queenarmadillo
Mouseketeer
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- Apr 24, 2006
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Some people genuinely dont like it. Its the nature of this board that you tend not to hear about them much. My dad lets me and my mother go alone now; he is just bored with it. There are some things that he did like however:
- disney do fireworks like pretty much nowhere else on earth, and there are 3 different shows to see;
- 2 fantastic waterparks in one place (we prefer typhoon lagoon *** its more laid back, but its good to have the variety);
- rollercoasters (yes there are proportionately more rollercoasters in other theme parks, but as youre in Disney, you might as well take advantage of the ones they have).
From what you said about the beach and Wii-land, I would expect your husband would really enjoy typhoon lagoon and Disney Quest. If you dont hate video games or are willing to compromise, please go to Disney quest with him; the various rides and experiences they offer there are so much more fun with company, and you cant gloat about your high scores when you're on your own.
To optimise park time we do mornings in the park, hotel pool in the afternoon,and back to the park for some fireworks in the evening. It sounds like that kind of touring plan would suit your DH prety well (and as the afternoon is the busiest time, you wont be missing out on very much).
The "imagineer's guide to..." books are fantastic for getting non-enthusiastic men into the parks too, *** it explains to them why the concept is so good, and they can feel smug wandering up main street and muttering about forced perspective. That would definitely be my number one tip for getting non-dis-ers involved with the whole disney concept. If he enjoys the books, the keys to the kingdom tour would probably be fun for both of you too.
One word of warning though; if your husband is very aware about money and doesnt really seem to be buying into the whole disney holiday idea, I would steer clear of trying to sell it to him on golf, driving, boats etc. The disney price tag on those is pretty steep (as you would expect in mouseland), but if he isnt seeing any other benefit from the holiday you are only likely to hear about what a rip-off the golf was, and how you can do much better speedboating much safer at X beach resort. They're great as a one off extra, but if you're trying to focus a Disney priced holiday on non-Disney activities, I would say your chances of success are fairly slim.
- disney do fireworks like pretty much nowhere else on earth, and there are 3 different shows to see;
- 2 fantastic waterparks in one place (we prefer typhoon lagoon *** its more laid back, but its good to have the variety);
- rollercoasters (yes there are proportionately more rollercoasters in other theme parks, but as youre in Disney, you might as well take advantage of the ones they have).
From what you said about the beach and Wii-land, I would expect your husband would really enjoy typhoon lagoon and Disney Quest. If you dont hate video games or are willing to compromise, please go to Disney quest with him; the various rides and experiences they offer there are so much more fun with company, and you cant gloat about your high scores when you're on your own.
To optimise park time we do mornings in the park, hotel pool in the afternoon,and back to the park for some fireworks in the evening. It sounds like that kind of touring plan would suit your DH prety well (and as the afternoon is the busiest time, you wont be missing out on very much).
The "imagineer's guide to..." books are fantastic for getting non-enthusiastic men into the parks too, *** it explains to them why the concept is so good, and they can feel smug wandering up main street and muttering about forced perspective. That would definitely be my number one tip for getting non-dis-ers involved with the whole disney concept. If he enjoys the books, the keys to the kingdom tour would probably be fun for both of you too.
One word of warning though; if your husband is very aware about money and doesnt really seem to be buying into the whole disney holiday idea, I would steer clear of trying to sell it to him on golf, driving, boats etc. The disney price tag on those is pretty steep (as you would expect in mouseland), but if he isnt seeing any other benefit from the holiday you are only likely to hear about what a rip-off the golf was, and how you can do much better speedboating much safer at X beach resort. They're great as a one off extra, but if you're trying to focus a Disney priced holiday on non-Disney activities, I would say your chances of success are fairly slim.
DH went in 1976. I had never been. We do not have children. He took me for the first time when I was 32 and he was 36, it was 2002. it is a must do every year for both of us. He is a manly man, a firefighter.....loves the place.....he likes photography so I give him all the time he wants to take his pics then we meet for a meal. Of course we do rides and stuff together but we do not mind letting the other sleep late and meet up at some point in the day.
