Do you keep your Disney life secret?

[tomandrobin]

We are big Disney fans. We own 700+ points, take 4-6 trips a year (about 30 days total). We post on several Disney forums. Check Disney nes/blog sites daily for the latest updates.

But what is amazing, nobody that I work with or clients know I even go to Disney. In the begining, I started to share things about Disney. But after several comments making fun of Disney, I have totally shut-down any talk of Disney.

So for the past couple of years, no one even has a clue about our Disney ownership or trips. Its has been my big secret at work and around clients. Does anyone else keep thier Disney life secret?

 

[colonialtinker]

My job knows and every time I talk about my planning a vacation the guys all say "let me guess, Disney" I work with all 25 guys and 2 females. I did fool them last year as we went north for our mini vacation

So far they haven't made too much fun of me, but then they think its because I have a DD8 and thats why we go, if only the knew

 

[DMKEDM]

We're starting to do so...non-Disney folks truly don't "get it"...I got teased for years for my annual trips w/my young son -- when we bought into DVC (just shy of two years ago), the teasing increased...now both DS and I usually tell people we're going to FL or on vacation or out of town instead of saying "to Disney"...when we do admit to going to Disney and get the inevitable "AGAIN??? Don't you get tired of it?" I just point out that tons of people have lake or mountain or ocean (or whtaever) vacation homes that they go to regularly--no one thinks a thing of that. For us, that's Disney...

Bottom line is I don't really much care. WDW is "our spot" ... I don't know how long into the future we'll be able to take frequent trips (I can work from there, so time away, while always an issue, is frequently manageable)...once DS is out of school and working and limited to 2-3 weeks of vacation per year, that may be the end of 3-4 mother-son trips to Disney each year...but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. For now (and it appears we have 3 1/2 more years of school schedule--he's going on to law school after he graduates college in Dec), it makes us both incredibly happy; it gives me some very special time w/DS at a time when time w/DS is at a premium (sharing him w/other family and his friends when he's home from college)...

Plus, we have enough points that we can take his friends on some trips (those are very fun for me, too), and I've gotten in a trip or two for each of the last two years w/family and close friends who have young kids...so I foresee Disney being part of my life for quite a while..

Hurray for DVC!

 

[3DisneyKids]

Honestly, I think that this is one of the main reasons why the DIS is what it is and why we all spend time here. We don't have to justify (or worse, hide) our love for Disney!

 

[wisbucky]

DH and I use to both get teased at our work places for always going to Disney. I use to always here the phrase, "Disney again?" There use to be laughing, teasing and the typical eye rolling ordeals. But we ignored it after all if they don’t get Disney that is their loss. Now that we have been going for some years we get the jealousy comments. "Must be nice", "Wish I could see Disney just once" "Your so lucky” and so on. I began telling tell them you have your cottage I have my castle.

A couple times we invited a few people (non relatives) to come down and see Disney. We offered to allow them to stay with us for nothing. They just had to pay for the flight, tickets, meals and shopping extras. Sort of funny how all of sudden they didn’t want to come when they had to pay for a few things. It made us feel like they were trying to get us to pay for their entire vacation. We now just refer folks to the Disney website to book their own vacations.

 

[nunzia]

Everyone at my work knows I'm a Disney fan, but I don't really talk about the DVC aspect as it just sounds..I don't know..pretentious? (My Disney timeshare...blahblah). They don't 'get me' but that's ok, I don't get them either.
My husband works at our best friends business..he's a vet and his wife is my best friend..and they are probably more Disney freakish than us..at least they have more funds to be able to go more often. They decided not to get DVC for some reason, even though they go at least once a year to DLR. Maybe after GCV opens they'll change their minds..
as fas as immediate family..they know we love Disney, but again, don't know about DVC.

 

[allaboutmm]

Kind of.......My car has a silver Mickey head on it, my tote bag for work is a DVC bag,and we have a Visa Disney card that we use for everything so sometimes those things start up conversations. My parents and in-laws really don't get it,and are the worst! They don't even know we own DVC. And alot of our friends can't believe that our 15yr Anniversary trip will be to WDW. They keep saying your escaping from your own children, and the kids in the classroom (I am a Pre-School teacher), why would you go someplace that will have tons of children. But the bottom line is, WDW is so magical for our family, and there is such a feeling of happiness when we are there on vacation, that in the long run its works for us and thats all that matters!

 

[mickeymorse]

I had never been to WDW until our honeymoon in 95. I have to thank my DW. I wanted to do a cruise(love food) and she wanted Disney. I always remind her now that its her fault I'm a Disneyoholic. Now back to the thread question. I am the exact opposite. I don't hide it at all. In fact I will tell people that there is so much to do at WDW, its not just for kids. I have become the resident expert to which all people come to with questions. Not that I'm tooting my own horn here Part of lifes enjoyment for me is going to WDW and now getting home and planning for the next trip. Sound familiar?

 

[Happy Birthday Cat]

Honestly, I think that this is one of the main reasons why the DIS is what it is and why we all spend time here. We don't have to justify (or worse, hide) our love for Disney!

Well said. I couldn't agree more.

I'm always happy to discuss Disney with anyone who brings it up "on the outside" but I learned long ago that talking about anything (not just Disney) too much tends to bore people to death. For example I know a couple who only talk about their dog and fantasy sports.....

