Canadians Traveling to the USA in 2025

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there is also lots of hypocrisy out there where some people call out others yet they aren’t 100% consistent with all of their many other decisions. They pick and chose what they do based on their own situation / views and criticize others who do same. Criticize US govt and don’t go to US if you don’t want. Many people feel this way. But many others, including myself, don’t think people need to justify their decisions to go to US to anyone let alone people on online forums.

I just hope they thank those of us who have cancelled our trips for any discounts encountered to encourage business. But they won't. We are already divided. That's what they want. You do you.

 

[PetePanMan]

I just hope they thank those of us who have cancelled our trips for any discounts encountered to encourage business. But they won't. We are already divided. That's what they want. You do you.

There is no need for Canadians to try to divide Canadians on a forum of this kind

 

[Debbie]

It's so hard to watch long waited for holiday plans disappear because of a few people running things that most people don't agree with. Oh well the money I save, not going, can go to excursions on my Norway cruise next year.

It is. But at least you know that you will likely have the chance to go again, and are not cancelling a vacation due to health reasons. That one sucks big time.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

There is no need for Canadians to try to divide Canadians on a forum of this kind

That has already happened here. Posters trying to make people feel like a traitor for going on vacation to the US. Or buying US products.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

Traveling and spending money in a country that has interest to annex our country and ruin us economically will have people expressing strong opinions. This is a public community board where all can express their opinions whether you agree with it or not.

That said my coworker (Canadian) drove to the USA recently and her car was vandalized. The words “Canadians go home” were spray painted on her car.

People are free to make travel decisions but I hope taxpayers won’t have to pay to help Canadians who are detained for no reason because they chose to travel to USA.

Re: Your first comment - Well, then people should respect others opinion for wanting to travel to the US. It goes both ways LOL. You don't get to rant on someone for going there, and then get upset for that same person tell you to mind your business.

Re: Your second comment - Vandalism is wrong. Period.

Re: Your last comment - No one is breaking any laws traveling there. You always have to deal with Border Security and never know what will happen. How many Canadians were detained? I must have missed that in the news.

 

[damo]

Re: Your first comment - Well, then people should respect others opinion for wanting to travel to the US. It goes both ways LOL. You don't get to rant on someone for going there, and then get upset for that same person tell you to mind your business.

Re: Your second comment - Vandalism is wrong. Period.

Re: Your last comment - No one is breaking any laws traveling there. You always have to deal with Border Security and never know what will happen. How many Canadians were detained? I must have missed that in the news.

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-woman-speaks-out-about-her-treatment-in-u-s-detention

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

https://nationalpost.com/news/canadian-woman-speaks-out-about-her-treatment-in-u-s-detention

Yikes! Well, of course that isn't good. Terrible!

 

[ellbell]

I'm going in September. I cancelled an Alaskan cruise. We refuse to go to Buffalo anymore and try to shop Canadian when we can. We do all that and I am still taking a purely selfish solo trip to Disney in September. Disney specifically helps with my mental health struggles. It helps in a way that cruises, local staycations, therapy, medication, meditation and all other things don't help. Disney for me is pure joy when I go. It's not my fault that Disney is locates in a country that is currently causing chaos. I really did try to convince myself that I wouldn't go until relations were better. I started to notice a difference in how I was feeling fairly quickly. I won't apologize for doing what is best for my situation just because other people think it's what everyone should do.

My mom got sick and died of cancer in 3 months from June to September of 2020. We had our whole lives on hold for the months before that because of covid. We missed her last birthday and last mother's day because we were doing what people thought was best. I refuse to stop doing things that bring me joy anymore because of what people think.

 

[bababear_50]

Hugs Mel

 

[McCrae]

Yikes! Well, of course that isn't good. Terrible!

She didn’t have a work visa… why is that a yikes moment?

