MVMCP Solo?

[FLkid]

Going to DW Oct 1 for the first time in years.

I purchased a weekday select annual pass for myself so a return trip is already on my mind (and I haven't even gone yet!)



I REALLY want to experience MVMCP as well as Osborne lights. I Love Christmas.


I've mentioned it to family members who also purchased the weekday annual passes and they seemed a "little" interested. Maybe I asked too soon? Maybe I should have waited until after this trip? I don't know. I'm really hoping for the best (someone going with me) but wanting to prepare for the worst (them not coming).

A lot has changed in my life and my confidence in the past year, so where before I would have never even considered a solo trip.. Now I'm telling myself if it's what I want to do I should go do it with or without other people.


I've had a lot of anxiety instilled in me by overly protective parents, so there have been a few instances where I have been alone in situations and got a little panicky about it. I don't know why, I really enjoy being alone. So I'm not sure why I would have issues about it.


Is anyone doing MVMCP solo? Or have you before?

Also, would it make more sense to stay on site as a solo female so I have less driving to an offsite hotel at night?



Thank you

 

[TaxiLab127]

I never traveled alone until I went to Disney World last Christmas. I took two of my dogs with me, so in a way I wasn't alone. And I stayed off-site because of the dogs. I had an absolute blast! Since then I've been back twice in April and I'm going again at the end of October, beginning of December, and for Christmas again. I think WDW is a place where it isn't weird to be alone. In fact, you see people alone all over the place. Some are traveling alone, others are just separated from their family. CMs are super nice and seem to go out of their way to talk to you. As far as dining, I did find it a little awkward at Tokyo Dining but Sci-Fi Diner was great. I've decided in October to try and eat at the bar at Flying Fish.

Both times in April and in Oct and Dec I will be staying on site. On site is nice because you don't have to drive plus you are in the Disney bubble the entire trip. I love that bubble I will always stay on site unless I have my dogs with me (which happens only at Christmas).

I think you will have a great time! I've met a lot of people in line or eating at the bar. It's fun to learn about other families, where they are from, and what brings them to WDW. Go and have a BLAST!!!

 

[MADnNOLA]

I travel solo to the World often! I have the best time, more so than I do with friends/family as I am so free to do what I want, when I want. I have been able to really take it all in and enjoy my time there.

I have never been to MVMCP but have done MNSSHP solo. I had a GREAT time! So much so, I am going to 2 parties next month, and planed a weekend trip in December for MVMCP.

I say go and don't look back. You will only regret it later that you didn't do the party!

As for staying off site or on, I love staying on-site. I think your safety level is better for a single female IMO for on-site. Normally, there are other people going to and from, everything is well lit, and CM Security are paroling the grounds.

I know I have never felt unsafe when I was walking to my rooms late at night (or very early in the morning). In April I stayed at CSR and my room was across the lake from EL Centro. It was about a 10 minute walk and I did it several times late at night.

I would not hesitate to recommend to a female friend or family member to travel solo and stay on-site.

 

[spiceycat]

if you are going in Oct - then it is MNSSHP - the halloween party - not the Christmas stuff - that is Nov/Dec.

have done both parties and thought they were both excellent.

really like the MVMCP - and haven't decided yet if I am going this year.

 

[FLkid]

Thank you everyone so much! I feel so much better about it now. I'm thinking it may be good for me if I do end up alone. I need to experience that

if you are going in Oct - then it is MNSSHP - the halloween party - not the Christmas stuff - that is Nov/Dec. have done both parties and thought they were both excellent. really like the MVMCP - and haven't decided yet if I am going this year.

Oh sorry for the mix up! What I meant was I am going to disney oct 1 with my family (we are doing MNSSHP! Yay!)

but I'm wanting to return in December for the Christmas party and may have to do that trip alone

 

[Viva Las Disney]

I'm thinking it may be good for me if I do end up alone. I need to experience that

I recently had a similar situation.

