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[disney_mommy]

Hey, Dazzling, I am in the same boat as you. I am going to walk the Princess Half Marathon in March and nobody else in my family wants to join me, and my DS 11 will be in school, so I am going to go ahead and make a solo out of it! I tend to be shy, too, so I am worried about that. But I am excited about the prospect of doing whatever I want whenever I want!

 

[disney_mommy]

I am married and am thinking of going to WDW alone (husband can't get off of work) in October 2010...........is anyone planning on being there that I might run into? Thanks

Check this thread, this thread, and this thread for other DISer's trip dates. Someone out there will be there when you will...


And welcome to the DIS!!

 

[SoloFriendly]

Dazzling, if you are comfortable with your own company, you will have no trouble having a great time at WDW. It's pretty much the perfect location for a first solo trip, because there's so much to do and see. I encourage you to try to meet up with others from the DIS boards who are traveling at the same time. That is always fun. If you really want to treat yourself to a nice "adult" restaurant, try Bluezoo at the Dolphin. It's pricey, but very nice atmosphere and food.

Don't worry, you will have fun!

 

[5stljayhawks]

I have done several solo trips to disney. I have a partl. solo as my wife will be working and I play.

I will alreay made reservation for golf, by myself. I am not sure if anybody else will join me, if they do great, if not that is fine. I am also bringing a collapsible bass fishing road and reel. I fish in the morning and golf in the afternoon, bar hop at night with and without the wife. You can also book bass fishing excursions from WDW, little pricy, but you are going to catch some nice bass.

 

[jamstew]

I tend to be shy--but one thing I did that turned out to be a conversation starter was to wear a t-shirt from my alma mater. One morning a family next to me in line was from the same area as me, and we talked while waiting for the bus at the hotel and all the way till we had gotten inside the parks. I never would have met them if I hadn't been wearing an A&M shirt.

I'm from the same area as you, but I'd be wearing my UT shirt. We'd have a lot to talk about I'm another one who has always been shy, but for some reason, traveling solo to Disney has brought me out of my shell. I still love my alone time, but I also enjoy meeting new people. So far, in five or six solo trips, I haven't found anything I'd avoid just because I was solo.

 

[chaoslobster]

I've been to Disney solo five or six times. I go every year and I'm always trying to wrangle somebody into tagging along, but truth be told I haven't got many friends and nobody willing to take off work and spend that much money to accompany me. So usually I'm alone and it's still fabulous. For all the reasons mentioned here and then some. I'm something of a loner and don't like to be "stuck" with the company of someone who may not have the same outlook I do; I'm also physically disabled and it's tough for friends who don't live with me on a day to day basis to understand my limitations.

Last year I managed to rope my 19 yr old sister to come along with me... for a few days, anyway. I flew into Orlando on a Monday and had a wonderful time all by myself until my sister joined me after a Friday afternoon flight. We celebrated my birthday that weekend, then flew home together Wednesday morning. Things worked out well for all concerned! I had plenty of solo time for five days, but didn't have to be alone on my birthday. My sister and I are close but don't get to see each other much since she goes to school in another state, and when she is home, she's very social and our planned "sister time" often gets cancelled or postponed indefinitely in favor of outings with her friends and her boy. I don't begrudge her (much) because you're only 19 and fancy-free once, but it was very nice to have that time together in Orlando when she couldn't get away -- and she even turned her blackberry off for a couple of hours, lol. In fact we're planning to do the same thing again this year.

I did notice that you say your trip is planned for May\June. As it so happens I'll be there May 24th through June 3rd. If our dates overlap, feel free to PM me if you'd like to do lunch or something.

Jenni

 

[PaulaSB12]

I have done solo holidays from the UK in 2005, 2006,2007,2009 and will be doing a partly solo (will meet sister and kids occasionally) this year. I love it, going to the restaurants you are made to feed comfortable and I love the shows. Cant do the roller coasters but will do mission space happily. I even go to Victoria and Alberts solo (am going to try and go to the Victoria room this year)