Married Disney lovers

[Twilightlover]

I think there should be a thread for married couples who love Disney and while don't have kids do want them someday. As a recently married couple we have yet to be asked the, "when are you guys going to have a baby" question but I'm sure we will and while we are NOT anti children we just aren't ready yet! How much more enjoyable is Disney when you don't have to drag or be dragged by a kid.

 

[Keggy]

Hello! I can join your thread, although I am not recently married. We have been married almost 6 years, love kids. Don't have any yet - maybe some day - who knows!

The question never stops... Believe me. I finally just started saying we aren't having kids to family even though that may not be true.

 

[Twilightlover]

I think kids are great they just aren't in the picture right now. I definelty want them though. Three if i can afford it.

 

[Crystal824]

This sounds like a great thread. My DH and I are in the same boat. We want kids eventually just not right now. We have been married a little over a year. You are right, we both say we want at least one more trip to WDW without kids.

They are cute and I'm sure it is wonderful to see them having a great time there (I want to do that someday) I want one more trip where I don't have to spend all day in Fantasyland. I did actually spend most of the day in Fantasyland last trip; we took my 4 year old nephew...of course, his grandparents and parents were there too.

 

[Twilightlover]

I know! I mean we are planning a trip in 2010. My nephew will be two by then and I know we are going to watch him at least once so that his parents can have a nice night out but he goes back to them.

DH and I got married July 26 and while i wouldn't say we are young at 28 and 26 we aren't ready for kids yet. We want to go to England and do some baseball stadium tours. We are still big kids at heart. Last year we went to Williamsburg, VA. We are both teachers of English so history is naturally a second love for us both. Throughout the trip we tried to rationalize bringing children to Colonial when they were too young to understand the history let alone appreciate it. When we were at Disney it was the same feeling. we vowed we wouldn't bring our own kids to Disney untill they were about 7 or 8, or tall enough to ride everything.

 

[Keggy]

Crystal - I did CP in spring 00. That is where I met DH...

 

[shortchange1026]

We decided before we got married, we didn't want to have children either. A few people have asked us but we aren't really hounded and when we tell them no, they respect our decision and tell us it was a good idea to figure it out before we got married. We got married when we were both 34 and maybe if we had gotten married younger, we may have had kids by now but it's just not our thing. We both like kids but we like the fact that they eventually go home. I have a niece and my DH has 2 so it's not like we are robbing our parents of grandkids. We have a dog and that's enough for us and it's so easy to pack her up and take her to my mother's when we go on vacation. We both sowed our wild oats while we were single but want to enjoy life together and travel. It's so much easier to pick up and go when we want, go out to dinner, etc. Almost every single one of our married friends has kids/babies and a few got pregnant only months after being married. If that's your thing, great but I see the problems they have with baby sitters, day care, money, etc. Like alot of people have posted here and on another thread..call me selfish, but..

 

[YouJustBideYourTime!]

I think there should be a thread for married couples who love Disney and while don't have kids do want them someday. As a recently married couple we have yet to be asked the, "when are you guys going to have a baby" question but I'm sure we will and while we are NOT anti children we just aren't ready yet! How much more enjoyable is Disney when you don't have to drag or be dragged by a kid.

We are not recently married but recently engaged do we count???

We may be having our wedding at Disney or our honeymoon at Disneyland or both if I am the luckiest person alive and a few thousand dollars floats by me in the breeze and I can catch it. So probably not either but we are dreaming and budgeting right now.

We met at Disney ^_^

 

[Twilightlover]

CONGRATS!!!! I've only been married for 40 or so days. I miss the planning!! Disney weddings are soooo expensive. We thought about it but decided that the $3000 was better toward the honeymoon.

 

[ebowen]

I'll sign on. My DH (29) and I (30) will be married 5 years in October. We (well really me - but he's along for the ride) are Disney lovers. We both are wrapped up in getting ourselves established in our careers. We want kids some day - maybe a year or two - just not quite yet.

 

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

DH (33) and I (29) go to Disney every year and don't have kids yet either. It's not that we don't want them (we do) but it just hasn't happened. In my opinion WDW is more fun without kids. We've gone with a friend and his daughter. While she was so well-behaved and such a cute girl it was still a pain to haul around a stroller and have to stop at the bathroom all the time, etc.
Can you believe that people actually make fun of us because we love WDW so much (well, it's more me than him) and that we don't go every year because we have kids but because we don't. I just ask them if they've been in there and most reply that the last time they went was when they were little. So of course it's because they haven't seen all the fun that adults can have.

 

[mindy5648]

I love disney without kids. I have been on trips with kids...not my own(we do not have any and actually dont plan to) It isn't that we dont like kids it is just that our jobs are so hecktic that we just dont have time for children. We are getting married in January and my parents are already all over us to have children...the first thing out of our mouth is "Disney wouldn't be as fun" hahah...is that bad?

