Disney just the two or with family?

[Stitchy_Baby_626]

Do you prefer to have the family experience and share the magic of Disney or just have it between you and someone else (eg you and your partner) or even on your own?

I personally wouldn't like being in Disneyland on my own because I feel I wouldn't be able to express myself and show my happiness.

I'm having a family experience trip in July which i'm REALLY looking forward to because my step brothers are coming and they've never been before and i'm really looking forward to seeing their faces as they don't seem to be that enthusiatic about going and seem to think it's just some ordinary theme park .... WRONG!!! I just want to be there when they smile and say it rocks so I can go .... SEE!! I've only been there once with family before and that was in 1998 so it's been a long time, (Other times i've been with my boyfriend) and my brother and sister are older now so can finially come on Space Mountain which i'm REALLY looking forward to seeing their reactions on!

So which do you prefer, going with family, one other person or on your own?

Donna
xxx

 

[TIGGERGUY]

I prefer going with one other person.

 

[Piglet4Ever]

Dh and I prefer going just the two of us. We have been to WDW with family and friends in the past and that was fun. But we have more fun on our own, doing what we want when we want. I am sure in the future we will go again with others, but our favorite times are on our own.

 

[Sleepy]

I think it's fine to vacation with others such as extended family and friends, but when it comes to touring the parks, the best way to keep from ruining a vacation is to stick to your own immediate family (spouse and children) and meet up with the others once in a while to enjoy a ride or a meal. Everyone has their own habits that can annoy the others in the party. We all raise our children differently, we have food preferences, some want to avoid certain rides, yet not wait around for the group. Some like midday rests and some can't control foul language in a family setting and some have sticky fingers . Would you want a vacation ruined because you tried so hard to "stick together"? We have learned our lessons from past experiences. We have been alone as a couple, with our son, with family and with friends. We prefer to vacation with our son. Without him, something was missing.

 

[Stitchy_Baby_626]

I think a great thing about going with just two is that it's so easy but when you're with a family (we're going with 8) you get, "I wanna go here!"..."I don't wanna go on that though" ect ect and you end up having to wait for others ect. It's annoying but if that happens me and my boyfriend will wonder off i'm sure

Donna
xxx

 

[DeterminedOne]

Me and DH have never been to Disney with anyone else so Disney is a special place for us. My DS has been talking about getting together for a Grand Gathering. Sounds good, but I don't want to share. Is that selfish?

 

[MissMagnolia]

I could never not take my DD and DS with us. I couldn't live with the fact that I went to WDW and they didn't get to go . Having said that, when my DH and I went the first time it was just us (no little ones born yet) and it was nice - no baby swapping, worrying about who will be afraid of what, etc. We have the past few times traveled with my best friend and her DH and son (same as as my DS) and I agree with the previous poster about keeping it to your immediate family. It was stressful making sure everyone was happy (that would be me, the peacemaker). It certainly took longer going through the parks - one would need to go to the bathroom, 10 minutes later someone else would, etc.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

My family is planning a trip next Novmeber, it will be me, dh, dd2,dd5,dd7, and ds9, along with my mother, brother and best friend. When I thought about it first I thought"How special to be in Disney with people you love and are close to" But thinking about planning and making ADRs to accomodate everyone and dh and I are planning the whole trip around are kids when others have some other ideas. So now I REALLY wish It was just dh, me and our kids. But we are all going together so we are going to plan early , let everyone have a say, and like the previous post said you have to split up, so everyone can enjoy alittle bit of everything, and meet up for certain things.

 

[jpolak]

We went last year and took my inlaws with us. i was nervous but we had a great time. Staying at a DVC resort there seemed to be a lot of three generation trips. My DFIL was amazed at how many famalies were on vacation together. It worked out well because we understood that at any given time we could go do our own thing. I would say the best day was the last night. Just me DW and DD in the MK, just perfect. Needless to say my DILs will be coming back in August.

 

[Judge Fudge]

Disney is a great experience as long as people are excited to go. I went once alone with my brother, we had a good time, but something was lacking. (Might have been the fact it was January and freeeezing)

Other than that it's always been a minimum of 4 people I have went with. To me that's better because there are more people to talk rides with, and more people to get excited.

