Disney with Adult Siblings

[madame_jedi]

Since graduating university and becoming "official adults", my sister and I have become obsessed with trips to WDW. We find that it is the perfect vacation from the daily grind and it lets us feel like little kids again.

The big plus to traveling with my sister is that I never worry about fighting with her. If we have a disagreement about what to do or how to do it, we just duke it out and move on. I love not having to worry about a fight ruining the day and knowing we will both just drop it and move on. We were both homeschooled growing up and have remained very close. We also have a sisterly mind meld which means that most of the time we have very similar priorities in the parks.

I am wondering what other people's experience has been traveling with their adult siblings. Or have you found a similar Disnerd relationship with a friend or SO?

 

[spiceycat]

boy your story is so different from mind. since I own DVC - me and my brother's family each go to WDW but doing separate times. I like December - he likes Sept, Oct, and so on.

my older brother won't go near WDW - even if I pay him and he lives about 2 hours away in St Augustine - we can visit him - just no body gets to stay - he values his privacy over everything else.

so think you should count your blessing and be happy you have a sister who you can make great memories with.

 

[JPM3]

Sounds like you and your sis share that strong bond. Make every moment count. Unfortunately for me, not a single person I'm close with (friends, family, co-workers) actually wants to visit WDW these days. No doubt we're now all adults, and while their lack of interest in Disney-related activities is understandable, I seem to be the only one who still embraces the magic.

But that's why I'm here on these boards - to live vicariously through members' stories and experiences until I make a a return to the parks.

 

[aVASTGrl]

I'm so glad you posted this! It seems like the two of you have a similar relationship to my sister and I Our parents took us to Disney almost every other year from the time we were born (I'm 5 years older, so I had a head start ) and we just never outgrew our love of WDW. When I graduated college, the two of us went to Disney together, our first trip there just the two of us, and it was amazing. She became a teacher a few years ago though, so now she can't go anymore...summer breaks are just too awful and crowded...but we still travel other places together, and I started doing my solo trips. Plus, she lives 5 minutes away from me, so we see each other all the time.

It warms my heart to hear of other sibling relationships that are as special as ours!

 

[quandrea]

You are lucky. Are you married with kids yet. I used to travel with my siblings prior to my getting married. I even took my baby brother and sister to WDW when they were 7 and 10 for my reading week. Did it again the following year.

Now we don't get along. My brother married and we share very different values. Don't even talk any more. Things are strained with my sisters.

I love disney now with my family. Time has a way of changing sibling relationships.

 

[aVASTGrl]

You are lucky. Are you married with kids yet. I used to travel with my siblings prior to my getting married. I even took my baby brother and sister to WDW when they were 7 and 10 for my reading week. Did it again the following year.

Now we don't get along. My brother married and we share very different values. Don't even talk any more. Things are strained with my sisters.

I love disney now with my family. Time has a way of changing sibling relationships.

Wow, that is very cynical, I'm sorry that has happened with your family My mother has 4 siblings, and they are as close now as married adults as they were when they were children. Your experience sounds more like a family issue than a time problem to me.

 

[quandrea]

Wow, that is very cynical, I'm sorry that has happened with your family My mother has 4 siblings, and they are as close now as married adults as they were when they were children. Your experience sounds more like a family issue than a time problem to me.

It is definitely a family issue. I meant the passage of time and changing of circumstances not time to take holidays. It wasn't meant to be cynical. The OP is blessed. Changing circumstances altered my family dynamic forever. The wonderful times we shared as young children and adults are gone forever and it is very sad. My point was that the OP has a rare gift and that she should treasure it as long as she can. Hopefully forever.

 

[hitzgrl123]

Since graduating university and becoming "official adults", my sister and I have become obsessed with trips to WDW. We find that it is the perfect vacation from the daily grind and it lets us feel like little kids again.

The big plus to traveling with my sister is that I never worry about fighting with her. If we have a disagreement about what to do or how to do it, we just duke it out and move on. I love not having to worry about a fight ruining the day and knowing we will both just drop it and move on. We were both homeschooled growing up and have remained very close. We also have a sisterly mind meld which means that most of the time we have very similar priorities in the parks.

I am wondering what other people's experience has been traveling with their adult siblings. Or have you found a similar Disnerd relationship with a friend or SO?

Love this! I am currently planning our first adult sisters-only trip with my little sister! We will be 29 and 31 when we go in Jan 2016. Like you, we went a lot as kids but then not since. She got married this year and will probably be having kids within the next few years (none of that seems to be on the horizon for me), so I figure this is our tiny window of opportunity when we can finally afford a big trip like this together and before she starts to reproduce, haha!

