We are going this August ( haven't been in 5 years!!so I am very excited) dh is not a Disney fan but is going because its a group of 10 of us- all family. Prob is- I am planning with a family member and we are trying to plan meals , which park on which day, airfare.. Etc but when I try to ask hubby or my parents who are also going, they tell me they don't want to talk about it till July?? So what do I do?? Wait? LAN it all myself??
Oh, boy, that sounds like LOTS of fun.
If nearly
half your crew doesn't understand that at least a
modest amount of planning is necessary for a successful WDW trip, I can't fathom how a group of
ten is going to get along.
In all honesty, I would explain to the DH and/or his "side" of the family that
some minimal planning is necessary. You are probably all-too aware that you just
cannot wait until July to plan an August WDW vacation. That's nuts. That's setting up for a miserable vacation, and "group" vacations of that size are hard enough. I can't think of
any vacation (Disney or otherwise) where I'd wait until the last
month to make any plans. That's nuts.
I certainly understand that vacations can be a time where you want to relax, not think, sleep in, etc., but if you don't realize its nearly impossible to have that kind of vacation with Disney (at least one most people come away with having enjoyed).
If they flatly, categorically refuse to participate, then you're going to have to use your best judgment and make ADR's and take care of other items yourself. You might give your DH fair warning that's what you're going to do, and he has the option not to participate in the planning, but things
have to be done or
everyone's money ends up wasted, and comes home angry and miserable.
I'm only a moderate planner compared to many here, but I already have park days lined up, hotel reserved, and ADR's booked, and we're over three months away. Heck, I've even customized and saved our Google route maps (driving). I can't imagine trying to wait until a month or less before.