I'm going on my first DW trip in Dec and originally asked several friends if they would go with me, none could go so I decided I'd just go alone. The idea of going alone kind of freaked me out (eating alone, being lonely, will people look) but I've wanted to go for a long time and it was either not go or go solo so I booked my trip and started planning, the more I planned the more excited I got. A couple of weeks ago one of my friends asked if she could still come and I ended up telling her it was to late but the reality is that all that initial anxiety I had has been replaced by pure excitement and newfound freedom and I really want to do it alone. (I told her we'd go next year )

As a single person I've always felt I was missing out on vacations and travel but since I've booked my trip I've been pleasantly surprised to have found a huge level of self confidence in myself that I don't need others to see the world. I've already booked a solo trip to DL in Jan to run the Neverland 5k and then I'm staying to enjoy the parks for a few days, something I wouldn't have done a couple of months ago. I've lived within 5 hours of DL for a decade but never gone because I didn't want to go alone. Ironically, after I told my friends I booked a trip to DL they want to go too so it probably won't end up being a solo trip but I love my new outlook that I can do anything I want to, even if it means doing it alone.

I'm going to MVMCP on both Dec 1st and the 6th, can't wait!

 

[ZehnJahren]

I'm interested in hearing opinions too; I'm considering a solo MVMCP myself!

 

[FLkid]

I recently had a similar situation. I'm going on my first DW trip in Dec and originally asked several friends if they would go with me, none could go so I decided I'd just go alone. The idea of going alone kind of freaked me out (eating alone, being lonely, will people look) but I've wanted to go for a long time and it was either not go or go solo so I booked my trip and started planning, the more I planned the more excited I got. A couple of weeks ago one of my friends asked if she could still come and I ended up telling her it was to late but the reality is that all that initial anxiety I had has been replaced by pure excitement and newfound freedom and I really want to do it alone. (I told her we'd go next year ) As a single person I've always felt I was missing out on vacations and travel but since I've booked my trip I've been pleasantly surprised to have found a huge level of self confidence in myself that I don't need others to see the world. I've already booked a solo trip to DL in Jan to run the Neverland 5k and then I'm staying to enjoy the parks for a few days, something I wouldn't have done a couple of months ago. I've lived within 5 hours of DL for a decade but never gone because I didn't want to go alone. Ironically, after I told my friends I booked a trip to DL they want to go too so it probably won't end up being a solo trip but I love my new outlook that I can do anything I want to, even if it means doing it alone. I'm going to MVMCP on both Dec 1st and the 6th, can't wait!

Thank You!

How funny, my dates are Dec 2-5! Must be the solo week.

I have noticed exactly what you stated, after people found out I was going alone if I had to, they all of a sudden are interested in joining me.

I'm starting to think some of them enjoy the control factor of their decision!
They still gave me the "well it's right after thanksgiving, month of Christmas, I don't know if I can take that off" ect ect. I'm like just say no! I would like to know ASAP if I'm doing this alone.

I was discussing it with my mother and she said told me "i don't know about being in orlando alone, that's a big place" It kind of discouraged me but then I came back and read all of your wonderful replies and it gave me confidence agaiin.

I'm sticking to my plan. Regardless of it being alone or not.


What I've really been thinking about the most is the ability to stop anywhere I want and get photos and video. Normally I have to pay attention or make it quick to keep up with my crowd.

 

[lisa2465]

I will be thier for my 6th annual solo trip from Nov 30th thru Dec 8th. I have always stayed on site and have done MVMCP every year. I would recommend it to everyone, I always felt safe being in the Disney bubble. Maybe next year I am half planning on going outside the bubble and try Discovery Cove but that is still a year away. Have Fun on your trip!!

 

[GinnerD]

Solo trip, Nov 30 - Dec 6. Probably doing the MVMCP Dec 5.

I am reading about a lot of solo trips that week too.

 

[CoasterAddict]

I usually meet up with my mom and sister for WDW trips, but I really treasure times I can just go by myself and focus on the things that I want to do and have energy for and not have to worry about overtaxing someone. I've never felt either weird or unsafe as a solo female on Disney trips (World or Land).

