Do you know a Disney Convert?

[lonestarstatelady]

Hi Jade. I don't know as though I can classify DH as a convert because he wasn't opposed to going on our first trip together but he wasn't as excited as I was either. We had a FANTASTIC time, and he kept telling me how he was so impressed that the planning took us around the long lines. He is still not as much of a Disney nut as I am, but he is a very willing accomplice. He has left all the planning up to me for the next trip again, but I don't mind that at all. I know we will have a great time with the plans. Here are some tips that might help you convert BF:

1. Be sure to plan things that he likes to do. Even though I ABSOLUTELY LOVE Epcot, can't imagine not spending a lot of time there, DH thinks it is boring and outdated. He will do all the rides with me, but just to make sure he has something to look forward to in Epcot, I have planned to eat dinner at the Biergarten with the CP package. I could take or leave German food, and I would love to try to Le Cellier, but he just LOVES German food, so Biergarten it is.

2. Plan some down time for BF while you go and do things he doesn't want to. DH requires more sleep than I do (or maybe that is just at WDW). On our last trip, after a morning at MK, I left DH to nap in our room at WL while I took a bike ride over to FW. I had an amazing time, and, though I would have loved for DH to join me, I knew it was better to experience the bike ride myself and let DH take a nap so he would be fresh for more MK that night. I even got in a short nap for myself before heading back to the park.

3. Some "kid" stuff is easy to skip, like the carnival-type rides, but other "kid" stuff is just as fun for adults. For example, in Fantasyland, DH and I skipped Dumbo and the Carousel, but still hit Small World, Peter Pan, Snow White, and Pooh. These are rides based on cartoons, but they are still great to experience, especially the "flying" in Peter Pan. We hit the night parades rather than the afternoon parades as the night parades seemed to be full of more effects. We didn't wait in any character lines, but I did schedule the Artist Point 100 Acre gang breakfast (sadly gone away now). That way, we got some character interaction as a "plus" to time we would have spent eating anyway. I have scheduled the Norway Princess breakfast for this upcoming trip so that we can experience the Akershus restaurant and see a few characters.

I hope these tips help. I will be happy to help out more if I can. One caveat: even though my DH is not as crazy about WDW as I am, he is a complete "child at heart" and loves toys and games. I think this is a big factor in him enjoying WDW. Your BF may not seem this way now, but he will probably open up more and more when he realized WDW isn't all about waiting hours in ride lines.

 

[DisneyJade]

I'm definitely going to keep all those tips in mind... especially about letting him sleep a little and not over-doing epcot (also a fave of mine). and maybe when he is napping, i'll hit the "kiddie" rides, because i for one am still a kid at heart.

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Have to agree with what lonestarstatelady stated.

On our first trip together I planned the Steam Train tour at MK -- not b/c I'm particularly excited about trains but b/c my DBF just loves them. The tour happens to be first thing Monday morning so it was the start of our visit to WDW -- we had arrived late Sunday afternoon. He loved the tour so I think it put him into a good mood to start the visit.

btw forgot to mention in my first post on this thread that he now wants to get annual passes!

Cdnmickeylover