Does anyone's spouse not want to go?

[BAST]

My DW is somewhat indifferent - she will go because DD6 and DD4 absolutely love WDW (almost as much as I do). She has made noises about going somewhere else but I have for now convinced her that this is the best place to go while the kids are young. I do not know what I will do in a few years (since we will buy an AP for our August 04 trip, we will 'have' to go in December and then again next summer) when the kids are a little older and can perhaps appreciate some other places. Probably take fewer WDW trips.......

 

[ProfJenn]

Thank you to those of you who responded- I am in a similar boat. DH is great- super guy, just doesn't quite "get it" when it comes to WDW. We're leaving in a few days and he's going, but mostly just because he loves me, not "the world." I think that I would have gone alone (with DS) if the option was go alone or not go!

 

[edcrbnsoul]

MDN (Married Disney Nut) willing to be stand in Hubby will pay own way and stay in own room a former travel agent comes with AP and good walking shoes refuses to pool hop or use refillable mugs at different resort.

 

[blowinbubbles]

Great question! I only wish I had taken my husband's cue and said, "Honey, you stay home and *I'll* take the kids to DW!"

Ugh, he hated it and stayed in the hotel room most of the time! Therefore, I am already planning our next trip, *without* Mr. Grouchy!

Of course, I'll miss not being able to take off for a bit by myself, but I just might save a little extra for the Neverland Club or Simba's club! (A mere $20/hour for two kids!)

Good luck in whatever you decide to do!

 

[gonnago]

Well I've been trying for the past few years to get my husband to agree to a trip to WDW,but he refuses to go.I was there when I was 15.Want to take the kids and he does not want to go but I would hate to take them and have him miss it.If I cannot convince him to go this year we are going without him.

 

[shelleybell]

My hubby hates Disney, I mean HATES Disney!. My DS and I are going on our 3rd fatherless trip. He goes to visit friends in Alaska(of all places)Just means I dont have to share my bed or my Mickey Bar!!!

 

[Mad4Mickey]

This is the 1st time my DH will be going and believe it or not he asked me to go . I have been 5 times with out him in 4 years!
Kids are teenagers and dont wanna go either . I just go with a friend and enjoy myself .

 

[outstandinfarmer]

Finally! I can vent!!

My DH's parents never took him ANYWHERE when he was a kid. We live in Milwaukee, and when I met him he was 24 and he had never been to the zoo! (Of course I took him and he was in complete shock) So he doesn't understand the importance of "magical family vacations" (For goodness sake, his parents only took him out to eat ONCE when he was a kid --Thank GOD my family was never like that)

SO when I told him that I wanted to take him to WDW he was not happy about it at all. He says he just wants to go to some beach and sit on the sand. He says he can't understand how WDW could possibly be better than Six Flags. Well, he is a good guy though and sees how happy it will make me to go to the happiest place on earth with him, so he will go. I went with some friends (total disaster, will never, ever travel anywhere with those people ever again!!!) in December without him and all I could think about was how much he was missing. When I got home I cried and cried about how miserable I was without him and he promised to take me this year! Hooray!!! (I'm taking backup though--my friend and her kids. I love them so much, and I know if he turns out to be a stinker on the trip I'll at least have fun with them--I think he'll like it though!)

 

[auntpolly]

My daughter is *almost* grown up and WDW is our thing!! My husband goes with us sometimes -- but if he's there for more than 3 or 4 days he gets grumpy and tries to ruin it for us!

He's a good guy and doesn't care if we go without him -- we just don't make it our big family vacation, just mother daughter get-aways. I think we will always treasure those memories. (She says we'll be doing it with her kids!)

 

[kaylajr]

WOW

I guess i'm in the minority here
my DH LOVES WDW

he picks on me for all the time I spend planning he would just go with no plan and wing it but our every
other year trip is his idea

once i asked him if he would like to vacation somewhere else and he asked WHY/ WDW has everything anyone could want

i could never go without him he would stow away in the suitcase
he is a disney fanatic too

guess i'm one of the lucky ones
my whole family would live in disneyif they'd let us
of course i would want to live in AK
DH and DD 1 would want to live in epcot and
DD 2 would pick MK

 

[wannabee princess]

My dh is not quite the Disney fiend that I am - going every other year would be more his idea of the ideal. I, however, am always wishing I could make it down to the World more often then we actually go!

Last year we went twice during the year for the first time, and so he said there was really no need to go at all this year Then, I got really lucky, and his sister decided we needed to do a Grand Gathering to the World this Dec, since he and I had gone on and on about how wonderful it was last Dec!!! Got to love those SILs!!

 

[tmli]

I'm going on my 5th trip in Sept with my ds and my dh has never been. He hates to travel....afraid to fly and really is just anxious about the whole thing. Plus being self employed is tough to get away.

