Biggest Misconceptions about WDW

[maxaroni]

I too agree about the people complaining about the cost. We live near a r esort that has a boardwalk. We just went last noc for 5 hours. 2 large pizzas and 3 pitchers of soda was 75$, the rides were 40 tix for 15.00 and all of the good rides were 8 tix a piece. i've always said that Disney is much cleaner, more enjoyable and LESS CROWDED than Ocean City in the summer!!

OC, NJ is just as bad....SOOO expensive for what you get. The pizza (Mack and Mancko) is good but what a ripoff in price. The rides on the boardwalk are so obscenely priced.

I'll take Disney any day and it's far less expensive than what we thought it would be, figuring what you really get. It can be done on a tight budget and still have fun and all the way up to going all out.

 

[jj1403]

I alwasy seem to encounter people who think it's just about the rides. And they all seem to think that the rides at their local fair can compete. Most of them think it's some sort of giant midway. I remember a conversation my husband and I had before we went on our honeymoon. He had never been to Disney before. "So what are we going to do there?" I said.."There lot of stuff rides, shows.." "Oh they have rides there?"

Poor guy. I still bug him about it. Truth be told he is now a complete Disney junkie! We just got back from a trip in January and because of the great deal will be heading out there again in September!!

 

[GoN2WDW]

"It's too expensive to stay in the Disney Resorts." I hear this so often and have to laugh! Yes, you can get some really cheap hotels off site, but with good planning, you can have a GREAT vacation staying at a resort on property. People are surprised when I say $79-$129 is expensive?? Try going to the NJ shore where you will pay at least $300/night for a sandy, tired hotel room. Not to mention the easy $100 per night on the boardwalk!

 

[ryanmilla]

I completely agree with all of these.

The cost is not that much. Living near and working in NYC, lunches and drinks are the same if not more expensive here then in WDW. I think I actually save money eating at WDW.

As far as the age to bring kids. I hear it all the time, "Aren't they too young to bring to WDW. They won't remember anything." Well, we brought our DD when she was 2. She LOVED it and kept asking when we could go back. Well, we took her back last year during Thanksgiving when she was 3 and she had an even better time. We also took our DS3months. Now he probably won't remember that trip, but when we take them both back next March they will be 4 and 18 months and I know we will get the reactions we have come to love to see on their faces.

Now, I know whey my parents loved taking my brother and I there so often.

 

[minnie61650]

That the food is terrible and completely overpriced everywhere at WDW.

I actually think a lot of the counterservice is pretty good, and it's far less expensive than some of the other non-Disney parks that servce some fairly inedible stuff! Not to mention many of the really great sit-down restaurants.

I just don't get it.....it's like a cult belief and people just nod their heads in agreement. Maybe they're going to WDW in an alternate universe or I just have really easy-to-please food tastes!

Actually when we went in the 70's the food choices at the counters were very poor and the prices were quite high. It was very hard to find something kids would eat even a hamburger or hotdog. The only place I remember that you could get pizza was Tomorrowland plaza and it tasted like cardboard.
Glad they have more people and kid friendly choices now.
The prices are much better at the counters now also
Linda
Just 81 more days

 

[Cinderella822]

I can t believe the number of people that think Universal and Sea World are part of Disney.

I just had that happen to me! I was discussing my upcoming trip and mentioned that we would like to go to Universal but never manage to leave Disney property. The other person said - Oh, I thought Universal was on the Disney property. It amazes me that there are people who think that.

 

[TLC371]

I have to agree that it isn't any more expensive to go to Disney than to any other theme park.

We stay at a timeshare every year, would love to stay at a resort, but with the timeshare, why should we. When we get married, I would like to honeymoon at Disney and stay at a resort then. But I don't think my trip is any less magical because I'm not a resort.

Another misconception I think is that meeting the characters is just for kids. People look at my pictures with the characters and ask why I would stop and get pictures with them...it's fun, that's why! Just because I'm 34 doesn't mean I can't get my picture taken with any of the princesses, or Mickey Mouse, or anyone else!

 

[savs]

These have already been mentioned, but I hear them all the time!!!

1) Don't take the kids until they are older because they wont remember: What I have to say to these people is....Well don't have a 1st birthday party, don't celebrate any holidays until they are older, and don't leave your house until they are older.
People that say they won't remember, drive me nuts

2) Why do you stay for so many days and go back there every year: People that say this...I think you poor thing, you just don't get it

 

[tlbwriter]

1. As others have said, many people think WDW is a big amusement park, like Six Flags. Not!
2. That the GF is snooty and full of fashionably dressed rich people. Not!
3. That it's a good idea to try to get around the height restrictions on rides, because "you're the parent and you know if your child is safe." Not!
4. That WDW is a good place to go if you're an impatient parent who wants to do it commando style with a bunch of small kids who get tired easily. Not!

 

[joyjoy]

Here's one that kind of blew my mind. A co-worker came back from WDW (stayed off-site) and told me that they got sick of trying to find something decent to eat at WDW, that everything was burgers and french fries. Here I am killing myself trying to narrow down all the fab choices in restaurants for our trip, and she's driving offsite to go to a Chinese restaurant?

No advance planning, obviously.

