our 2010 trip. We did Disneyland last time and weren't happy with it, definitely miss our world time. Sorry you dont get to go this year

 

[kristinw3girls]

We don't either! Unless the lottery helps me out!!!

 

[3_disprincesses]

We're not going this year either. And it's the first year I've ever wanted a repeat trip so soon after the last! I work at a bank and almost daily someone is coming in for cash to take to WDW. And, about 4 people I work with have gone or will go this summer. Originally I had not planned on going until 2012 when my youngest is 8. But I don't think I can hold out that long. So in the mean time, I just keep on pricing and planning just like we're going in 6 months or so...it keeps me happy for now. I already have new ideas for our next trip! It will be our biggest and best yet!!

 

[GoofyFairie]

Not going this year either. We are hoping to go next year, but I am trying not to get my heart set on it (though it may be too late for that!). I spend time on the dis every day. My DH calls it getting my fix. I really miss WDW.

 

[Maggie'sMom]

I'm planning our next trip for August 2010. It's killing me to not go this year with all the deals that are out there. But it's just not in the budget, deal or no deal.

 

[bushdianee]

I'm not going anywhere this year. I had 2 surgeries this summer and just can't afford it in addition to the fact I'm still recovering. I took my DNiece3 last year and she keeps asking when we are going back. She still remembers a lot of the trip even though she was only 2.5. Hopefully I can take her back next year.

 

[todzwife]

You sound like me LOL! I've been researching and trying to save up for a trip next fall to disneyland, but I don't know where we'll be 18 months from now...

I do go through posts with pictures and trip reports...


and I watched the youtube video of the family on vacation and it almost made me cry I want to go back so bad.

 

[Colleen27]

I don't, but I can't whine too much about it because 1) it is for a very, very happy reason (buying our new home free & clear ) and 2) we'll be back in early 2010 so it isn't like I have long to wait. Canceling plans that I thought were all set stung a bit (and I still haven't changed the siggie ), but the house is keeping me busy and I don't really mind waiting a few months longer to get back to the World.

 

[polkadotsuitcase]

Count us in to the tripless this year! We were going to sneak one in this fall, but then DH had unexpected major surgery a couple weeks ago and he's out of commission for about eight weeks or more. (Ack!)

Not only does that crimp our physical travel plans, but now I'm doubling up work to make up for lost pay. (Double ack!) But one of my projects now includes working on a WDW book, so that helps scratch the itch just a little. A very little.

...and, oddly, even with no trip planned I find myself on Disney sites and daydreaming even more than usual! How is that possible? Is this what addiction really feels like?

 

[PoohHappens]

Add us to the list. We are having a baby instead. Yes I know that is exciting, but I still miss WDW. We were planning on going for Thanksgiving this year, but that all stopped when we found out I was pregnant. I should clarify our DS 7 is adopted and we have been married 16 years and this is the first time I have been pregnant. It was a BIG surprise. Because of health issues I am now not working(=no income and large medical bills) and due in October. No trip this year and we will be lucky if we make it next year as I will need to get back to work and then keep paying off all the medical bills we are starting to accumulate. In the long run I know we well be thrilled, but some days are stressful and the Dis tends to cheer me up. When we have our new daughter in our arms all the struggles of this year will be so worth it and whenever we get to take our first family trip to the World as a family of 4 I will be over the moon.

 

[micheleq]

We're not going this year -- I was hoping to go in January 2010, but it might be more like Nov./Dec. 2010. Darn recession!

I have the Disboards for my daily fix, I also need to order & organize my pictures from our Dec. 2008 trip, and I've become the Disney information hub for all our friends!

Disney will still be there when your family is ready to go back

 

[Goofy'slady]

Well, we actually had our trip already back in May and we were there for 8nights 9days; however, I'm still having withdrawls wishing I were there right now. What is helping tho is the planning I'm doing for next years trip. We've decided to go in April of next year instead of our usual May trip due to the fact that the heat this May nearly killed us and our oldest will be a 6th grader and so it's getting harder and harder to pull her out of school without it effecting her grades. She's in a magnet school and their breaks are a bit different than the regular public schools in our area. Another reason we've picked April is because my husband has OK-ED us spending 2 full weeks in Disney and our oldest will have 2 1/2 weeks off for spring break in April.

Heads up your vacation will be here shortly; besides everyone knows half the fun is planning and anticipating the trip.

T.

 

[worm761]

We had a trip earlier this year. But we tend to have AP's so we can fit in more trips. We were planning a weekend getaway, just the two of us, for F&WF and his birthday but I am pregnant (!!!) so that was scrapped. And now with the baby and both our families living so far away, next year we are visiting them instead of Disney. So our next planned trip isn't until 2011. But to help, I started doing rewards programs and am going to try to pay off most, if not all, of our next trip with that money. I figure I have just under 2 years to do it. It helps to know that at least I am saving money towards it and it doesn't have to come out of our regular budget. This is all extra money!

 

[Colleen27]

...and, oddly, even with no trip planned I find myself on Disney sites and daydreaming even more than usual! How is that possible? Is this what addiction really feels like?

I'm the exact same way. The more time I have, the more research I do to fill it (and the more expensive the trip tends to get! )

 

[disneymomof2boyz]

Yes...I feel your pain! We went April of this year, but this is the FIRST time that we leave Disney and have no future trips in mind/planned!
We *think* we might go Dec of next year...but nothing is for sure. Worst part about this is that we Seasonal AP's that are valid until Dec 15th of this year. I am trying to convince DH...I miss my happy place!

 

[lilybrooke14]

We're not going this year either. We just took DD for the first time last year and had a blast! We've decided to save our pennies this year, so that next year we can stay at the Polynesian! I'm so excited about that, it takes a bit of the sting out of missing this year. I check the Dis and look at Poly pictures when I'm feeling a little wistful about not going this year. I'm trying to lose a bunch of weight before we go next year though, so I'm focusing on that as well.

 

[suzydisney971]

I'm in the same boat. I really wanted to go this year but I lost my job last fall and finally got a new job in March of this year with a major pay cut. At least it's a job until employment gets better and hopefully I can get a better paying job. The worst part is that all these deals keep coming up and I've gotten pins this year that we can't use. So unfair. The bills haven't gotten smaller but the paycheck has so there isn't enough money to go around. I'm trying to plan for a trip next August (hopefully free dining or a great room discount) so that we can stay at the Poly. Our Ds will be 2 next year so it will make going to the parks a lot easier. Also I think my inlaws will want to come now (my FIL has cancer and is doing chemo right now) so they can experience their grandson's first time but they are retired and on a fixed income so I would love to be able to help in some way financially so we may have to downgrade to POFQ which is fine since that was where we stayed 2 years ago and loved it. I've already priced out the trip using this year's prices so just waiting for next year's prices to come out so I know exactly how much I need to put aside.