Anyone else making their family nuts with PLANNING?

[SOMEDAYMYPRINCEWILLC]

I Don't Think I'm Driving The Family Nuts Yet..probably More My Friends Who Have Been There.. Asking Them ?'s And Things.. Ha Ha
I Am Making Myself Nuts.. Making Sure Our Trip Is Perfect.. Worrying About Junk.. I Should Relax And Know It Will All Go Just Fine.. Better Then Fine. Magical .. Right ? Right ? Donna

 

[saschab]

I guess she doesn't know, even after all these years, that this is the way I do things. Whether it's a project for work, a project at home, or a vacation, I spend a ton of time researching, planning, and testing theories.

I'm right there with 'ya, ransom! It's just my personality. I think they call it tenacious? Now if only I could channel that focus onto housecleaning....Nah...that'd be no fun!

So I've learned to keep my DIS thoughts to myself and only ask her for input when it's really needed. That's fine, and I know it'll be worth it, but I'm still more than a little sad that I can't share the joy with her. And I know it could be so much more if only she understood!

Ahh, but they always appreciate it in the end!

My DD14 is the one I can share planning with a bit more easily. But I knew I was done when I told her about meeting a Dis'er online, whose son is in one of her classes. Her reply: "That's just creepy, Mom."

 

[yesthisismyday]

disney is awesome

 

[MickeyMaz]

Another agreement for Ransom's thoughts. My DW gives me that far away it looks like she's listening look, but she's way past that.

They'll thank me come December.

 

[gayles]

Yes I am also -- My husband has started calling me ............. "Tinkerbell" I think it's a Riot----

 

[marciemi]

I'm astounded at the number of guys replying! Never met a male Disney nut in person! How did I miss marrying one of them? Anyone available?

Seriously, DH enjoys Disney itself, but thinks that as far as planning, "Get to the parks early and hit the big rides first" is enough for anyone. (Really, it IS a good start!) He doesn't understand, like many others are saying, that all the planning stretches the enjoyment of the trip out to a year in our case, instead of a week or so!

 

[Teresa Pitman]

You know what I think is worse? I've managed to infect my son (age 29) with the Disney planning bug!

Now we're constantly on the phone discussing our ADR's (which were all made weeks ago, but we keep making changes and adjustments) and where I had a chart of our entire planned vacation done in Word, he's now made a chart in Excel with even more detail. We email them back and forth for updates.

The worst thing is that I think I got used to doing all the planning and having my family just fall into line. Now we have these lengthy discussions (don't want to call them arguments exactly) about how many times we should go to MK (he says 3, I say 2) and how many times to AK (he says 2, I say 3) and whether we should plan a waterpark day or not, etc.

Oh well, at least now if something goes wrong we can share the blame instead of it all being my fault!

Teresa

 

[cybrkitn]

My DH is getting tired of hearing me talk about Disney. I guess it's because I've been to WDW 3 times since 85 and can't wait to get back. Plus, I can't wait to see our DS4's face !

 

[PrincessJasmine08]

Add me to the list of crazy planners! I have all Disney numbers programmed into speed dial on my phone. I am taking my sister and cousin (both 15) who has never been to Disney before. We are going the week between Christmas and New Year's so I know I need to plan a lot for the crowds. I just want everything to go well so my cousin can see how magical Disney is. But I swear I am going to drive even myself insane if I ponder whether to change ADR's around again!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'm constantly planning also and yes, I'm also making my boyfriend crazy with it. I think the planning is part of the fun. I too have switched days and ADR's a million times, and am constantly trying to get opinions from my boyfriend with decisions I'm having trouble making alone (like which restaurants to go to- there's just too many good ones to choose) but he's tired of hearing me and even though he's paying for most of this, he just wants me to plan it alone and he trusts that it will be great.

