Disney Withdrawl: How do you cope?

[LadyDulcinea1]

Figured this was an interesting question, since I'm experiencing this right now

After the Disney high from your last trip has worn off, how do you typically deal with the inevitable withdrawl? Especially if you don't have another trip planned yet?

I've found myself looking at the pictures alot and humming the songs to myself, keeps me in the spirit I've also been turning my Pal Mickey on a lot, gotta love those corny jokes! Its also nice to hear him say things that he says in the parks, make me feel like I'm not that far away

 

[slo]

We usually book our next vacation about 2 months after we come home and that helps with my withdrawl.

I also am collecting these BIG Figurines and I have Mickey Mouses all over the house and a Mickey bathroom which always keeps me in the WDW spirit. Plus, I keep all my WDW theme park music in the car and me and the kids listen to them a couple of times a week.

We go in Sept. every year and luckily when we come home there's so much activity with all the holidays coming and going that I don't really think about it until January.

All I know, is that I'm leaving next week and I am so very excited!!!

 

[WaltD4Me]

Sigh......I know how you feel.

I find playing my Wishes CD helps and I started collecting pins, so I like searching ebay for new ones and then of course there is the DIS board.

I'm also planning another trip....this one helps ALOT!

 

[disneymagic02]

I have not been since June 2003 and we were not going back until Christmas 06 but I jsut got to book an unexpected trip Oct 29-Nov 2. I havea disney room with all things disney and the DIS is a great site. You can read any of the posts here and feel some a the Disney Magic.

 

[Harambe]

I don't decorate my house with too much Mickey stuff, but I do have a little sugar bowl that has Mickey and Minnie on it. I like to see them in the morning when I make my coffee in my Animal Kingdom mug! LOL!

I also listen to the CD's from the parks, and wear my t-shirts that I buy there.

And plan another trip! I was looking at allears.net the other day, maybe five days after we got home, and DH caught me. I was bracing myself for the "I don't want to hear about Disney for at least six months" speech, when he pipes in with "I want to stay at the Beach Club"!

Do I have a Beach Club desktop on the computer now? You betcha!

 

[packy]

Figured this was an interesting question, since I'm experiencing this right now

After the Disney high from your last trip has worn off, how do you typically deal with the inevitable withdrawl? Especially if you don't have another trip planned yet?

I've found myself looking at the pictures alot and humming the songs to myself, keeps me in the spirit I've also been turning my Pal Mickey on a lot, gotta love those corny jokes! Its also nice to hear him say things that he says in the parks, make me feel like I'm not that far away

Want to get rid of Disney withdrawal? Plan your next trip no matter how far it is out.

 

[thelionqueen]

Want to get rid of Disney withdrawal? Plan your next trip no matter how far it is out.

I always find myself watching my watch like a hawk on the last 2 days and the withdrawl starts before I even leave!

Luckily, my DH understands how important the Magic is to me and encourages me to start planning our next vacation right away...sometimes before we even leave.

No matter how far away the next one is, start planning...it helps a lot!!

Sorry you are in the withdrawal stage...I know how hard it is...but we are going in 24 days and I just cannot wait (planning this trip since June)

 

[katjenlilly]

Luckily since we joined the vacation club I have hardly gone a year without disney, but unfortunately instead of making me less obsessed this just makes me freaky weird obsessed. I started going on the dis because my family got sick of me. I find that the dis helps a lot and I learn a lot of things to tell my family on our trip too. Another way is to go onto the disney website in the hotel section and take the virtual tours of the resorts. I pretend I'm there. Man I'm pathetic!

 

[party of 3]

Another way is to go onto the disney website in the hotel section and take the virtual tours of the resorts. I pretend I'm there. Man I'm pathetic!

that is toooo funny. that's what i do!!! we went a long time in between trips before this year. now i've got the addiction again. we went in june this year and my ds is 3. my dh says lets wait until he is 5. i don't know if i can wait 2 years . Maybe i should start planning our trip for 07. do you think that will help?!

 

[Leota]

On years where I haven't been able to plan another trip to WDW right away, I plan another trip anywhere right away. It helps. I found if I don't do that, I start shopping more & wastefully spending money to try & get that little Buzz I get from vacation/vacation planning.

This Dec. trip will mark the last WDW for me for awhile (unless I sneak a solo weekend in) I've been 5 times in the past 2 years & promised that I would take a break for a little while. So, I have a trip to the Keys for just DH & I planned for next year. With Katrina tho, we might donate our vacation time to Habitat for Humanity construction instead. Either way, it is something to look forward to & ease the withdrawal.

