Has this ever happened to you

[GailT]

One day I am excited about my upcoming trip to BWI and Disney then I start reading some posts and the excitment goes away. I am wondering if I am outgrowing Disney, Help, I might need a 10 step program or going on 47 am I maturing?

 

[scanne]

I think it's normal to have doubts about a resort when you read negative comments. I don't think you're losing your love of Disney, but it is easy to fall into this trap:

You go to Disney often, but one or two trips really stand out as being the most magical. The other trips are fun, but don't stand out. You have expectations of your resort, the parks, the restaurants, and you don't want to be disappointed, so you start to second guess your current plans, which can make you feel less excited than you thought.

Am I close, here?

Anyway, what I do is I try to plan to do one NEW thing each time we go. Like on our trip last August, we went parasailing at the Contemporary - it was AWESOME! I also try to pick a restaurant I've never eaten at plus some of my favorites. I also like to try new resorts...the one time I returned to a resort I WAS disappointed. We stayed at the GF for our honeymoon in 2000 and returned to the GF in Dec. 01...it wasn't our honeymoon and I had all these expectations, but nothing can top my honeymoon. So I didn't enjoy that trip as much (OK, I was also very newly pregnant and dealing with morning sickness, but that's another story).

Try to look at your vacation as returning "home" and enjoy your old favorites and try to seek out new adventures. A backstage tour, a spa treatment, a fishing excursion...lots to choose from and lots to do! I hope this helps a little!!!!!

Here's some pixie dust for you ***************************************************

 

[hhender102]

GailT ~ Are the posts you are reading ones that are negative about BWI? Maybe part of the way you are feeling is b/c you are worried about the resort. I know I feel the same way. We have our ressies made, and as soon as I see a post negative about WL, I get kinda down and consider changing. Then the reasonable side of me jumps in and I realize I made the best decision for me and the kids. They will love the resort.

If it isn't about the resort, when is the last time you went to WDW? (Sorry, if it's in your post, I didn't see it) If it has been recently, maybe you are worried about the same old, same old. However, I think we all know that every time at WDW is different. The rides may stay the same, but the atmosphere and experiences are always changing. If you think it is that you have been overloaded in the past, why not make PSs or schedule things that you have not tried before?

I am soooo excited about our trip, but I also get anxious because this is our first time onsite and I really want to make it as magical as possible. Are you anxious about being bored or? -- can't imagine

Try to identify what in the posts, etc. are making you feel down. It certainly isn't age...my grandma's last trip to WDW was last year. She is 84, and my grandfather and her went every year for a very long, long time. After my grandfather died a couple of years ago, she started going with a friend. She used to get so excited about going everytime. Now, she has decided she just can't manage all that walking anymore, plus the friend she was going with has passed away. I am trying to talk her into going with us in Feb., but she doesn't want to slow me and the kids down I will keep on her...

Relax, and if the posts take away some of your excitement...m/b stop reading them for a while. I know that can be difficult...I am absolutely addicted, and I check this site several times a day.

 

[swilphil]

Gail T--Have no fear. The BWI is a fab place. Maybe post a question specifically about it if you have doubts. Sometimes people post the negative, but not the positive. A friend went to BWI this spring and LOVED, LOVED, LOVED it. Her only neg. comment was, "It was so nice, I felt like it was a waste since we spent so much time in the parks."

We tried to rent points at BW Villas for our upcoming trip, but none were available. We are staying next door to the Boardwalk at the Swan. You will absolutely love the location being so close to parks and right on the Boardwalk. I read several neg. comments before our trip to the Dolphin last year about how it doesn't have Disney "magic," too many conventioneers, etc., but I didn't find any of that to be true at all!

Enjoy!

 

[PamNC]

Let's face it - we all have such high expectations of our Disney trips. We plan and plan and scan these boards, probably daily. We anticipate and dream and hope that our upcoming trip will be the most magical. Like the first responding poster said - maybe the current trip doesn't live up to one really magical trip you've had in the past.

I go through it - but here's what I do. We're leaving in 6 days. For weeks my DH and I have been psyched up. Life happens...things happen. For instance, my DH was in a car accident that wasn't his fault - he's okay but his car is totalled. We're having a hard time with the insurance. So, DH is stressed. So, I'm stressed wondering if this will ruin our trip. I'm also getting in that nervous mode that always occurs about 1 week prior - will I have time to get everything together? We live on a farm - horses. I do have a sitter who comes and takes care of everything but naturally I worry that something will happen. We have dogs, cats, and chickens too. I stress over getting the yard mowed before we leave, the laundry done, the house cleaned. All this said, the excitement turns into panic.

I can probably top everyone - I'm almost embarrased to admit this. But I know you guys won't laugh at me. Well, if you do, don't tell me. Just about every time a trip comes up - about 1 week prior I start to feel physically sick. It's always my sinuses because I have horrible allergies and get 2-3 sinus infections a year. It always seems that I get one right before a trip. Have to go to the doctor and get medication so I won't be sick on my Disney trip. I'm starting to feel like it's all in my head. But it "ain't" no time for taking chances. In fact, I have a doctor's appointment today.

It's as if we cherish these trips so much and anticipate and plan out the wazoo, to the point where we're stressed about it being a "magical experience" so we make it more difficult.

If I know this - why can't I stop? I don't know.

NOW, the good news. Once I get there - all of these stress, sinus pressure, and stupidity simply floats away and we always have a great trip. Maybe not every trip is the MOST MAGICAL but they are all special in their own little way.

Whew - sorry for being long winded. This was like therapy for me.

Gotta go - doctor's appointment soon.

PamNC