Long weekend in WDW - not taking the kids?

[Figment1990]

Okay... DH and I LOVE WDW and have been several times before we had our son. He's now 2 and has been there THREE times! We love it there, would rather vacation there than anywhere else.

For the past two years, we've gone to WDW for a long weekend in the fall, just us two. We really needed to escape and it helped us through some tough times. DS was only 6 months and 1.5 years, so he has no memory. However, this time around, he REALLY remembers his trips to WDW, talks about it all the time, and can't wait for our planned trip next spring.

DH & I would really like to get away again for a few days just us, but we're feeling so guilty! We have been trying to convince ourselves to go somewhere else, but our hearts are just not in it. We love Disney so much and we missed the "adult" stuff on our last few trips with DS. Don't get me wrong, we loved our trips with him too, but they are very different for us, since we happily focus on toddler appropriate activities and schedules.

What do I tell my son? Do I tell him that Daddy and Mommy are going on a trip and leave it at that? I hate to lie outright, but I cannot tell him we're going to Disney without him. He would completely understand and be devastated....

What a quandry! We probably should just not go. There will be plenty of time for adults-only WDW trips when DS is older, and in a few (ok, 8) years, he'll probably be ready for the more adult stuff anyhow. Although I'm not sure any of my family really enjoys putting up with my "adult" shopping around the world obsession.

Any been-there-done-that advice?

 

[Disneyforus]

We have gone once, and left the kids home. We were very matter of fact and they seemed ok with that...we did down play the whole Disney thing and focused more on going to Orlando. (my dh had a conference, so we used that as our excuse ) Everything was fine, and they were excited that we brought home some nice souvies.

We are going again in just a few weeks, and we haven't told the kid yet.
But, our plan is this: We are going to Disney to Celebrate our Anniversary and participate in some more adult activities that we can't do with the kids. We are spending lots of time at Epcot and doing the Segway Tour.....we also are attending NoJ which my older two kids would like, but not for several hours two days in a row. I have been in nursing school the past 8 months and my dh and I are desperate for some alone time.

I am a little worried about how they might react, because Disney is mentioned literally every day in our house. We went last November and they are just itching to go back. We have mentioned going as a family in January, so I am trying to focus them on that. We are going the first week they will be
back in school, so I am hoping between that, and Grandpa and Grandma coming to stay with them all will be well.

All this being said, our trip to Disney alone in 2008 was WONDERFUL! I loved every minute...We need to nurture our husband/wife relationship and that just overflows to us as a family.

Good luck with your decision!