DVC'ers Who are Not Part of a Couple

[BostonDisneyKid]

I am 34, single but in ltr, no kids, never married and am a proud DVC owner. I just bought this year (and like everyone else, wish I had sooner), a resale for 370 points at OKW. I have been going to WDW since my youth as my parents are also Disney fanatics. As much as this purchase was for me it was also for my folks (married 36 years god bless them!!!). I figured it was a great way to give them back the magic they gave me all those years by having annual family trips to WDW with them, my brothers’ family and myself & gf.

As some of some you stated, my gf is not into WDW either. She does not like crowds, lines, rides (or cranky kids) so she doesn't go to the parks. She does love the resorts (especially the poly), the spas, golf and the weather so it is not hard to get her to go at all, just not to the parks.

I'll be going for my first time as a DVC member in Dec. with the whole family and again in March or April with just me and gf. This will be my first trip going to the parks myself and I am uncertain what that will be like... I'm sure it will be fun, just different. Do any of you singles ever meet up to do rides and attractions or do you just go it alone?

 

[Poorman]

I am not a single,happily married for 37 years, but I thought I'd throw in the link to the singles,solo trip forum here at Dis.


http://www.disboards.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=54

It is a good place for solo's to meet.

 

[BCV2003]

I bought at BCV last year and am in my mid 30's, never been married, and have no children.

Two of my three sisters also own so it's nice that we can pull our points together and have family reunions there. It's also nice to be able to go alone or with friends.

 

[CarolA]

am single man, from Kansas. I am 39, never married in life.

Hey Kansas,
I am older then you with no children and never married.

I have a niece and newphew that I have taken once.

 

[KANSAS]

carol A
I have taken my niece twice and mother 4 times
to WDW and BCV.

 

[skelooch]

I was married for 37 years, my wife passed away a little over 2 years ago. We had both wanted to buy something in the Orlando area for the Grand Kids 5 now, all girls ranging from 1 to 8.

Heard about DVC and bought BCV sight unseen before it opened, and have added on twice so far. I think of it as something my wife left for her Grandchildren. I know she would be very happy with it.

Have made 7 trips home, all to BCV so far, with the next trip scheduled for Thankgiving week this year, with both of my sons and their families 9 in all can't wait to have them all there together.

I've made 2 solo trips also and am going solo again next March. Going alone is great but there's nothing like being there with the little ones.

 

[arminnie]

57 years old and single with no kids. I wonder if they have a category on eharmony.com that specifies your Disney requirements in a prospective mate?

 

[TDC Nala]

I doubt, very few people on this discussion board, are near my age in life, never married, with no children in their lives.

I have my nephews and niece, but otherwise I'm one of the very few who isn't married and isn't looking.

Be comforted! There isn't anything wrong with being different from the crowd.

 

[blossomz]

Me too...I have been single since 1991 and am in my 40's and have 2 boys now 14 and 16. I wouldn't vacation anywhere else! WDW has been great because my kids also have some disabilities and I've always felt that Disney has gone out of their way to make our vacations the best! I too am a teacher! My sister is also single..and a teacher... and we decided to buy at the same time! She has a 7 year old boy. So now we get to vacation together every year and it really gets us all through the school year!! We'll soon be home!! Can't wait!

 

[Miss Jane]

I'm 61, never married, no kids and bought four years ago with retirement in mind. So far I've been on three trips a year and have invited an assortment of friends and loved ones, including my 88 year old Mom.

Come Thanksgiving I'll be at HH with BF, his family and mine, including his five grandchildren. Aready I've enjoyed more than my money's worth in magic. My thinking was that Disney offered places I could go alone or with friends and feel comfortable.

Jane

 

[lovetotravel1974]

Originally posted by CarolA
Hey Kansas,
I am older then you with no children and never married.

I think we might have a love connection here with Kansas and CarolA.

 

[twotoohappy]

Originally posted by TDC Nala
I have my nephews and niece, but otherwise I'm one of the very few who isn't married and isn't looking.

Be comforted! There isn't anything wrong with being different from the crowd.

Hey TDC Nala,
Nope, not looking either. Unless Capt. Phoebus (much better looking than Prince Charming) comes riding up on his horse, then there just isn't time in the day to go searching for the other half of this disney freak

TDC Avenger of Scar and of all Disney Villains

 

[JudyS]

Well, I'm married (definitely couldn't have afforded DVC without DH's salary), but have no kids.

