How do you convince friends that WDW would be a great vacation?

[wdeversole]

Can anyone truly be your friend without loving Disney?

It's a prerequisite for all of my friends....

 

[yesdisneyfool]

Originally posted by wdeversole
Can anyone truly be your friend without loving Disney?

You said it. All suggestion have been great. I know they'll love it once the Pixie Dust has been spread over them.
17 weeks to the magic and counting.

 

[GeorgeG]

We think WDW is the greatest place in the world and many of our friends and family think we're nuts. My SIL, who has never been to WDW, thinks it's "just another amusement park."

As other posters pointed out, WDW is not for everyone. That used to bother me. I just couldn't imagine how anyone could not love WDW. Of course, I don't understand what so many people see in going to Atlantic City or Las Vegas.

I can see how the un-informed can go to WDW and not experience the "magic." I've talked to so many people who have been to WDW a number times and never even knew about what we would consider basics. Let's face it, you really need to do your homework to get the most out a WDW vacation.

I'm sure most of us could show our family and friends how WDW really should be done, but it's not something to be forced on them. I usually give my recommendations (options, as much as possible) and let them decide.

For those who don't want to go to WDW for whatever reason, I don't even try to coax them anymore. As another poster pointed out, that helps keep the crowds down.

 

[Cruelladeville]

Did you ever notice that many people can't understand why in the world you would want to go to Disney yet again, and then when you say "I have a timeshare in Florida" suddenly it's OK? That's yet another reason for Disney lovers to buy into DVC

 

[Terry S]

We took my parents to WDW for the first time this past October. My step-father grumbled about it from the day I made the reservation until the day we arrived. I really started to feel guilty that he would not have a good time. He kept saying "what am I going to do at WDW?" Well, needless to say, he, as well as my mother, had a great time and went back with us in April and bought into the BCV.