Do people tell you "You are going there, AGAIN?"

[TwinPrincessMermaids]

And DCL is back on your West Coast too so that gives you even more opportunity to double up!

 

[rootbeer]

Don't hear it as much anymore since our family and friends know how it is by now. But I have in the past used many answers like "Well, when you find a great restaurant, do you only eat there once?" I also always finish the conversation by saying "We'd go more if we could!"

 

[DarthMole]

Camping, lol. My version of roughing it is a motel without indoor hallways.

We're on pace for once every two years. Before our last trip someone said "Again?". Really, we go once every two years and I have to deal with this!!! The same people said nothing back in the day (pre-kids) when I'd make 4 or 5 trips a year to Reno or Vegas.

The way I see it is the kids are only young once. Heck, my oldest wants to do Hawaii. I asked him the other night, Hawaii or Disneyland. He said Disneyland without giving it any thought. Sorry friends and family, guess what's more important than YOUR opinion?

 

[mommy2allyandaveri]

Yup, ALL the time. I just tell the how much we love it ad can't get enough. It's our home away from home and are always looking forward to to our next trip.

 

[DizMe]

I used to. For whatever reason, not many people mention it anymore. I remember a few years ago I was really miffed because once again, someone was giving me a hard time about going AGAIN. I had a little burst of temper and told them, "My dad lives with me. He has Alzheimer's and cancer and I'm his full-time caregiver. I have 5 kids, 3 at home. I volunteer in classrooms and my oldest kids come and watch Dad while I do that. Every now and then I get a cheap flight down to Anaheim, use my annual pass, share a hotel room with 3 other people and have fun at Disneyland while my dh watches the kids and a paid caregiver comes in for my dad. A couple of days away from all of that is my lifeline."

Kind of a cheap shot, but I got tired of getting flack about it. ETA: It's true; just a cheap shot because I know it made them feel bad for what they'd said

 

[jason41483]

My wife and I go about once a month, it doesn't get old. I'm obsessed with DLR and hope to support it one day in my career, so it is more than just a theme park in my eyes. I love interacting with guests. I go there for much more than rides and food. I observe best practices, I pick up on why certain attractions have sponsors attached to them, I take the questionnaires, I notice guest behavior as it relates to how the park could be improving.

I love it all, and I can never get past the history and nostalgic feelings that come with each visit. Not ashamed in the least bit.

 

[Canadiantinkerfairy]

Of course we get that. A lot actually.
But we also travel elsewhere and do lots of camping too.
I don't get why people always ask that about Disney, but not camping or Vegas, or whatever.

I just say, "It's safe clean and family oriented. And, when our kids outgrow Disney, we will start traveling to our dream honeymoon destinations."

Although, Dh and I sometimes go without the kids, so I'm guessing we will continue to do so.

 

[Mugglemama]

We've gotten this as well, several times. Evidently, our vacation destination was such a hot topic of conversation at the home of one of my siblings, that several years ago my (then) teenaged nephew, when messaging with me on MySpace about the fact that we'd be visiting him soon, said something like, "Oh. I guess you guys must be going to Disneyland again, right?"

I hate to admit it, but it really hurt my feelings. During all the years we lived out of state, none of my siblings ever came to visit us. Yet, we made sure that every time we were going on vacation, we made time to STOP and VISIT with them. We certainly didn't have to. It added extra days (and obviously, additional $$$) for us to do so.

And it's not like we're there all the time, either? We've headed down to DLR 6 times in the past 10 years. Just a few months ago my DH made a reference to my other sibling (not the parent of the nephew who made the remark) about vacation during summer....and my sibling says, "Don't tell me....Disneyland!"

I always wonder what makes people think they have the right to say anything at all about another person's travel choices??? Seriously, I would *never* have the audacity to interject my opinion on my siblings regarding where they chose to take their families when THEY have time and $$$ to travel. People are so weird.

And the people who say it to us spend their vacation time/money going places I personally, have little to no interest in going. They often took their own kids to adult-ish vacation venues (car shows in Reno?? Multiple long weekends per year in Vegas??).

I'm not sure why there are people who feel the need to *try* to make others feel weird about travel destination choices. I've just come to the conclusion that it's *their* issue - not mine.

 

[Drusilla99]

I've had a dlr ap for over 15 years, so people just expect it from me. Now what I am running into is the "are you really doing another dcl?" Well, yeah, they do have different destinations! We do other vacays too, so there's not a whole lot we r trading out dlr for. Since jan, I've been to dlr 7 times, a week at wdw, and a 7 day dcl cruise...not too much chatter from my peeps; most ask to go with us to dlr.

 

[Kristina4109]

I just smile widely and say, "YES!" And then if they don't get the hint and continue to bug me about why I go so often, I reply, "I'm so glad you don't love Disneyland as much as I do. This way you won't be taking up space in line."