DH likes Disney but has other vacation destinations he also wants to go to, and doesn't get much vacation time. So, I'm considering going on a DVC trip solo. We just bought our first DVC contract, and I'm not sure I can stand the wait until he has vacation time available!

I've been to many places as a solo traveler, including Eastern Europe and mainland China. (Ask me about the time I got lost in Manchuria!) I think I may feel a little odd going to WDW by myself, since so many people there are in family groups, but I plan to do it anyway. DH refuses to go on rollercoasters, so we sometimes go our separate ways in the parks anyway, meeting up later in the day.

One of the nice things about WDW is that it has "something for everyone." It's not just for families with young children anymore.

 

[Scratch42]

I am new to DVC, still waiting for our first trip home!

Have a DD12 who claims not to like Disney! But whenever I mention that she doesn't have to go..........LOL

After calculating what I spent, I figured DVC was the only way to go! Was in a position to purchase, well like they say the rest is history!

Life is too short not to enjoy it! And since I enjoy Disney.......
Well that's where I like to enjoy Life!

It's my Happy Place!

Scratch


Been There, Done That, and I only want to go back to Disney!

 

[thechangingtable]

I am a divorced mom of 4 kids (15, 8, 3, 1) and love being single and have the ability to pick up and go to disney just when I feel like it (and as long as the kids have no school or something really important at school.)

Mid-thirties, don't work outside of the home but i do some real estate investing and ebay, and live in Florida. We love Vero especially.

You are not alone. I love not having to check in with anyone or ASK if I can go to Disney. WooHoo!

christine

 

[Merilyn]

I am single with 2 grown children. They were 21 and 17 when my twin sister and I bought DVC together. My children are now on the contract with us. We love our family times at WDW and wouldn't change anything about DVC. We have added on several times and wish we could add more. It was by far the best thing we ever did as a family. We have many great memories of trips with our Mother who passed away several years ago. We now can share many more memories with our handicapped brother who lives with my sister and I. We will always make our trips to WDW and DVC a family affair that can't be beat! You don't have to be married to have the time of you life-alone or with friends and family.

 

[idratherbeinwdw]

Originally posted by Scratch42

Life is too short not to enjoy it! And since I enjoy Disney.......
Well that's where I like to enjoy Life!

It's my Happy Place!

Scratch


Been There, Done That, and I only want to go back to Disney!

Boy do I agree with you Scratch! I know most of us "Disney Nuts" have been asked "What Disney AGAIN?" I have given up trying to explain why I love it so much, since usually the response is "Yes it's a nice place but there are so many other places to go". I tell them almost exactly what you wrote "Life is too short, this is what I like to do, so this is what I am doing, it makes me happy!!"

Christine (Changing Table) I can totally relate to you saying you don't have to ask anyone, you can go whenever you feel like it. I feel exactly the same way. Like Twotoo, I am not sure if I will remarry again or not, I am not looking and it's far down on my list of "must do's". But I am sure if I do meet a potential mate he better love Disney or have no objections to me going whenever I want to!

It's so great to see the variety of people posting and to see I am far from alone in being a single DVC-er!

 

[spiceycat]

not by any means - singles love WDW and can generally afford DVC - DVC has always sold to singles (some other timeshares only sell to single women not single men).

I first brought in 93 (won't talk about add on right now) and I love it.

It is great for a solo trip the best!!!! I have gone solo, with friends, family and co-workers.

I take my mother and I have since I joined in 93 - but I also bring friends without her along. Some friends I am not sure about taking back - they constantly complained about how much the food costs, etc,.....So they might not be coming back - now I shouldn't say that - he was the complainer - but she is my friend and I will probably invited her back.

I have also let my family and co-workers go without me - my brother and his family went every year - until DVC stopped the free tickets (Dec 31 1999) - but they still use the points to stay in other places for my nephews baseball games. My brother has 2 children a boy and a girl - she is a WDW fan like me and her father..... Her brother just loves baseball.....on our big trip in Thanksgiving he and his friend is going to US/IOA not WDW -but hey you can do that and still stay at DVC resorts.