 

[TikiGoddess]

These irresponsible nonplanners who think they can just show up to WDW with a suitcase of clean underwear (hopefully) and a brain full of good intentions slay me. My dh WAS one of them until last year. He couldn't believe all the people being turned away at restaurants and how some people stood in long lines while we just breezed through. He too made fun of me until that moment when it clicked that he could have been one of those poor shlubs without a plan in sight and plenty of chicken tenders and french fries in their near future. The trick is not only having it well planned, but making it look seamless and effortless. It never occurred to him that we just happened to end up right where we needed to be when our ADR rolled around...until I pointed it out that is super planner wife had planned that small coincidence. Now he realizes there are no coincidences at WDW...they are all carefully constructed...I am the puppeteer. He now tells others how you really have to plan and how it's great to have all the arrangements made ahead of time, not that he has the first clue how to make those arrangements, but still he's full of good advice. Hang in there...the thanks will roll around...even if you have to nudge it out of them with helpful reminders.

 

[PrincessTrisha]

My parents are used to all of my planning and at first they thought I was crazy but the first trip we went (well, the first trip we all went together where we were all adults and I paid and planned for) we went up to Le Cellier and I checked us in for dinner. They were turning away people who did not have a PS. After dinner my Dad said that it was the best meal he's ever had and he was so thankful for all the planning I'd done because otherwise we would have been one of those people turned away - my mom responds that if it had been up to him we would be eating cold sandwiches in the car so she was very thankful!

I know I drive them nuts sometimes with things that they really don't care about but they indulge me (as I sometimes have to indulge them).

 

[phantom728]

My DH and DD are so used it by now, so I get the eye rolls too, until we get on vacation and everyone has a good time. Then I drive them crazy once we get home when I start scrapbooking all the photos.

 

[carrie s]

Im driving my family crazy with all my planning and were not even going till August.

 

[SarahG]

I'm so glad I happened upon this thread! My DH has never been to Disney so he doesn't quite grasp why I'm so excited and stressed at the same time! I too get the eye rolls, the sighs, the "I don't CARE!!!" everytime I bring it up. I've gone back and forth so many times between resort choices, to do the dining plan or not, where to eat, how long to stay, etc. Plus I have a tiny map fascination and my parents just brought me all the info from their recent trip. He just doesn't understand that the stress of planning takes away the stress of the vacation. Until December I'll get but once we get there it'll be and
did i mention how glad i was to find disboards?

 

[Jules123]

So I had to chill out with all my talking about our trip but every so often when he calls me from work I sneak in a "Have a magical day " instead of bye.

 

[fAnnF]

DM says she is so sick of me talking about DW and all the planning I'm doing. Well .. her idea of planning is "we'll sleep in and go wherever the first bus goes". And we're going the week after Christmas !!! I think she'll be grateful once we're there but until then I'm just making her nuts.

BF is sick of my planning too, and said the same thing about the buses, but then i reminded him that this is more relaxed then our last trip, last year we wend Dec 31-Jan 3 so it was fast pased to get everything in. This year we're going Dec 31-Jan 6.
I wanted him to understand so I loaned him my copy of the passporter and told him to plan a day,

 

[PrincessJasmine1972]

Yeah..I am planning our 1st ever trip and its a year away..LOL... and yes..my husband says I am driving him bananas and if I say the word "Disney" one more time hes gonna lose it..lol.. so now I refer to it as "the trip" LOL

 

[karensi]

I have 2 DDs. One is a Disney nut ,like me, and has planned our upcoming October trip down to the hour, thanks to the Dis boards and TGM. So we can talk and talk about Disney and no one cares. My other DD however is not such a Dis person. She, and her family have fun when we go, but I do the planning (Thank goodness). We, 2nd DD and her family, will be going in April, 2007, and I am already busy planning . When I speak with her on the phone and I start saying things like "Guess what!!The April park hours just came out!!", she says to me "good bye". I know she is (kind of) kidding, but she doesn't "get it" as to how important it is to plan, and how the planning is such a fun part of it all. I sometimes e mail her some of the posts I think she may find interesting, however I dont think I better e mail this one to her. LOL

 

[daddys_disney_girl]

Don't worry about over planning. My mom calls me and my dad disney geeks, but that name calling paid off!! We walk right on to major rides like Space Mountain and Tower of Terror. Me and my dad planned the whole thing and kept it a secret from the rest of the family. I guess if you have someone to do it with it saves the magic.