From ho hum to hi ho?????

[frsttimers]

As you may have guessed from the name this will be my family's first trip to Disneyworld!!!!! We are going in January and will be celebrating DD's 7th birthday while we are there. She is sooooo excited.....as am I!!!! Wish I could say the same for my DH..... I don't post alot but I've been on this site every day for about the past 3 months gathering tips from all you wonderful DISers. Last week our computer broke and I had a five day span where I had NO DIS access.....what a rough week : ) My DH teased me about being in DIS withdrawal.....Anyhow.....Computer is up and running again but its only cheered me up a little. My DH just does not have the excitement that my DD and I have about our upcoming trip. A friend of his (that went over 10 years ago) told him that our week trip would be way too long and that he was bored by day 2 of his 3 day trip. Now DH is basically just along for the ride...no interest in plans ...nothing.....what i want to know from you is this:

Is this a guy thing??? What can I do to get him in the spirit??? Any ideas????

 

[chesirekate]

My husband also seems pretty uninterested in our trip--and we leave tomorrow morning! However, he's *always* like this before a trip so I just pretty much ignore the attitude. He hasn't been to Disney since he was a kid in the 70's so I know he just has noooooo idea what he's getting himself into. He hasn't even flipped through the guide book I bought, though I have covered the pages with marker and ink, making notes and highlights and many of the pages are dog-eared.

I also know that he trusts me to plan a fun vacation, so that helps. We went to California last year, his idea, to visit his sister and had no plans at all because we were at the mercy of his sister for transportation. It was awful, she just dragged us around to little boutique shops in San Francisco, which was a TON of fun for our 12 month old daughter She just had no desire to do anything 'touristy' at all so we were pretty much stuck. It was an awful trip and a waste of money, and I think it was a wake up call to my husband that a trip can be a lot more fun if you put a little thought into planning and have at least some structure to your days so you get to do as much as possible.

I know the minute we get there he's going to realize what fun Disney World can be, and I've put a lot of thought into doing stuff I know he'll enjoy as well as what I want to do, so I'm hoping for a change of attitude in a few days Now, if I can get this visit to go well, I'm hoping he'll agree to go every year for DD's birthday!

Good luck on your husband, it's hard not to go to Disney and love it so I bet he has a great time!

 

[ebarj1098]

My MIL and I are planning a trip for next June. I am not even thinking of taking my DH. He can't stand crowds and I know it would be a week of whining(and not from the kids!) if he did go. Of course, he really doesn't want us to go at all, so he wouldn't have to worry. I'd say just be glad he is willing to go at all. Maybe he'll get more excited as it gets closer and the kids get more excited.

 

[frsttimers]

Thanks Angela.....its good to know that I'm not the only one!!!!! My husband also says he trusts me to plan a great trip...knows i will do a good job.....yada yada yada.....he is bound and determined that this will be our first and only trip to disneyworld and I'm dead set on changing his mind so...... hopefully we can make this trip special for him too.....good luck to you and have a wonderful trip!!!!!

 

[jiggerj]

You are definately not alone! My dh is such a bummer when it comes to talking disney trips! He is happy when we are there and into it but he kind of just takes the anticipation excitement away. You have to find a friend like I do (hey chip126!) that will talk and talk and talk to you about Disney. The only thing that my dh likes to talk about when planning disney trips is where we are going to eat! Maybe try to include him in planning some priority seatings? Good luck and I know you will have a great time!

 

[Jennifer S]

Ditto! My DH is the same way. He says it's just another amusement park. We leave Friday! The only thing he likes is to eat at Epcot. Hopefully once we get there he'll be better.

 

[Laurabearz]

My husband starts to get excited once we are checked into the hotel room.

And even then, he is along for the ride..... but ya know it works. I love to look into all the details and plan out our time, uncover all the options, and my family follows me along like happy puppies!

Best of both worlds if ya ask me!

BTW I give dh some imput and have built in options to toss out here and there... Like "we have time to either.... mini golf or swim, then we will chill out in the room before heading to the Boardwalk for dinner...."