Hey no offense but people who are single - generally like being single - I have never married - have no children - but I love WDW and have since my grandmother back in 1972 took us for the first time.....loved it since....of course the first trip was off-site - grandmother did not know about on-site - she learned fast and from then on every summer a week at the Polyn - great time - it was wonderful.

I have been back alone - staying off-site - and with mother - staying off and on site - several times before I brought DVC - I should have brought in 92 - they offered me a great deal - sign the contract - then let friends and family talk me out of it (worst mistake I have made) - but after bringing me, mother, brother, sister in law, niece and nephew and having to rent two rooms at the POR (then DL) and buying the tickets and buying all the food for the 5 days - I saw this was silly came home and brought DVC - my nephew loved it then (it was 3 1/2) - he say he never wanted to leave - so buying DVC was a great ideal - I was going to school (got told I needed a degrees to get futher promotions at work) at UAB and working full time (I got my degree in Business Science - Financial too!!!!) - and once the kids got in school - it was impossible for us to go together - but they could still go because of DVC - we just don't go together....works better this way.....


So there are some of us who love going to WDW and appreciate being single.

No offense to anyone!!!!

and no I love men - and I go out with them - but no full time......

heavens I have enough with mother on my back - I certainly don't need another person calling me every day trying to find out what I am during at all times......that is my business and no one elses....

the men I have dated have done that - so they don't get many dates - I like being single!!!! the other thing that I worry about in my much beloved and spoiled cats - Spicey goes to WDW - the other two don't.

I have been through several fires, tornados and floods - still prefer my life to some of my friends who are married.....and who constantly complain about their mates (I realized that some of this is because they are in a bad mood at the time - but it does makes you wonder while anyone in their right mind would be married).

I don't value things - learned that back through the fires, tornados and floods - but do value friends (and my cats....).

I also own a timeshares in Panama City Beach (got in cheap in the resale market) for my nephew - and I loved it!!!!!

Have looked at the Marriott - but they are not in my budget.

I also own a SA (yes South Africia) and no I am not ever going to there (well not in the present anyway) - this was a cheap one to exchange - and I do exchange it to Orlando.....(I have a problem!!!!)

Stayed in some of the best places using timeshares - that I certainly couldn't have afforded if I pay cashed (or won't - I can be very cheap)....However since I don't like to fly they must be in local driving distance (in the South). - I have made good use of my timeshares and on most trips I have taken mother. She appreciates it and then she likes to pretend she owns it and speaks when she should not - but everyone has faults (my brother also has this problem).....

Oh boy this is much too long!!!

 

[B'rer Karen]

I am 29 (hanging on by a thread!), never been married and no kids. It often does feel like I'm alone in that, so a thread like this is nice (although most of you singles at least have kids). I too love the fact that I don't have to ask permission from anyone. I want to buy DVC, I buy it. An add-on? Go for it. 5 trips in a year? Why not! Disney is one of the few places I feel real comfortable travelling alone. I enjoy my solo trips, although I do like sharing Disney with friends too.

Now I am not one of those singles who enjoys being single. I would much rather have the husband and kids (although I'm told that my independence as witnessed by things like owning my own home, DVC, and taking vacations by myself makes me intimidating to men and more likely to stay single). But I figure that just because I am not part of a couple does not mean I should stay shut up in the house and never go to my favorite place in the world. There are so many things in life that are just geared to couples or families. I like to fly in the face of that

 

[jweiss]

I'm single. Never married. Mid 40's. Live in CA and 1st went to FLA for DCL in 8/02. Returned in 8/03 again for DCL and checked out WDL for a few days for 1st time. We bought DVC at that time. We went to MH in 5/04 and will do 7 day DCL and 6 days at BCV (home is SSR) in 8/04. I have a 13 yo daughter. Invited 12 yo neice to join us this summer. Also have a new addition, 4 mo in the process of adopting. So, will be traveling in August, just me and the three girls!!! I also have an almost 2 yo golden retreiver, he goes to camp when we go to FLA. I have no relatives or friends who are into Disney like we are. I'm so sick of hearing "disney again???" I got into into this DCL/WDW mostly because I feel comfortable and safe on Disney vacations. There is no other place I'd feel like this. Also, my 13 yo has "special needs" and I wouldn't feel comfortable with her going off on her own on any other cruise line!!!
p.s. I'm not a teacher, just a social worker!!!