Kids are all grown up - Are you still going to Disney?

[bynum66]

Just received information packet. Daughter is 5 and we figure by the time she is 12 she might not want to go to Disney as much if at all. For those of you who have experienced this, do you still feel your purchase was worth it?

 

[WDWMom]

Heck, kids are 12, 8 and 7 now and we have been to WDW twice without them. Looking forward to the days when we can go alone and not have to worry about them being at home or taking them. Not that I don't want to be them, just like spending time alone with DH, too.

 

[AnnaS]

My oldest is 18 now and we bought four years ago. All three of my kids love Disney. We have cruised twice and are looking to cruise next year again. We have gone alone but now we usually go with friends who have kids same ages. This summer my oldest plans on brining a friend or two. They can use it too someday. We will be looking to trade someday and we definitely will do a new place (like 2006) when we might not have enough points one year due to borrowing, etc.

 

[Nanajo1]

There is so much more than just the parks at WDW. I've heard of folks going for two weeks and never going near the parks. There are water sports, biking, the sports complex and golf to name a few. We are anticipating a time when our kids/grandkids may feel they are "parked" out but they all have said they would still go because they feel like they are at our "vacation home" and would find something to do.
DH and I go at least once a year for an adult only trip with our own siblings.
So the focus of your trips might change but the DVC is still a great buy.

 

[dianeschlicht]

Our "kids" were already grown when we purchased 8 years ago! We go 2-3 times a year and the "kids" go along only every once in awhile!

 

[Muushka]

Heck, we don't even HAVE kids and we go twice a year.

 

[jekjones1558]

Our kids were long gone when we bought DVC. Sometimes we bring family, sometimes friends, sometimes we go alone. We have already added points twice. We love it no matter what!

 

[DisneyHumbug]

I just returned from a great trip with my 17 y.o. DD and my friend whose 17 y.o. DD is my DDs best friend. We spent some time together, but most of the time apart and we all had a great time! My 21 y.o. DD has been to DVC with her friends. So now my problem is my kids wanting to use my points!!!

 

[mikesmom]

DS has gone to Disney every 2nd or 3rd year since he was 7 years old. We didn't even find out about DVC until he was 16. It's a different park for him every time we have gone. At the age of 7 it was all about the Magic Kingdom. As he got older, he grew into MGM, Epcot was (and is) still a favorite. Heck , one year he almost spent the whole vacation just in Innoventions! He's loved AK since it opened and still hasn't seen it all. Around 12, we started letting him go off on his own for short periods. In the teen years he started spending more time around the pool. Once we joined DVC, we let him bring a buddy along. Now (he's 21) we schedule 2 or 3 family activities, and the rest of the time he and his buddy are off on their own. I'm planning this years trip to buy into the Bike & Boat plan for a change of pace.

We've spent one trip at Vero - he loved that too!

I've asked him a couple of times if he wanted "out" of the family vacation. Even offered to give him a share of the vacation fund so he could join his buddies on a vacation elsewhere. He just looks at me like I'm nuts! They truly get to feel that DVC is "home", but more like a home with tons of fun things to do!

 

[Regina]

It's hard to explain this. A DVC stay is different from just staying at a resort. It becomes your vacation home, one that you look forward to going to year after year.

We joined at the start of DVC. Our kids were 11, 10 and 7 at the time. They'll be 23, 21 and 19 when we meet up for another great vacation in May. They have never stopped loving it. (What's hard is coordinating schedules at this point. )

It becomes so much more than a vacation. It becomes a family tradition. Their age doesn't matter, it's being together, laughing over past memories and creating new ones that counts.

 

[goofy4dvc]

Our kids were gone when we purchased 3 or 4 years ago. Now, we focus on taking the grandkids occasionally. It's usually just the two of us though. Sometimes we don't go to WDW parks at all. Sometimes we do US/IA, sometimes we golf, sometimes we take day trips (St. Augustine, Tampa, Cape Canaveral, etc.).

 

[Merilyn]

Let her take a friend with her and she will always want to go. My children were 21 and 17 when we joined and they still go with us and they are 31 and 26. No grandchildren yet to spoil. There is so much to do that doesn't include the parks. It is a great place to relax or never stop going. We have traded off to CA, NYC, HH,VB and Washington, DC. We have a trade planned to Williamsburg, VA in Oct and a trip this May to OWK and VB. We just work to support our vacation habit. LOL

 

[anniet]

Never had any kids....just got married and thinking "we can't have kids, we usually go for 2 weeks in the middle of January-we wouldn't be able to do THAT every year with kids!"

kids, or dvc, kids or dvc....

what a dilemma!

 

[MAC3]

I've been Disney polluted since 1987, after buying DVC in 2001 (and thinking about how many times we had been before) I often wondered if she (DD born in 1992, now 11.5) would become "tired" of WDW.

She paid me the biggest compliment last year while walking with her she looked around and said" I'll never get tired of this place!" I was so happy because I can't see DH & I spending our points anywhere else.

I know anything is possible but I doubt it! So I guess my answer is I'm going to Disney!

Lisa

 

[OKW91]

Our kids are in there 30's and they still want to borrow points to go to WDW & OKW! We enjoy trips with the kids and the grandchildren, they go down once a year. We go 3 or 4 times ourselves! There are times when we don't go into the parks, just spend a week hanging out at the resort! As previously said there is more to WDW then just the going to the parks!

 

[KNWVIKING]

Now that they're gone, we can actually afford to go. Last time the DS's went they were 19 & 16. It cost a fortune just trying to keep their stomachs from growling. They were like a couple walking dumpsters.

 

[OKWJan]

We first went to WDW 32 years ago on our honeymoon and have been going back ever since. I think our enjoyment of Disney has only gotten better over the years, especially since becoming DVC members. We enjoy everything at the relaxed pace DVC allows, we go with friends, we go alone. We still love the parks, the men love the great Disney golf courses at a great DVC rate, we shop, have fun, play cards and relax. Our kids both grew up going to Disney and they both are currently living in Orlando, so we get to see them to.

You can't stop getting older, but you are never too old to be immature .

Jan

 

[CarolA]

what kids?

 

[GraceDVC]

We've been going to WDW since 1980 when our DD was 12 and our DS was 8. They have enjoyed every trip since, sometimes bringing friends with them when they were teenagers and young adults, then going with their new spouses, and now back to going with us and bringing our grandchildren!! My husband and I go every year now for about two weeks, and our children come every other year or so. They have never outgrown their love for Disney! (Neither have we.)

 

[BCVOwner2002]

We bought 2 yrs ago. DS is now 18 and still enjoys going to WDW. There are so many things to do besides the parks. Prior to purchasing we brought friends along for DS since he is an only child. That was the best decision we ever made. DS had a better time with someone his own age at the parks than hanging around with Mom & Dad! DH & I look forward to vacationing on our own but I keep saying we need more points because DS wants to go with his friends during school breaks! Unfortunately, college tuition is winning this financial decision. Annmarie