 

[WaltD4Me]

1) Don't take the kids until they are older because they wont remember: What I have to say to these people is....Well don't have a 1st birthday party, don't celebrate any holidays until they are older, and don't leave your house until they are older.

This is exactly what I tell people!

When we took my 2 year old nephew in December, I can't tell you how many people said this to me, but the little guy is still walking around talking about Disney World and my brother caught him singing Wishes in his crib the other morning! (course they do have the CD that he listens to) --

In one breath they say Disney is just for little kids, but then they say why take your little kids when they won't remember?

 

[Pedler]

This is exactly what I tell people!

When we took my 2 year old nephew in December, I can't tell you how many people said this to me, but the little guy is still walking around talking about Disney World and my brother caught him singing Wishes in his crib the other morning! (course they do have the CD that he listens to) --

In one breath they say Disney is just for little kids, but then they say why take your little kids when they won't remember?

One defense of people that think this way is that for many families they will make only one or two trips to WDW with thier children. If you are only going to go once wouldn't you rather do it when the kids were a bit older and could do and enjoy it more?

I know its inconcievable to some people here at DIS but there are people that WDW is a once in a lifetime trip.

Just my .02.

 

[da-winnie-pooh]

Well, I think most people know better now, but I really did think it was too expensive to stay onsite. I went a few times when I was single, the last one was with my parents. My dad was at a convention, so we had to stay offsite. When hubby and I got married, I found some lame hotel that actually looked OK for a good price. I met some people at the Disney Store before we left, and they tried to convince me to stay at the All Stars. I really believed that we couldn't afford it. Well, the shuttle service from our hotel was lousy, so we ended up driving. There went the extra savings, right out the window. And, kids ate free at our hotel. Great! But, we never ate at our hotel. Besides, dd was only 15 months old. I would order a burger with extra tomatoes and chop them up for her.

Last Christmas, my brother and his kids went. He's a single dad so they viewed a timeshare and their lodging was "free." He's still absolutely convinced that it's better to stay offsite. I would tell him that the busses would drop him off at the entrance. He doesn't like busses. I'd say that he wouldn't need to rent a car. He'd say he likes having a car. Uh, I didn't say that he COULDN'T rent a car, just that he wouldn't HAVE to. He also thinks they stayed too long. Less than a week???? Of course, his kids are terrified of thrill rides, but think other rides (Buzz, Pooh) are for babies.

I'm really hoping to move to central FL someday. Maybe I can "convert" his kids.


Anita

 

[DVCconvert]

Biggest Misconceptions about WDW ?


That some people think Mickey is just an actor in a suit!!

 

[crisi]

That you shouldn't do any advance planning or research.

I know people have had a great time showing up with no expectations, but I also know people who never knew about other theme parks, were disappointed by being unable to be seated for dinner at a peak dinner time, didn't understand Fastpass, wasted a lot of time getting lost, never found Mickey, didn't know that parades and fireworks were run.

 

[iwannabeminnie]

Biggest Misconceptions about WDW ?


That some people think Mickey is just an actor in a suit!!

I love it!


I have finally convinced my brother in law to go with us and take his two daughters on our next trip. He cannot imagine why we have to be there 9 days, why it is costing him $1500 for three people (food included-free dining) or why we have to make ADR's. If we don't rent a car we are going to be bored out of our minds and have to sit around the hotel all day. Is he going to be in for a shock!

 

[dani0622]

"Why would two adults going on a romantic trip choose Disney World ?"
Thea
Leaving in just 2 DAYS....

You should have heard all the comments when people heard we were going to DW for our honeymoon! I actually thanked the people who would say something along the lines of How fun!

I often feel like a Disney snob/know-it-all when someone calls MK Disneyworld and I correct them!

 

[Equidae]

When I tell people that I am getting married at WDW, I get 'so, is Mickey and Minnie going to be in the wedding?'. Also, not WDW, but a lot of people tend to think that just because a movie is animated it's Disney (ie, Anastasia, Shrek, Madagascar, etc.)

 

[Magalex]

On the age thing with children. My soon to be 5 yr DS and I go to a local playground during the summer and there are usually regulars there. Well one of the little boys and his dad come to the playground often. He knows we are big fans of WDW. He was telling me last week that his father is taking the whole family to WDW(all expenses paid) in Oct. He said "no thanks" to his father because he thinks his little boy is too young(3) even tho this child tells stories to us in detail. I asked if his father can adopt us. I don't try to convince anyone. I nodded and then said you are missing out of beautiful October weather in FL.

My brother wants to take his children(10, 13, 16) next summer 2006 but his wife is wanted of those classic anti-Disney people. Always had an excuse(money). I told him to try the All-Stars w/connecting rooms. I couldn't go into much detail we were at a wedding. But I might also suggest the Doubletree Guest Suites DTD because they will have their own car(driving). My brother wanted to stay on property. The DTD area might be good for the family of 5. The price of two rooms on property might scare them off. Of course they wait until their children are concidered adult tickets. They are very very budget minded people that don't go on any vacations.

Magalex

 

[ckay87]

That you have to fly to get there.

Now, for many people that may be true. But if you live within, I'd say 1,000 miles, driving there just might be an option.

We make the 2-day drive everytime. Otherwise we just couldn't go at this point. I know plenty of people who don't go because they factor in the airfare, then call it an expensive trip.