I am also hoping that this trip sparks further Disney trips in the future. Our family is pretty close and we all get along so I see no reason why we can't travel with like our parents and her husband and my future nieces and nephews. I know some people do those kind of extended family trips and I think it sounds pretty awesome. I guess only time will tell!

Since you're the experienced Disney sister trip traveler, any fun tips or ideas of what things grown up sisters might want to do??

 

[aleighanne]

My sister & I are taking our mom for our first ever WDW trip. It has been a dream to go to WDW. My sister and I have our differences but planning our trip has been amazing. I can't wait for the trip and the memories we will be making.

 

[BagOLaughs]

Disnerd relationship with a friend

I'm really fortunate. I have a friend who is definitely a Disney gal. She worked in WDW for a year in EPCOT so I love picking her brains about Disney life. We often go to DLP together as that's our closest park. We've currently got plans to stay in the Disneyland hotel for our 30th birthdays (our birthdays are exactly one month apart)

And then I've got my mum who loves to travel to exotic places and loves Disney (I knew I had to have got it from somewhere) so she's a good person to book Disney holidays to far off places. We've been to Tokyo Disney together and have plans to go to Hong Kong Disney next year.

Finally I've got my BF who went to Orlando for the 1st time with me 2013 and was quite clinical. However he was totally won over by it all.

But no awesome sister to share Disney with. So you're really lucky!

fun tips or ideas of what things grown up sisters might want to do??

You should go see Anna and Elsa and tell them you're sisters like they are. i'd love to see their reactions.

 

[goddess_rx]

I just visited WDW with my adult sis this past May. My sister had just overcome a personal tragedy, and I think the trip lifted her spirits. Nevertheless, I don't think she enjoyed it as much as I did because she was a little distracted (and also because nobody else around me seems to enjoy anything related to Disney as much as I do). I did enjoy the trip, but I look forward to going back with someone who is as crazy about Disney as I am!

All in all, I must admit that if two or more siblings are total Disney fans and they get along well, an adult siblings trip to WDW is a great idea though.

 

[Adammageli]

I am so happy to hear that others share the love and magic of WDW. My sister and I have had the privilege of going almost every year when we were kids and we still love it to this day. Last year we took my 4 year old niece for the first time and it was amazing. Planning a big family trip in 2017 but my sister and I can't wait. We are planning a small, brother sister, trip for this fall and I could not be more excited! Never been as adults without kids and can't wait to explore epcot just the two of us! Love hearing everyone else's experiences and please share any advice you may have for the two of us when we go in a few months!

 

[ShinyRedGloss]

I did not visit Disney until I was 26 years old. Since we didn't go to WDW as children, my younger brother has also never visited the mouse. I have gone every year for the past 3 years now and I am going twice this year. Every visit brings bitter sweet feelings as I lament the fact that I am not sharing the experience with my brother. I am hoping that this October will be the trip he attends. Any suggestions for how to lure an adult first timer to the parks?

 

[aVASTGrl]

I did not visit Disney until I was 26 years old. Since we didn't go to WDW as children, my younger brother has also never visited the mouse. I have gone every year for the past 3 years now and I am going twice this year. Every visit brings bitter sweet feelings as I lament the fact that I am not sharing the experience with my brother. I am hoping that this October will be the trip he attends. Any suggestions for how to lure an adult first timer to the parks?

I know a lot of my adult friends who have never been are under the impression that there are only "kiddie" things to do, and that's why they're not interested. I would give him a list of the more "adult friendly" activities at the Resort: Epcot, the different resort lounges, the thrill rides, the tours...show him that Disney isn't JUST about Fantasyland and taking pictures with characters!

 

[lacool]

I'm over 40 and my sister is over 50, and we will be taking our first sisters-only trip in November! I can't wait!! Food & wine festival with no kids. It's a dream come true!!

 

[spiceycat]

I did not visit Disney until I was 26 years old. Since we didn't go to WDW as children, my younger brother has also never visited the mouse. I have gone every year for the past 3 years now and I am going twice this year. Every visit brings bitter sweet feelings as I lament the fact that I am not sharing the experience with my brother. I am hoping that this October will be the trip he attends. Any suggestions for how to lure an adult first timer to the parks?

good luck - my older brother who lives 2 hours away have not been since the 70's and he only came because grandmother asked him too. Mother tried and I have tried lots of time. Some people just don't get WDW and never will.

 

[Carirae]

I only really started going to WDW in my 30s during trips to FL to visit my best friends. Two years ago, my dad passed away, so I thought planning a trip near Christmas for my mom, younger brother (28 yrs old at the time), and I would be a good way to stay in the holiday spirit since it was the first year without our dad. The trip went really well - my mom hadn't been since the 70s and my brother had never been. My brother now wants to move to Orlando! Haha I recently moved to St. Pete, so they are excited to plan more trips down here.