When I have serious withdrawal & no trip in sight, I actually stay away from the Boards & my Theme Park CD's & stuff. I find that just tortures me & I need to focus on more obtainable things.

 

[ncbyrne]

Helping others here on the DIS boards is a great way to prolong that magical feeling and spread pixie dust to others. I also listen to music from the parks a lot while I'm on the computer. One of my favorite things to do is to go to Rainforest Cafe in Menlo Park Mall on Rt. 1. Since you are in New Jersey it's a feasible option. When we go there the kids call it our Disney fix.

 

[Lizzybee]

We were just there 2 weeks ago and I got tickets to Disney On Ice to kind of help with the withdrawls, I think it helped for 30 mins or so. So now I guess I'll resort to pretending to plan fantasy trips on the WDW website.

 

[MainStreetFan]

I know how you all feel and I live in Central Florida. I get to WDW 2-3 times a month (I know, no sympathy). I do get very sad when I have to leave. Last visit, my sister was in the middle of the exit turnstile and I just kept backing up. She was saying "are we going or what?". We stayed of course, and met a great CM who treated us to lunch. Best part is, I get to go back in just 4 more days for my birthday!! YEAH!!!!

 

[mhingher]

I usually start planning my next trip! I'm having a hard time since my last trip in March. My girlfriend went in July, and now my parents are leaving in a week to go by themselves! I'm not going again until May '06, but atleast I have something to look forward too! I've already started to plan that trip!!

 

[dixiegirl]

Oh I can definitely relate to this - having some serious withdrawl myself although I do get to go in a couple of weeks. The best way I have found to feed my Disney addiction is spending time here on the DIS, watching Disney movies, and listen to Disney stations on Live365 pretty much everyday.

But, by far, the best way to keep those Disney blues away is to plan your next trip

 

[Viki]

I know exactly how you feel. We ALWAYS go this time of year. In any other year we would be down there right now! We were even there 9/11, flew in on 9/10.

But this year, for the very good reason that we're hosting friends there in December, we're not there right now, and it's not just me, the whole family is in withdrawal, looking at their watches and saying things like, "right now we would be on the plane heading down," "right now we'd be checking in,"
"right now we'd be watching Illuminations." YIKES!

So, what am I doing? Spending a lot more time on the dis boards, listening to sorcerer radio, and planning THREE upcoming trips.

 

[LadyDulcinea1]

Want to get rid of Disney withdrawal? Plan your next trip no matter how far it is out.

Yea, I'm sure that would help alot, but the problem is that since I'm graduating from College in May, I need to find a job DM and I actually took my graduation trip this past August simply b/c I don't want to have to turn down job offers b/c I'll be in WDW for a week (doubt they would be very understanding of that )

However, all of the internships I am applying for do not begin until late may at the earliest, so I am currently trying to see if DBf's parents will let us and a few of their friends use their timeshare for a week. Its not a Disney Resort, but its about two minutes outside the property, and hey at least I'd get to go! Keeping my fingers crossed on this one!

 

[Lives4Disney]

I can relate to this one. I am starting to think I have an issue!!

I just got back from a GREAT week in WDW on August 20th and I was fine with being home, until real life kicked in - kids back at school, homework, soccer, piano, golf, laundry, cooking, school meetings, bills, gas prices, blah blah blah........

Now I NEED that trip to look forward to - it's my escape.

My husband agreed to a spring break trip, but that isn't until the end of March.

How do you all "PLAN" for a trip that is so far in the future?? What do you do to start planning for such a faraway trip?? I need ideas!!

I listen to Live365 Intercot - I love that! I feel like I am at WDW. I go on the disneywebsite and check out the resorts & take their live tours, too! I know others have mentioned that. OK, we must have issues.

Anyway - WHAT can I do to PLAN for my March trip? What am I missing?? I have the books, Disney DVD, Passporter, what else is there?? HELP!

Lives4Disney

 

[thptrek]

I like to listen to the music and pull out old photos. Wow my kids are growing fast. Also, I noticed lots of jersey folks on this thread, i'm from jersey but now in texas.

 

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

my DH looves to look at old photos! we book our next trip within a week of returning sometimes the day after! haha..i find that the withdrawl hits us about now! right when it's a bit over a month til we go again. The days, weeks, months seem to DRAG! we just want to be there!! We have already begun to plan our next years trip but are waiting to book it when we get back. We will have our little boy with us then! so we are upgrading from Value resorts to moderates! haha we have CBR left to stay at..we've done all the values and all the mods except that one. We also have a few deluxe left..soo we have quite a bit more vacations to take! haha!! Being a SAHM, i find it soooo difficult to not just pick up Baby Autumn and go on a trip right away! hahah...