 

[bababear_50]

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[scrappinginontario]

This week's Free Dining offer restricted to Disney Visa cardmembers (ie only Americans) is interesting given the political climate. As most Canadians know, we can't get that card and therefore aren't eligible for that free dining offer. I suspect Free Dining will drop next week for those without the card so it's likely (and hopefully) an academic point. No doubt Disney needed to shore up the perks of their affinity Visa card as cardmembers have criticized Disney over the years for not doing enough to make the card worthwhile. But lengthening the exclusive US only Free Dining offer from the usual past 24 or 48 hours exclusive window to a full week or more is startling when you're excluded from the offer. Given the anticipated dramatic drop of Canadian visitors to the US parks this year and likely next year as well, is Disney just reading the room and digging deeper into its domestic pool? We weren't a big travel demographic for Disney parks to begin with so it's important not to make a big deal of it. Disney's promotions are probably hashed out at least a half year in advance so issues now wouldn't have even been on the radar. It's likely just a coincidence but it's jarring given what's happened over the past few months.

It is very common for Disney to drop the FD offer to Visa cardholders first. I don't see this as any different from in the past as now all are eligible for it.

If you track historical offers - this was common practice. https://www.mousesavers.com/historical-information-on-walt-disney-world-resort-discounts/#codetrends

 

[MCFADDEN5]

We are so torn. I don’t know what to do. My husband and I were able to book a few trips this year and decided in November to buy the annual pass. It was our Christmas gift. Now we have some great AP hotel discounts booked and park admission paid for the year. We don’t want to lose out of the money we paid for the passes. But at this point I’m nervous to go and feel guilty.

 

[ottawamom]

What about calling Disney and asking if they will "Pause" your Annual Passes. I'm not sure they will but it can't hurt to ask. You never know, they might.

 

[podgirl]

We are so torn. I don’t know what to do. My husband and I were able to book a few trips this year and decided in November to buy the annual pass. It was our Christmas gift. Now we have some great AP hotel discounts booked and park admission paid for the year. We don’t want to lose out of the money we paid for the passes. But at this point I’m nervous to go and feel guilty.

Like you, we had purchased APs and booked and paid for 3 trips. We went at March Break and due to constant doomscrolling I was also a bit nervous. I was picturing Americans walking around with horns on their heads. What did I actually see? People walking around wearing Mickey ears having an awesome time. Our March Break trip was no different from any other trip we’ve taken. Every single person we interacted with was kind. Life is short and if you feel in your heart that you’d like to go, then go and enjoy yourselves while your passes are still active. We were going to go to Nashville this summer and will put that off, but WDW is my happy place so it’s still a go.

 

[MCFADDEN5]

WDW is also our happy place. Thanks for supportive worlds. You don’t know what tomorrow can bring and I would hate regret not going.

 

[CanucksRock]

We were going to go to Nashville this summer and will put that off, but WDW is my happy place so it’s still a go.

I went to Nashville last summer …people say WDW is pricey. I found Nashville very pricey (we jam packed in Memphis (Elvis), Nashville and Dollywood into 7 days)

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

She didn’t have a work visa… why is that a yikes moment?

Sorry. I missed that part.

 

[WebmasterCorey]

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[dis_guy]

It is easy for some of all y'all to say. Not for others. A simple search of my phone would easily tell them I am a member of the Alphabet Mafia. Overzealous agent after that information plus Disney plus solo male and I'm labeled a pedo and banned for life. Or if your skin is a bit darker, or if your birthplace is 'inconvenient'. So yes, you will be judged for being a complacent and a collaborator.

This issue of being a solo male going to Disney is/has been real. In 2015 I was recently retired and my wife and I were planning a week at WDW. Something came up at her work and she couldn't travel with me on our departure day but would be able to join me a few days later, so no problem and we decided to burn up her Dining Plan credits with a few signature meals once she arrived. Travel day came and off I went to the NEXUS line for pre- clearance. No problems so far, "Where ya going to?" Disney World. Long uncomfortable silence and he finally says, "Disney World alone?" I said yes, and gave him the explanation that my wife would be coming to join me on Wednesday... He took my passport and left for a few minutes and eventually cleared me in when he got back. You can bet he was checking my wife's flight reservation to see if I was lying. That was in calmer times and I had a NEXUS membership that required an exhaustive background check, I wouldn't personally try it now where there seems to be some kind of quota in effect.