For those that do the planning

[vellamint]

Um...no, He does not help with the planning...why, if he did....I WOULD HAVE TO SHARE THE FUN!!! HAHAHAHA

As long as I have a good meal planned (sit down, air conditioning) he is okay with everything else!!


(Although I did ask which show of Hoop Dee Doo we should see...7:15 or 9:30 - explained the pros and cons of each and let him pick)

 

[keekeeb]

I actually input the details, but we all do the planning. My husband really gets in to it. We let our DS/age 11 pick out a restaraunt and let our DD/age 7 pick one out, then we just go with the flow. He picked the Sci/Fi and she picked CRT. We're heading to DW August 5-11.

 

[wvjovifan]

My DH helps with the purchase of airline tickets and he writes the checks when I tell him to, other than that, he knows the date we leave and he'd better be ready!! I run things past him every now and then, but he just shows up and follows me!!!

 

[NJBILL]

OK, the lame comment definitely didn't go over as anticipated...it was a joke, ladies.

You know, I'm the husband, I love the trips, etc so I'm cool and your DHes are lame. No offense intended, just having a little fun.

As a DH also, my wife has no interest in the trip until 2 weeks prior when she begins packing......she has zero interest in planning..that being said, I am a very detailed planner, and let her know whats going on as we go....

 

[Boncho]

Speaking AS the DH...you two have really lame husbands.

Don't have the same issue, we all four get involved pretty heavily in picking our resturants and such. I work out the day to day itinerary, but each of us has a say in what we're going to do. And we all know the exact minute we're pulling out of the drive...

You think their husbands are lame----I DON'T EVEN TAKE MINE!!!!! He's not a big Disney fan so my son and I go without him.

 

[Boncho]

OK, the lame comment definitely didn't go over as anticipated...it was a joke, ladies.

You know, I'm the husband, I love the trips, etc so I'm cool and your DHes are lame. No offense intended, just having a little fun.

Don't feel bad, some of us took it as a joke.

 

[rigs32]

DH helps me pick the resort. Then if I'm torn between restaurants, he gets final choice. As for the other details, point him in the right direction. He's jokingly been fining me $1 every time I talk about it, since I sometimes can't NOT talk about it.

 

[irisbud]

I showed my BF everything I had planned so far for our Dec trip. He took my binder which has my notebook full of Disney planning details (many from DIS ), and sort of looked at it while keeping one eye on the TV. After looking over the maps that I had traced our Touring Plan routes on ( I know, I know ) he looked up at me and said, "I thought we were going to Disney Wold. I didn't know we needed battle plans for a war."

I guess all of the planning is officially up to me!

 

[DisneyMomx7]

My DH's favorite saying at Disney is "just tell me where to go, and where we're eating today". He'll suggest a few places before I make our ADRs but I know his favorites and the kids favorites so they just let me do all the planning. It's worked well so far.

 

[DisneyDork712]

My DH likes to go through the guide books and find things to do and stuff. And he wants a general idea of what we're going to be doing, where we're staying, where we're eating (actually he likes to help plan meals - he loves food!), and exactly how much all this magic is costing us, etc. But he doesn't know every little detail. That's my job! My DH told me that he is confident that I can plan the perfect vacation for us. (Of course, that does put SO much pressure on me now! ) He specifically told me that it's his job to work hard to pay for the vacation, and it's my job to plan the heck out of the vacation! We had so much fun on our Disneymoon (that I planned all by myself!) that I don't think he's really worried about it.

 

[amy4bruce]

My DW, a former CM (20 years ago! ), started doing the planning for our first trip, last year. She hadn't been for about ten years, and never with me. She was the one who found all the websites and bought all the books. HOWEVER, she soon hooked me into it. Most of the decisions were made in tandem, although I deferred to the person who had actually been there.

My DD (then five, now six) will tell us what she wants to see, and she absolutely loves the promotional DVD, so the three of us do the planning.

DW feels that it's like a second vacation, and I have to agree. After all, she found the DISboards, but I'm the one posting.

 

[gigi1313]

OK, the lame comment definitely didn't go over as anticipated...it was a joke, ladies.

You know, I'm the husband, I love the trips, etc so I'm cool and your DHes are lame. No offense intended, just having a little fun.

i knew you were joking and joked right back (w/my "i plan/he pays" comment)

actually, it's funny... i do all the obsessive planning, read every guide book, subscribe to tgm, spend countless hours on the disboards, allears and mousesavers and once we arrive at wdw, dh is "in charge!" he's our trusty tourguide, runs for fastpasses, takes all the photos, picks our parade viewing spot and knows where every restroom in all of wdw is located and which one is closest to wherever we are when someone has to go! i give him a synopsis of all i've learned thru the months of planning and he puts it into action... we make a good team

 

[tkitty]

Well, I wish my husband would show some interest. I love to do all the planning and such, but I sure wish I had someone to share with. My DD25 and family are making this trip with us, so she did help me make all the choices. The problem is, I'd talk about it all the time, but no one wants to listen! That's OK, I've got all of you!

 

[jmskinner]

My DH thinks I am completely nuts!!! Hopefully he doesn't hear the idea of charging me $1 every time I speak of Disney. He agreed to our first trip to Disney World after learning he was going to Iraq. I am very excited about the trip, but wish it was for better reasons that we are getting to go. I would like to see if he would be so disinterested if he wasn't stressed. Maybe we can plan another trip when he comes back. Who knows, we may live in Florida then and get to go more often.

 

[LUVMICKEY]

My DH never used to get to involved with the planning with the exception of us picking all our ADR'S together. I did all the rest of the planning. But things have changed. For the past few trips he has gotten very involved in the whole thing. It's been alot of fun. We are always on the Dis Boards together or reading a guide book of some sort. Of course he has always looked forward to all our trips there. To us, there's know other place to be.

Michele

 

[Sandi12404]

my mom, sister and I did most of the planning. My DH really could care less. When we were planning our ADR's I handed him all my guidebooks and the WDW guide to dining and asked him where he wanted to eat and he just looked at me and said "wherever there's food. I don't care". As long as he knows when we're going and how long we'll be there, he's a happy person.

 

[disneykid4ever]

I do all the planning and take it so seriously sometimes that I worry about getting the ADRs and ressies perfect. My husband is not privy to most of the details usually until the last minute (like the week we leave . . . and even THEN he's not FULLY grasping it all). I will bounce ideas off him occasionally about what resort to stay at or what restaurant he would like to eat at again this trip, but basically it's my show . . . and I LOVE IT!!!!

 

[la79al]

I get more help from DD5 than DH. She can keep whole shopping and packing lists in her head if I can tell her why we need the things. DH would be doing well if he could remember what month we are going during.

 

[DisneyJen0504]

I do all the planning but DH knows what is going on for the most part as we discuss where we want to eat, things we want to be sure we do and things we don't mind skipping.

 

[katlas&kids]

I wish my DH would even tell me if he is going! I mentioned it months ago, he said ok lets do it. Now he says he knows we will go whether he will or not, and gives me "that look". To bad, the kids and I are going. I know he isn't a crowd lover, not into parks, but it is something I want to do for the kids to remember. Very scary taking to kids with emotional needs alone, but once we are there, I think it will all work out! I was hoping the food would lure him in though.

Since I hope the kids don't find out until we get OFF the plane (cause they will drive me nuts!) and it is our first trip there, I am being good and booking resturants hubby will like along with them. We don't go until Aug. and I told him he needed to make up his mind by the time I have to pay it off cause otherwise I am changing the ressies not to include him! Like that will scare him!