This year I'm going with my wife, and my parents. We invited them because my mom doesn't go on many vacations, and she loves Disney World! :-D

 

[STEAMBOAT209]

I prefer to visit WDW with a crowd, sounds nuts, but yes it can work if everyone does there one thing. What is great about vacationing with a crowd is that you get to talk about everyones events during their day, and to see the excitment in the faces while their explaining their day of events. We do things together ( water park ), shows, but when it comes to running around in the parks we team up into our small , two or three to a group. We may meet up with one another at different rides or snack places, and then say catch you later.

Now going with just myself and DW, we have a blast too, we are kids at heart and just love Disney. We come and go as we want, and enjoy just being together walking around throughout the parks and going on the rides.

We are waiting for the chance to take our grandchildren without their parents.......

 

[TinkGirl]

We've had lots of vacations over the years with extended family, but we save Disney just for immediate family. There is nothing like a Disney vacation for the five of us. We see so many large groups stopped and trying to decide where to go and where to eat. It seems to me that families all have their own vacation styles.

 

[wdwfan1]

When we go with a large group, we get together before the trip to plan our itinerary. Everyone has a say in the "must dos". Once the itinerary is complete, each group gets a copy. Then we tell everyone this is what is planned, but no one is "locked in". Feel free to join in or not, but please let us know.

Seems to work for us.

 

[MissMagnolia]

Great idea wdwfan1 - I'll have to remember that on our next group trip!

 

[CanadaPT]

I've always been with family, this will be the first year I'll be there by myself!! I'm actually looking forward to it! But I'm one of those strong, independent types

 

[lclark0621]

I like just going with MY family, meaning DH, DS & myself. The last two trips, we have gone with friends. While we enjoyed it, our vacations are much more enjoyable when it is just the 3 of us.

DH & I did WDW together many times before we had DS & it was great. But the trips are SO much better now with DS then when it was just us. Something about becoming a parent...Everythingis better!

But if we can avoid friends tagging a long for a while, we will be very happy. I am kind of sick of traveling with friends. You learn WAY to much about people & about your friendships when you are with people for a week.

 

[Tanya90210]

I think it's fine to vacation with others such as extended family and friends, but when it comes to touring the parks, the best way to keep from ruining a vacation is to stick to your own immediate family (spouse and children) and meet up with the others once in a while to enjoy a ride or a meal. Everyone has their own habits that can annoy the others in the party. We all raise our children differently, we have food preferences, some want to avoid certain rides, yet not wait around for the group. Some like midday rests and some can't control foul language in a family setting and some have sticky fingers . Would you want a vacation ruined because you tried so hard to "stick together"? We have learned our lessons from past experiences. We have been alone as a couple, with our son, with family and with friends. We prefer to vacation with our son. Without him, something was missing.

I wholeheartedly agree... that's the way we did it (see you here/there) last time we went, after day 2 of all that togetherness kids were wearing on eachothers nerves so keeping them apart for some of the day made it nicer when they were together. :-D

 

[LUVMICKEY]

We have been there many times just DH and I and also with many family members. I must say they are totally differant trips. We enjoy both very much. We have been there with as many as 15 other family members and always get together as a group to plan what we would like to do together as a group and where we all would like to eat. We also remember that it is also everyones individual vacation and if there are things that people want to do on their own, that's okay too. So far it's worked out real well for us as a family.

Michele

 

[tink1978]

I have never been by myself, and I definitely would not feel comfortable doing so. I don't want people asking me why I came alone or whatever. I would have no one to talk to and I don't start conversations with people I don't know. I always go with my son and one or two other people, usually friends or my brothers.

 

[Tam1067]

I've been with my parents and siblings, and uncle and grandmother (when I was a kid), DH (while dating and then as newlyweds), and now with DH and our 3 kids. Last time, my mom met us in Florida. Going with a significant other is great; taking your own kids is also great. Meeting up with lots of extended family members can be stressful unless you plan to divide up for lots of touring times during the day. It's really hard to get lots of people of varying ages to do things together.