I don't want to go to UNIVERSAL!!

[DznyLvr2005]

In reading this there were so many "there are so many other things to do there" posts saying you should go but to me it came across that your DH and neighbors were going to get the fast pass thing and hit all the thrill rides(that you hate to go on) over and over in both parks. So if you would have to leave the group in US/IOA to have fun it make more sense to me for you to go to Epcot and have your own fun.

I get so annoyed when people throw out "marriage is about compromising" as a reason to just let someone have thier own way to me compromising is both people giving up something to get something and thats not what this situation is at least to me. But you going to epcot and shopping (what you want and DH hates) and your DH going to US/IOA ( what he want and you hate) is a good compromise.

I think Epcot is the best thing then you get to do what you want and get out of something you hate and your DH gets the same thing.

I hope you have a great time

Thanks! And congrats on your future marriage and honeymoon in the world!
We got married Oct 05 and honeymooned there too. It was awesome! Make sure you get the pins. You'll be suprised at what CMs will do for you

 

[Planogirl]

lol. I was thinking that too.. and the voice of Mr. Krabs from Spongebob in my head "Ohhh boo-hoo, let me play you a sad song on the world's smallest violin." Hey! At least Universal has rides! I was forced to go to Cape Kennedy Space Station and waste 80 dollars just to look at 3 rockets!

Mine was going to casinos in Lousiana. I don't like them and never win a thing but DH loves them. I feel like I could happily start after listening to all of that clanging for just 15 minutes.

 

[allie&mattsmom]

I, too, like some of the other posters, was surprised by some of the comments about being selfish, etc. I would definitely stay at Disney and do what you want, as long as it's not going to cause a huge problem between the two of you that is. Just keep assuring your DH that you'll be completely happy to stay back and do whatever and that he and the friends can go enjoy themselves at Universal. Convince him that this way, everyone will be happy! I bet he'll come around.

 

[HappyLawyer]

so why go, you are entitled to not want that, when you travel with a party there is some compromise needed, i like the disney parks, but i love universal and IOa so much more, i am not sayingi do not have a great time at WDW i do, but we like or not like things.

 

[FayeW]

Well, OP, if your one and only US experience was during Halloween Horror night, your perception of the the "true" US/IOA experience may be a little skewed, and you should give it another chance (in daylight, with all of the rides/attractions operating). We love these parks, and I can't think of a single ride at US that is a roller coaster, or has a drop! Like others have said, I don't think you are trying very hard to find things you might enjoy.

Having said that, I think that your group is making a HUGE mistake trying to cram both US parks, and MNSSHP into one day. I suggest they choose a different day to go.

Also, 2 day/2 park tickets are somewhere aroung $99. I would suspect you could get a real cheap discount at a US onsite hotel for the time of year you are going. I suggest that you consider sharing the cost of renting a room (nobody actually needs to sleep there, although maybe your friends would enjoy it), but that would mean everyone one would have FOTL priviledges for TWO entire days (day of check in and day of checkout). So what I'm saying is, in low season, you might be able to get the room for close to the cost of the price of Express passes for both parks, and then your friends could go back (or even stay over) and enjoy the FOTL again for the next day. With FOTL you can ride any ride as many times as you like (I think the express pass only gives you one turn on each ride). Depending on the cost of the room, it is probably LESS expensive to do this, than to buy express passes for 4 people for both parks. (And if you really, truly hated the parks once you saw everything, you could always hang out at the hotel pool, I hear they are amazing!)



ETA: I just thought of one roller coaster type ride: The Mummy. I think it has a drop too.

 

[themepark]

Oh the horror! This thread is almost surreal. I feel like it's a planted joke. How old are you anyway? Sorry, I am not normally scathing in posts but c'mon. First it's ewww I don't like dirty, mean ol' Universal then it's worrying about your DH who doesn't drink having a drinking problem while with his friends. And to think some people are suffering through adultery, addictions, and any number of things that tear marriages apart. You are crying over a day at an AMUSEMENT park. Just make a decision and be thankful if this is the biggest problem you ever face in your marriage.

 

[rigs32]

Oh the horror! This thread is almost surreal. I feel like it's a planted joke. How old are you anyway? Sorry, I am not normally scathing in posts but c'mon. First it's ewww I don't like dirty, mean ol' Universal then it's worrying about your DH who doesn't drink having a drinking problem while with his friends. And to think some people are suffering through adultery, addictions, and any number of things that tear marriages apart. You are crying over a day at an AMUSEMENT park. Just make a decision and be thankful if this is the biggest problem you ever face in your marriage.

Wow. I've read this whole thread and me thinks thou dost protest too much. Well that and creating reasons to be nasty from nowhere.

 

[ChrisFL]

Ahh, here we go again, people cant even post the name "Universal" without people bashing it...what gives?

I've been going there since 1990, I've been an employee, I've had an AP for the past 6 years and have never seen drunk guests, rude employees or anything that smells illegal there.

To the OP, you have 7 days, Disney has 4 parks, two of which can be done in 1/2 day, Universal has 2 parks right next to each other, and US itself hardly has any thrill rides compared to IOA.

 

[Tazicket]

In reading this there were so many "there are so many other things to do there" posts saying you should go but to me it came across that your DH and neighbors were going to get the fast pass thing and hit all the thrill rides(that you hate to go on) over and over in both parks. So if you would have to leave the group in US/IOA to have fun it make more sense to me for you to go to Epcot and have your own fun.

I get so annoyed when people throw out "marriage is about compromising" as a reason to just let someone have thier own way to me compromising is both people giving up something to get something and thats not what this situation is at least to me. But you going to epcot and shopping (what you want and DH hates) and your DH going to US/IOA ( what he want and you hate) is a good compromise.

