Have you ever gone on a Disney trip with friends?

[ajollyholidaywithjo]

And you came back and no longer wanted to be friends with that person....I went on a trip with one of my girl friends last year, and it completely changed how I look at her. I never want to go on a trip with her again, it was so terrible. She complained the whole time, and made me miss a bunch of things because she didn't want to go and got mad when I said I would go alone. It's been a couple of months, and I'm still not feeling very good about even being her friend.

If you really want to test your friendships, go on a Disney trip.

 

[MamaMermaid]

And you came back and no longer wanted to be friends with that person....I went on a trip with one of my girl friends last year, and it completely changed how I look at her. I never want to go on a trip with her again, it was so terrible. She complained the whole time, and made me miss a bunch of things because she didn't want to go and got mad when I said I would go alone. It's been a couple of months, and I'm still not feeling very good about even being her friend.

If you really want to test your friendships, go on a Disney trip.

I had this experience, except on a Disney Cruise. It was misery... very expensive misery.

 

[sam_gordon]

I've only been on trips with family (and coworkers, but that doesn't really count). Based on horror stories I've read online though, it seems like a lot of issues are because the people travelling together don't really know how the other travels. Does one want to attack the day at sunrise and go until midnight and the other wants to sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast, and take breaks through the day? Can you split up or will someone be upset because they want company?

Those are the kinds of things that need to be discussed WAY ahead of time. And it's not just Disney, this would apply no matter where you're going.

 

[Schneewittchen37]

That's sad, I've done Disney with friends and never had a bad experience.

The first time, me, DH, DD and DS went for a week-long trip with another family with kids the same ages. Because of them, we tried things we'd never done before and ended up with some crazy memories. We still take trips with them - Great Wolf Lodge, the beach, etc.

Another time, I did a day trip with a co-worker while we were at a work conference. Again, fun memories, no complaints. I'd go to WDW with her again.

 

[BrianL]

I go with friends allt he time and it's okay. I live alone and after sharing close quarters with them for a while, I usually say, "That was fun. Now, I never want to see you again." That's just a joke though, but I do miss my alone time.

I do have a friend who was a bit of a magic killer. We would always facetiously ask, "How do they do that? Magic!" He was the guy who would huff and say, "It's not magic." He also referred to Pirates of the Caribbean as, "Just a boat ride." Yeah, I don't love going with him to MK! He likes the Star Wars stuff though so he's more tolerable there - maybe a little too into it actually, ha ha! He also loves Universal, so, you know.... It's okay though, I can deal.

 

[TAX GUY]

We did a few years ago, and had a fantastic trip. The friends we vacationed with, we've vacationed with before (beach week), so we all knew how the others "vacationed". Even though they aren't Disney fans, at all, we all still had a great time.

 

[Smugpugmug]

I went to Disney with my friend last May and had a wonderful time. We deliberately chose not to invite our other friends because they really do not like Disney (they prefer Universal) and they would absolutely let us know that every second of the entire trip. I'm going with the same friend to see Lion King on Broadway on Labor day weekend.

However I went with a completely different friend to Japan (including Tokyo Disney) and had a simitar experience to what the OP described. She was very much not a morning person and would get up in the early afternoon, so I found myself doing solo trips the majority of the time. She also complained about the Disney parks....until she found out that Disneysea sells alcohol, then she was fine. I still had a great time regardless but I don't plan on going on vacation with that friend again.

 

[ajollyholidaywithjo]

I've only been on trips with family (and coworkers, but that doesn't really count). Based on horror stories I've read online though, it seems like a lot of issues are because the people travelling together don't really know how the other travels. Does one want to attack the day at sunrise and go until midnight and the other wants to sleep in, have a leisurely breakfast, and take breaks through the day? Can you split up or will someone be upset because they want company?

Those are the kinds of things that need to be discussed WAY ahead of time. And it's not just Disney, this would apply no matter where you're going.

The sad thing is, I mentioned MANY times before how I do Disney, because I knew that we have different styles. And I told them that because of that, we could split up and they assured me they were okay with that. Jokes on me because that was not the case...

 

[RedAngie]

Nah. I don’t want to ruin the friendship. A day trip to a theme park is OK, but not a whole vacation. By the third day i’m sure my friends would want to kill me.

 

[gmi3804]

Grand Plan, July 1988, the month the Grand Floridian opened. The Grand Plan was an All You Can Disney thing: all park admissions, activities, boating, golfing, etc., meals, and airport limo transfers. Gift of the Day every day. It was expensive for 22 year-olds, but we crammed 5 into the room: 2 queen beds, day bed. Had a blast, and did EVERYTHING!

We're still the best of friends. But we're all Disney nuts, and I wouldn't do this with just anyone.

 

[sam_gordon]

Wouldn't it be funny if the person who started this post: https://www.disboards.com/threads/disney-world.3908699 is who the OP went to Disney with?

 

[BroadwayHermione5]

This was my aunts friend. The friendship was already on its downward spiral, but the friend ruined our family vacation for a variety of reasons I will not get into here

 

[ajollyholidaywithjo]

Wouldn't it be funny if the person who started this post: https://www.disboards.com/threads/disney-world.3908699 is who the OP went to Disney with?

I feel like that person is very angry that I posted this thread. Lol.

 

[gmi3804]

I've always maintained that the true test of friendship (or at least compatibility) is if you can go on a trip together, have a good time, and still be friends afterwards.

 

[CynBeth]

No. Over the years we have gone on 2 non Disney weekend trips to amusement parks a few hours away once with cousins and the other times with friends and they were both nightmares because of the different vacation styles we have such as us wanting to have an early breakfast and getting to places when they open and them wanting to sleep late among other things.

 

[Heatherhy01]

This is so sad to me. I have gone to Disney with a friend, but that friend is also a Disney buff so we were compatible and we were both go, go, go! On the other hand, I do have a couple of friends that I would NEVER go to Disney with because I know that we would not survive the trip.

Maybe give it some more time??

 

[Moliphino]

I've gone with friends and had a great time. The one I've gone with the most is a friend I had traveled Europe with in college, though, so we already knew we could get along.

 

[ajollyholidaywithjo]

This is so sad to me. I have gone to Disney with a friend, but that friend is also a Disney buff so we were compatible and we were both go, go, go! On the other hand, I do have a couple of friends that I would NEVER go to Disney with because I know that we would not survive the trip.

Maybe give it some more time??

She mentioned to me she wants to go again, and I don't think I can go through that whole debacle again.

 

[gmi3804]

She mentioned to me she wants to go again, and I don't think I can go through that whole debacle again.

Did you ever talk about it with her, ask her if she had a good time? Because it seems like she didn't enjoy it. I wonder why she'd want to go back.

 

[White Cat]

Never have and never will vacation with friends.