Errrrrr!!!!

[DisneyMommyMichelle]

My DH does get involed in the planning, but i notice that it is your first trip, so just give him time. he probably really just has no clue what is involved have fun!

 

[azgal81]

My boyfriend is the same way he likes to go but I normally do all the planning. I think it's a guy thing. I wouldn't worry about it too much I'm sure everyone will still have fun!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Until you go, you just don't understand it. My BIL went in June for his first trip and I explained that he needed to plan the ADR's at the very least.
He took my advice and from the ADR's was able to plan his days and had a great time.
Most of all we told him to relax and realize you cannot see everything.

So just let your DH kick back and enjoy your vacation!!!

 

[annegal]

My DH 's comment when I start Commando "mega-planning" is "Just tell me where to turn".
Totally uninteresed in the planning aspects of a WDW vacation

 

[mom2boys]

My DH doesn't get it either. He's the type that doesn't like to plan ahead. We travel off-season - usually January. There was only one MK evening parade during our stay. It was on a Tuesday. I mentioned the day before that we'd be going to the parade tomorrow night. His response was something along the lines that "we don't have to tomorrow night". We should wait and see what we feel like. I know him well enough to know that he did not mean he didn't want to see the parade, he just thought we could see it any night and didn't want to "commit" to seeing on Tuesday night.
He didn't get it until we got back to the room after the parade. He said he enjoyed it and maybe we'd see it again during our week. I told him, not possible, that was the only time the parade would be run during our stay. Our prior conversation had not registered. He actually told me he was glad I had planned ahead because we would have missed too much. (This was only our 8th trip.)

 

[LuvN~Travel]

Thanks everyone. Maybe I'm just getting nervous about the whole thing too. It's our VERY FIRST vacation ever. We never even did a honeymoon. Therefore it's the first time I've left the three little ones. I'm a wreck!!!

Don't worry too much now, when you walk up to your restaurants of choice and they are taking NO walkins, he'll appreciate you a bit more. I don't know how many times on our last trip we saw long lines, and even taking no walk ups!
And, those weren't even the busiest seasons.
Don't let it get to you, go and enjoy. And, just remember the younger three will have something to look forward to down the road.
Kim

 

[RNMOM]

This sounds so familiar.

He will reap the benefits of all your planning and have a much better vacations because of it. He might even recognize that and tell you so but don't hold your breath! We have been on 7 trips to the world and I planned every one. DH will offer an opinion about restaurants now that he has eaten at a few and knows the ones he wants to return to.

It might be frustrating if he wanted to do stuff you don't when planning and that would be another issue.

Enjoy your planning. You know your family and their likes. I bet you will plan a wonderful trip. I know I have done so many times.

If you have trustworthy people watching your younger children, they will be fine. Just have things organized for them. Make a consent to treat for emergency purposes and give them a list of your numbers if they need to reach you. We have always been able to use our cell phones at WDW and have had several different companies over the years.

Give yourself the gift of a wonderful vacation in a place that is fun. Try not to overdo it as you can't possibly see all you want in one trip, or even a dozen cause they keep adding new and changing the old. I bet this won't be your last trip to WDW.

 

[*Fantasia*]

I think it's better for spouses to just keep their noses out. You have the control of everything! You can stay wherever you want to stay onsite. Get your reservations to wherever you want to it. You can do which park at which day without anyone nagging you.

And if he doesn't want to go and just want to stay at the resort, I know I would be okay with that as long as I have the CC and having fun. I wouldn't push him to do anything he doesn't want to do. Luckily he is going with you or tell you that he is not paying for the trip.

Have fun planning. Plan it with your children.

 

[powellrj]

my DH has never help plan anything. I look at it as a plus because it means I can pretty much do anything I want and he doesn't care. Just tell him what time to be there and he is happy.

 

[Nancy]

My DH does the same thing. He hates making plans for anything, BUT when we get there he expects all the be planned out.

Last time we went it was for a Disney wedding, with the wedding you have different park ticket options, so he said to only get him a 2 day pass, cause he won't go to the parks that much, he'll hang out at the hotel and relax. The bride to be told me to get a bigger pass cause "you just know he'll change his mind" I didn't listen and got ordered the 2 days. When we got there he was all bent out of shape and I had to buy him passes when we got there. Then he wanted to know what day we were going to SciFi and when are we doing this park or that park.

 

[DisnyMama]

Planning can be a lonely place. DS (15) Just sits there and says "Ah Ha" over and over never paying a bit of attention but when we get there all of a sudden he will be asking if we have this ADR and that ADR and will be disapointed when I say well "No" you didn't say anything because you weren't interested. Oh Well!!! We'll just go where I want to go and he will have to live with it. Ha! Ha!