Funny and awkward story: my brother came down to WDW for his 30th birthday weekend in April and I met up with him for the trip. It was just the two of us having a "siblings trip." I mentioned on the phone AND at check in that my BROTHER was flying in for his bday. I get in our room and we have just a single king bed!! AWKWARD. I call the desk and they told me they "upgraded" us....they thought we were a married couple, despite that I told them multiple times he was my brother and that he was flying in from out of state. Oy! They found us a room with two double beds, luckily. But then we went to MK and I stopped a photog to take our photo in front of the castle. My brother put his arm around my shoulders and we took the photo. Then the photog told my brother to kiss me on my cheek. We were like "huh?" Again, we were mistaken as a couple and not just siblings (and I swear there was no weird body language that could have given that impression! Haha). So, I'm convinced that Disney never expects grown adult, opposite sex siblings to take a vacation together! Haha

 

[LinderInWonderland]

My sister-in-law and I are huge Disney fans. She took me and my husband to WDW last year and will be taking us again for Star Wars Weekends next year. None of us has kids, but I feel like my Aunt summed it up best as I was excitedly posting pictures of our trip on FB: "It's great to be a kid at Disney with no grownups around, isn't it?" Yup, kids in their 40s!

My brother and I are a year apart in age and we had a great time at Disneyland and Disneyworld as children. My sister is 11 years younger than me, so the first time we went to WDW, she was only 1. We are planning a huge family trip to WDW after Avatar opens at AK. It will be my mom, my sister, her husband, my two nephews, my sister-in-law, my husband and me. My brother wouldn't come even if we paid for him, but that is his loss. Still, I am super excited for that trip!

 

[madame_jedi]

Love this! I am currently planning our first adult sisters-only trip with my little sister! We will be 29 and 31 when we go in Jan 2016. Like you, we went a lot as kids but then not since. She got married this year and will probably be having kids within the next few years (none of that seems to be on the horizon for me), so I figure this is our tiny window of opportunity when we can finally afford a big trip like this together and before she starts to reproduce, haha!

I am also hoping that this trip sparks further Disney trips in the future. Our family is pretty close and we all get along so I see no reason why we can't travel with like our parents and her husband and my future nieces and nephews. I know some people do those kind of extended family trips and I think it sounds pretty awesome. I guess only time will tell!

Since you're the experienced Disney sister trip traveler, any fun tips or ideas of what things grown up sisters might want to do??

It's so nice to hear you are so close with your sister. My sister is 25 and I am 29 so we are nearly the same age as you guys! My sister and I mostly do Disney like big children. We do tons of character meets and watch all the parades and fireworks. I think the biggest plus to not going with kids is that you can do everything at a faster pace. Our Disney vacations are like a marathon that we need to recover from afterwards. It's easy to do absolutely everything you want to fit in when you don't have to worry about meltdowns and naps (unless you are the one having the meltdown and need the nap). I would definitely try to get into BOG for breakfast if you can. We also had an absolute blast at Star Wars Weekends (but I know you said you were going to be there in January not May).

I'm sure you guys will have a magical time and that it will continue to be magical even when husbands and parents and children are involved. I have seen so many families having a great time together at WDW it makes me want to borrow children to take just to have a different experience haha! (My sister was a nanny for a family for two summers and we would love to take those kids some day)

 

[madame_jedi]

I only really started going to WDW in my 30s during trips to FL to visit my best friends. Two years ago, my dad passed away, so I thought planning a trip near Christmas for my mom, younger brother (28 yrs old at the time), and I would be a good way to stay in the holiday spirit since it was the first year without our dad. The trip went really well - my mom hadn't been since the 70s and my brother had never been. My brother now wants to move to Orlando! Haha I recently moved to St. Pete, so they are excited to plan more trips down here.

Funny and awkward story: my brother came down to WDW for his 30th birthday weekend in April and I met up with him for the trip. It was just the two of us having a "siblings trip." I mentioned on the phone AND at check in that my BROTHER was flying in for his bday. I get in our room and we have just a single king bed!! AWKWARD. I call the desk and they told me they "upgraded" us....they thought we were a married couple, despite that I told them multiple times he was my brother and that he was flying in from out of state. Oy! They found us a room with two double beds, luckily. But then we went to MK and I stopped a photog to take our photo in front of the castle. My brother put his arm around my shoulders and we took the photo. Then the photog told my brother to kiss me on my cheek. We were like "huh?" Again, we were mistaken as a couple and not just siblings (and I swear there was no weird body language that could have given that impression! Haha). So, I'm convinced that Disney never expects grown adult, opposite sex siblings to take a vacation together! Haha

How AWKWARD!! Disney really shouldn't make assumptions. Even if you both had kids and went together they shouldn't assume you're married!