Help! What do you say when other say, "You're going to WDW AGAIN"?

[ScottNBecky]

My wife wants to know if my code name is Luckymommyx2 b/c that is about the same thing I always say. Great minds think alike!

We just joined the DVC too, and had the same feelings about telling the parents. We finally did it and the response from my parents was, "Oh no, I'm sorry." But the in-laws are very intersted in it.

Thanks to everyone who posted on here. At least its not just us who gets the "you are going to WDW again" comment.

 

[cindy_k]

I always say... "YEAH!" followed by a short list of what I am going to do NEW this time.
I've been going a lot these last 3 years.
(7 times in 3 years isn't too much is it?)
and I still haven't even come close to doing everything.

We are leaving soon, and are planning on one Universal Day this time.

 

[theresaruth]

I can't beleive it...I get that response every time from family and some friends that now I don't tell anyone where I am going, but when i announce that I am taking time off and going away, the response is "not Disney again!, I give this blank stare and try to justify why I am going back to Disney. Why should I feel guilty about travelling to my favorite vacation spot, I should be punished....huum what should my punishment be, write on the walls of the cafeteria and the bulletin board of my apartment building, I am a DisneyHOLIC and proud of it and YES I AM GOING TO DISNEY AGAIN...the next time someone makes a statement that's what i am going to do, shout it from my stoop...haha okay calm down...

 

[lovmy2girls]

They do make you feel bad for going. We want to go again in December because we have AP's, and we have not told any of the family members because of what they would say. We just got back from a 10 night stay (July 4-14). We do not plan on that long of a trip next time, just 3 or 4 nights. The cost will not be that bad either because our tickets are already paid for, but there is no explaining that to the "I can't believe you are going Again" people. Truthfully I don't mention it because I don't know what to say with out getting ugly Why can't they just say, Oh, I hope you have a good time.

 

[eeyore kelly]

I have a friend who goes to WDW sbout once a year. When she gets the question, she smiles and says "Yes, Mickey misses me!"

 

[Mysteria]

I'd say...Yes and while we are gone may I suggest that you find a doctor that can infuse you with inner child so that you might understand and stop asking me that question every time I go. Oh and while you are having that done I'll send ya a postcard from Mickey!!

Seriously though some people will never get it so don't worry about explaining yourself. Just tell them it is what your family most enjoys so of course it's where you are going again.

Myst

 

[DepCor0311]

I get this all the time...and mostly from co-workers My usual response is to dazzle them with facts...I usually say something like..."Yup, going again...after all the place is as large as the City of San Francisco, and has more than 15 themed resorts. Disney is extremely wise to the fact that a large percentage of WDW's buisness is from repeat visitors and is constantly adapting and changing from year to year. I can honestly say that I have never had the same experience twice."...and then I tell them that my DGF and I have a pathological fascination with Disney

 

[Luckymommyx2]

Yes ScottNBecky, great minds do think alike!

I'm not sure how my mom will eventually react but the in-laws...that is one area that has me concerned. They moved to Florida and I don't want to be sharing every trip (any trip) with them!!! Help!!

 

[Patsfan7]

Here's the deal... you just have to keep going!
We have been over thirty times, and they stop asking after about fifteen or so.
Then, eventually, all you have to say is, "we're going on vacation", and everyone knows where! HAHA
With regard to "too young" we took our three and a half month old, and people thought that was too young, but she lit up and had a great time. Something only a parent could see and understand.
But: even at three and a half months, we do not hold the record in the family, we have a cousin who took her son much earlier than that as she was living in Orlando at the time.

People either "get it" or "don't get it" I agree with that!

Off to POP Sept!
Me, DH, DAD, MA, and DD, (the week before she turns three for obvious reasons!)

 

[CindyAnn]

It does get annoying doesn't it? Our friends are always happy for us (or at least polite) but DH's family likes to tell you what they really think. I've often been tempted to say "Well at least I'm not stupid enough to go away to stare at the same grains of sand I've been staring at for the past 18 years" or "Why would you care, you're not invited!" but unfortunately I was raised to be polite. Sometimes that's a great handicap, especially with DH's family.

 

[mrsltg]

Oh how I hate people who do this to me!!! As others have said, the simply don't get it. I am a vacation snob. WDW fits the bill perfectly. I want to go to a clean and beautiful hotel, walk around a clean and safe place, eat delicious food, and smile and laugh like a child with my husband and daughter. This happens each and every trip to see the Mouse.

I had to go to Vegas in June for business. I got off the plane and immediately wanted to get back on. I couldn't believe how dirty the place was. I hated the smoke filled hotels and the dreary and drab look of the entire city. It was during that trip that I decided that I would stop trying to apologize for my love of Disney.

My mother is very jealous that my family and I take vacations. She never did, and we rarely did as kids. My feeling is very simply, how long will my dd's face light up at the sight of Cinderella? How long will she think that popcorn out of a bucket with characters all over it is special? How long will she want to snuggle up close to me on Dumbo and tell me that she loves me? If she's like her mom, forever! But nothing will ever replace the memories of her face the first time she ran down Main St (it was her 3rd birthday), or seeing her on her Dad's shoulders just looking around and taking it all in.