HBC

 

[Kurby]

we're keeping it secret. well not "secret" just not telling anyone.

our families have all been to wdw but we've been so many times - they don't understand why. my mom always says there are so many other places for us to see and while she's right we love going so why not go where we love while we love it.

when dd is older we have plans on buying either a motor home or a trailer and taking her across canada and the states but she's too young for that now - wont remember anything.

at least we're taking vacations where she knows things since she watches mickey mouse club house, Winnie the pooh, Tinkerbell not to mention all the movies.

if we told them we bought into dvc they'd think we were nuts. My parents took us when we were kids - we went twice and i haddent been back again until I met my dh. he had been running the marathons since they started and brought me down to propose and i completely fell in love with the place. Cried the first time i stood in front of the castle and we've gone almost every year since.

i did tell my mother about dvc, about how you could stay in a deluxe hotel for about what it would cost to stay in a value (just over what our dues cost ) and that sometimes members "rent" out their points if they can't go that year.

that way when we go and stay at AK or anywhere else she'll just assume we rented points

is a lie of omission a lie?

funny thing is, one of the kids i work with is going away for March Break this week and when i asked where she was going she said Vero Beach.

without even thinking i asked "oh do you guys own there or do you own at another dvc" she looked at me and said, "you know about dvc?"

i said ya we just bought AK, her parents bough in OKW. that was a fun 10 minute conversation about the different resorts she's stayed at. but she's the only one who knows LOL

 

[photobob]

"Your going to Disney World AGAIN?" We've probably all heard that. Why does no one say "Your going to the beach AGAIN??". I don't hide it, I just don't broadcast it like I once did. I just tell people that I'm going on vacation. Where you going? Orlando. Or maybe, I'm going to my timeshare in Florida. Non-Disney folks just don't get it. Their loss..

 

[DISNEY FIX]

Non-Disney folks just don't get it. Their loss..

Not really, it is our gain, 1 less family to stand behind.

 

[SSRFred]

Many don't get it as was posted before.
We used to be more open about our itineraries until it felt like every time we had to debate our position. Whether it was Disney, the same state or the same country, we'd get that familiar "again?" response.
While there is merit to always trying out new places, going back to a place where you and your family always have a good time is hard to beat.

 

[LVSWL]

Oh yeah, we hear it all the time, have for the last 17 trips. I always find it so funny! It is especially curious to me that someone can own a beach house and go there on a regular basis, and that is "ok", but that is different from what we do. My son's principal once said to me that there were so many other places to visit, like Europe, and I replied, "we go to Germany, Italy, France, England, Morocco, ...." She thought I was nuts!!!

 

[WDWLVR]

Nope everyone I work with and everyone DH works with knows we love Disney and we love to cruise. I don't go overboard talking about it but will share my scrapbooks when I get back. I just helped two of our sales people who were planning trips so everyone knows to come to me if they have questions.

I have co-workers who go to Vegas every year and they were the ones I went to when we were planning a trip last year.

 

[stopher1]

When we lived on the west coast, Disney was no big thing for family & friends, especially since I'm a former CM at DL - except for our honeymoon. That we were teased about quite a bit. Everyone "thought" we should go to Hawaii - but WE DIDN"T WANT TO, WE WANTED WDW. Then once we moved to the midwest, suddenly we started to get the "You're going, again?!?" comments - regardless of which coast it was. Extended family visits back in CA always include time at DLR, and then the jealousy starts if they can't "tag along". Annual trips to FL are important to us, but not anyone in our family. A few friends get it, but not the majority of them, nor co-workers - even the ones with small kids. Oh well. Months before we joined we decided not to advertise our DVC membership. We love WDW and DLR - but as we try to teach our kids, in life, everybody's different.

 

[a Really Bad Egg]

1. We've also tired of the usual suspects making the same statements we've all heard..."Disney again?" You know them...they go to the same beach or same campgound each year.

2. We feel very fortunate we can afford to do Disney often. Some people may never have the opportunity to go even once so we prefer to keep the the trips under wraps.

 

[uicbear]

My brother used to be a non-believer. Then in 2003 I finally got him to come along for a trip and his conversion began. When his son was born in 2004, I received a phone call soon after from my brother asking if I had ever thought about buying into DVC. Yes, I thought my work here is done.

I've never really hid my Disney...let's call it....enthusiasm. And yes at first my friends and some family teased me. But who's the first person to get a call when their trip planning begins? Who doesn't want to believe there's still a little magic left in the world?

 

[tomandrobin]

We feel very fortunate we can afford to do Disney often. Some people may never have the opportunity to go even once so we prefer to keep the the trips under wraps.

The envy of others is another reason we don't talk about it. One of my co-workers and friend goes to ocean city every year. The want to go to WDW, they honeymooned there, but says he can't afford it. I know for the money he is spending going to Ocean City, he could afford Disney. But the stigma is still there about "How much it costs to go to Disney". We spend less on vacations now that we are timeshare/DVC owners then ever before in our life.

 

[Peepster]

At my place of employment, it's not only teasing, but outright derision. My co-workers vacations consist mostly of foreign travel. While I love my work when with our clients/members, I despise the politics of the office. Consequently, you fellow DIS'ers are my escape and very much appreciated. I am blessed, too, with a partner who has become a convert and a fellow DVC'er.

BTW, we purchased DVC with the intention of treating our families...only to find out no one wanted to come! We've decided it's okay with us...all the more points to use!

I'm hoisting a glass of orange juice to The Mouse!