 

[ramatae]

I'm happy I found this thread! My husband and I are recently married (just over one year) and I've been trying to plan a trip with him to Disney, but it never came to fruition until now! I spent a good three years convincing him that Disney was not just for kids. We're planning on next summer!

My question revolves around the fact that my husband has never been to Disney. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding must-do/see activities for active fun-loving adults? I want to show him a great time, but it's been ten years since I've been myself.

 

[ILoveDisney-Angie]

If your DH is anything like mine and loves sports, take him to the BW (ESPN club, Beaches and Cream for the Everything but the Kitchen Sink) and Epcot (for drinking around the world and checking out the different countries).

My DH loves Tower of Terror, Rock n Rollercoast at HS. Space Mountain at MK.

 

[meriface11]

DH and I went to WDW for our honeymoon on a whim, and it turned out we were both bitten by the bug! Adults can have so much fun without kids in tow at WDW...especially around the world at Epcot and Boardwalk at night. We've been back every year since we got married in 2005 and we just bought DVC. We aren't going to have any children, but we have 4 nieces and nephews (3 1/2 and 8 month old triplets!), and we are looking forward to being able to share the magic with them when they are old enough to go, which is just one of the many reasons we decided DVC was right for us.

 

[oeshpdog2]

I think there should be a thread for married couples who love Disney and while don't have kids do want them someday. As a recently married couple we have yet to be asked the, "when are you guys going to have a baby" question but I'm sure we will and while we are NOT anti children we just aren't ready yet! How much more enjoyable is Disney when you don't have to drag or be dragged by a kid.

Give it time and the question will come all of the time.

We have been married going on 17 years and we don't have children due to health reasons. The question changes from "when" to "why?"

We have been asked by some "friends" since we don't have kids, "aren't you guys a little old to be going to Disney without children?" Now we just ignore them and assume they just don't know what "having the keys to the kingdom" really means.

 

[wdwtheplacetobe]

We are still newlyweds. DH is 43 and I just turned 46. We discussed LONG before marriage about having kids. We think it would be Selfish of us to have kids. Still, people ask....I thought they would not, since we are both over 40.

Anyway......I have been to Disney 23 times and only twice with kids. DH is working on 10+. We love it so much that we got married in the Wedding Pavilion last October. (Just a small wedding, since we are older and wiser)

We are currently planning a First Anniversary Trip in November, so we can see the Lights!

If your DH is a big Kid, there is PLENTY to do together!

Have a Magical Time!

 

[Csaks]

Give it time and the question will come all of the time.

We have been married going on 17 years and we don't have children due to health reasons. The question changes from "when" to "why?"

We have been asked by some "friends" since we don't have kids, "aren't you guys a little old to be going to Disney without children?" Now we just ignore them and assume they just don't know what "having the keys to the kingdom" really means.

Holly smokes you are the same as us other than the married part. We've been together 17yrs, married for 7yrs. The going to Disney part is my favorite, either you get it or you don't! But now everyone comes to us with all their Disney questions, go figure .

 

[Twilightlover]

I'm happy I found this thread! My husband and I are recently married (just over one year) and I've been trying to plan a trip with him to Disney, but it never came to fruition until now! I spent a good three years convincing him that Disney was not just for kids. We're planning on next summer!

My question revolves around the fact that my husband has never been to Disney. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding must-do/see activities for active fun-loving adults? I want to show him a great time, but it's been ten years since I've been myself.

Where are you staying? Go to Dinner at Victoria and Albert's. It's a must!!! The Hollywood Tower of Terror, rocking roller coaster. The Indiana Jones show. The Muppets Show. Space mountain (my husband loves this ride because of Ric Flair)

Last night I hung out with my nephew who is 4 months and the clock started kicking. Then my husband says," do you really want to bring a 1 YO to WDW." Clock stopped. HAHAH Maybe we'll start trying on the trip.

 

[ORD2KOA]

I'm happy I found this thread! My husband and I are recently married (just over one year) and I've been trying to plan a trip with him to Disney, but it never came to fruition until now! I spent a good three years convincing him that Disney was not just for kids. We're planning on next summer!

Oh my goodness! My d/h and I have been married 36 years, no kids and have made more trips to WDW than I can count. Unless you husband is a crabby curmudgeon, he'll love the place and have a blast.

At one time I had a high-stress position, and WDW was our "happy place" and a quick trip from Chicago. One reason is that whatever happens in the "real world" rarely creeps into the atmosphere at WDW.

My best advice to anyone is not to try to do everything. Soak up the atmosphere, ride the kid's rides, they're fun.

The only problem I think you'll have is summer is beastly hot and the crowds are scary.

BTW - There was a story in the Orlando paper a few months ago about a couple in their 90's, I think, who had seen the Beatles tribute band at Epcot 10,000 times.