Everyone is free to spend their money the way that they want to. But how many vacation spots boast a hotel with a view of giraffes and zebras walking around outside the window???

Erin

 

[BethC1952]

I have two responses to this situation, depending on where I am and who is asking.

I have a sign over my desk in the office which reads, in part "Yes, I'm going to Disney World again...and again...and again...that's why I sit at this desk day after day...after day...after day...". Under that is a sign which displays the number of days left until the start of my next vacation. If the question comes up outside of my office, my standard response is "I live full-time in my vacation home at the Jersey Shore. Where else would I go for vacation?" Don't get excited, though. My "vacation home" is a small, two bedroom apartment two blocks west of the beach with a great view--of the railroad station and the train track!

Beth

 

[EeyoreJMH]

I get this all the time at work, especially since my husband and I do not have kids. I've had to resort to "I'm going to Florida to visit friends."

However, the family understands (it helps that we try to treat them to a trip every so often . . . )

I just love the place-- I can escape the "grown-up" world and it's the only place I've ever been able to relax and enjoy time with my husband.

 

[ScottNBecky]

lovmy2girls, We went last summer for my first time (wife had been as a kid), and our DD's first time. We bought an AP b/c we were there for over SB and knew we were going this summer too. So we got like 19 days out of the AP. Since we had the AP already paid for, we decided to plan for a Xmas trip too.

I tried to reason with a few freinds that where else can I go the week before Xmas and stay for only $66 a night with tax included? No where. And I dont have to drive for 5 days. I can relax. At least a few freinds asked how it could be that cheap. I said thats why we go, b/c of the deals we get. Heck if I went to Chicago for the weeknd I'd pay $120 a night at an average hotel.

Oh well I guess people either get Disney or they dont. When our AP runs out, I think we'll get another set of AP's and start them in Late July 2005 and then get another set of Xmas, SB, and June 2006 trips out of them.

Thanks for the responses. I know I feel better at least getting the frustration out my posting!

 

[a |PiX!e |)uSt]

I have the same problem with family and friends I just always smile and say yes we love it and can't stay away.

 

[theSurlyMermaid]

I remember people being all snobby because our honeymoon was 2 weeks in the world. We had planned a week in Europe, a week at Disney, but 9/11 happened, so we had little choice (and frankly, I was very pleased at how it turned out!)

But you know what? I'm through apologizing. We love WDW and can never get enough. We are going again this December and can hardly wait. Of course, part of me does wish we could also go to Europe but I was in Germany last year at this time, and I've also been to England and Scotland, so it's not like I've never been. Plus, it's far more expensive.

The truly hilarious thing is that DH's job will be sending him to Europe on business, with a long weekend stopover in Prague. Guess who gets to go with him for free? ME! Guess we'll get both Europe and WDW this year!

 

[MAC3]

Smile really big and say "We love it there, and you NEVER run out of things to do"! Every chance we get!!!

 

[GADISNEYGIRL]

WE DON'T TELL ANYONE WE'RE GOING!! We have been three times since last September (and are going again in September), and no one in our families knows that we've been. We go for short weekend trips (feasible due to our work schedules and where we live). It used to be, when you went on vacation, you contacted everyone, gave them emergency numbers, etc. Now, if we're not home, they will call our cell phone, anyway, so what difference does it make? In fact, MIL called us in April as we were leaving Epcot. She had no idea where we were, and we didn't volunteer any info! We have told them that we're going in September (they all think it will be DS' first trip), and we are actually going with my inlaws in December. But with two trips so close together, you'd better believe we'll keep mum about any we take in 2005!

 

[Eeyore2003]

First, Surlymermaid, I 'love" Eddie Izzard~~~ Tea and cake please!!! LOL Love it.

As far as what I tell people, I use the answer I read quite a while ago here.

"Some people pay a Psychologist to deal with their problems and feel better, I go to Disney World forget they exist for a few days, have a great time and am able pick up those troubles on my way out again, and face them refreshed and renewed!!!"

Now that we are "empty nesters", we find WDW so much more fantastic and relaxing without kids!!! Don't get me wrong, the kids are WONDERFUL, and my memories with them are SO precious, and it was FANTASTIC going with my niece and nephew in July, BUT I just can't wait for just DH and myself again at Christmas, it's SO relaxing. And being a "sandwich couple", (dealing with aging parents and kids in college, that are still somewhat dependent) we really NEED those times of "trouble free" existance to put it all in perspective again!!!

 

[chloebob]

At least we can all sympathize with each other! We are going in 2 weeks for our 3rd trip and next June we are planning on a 2 week honeymoon in Disney. All of our friends and co-workers just roll their eyes at us. (A few family members understand though ) Sitting on a beach for a week just isn't our cup of tea, so to each his own!
-Disney or Bust -