I think Epcot is the best thing then you get to do what you want and get out of something you hate and your DH gets the same thing.

I hope you have a great time

ITA! Compromise doesn't mean that 1 person has to be miserable while the other gets what they want. They should either both be equally miserable or equally happy!!! I'm still floored that the neighbors are coming. I would have pitched a fit over that, then posted about it, then been told what a jerk I am for not wanting them to come on our anniversary trip.
Seriously, though, I hope that you two can decide on a way to spend your day where you are both happy and not feeling like you're wasting money. If that requires that you have some alone time on your trip, then so be it! Have fun! The time alone will make your time together that much more special!

 

[willis37862]

I'm still floored that the neighbors are coming. I would have pitched a fit over that, then posted about it, then been told what a jerk I am for not wanting them to come on our anniversary trip.

I would have agreed with you though. No way anyone else is going with DH and I on our anniversary trips. End of discussion.

 

[DznyLvr2005]

This is more entertaining than watching TV. I have been to U and Isl. of Adv. in the day. I don't like it, end of story. That wasnt the point of this post. If my DH wanted to go and it was just me & him I would gladly go. But he has other people to have fun with for 8 hours there, I think he can manage without me.
Anyway, we talked about it last night and we both agreed to go our seperate ways that day. Done, End, we will have fun that night at MNSSHP.

 

[marybet]

I haven't read the whole thread but after the first page I could see how the OP is just getting bashed and I don't think it's fair. It was her gift, she should get to do what she wants, when she gives him a gift he gets to do what he wants. I have never understood why a couple can't do their own thing once in a while. The OP is okay with her husband going with the friends, why does she have to go and be unhappy when she can go to EPCOT and they all can be happy?

To the OP, I hope you get to go to EPCOT by yourself, enjoy it, and buy your husband a nice gift to say thanks for letting me have EPCOT all to myself.

 

[Mrs.Toad]

Now that's a compromise.

I hope you both have a great time!

 

[LoraJ]

Glad you guys worked it out!

 

[paigevz]

Good. Sometimes it's just more relaxing to be on your own, anyway. Just wait until you have kids (if you plan to), very little alone time then, and even less alone together time...........

 

[Robinrs]

This is more entertaining than watching TV. I have been to U and Isl. of Adv. in the day. I don't like it, end of story. That wasnt the point of this post. If my DH wanted to go and it was just me & him I would gladly go. But he has other people to have fun with for 8 hours there, I think he can manage without me.
Anyway, we talked about it last night and we both agreed to go our seperate ways that day. Done, End, we will have fun that night at MNSSHP.

Thank GOODNESS!!!

I am a former Universal mod and a BIG fan. Imagine coming here and seeing DAILY a thread saying "I don't want to go to DISNEY!!!" Both parks are represented on this board and threads like this tend to be pile ups on ignorance concerning the roller coasters etc and I'm just up to here with them! My son and I went to Universal 9 times before he was tall enough to get on any of the coasters and had a BALL.

Off to page 2 ville....

 

[DznyLvr2005]

Thank GOODNESS!!!

I am a former Universal mod and a BIG fan. Imagine coming here and seeing DAILY a thread saying "I don't want to go to DISNEY!!!" Both parks are represented on this board and threads like this tend to be pile ups on ignorance concerning the roller coasters etc and I'm just up to here with them! My son and I went to Universal 9 times before he was tall enough to get on any of the coasters and had a BALL.

Off to page 2 ville....

Well you know I don't like MGM studios either.. .Opinions people, we can have them!

 

[LiteBrite]

Jamie Marie, I just found this thread, and after reading through the whole thing, I'm so pleased to find that you and your hubby were able to agree on splitting up that day. I think you've been very patient, considering the fact that hubby invited the neighbors along on your anniversary trip! I realize he didn't think they would actually come, so I guess you could call it a sort of "accident" that they jumped on it and threw in the Universal wild card to boot, but you still seem to have a great attitude about the whole thing, and I congratulate you on that. All the people who jumped on you early in the thread about compromising for the sake of your marriage should remember that in a sense, this whole trip is one big compromise from you. This is just the sort of well-intentioned mistake my own very nice hubby would have made early in our marriage (before I got him trained ), and I doubt I would have been as go-with-the-flow about it as you have been.

I hope your trip is wonderful, and I hope you and your DH manage to squeeze in some "just the two of you" time. After all, if you were just going out to dinner in your hometown for your anniversary, the neighbors wouldn't expect to come along for that, would they? It's not too much to expect for them to entertain themselves for a little while sometime during the week.

 

[DznyLvr2005]

Jamie Marie, I just found this thread, and after reading through the whole thing, I'm so pleased to find that you and your hubby were able to agree on splitting up that day. I think you've been very patient, considering the fact that hubby invited the neighbors along on your anniversary trip! I realize he didn't think they would actually come, so I guess you could call it a sort of "accident" that they jumped on it and threw in the Universal wild card to boot, but you still seem to have a great attitude about the whole thing, and I congratulate you on that. All the people who jumped on you early in the thread about compromising for the sake of your marriage should remember that in a sense, this whole trip is one big compromise from you. This is just the sort of well-intentioned mistake my own very nice hubby would have made early in our marriage (before I got him trained ), and I doubt I would have been as go-with-the-flow about it as you have been.

I hope your trip is wonderful, and I hope you and your DH manage to squeeze in some "just the two of you" time. After all, if you were just going out to dinner in your hometown for your anniversary, the neighbors wouldn't expect to come along for that, would they? It's not too much to expect for them to entertain themselves for a little while sometime during the week.

Thank you.
We do have a special thing planned for Oct 1st (Our anniversary) We're eating at Cinderellas Royal Table then staying for EMH that night at the MK

 

[tinaluis]

Don't go then. Less people in line in front of us!