 

[disney meema]

Yeah I've heard it before and now they just don't bother since it won't make a difference anyway ... I like to go so poo poo on anyone who thinks otherwise on my plans : )

 

[JadeDarkstar]

I hear it too even though i go once every couple of years. I know a lot of ppl go camping, to the lake, have spa days, go to ski in the mountains, or hunt. Well we don't do that instead we do one nice trip every couple of years and we like Disney land. I just roll my eyes or ignore it when i get the "again?" question.

I know why my family asks why we are going again. I get the "you could get a car." all the time. Ok I don't drive, I don't have my license and I don't want to learn yet. I am fine spending my money to have a good time with my kid and roughing it the rest of the year.

I am sorry for all of you who are having to deal with ppl like that. But have a good time.

 

[rootbeer]

We've gotten this as well, several times. Evidently, our vacation destination was such a hot topic of conversation at the home of one of my siblings, that several years ago my (then) teenaged nephew, when messaging with me on MySpace about the fact that we'd be visiting him soon, said something like, "Oh. I guess you guys must be going to Disneyland again, right?"

I hate to admit it, but it really hurt my feelings. During all the years we lived out of state, none of my siblings ever came to visit us. Yet, we made sure that every time we were going on vacation, we made time to STOP and VISIT with them. We certainly didn't have to. It added extra days (and obviously, additional $$$) for us to do so.

And it's not like we're there all the time, either? We've headed down to DLR 6 times in the past 10 years. Just a few months ago my DH made a reference to my other sibling (not the parent of the nephew who made the remark) about vacation during summer....and my sibling says, "Don't tell me....Disneyland!"

I always wonder what makes people think they have the right to say anything at all about another person's travel choices??? Seriously, I would *never* have the audacity to interject my opinion on my siblings regarding where they chose to take their families when THEY have time and $$$ to travel. People are so weird.

And the people who say it to us spend their vacation time/money going places I personally, have little to no interest in going. They often took their own kids to adult-ish vacation venues (car shows in Reno?? Multiple long weekends per year in Vegas??).

I'm not sure why there are people who feel the need to *try* to make others feel weird about travel destination choices. I've just come to the conclusion that it's *their* issue - not mine.

It sounds like you inherited all the brains in the family, not to mention the manners LOL. Really though your post made me think back to my childhood. We didn't have a lot of extra money, so our "vacations" were when we drove to see relatives. When we got there, it was the adults visiting, and the kids playing outside etc. It caused me to make an inward promise when I grew up and started a family that we would do things together with our children and give them memories, even when we were young and couldn't afford a lot of expensive vacations, we did a lot of weekends at the beach, or camping. As time went by and I was blessed with a great job we were able to travel, and you bet we went to DL, and WDW a few times and got the comment that was asked about by the OP. I'm thrilled now though that our DD30, and DD31 still love to go with us They are faithfully passing it down to the next generation as well. We went in April with DD and the three DGDs.

 

[JadeDarkstar]

I love some of you and your reply's.
The Vegas trip one- Ya I was asked once if id want to go to Vegas I said no id rather go to Disney land LOL.

Also I love the "glade you don't love Disney land, you wont be taking up space in line."

I have to remember some of those.

 

[YukonMommy]

After 3 trips in 4 years (we come for 2 weeks from very, very Northern Canada) and another in the plans for 2016 I get and will get this a lot I personally do not care what other people think, but it bugs my dh that people think we are wasting our money. That's when I pull out the photo albums and look at the pics with him, memories and moments that are priceless with our kids,,,,,impossible to put a price on that!

 

[lochcarron]

Yes, we get it all the time from friends and some family but who cares!
What could be better than spending time with your family in the happiest place on earth!

 

[zanzibar138]

I have gotten a couple of different versions of this.

After our first trip to DLR, I decided that I wanted to do a RunDisney event at DLR. My parents were thrilled that I wanted to get fit and healthy, but were confused about why I wanted to do a run at DLR when I had already been there. They have since been to DLP with me, and now not only understand, but are doing the run with me

I also got a lot of funny looks and questions from people when I went to Europe for 2 weeks, and spent 5 nights at DLP, and included a short stopover at HKDL on the way home. People couldn't understand why I was spending less time in Paris than at DLP. What they didn't understand was DLP was the ONLY reason I was spending ANY time in Paris I was much more interested in Austria and Switzerland, and that's where I spent the first week of my trip.

I love travelling and seeing new places, but I also love Disney, and am happy to fit my other travel plans around it

 

[mbradford87]

We get that all the time. We live in Las Vegas and it's a 4 hour drive. This is the second year we have had annual passes and we love going. We go about once every month or two for two to three days. I've just gotten to the point where I smile and yes we are and we will have a wonderful time.

 

[WestMom2two]

I use to be one of those people until I went with my own kids. My husbands cousins use to go at least 2 times a year and we live in Northern California. I never understood it. Then we took our kids for the first time when they were 2 and 4 and we have gone every year since. My husband and I get to travel a bit and this year we have done Kauai and Mexico kid free and my husband even said to me that he knows I'm looking forward to Disneyland the most. I am! Something about that family time in the parks is just amazing to me. I dont expect people with out kids to get it yet.

 

[zanzibar138]

I dont expect people with out kids to get it yet.

We don't have kids and I get it