He watches all the travel channel shows with me and I think he really would like to go but can't get over his fear. We are buying AP's this year since we are returning in Jan'05 and will be taking my ds for his bday in JUn'05....we are working on him for the bday trip. We've promised to go at his pace since we've had so many trips so we will see.

It's not just WDW, he won't travel anywhere.I love to travel and refuse to stay home because of him not liking it. It works for us may not for everyone. Do I wish he loved it as much as I did and we travelled as a family--absolutely.

 

[airhead]

My SO loves to go to WDW,but wouldn't even consider going every year or every other year. We go every 4 years for 2 weeks. We spend lots of $$$$ doing everything and anything we want. I can't complain about that. Besides I'm not willing to go on a cruise or one of those all-inclusive-island-sit-by-the-pool-all-day vacations! NO WAY! I'd be bored outa my mind!!! Won't do it.
I do all the planning for our trip to WDW and I love it! My SO just
comes along and is fine with that!!!

 

[ValDisney]

I am going this dec with my 2 children (they will be 8 and 5) alone. We are going to universal for 4 days , WDW for 2, then the cruise and then WDW for another 2. I take them all over by myself but this will be the 1st time I am doing WDW aone. ( I usu take my parents). I am just nervous bc of how crowded it will be at xmas and the fact that they are so diff. My son hates rides and my daughter likes them. They are also going thru a stage where they are fighting all the time. I hope I can manage. This trip on paper looks like so much fun. As it gets closer I am going to post to see if people w similiat age children r going. Maybe we can buddy up for some rides. Anybody ever try this?
Thanks
Valerie

 

[Jennasis]

Well let's just say that "Failure to take wife to DisneyWorld often enough" would have looked might strange on the divorce papers when I divcorced my miserable ex.

We DID honeymoon there, but he was a miserable Jacka$$ the whole time. At the Hoop Dee Doo, when they go around asking who is newly engaged or newly wed, he buried his head in his plate and HISSED at me through gritted teeth "If you raise your hand I'll KILL you." Similarly he actually grabbed my arms and held them both down anytime an audience participation was required. We went for 8 days and it was AWFUL.

My current SO or over 4 years is a fanatic like me, though hasn't been there nearly as often as I have. When we startewd dating, we had been together only 4 months when I invited him to go to WDW with me and my family. He was like a little kid he was so excited.

Now we have a business of our own (a horse farm), and we are determined to go for at least a week in October '05. I love this guy!

 

[auntpolly]

Originally posted by Jennasis
Well let's just say that "Failure to take wife to DisneyWorld often enough" would have looked might strange on the divorce papers when I divcorced my miserable ex.

We DID honeymoon there, but he was a miserable Jacka$$ the whole time. At the Hoop Dee Doo, when they go around asking who is newly engaged or newly wed, he buried his head in his plate and HISSED at me through gritted teeth "If you raise your hand I'll KILL you."

OMG no wonder you divorced him!!! I'm sorry, I probably shouldn't make jokes about divorce; should I? Anyway, I'm glad you found a Disney soul mate. Happy ending!

Like I said, my husband isn't wild about WDW, but he's happy for DD and I to go and appreciates how close it makes us, so what's to complain about?

(Sometimes we need a little break from him anyway! )

 

[dreamscometrue47]

After our trip in 2002 (probably around our 15th or so), my DH said "that's it!" He was disney'd out, but if I wanted to go back with or without the kids, that was fine with him. So we did just that; I took the kids (14 and 10) by myself this past April and even though it was a little weird not to have him there, we had a great time. We even did little things that would irk him (as he felt he needed to get on a ride NOW!), like pressed pennies, pin trading, the shooting gallery.

I asked him if he didn't regret going just a LITTLE bit, and he said just a LITTLE, but not enough that he regretted his decision. I think he'll be ready for a visit in a couple of years; me and the kids are already planning next year's trip!

 

[cmonroe]

Originally posted by Jennasis
Well let's just say that "Failure to take wife to DisneyWorld often enough" would have looked might strange on the divorce papers when I divcorced my miserable ex.

We DID honeymoon there, but he was a miserable Jacka$$ the whole time. At the Hoop Dee Doo, when they go around asking who is newly engaged or newly wed, he buried his head in his plate and HISSED at me through gritted teeth "If you raise your hand I'll KILL you."

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Good move. Some people just go through life miserable. Hopefully there are enough men (inlduding myself) on this board representative of a good spirit besides WDW.

It's nice to see spouses and partners letting their others do what makes them happy without the guilt.

Life is too short. Again, good move.

 

[loriandmatt]

thank God i don't have this problem. DH is just as (and at times even more) obcessed with WDW as i am. He gets antsy every few months and starts hinting about planning another trip. He was all for redecorating our bedroom and family room with a Disney theme. He loves to get a new snow globe when we visit, along with a few nice postcard or pics to frame and put up somewhere.

These are facts that i am not allowed to share with his manly cop friends. He has already told me that he would deny his love for all things Disney if i slipped and brought it up.

- lori