 

[katla33]

I am going solo to MVMCP in Nov. I am going to be at WDW for an AEP program and I love Christmas so much and do not want to miss out. I am a little nervous about going alone but also very excited!

 

[DisneyFave]

I'm also going alone to the MVMCP on Nov. 11 and I am soooo excited! I didn't even ask any of my friends of family to come before I bought the tickets--I think part of me loves sharing that time with loved ones, but a bigger part of me loves my commando-style touring pace and not having to worry about other people getting cranky and irritable. I never get cranky at WDW!

Before I got married I did a lot of traveling in developing countries by myself, so going to a place as safe and self-contained as WDW is a comparative walk in the park (and a much more expensive one at that )

When I travel alone I tend not to eat at sit-down restaurants, because I enjoy that so much more with loved ones. Sci-fi is the one exception because it's dark and I don't feel self-conscious, plus it's relatively quiet and people tend to just look at the screen anyway.

When I'm alone though, I just love being able to stop and take pictures at, for example, Tomorrowland at night, and linger as much as I want without having to worry about a tired or lost companion.

 

[darkwingduck20106]

Iam going solo in December 10 and cant wait

 

[tigger&tigerlover]

Going solo and going to MVMCP Dec 2nd thru Dec 10th, so it must be solo week!

 

[Mikeypro]

I'll be there solo from December 3rd till the 15th.

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[Bete]

Also, would it make more sense to stay on site as a solo female so I have less driving to an offsite hotel at night? Thank you

I've done a solo Disney trip and I would never stay off site as a female. The resort part was what scared me the most about being solo. Although, I stayed at a value resort (POP) I don't think I would do it again that way. I was always looking over my shoulder when returning to the resort especially at night. I was apprehensive about the outside doors to the rooms and no lobby. This would be true of a moderate, as well. One night I did get a little nervous, but it turned out okay.

Of course, there are still long, lonely corridors in the deluxe resorts, but somehow I would feel safer. I would be terrified staying off site as a solo female.

If you do stay in a value or moderate resort on site then I would get one of the buildings close to the main building where the check-in and food court is located. You will probably have to do a preferred room to get this location.

 

[FLkid]

Thanks everyone for the replies!

Even after I put in for my time off at work for those days and have started considering hotels people are still trying to talk me out of it!

I finally said "if you're so worried just come up for a day or two!"

Who knows if they will. I'm just tired of feeling like I have to rely on people for whether or not I get to go enjoy things. I can think of a ton of times in my life when I've wanted to go to a concert or something and I didn't go because no one else wanted to.


I know I'll have "moments" of mini anxiety while alone but I think it will be good for me to prove to myself I can have fun even if I go to disney alone.

Just this morning I was imagining being inside Magic Kingdom at night with the Christmas decorations and getting to just take my time, stop and look, even sit and people watch if I wanted. Not have to keep everyone updated on the "plan" or hear them complain. It sounds better every day!

 

[Viva Las Disney]

I took a quick solo trip to Disneyland this week and LOVED it. It was only 2 days but proved to me that solo is not only manageable but really fun. I wandered around Downtown Disney Tuesday night and ate at ESPN zone and then just chilled in my hotel room until bedtime. I stayed about a block off property and just walked back and forth to my hotel, I was a little uneasy about this when I booked but once I saw how nice the area around DL is I was fine and there was always other people walking on the sidewalks so I was never alone.

Wednesday I got up early and spent from rope drop to close in DL and it was awesome. I rode Matterhorn and Splash Mountain several times with no wait by using the single rider line, utilized FP's for Space Mountain and Indiana Jones, and hit everything at least once. I even went on several "kiddie" rides (Toads wild ride, IASW, Snow Whites Scary Adventures) alone and no one looked twice at me, at least not that I noticed. There is so much to see and do in the parks I never had a chance to feel lonely. I ate twice at quick service restaurants and just people watched or looked over the park map to amuse myself.

The thing I loved the most was just doing whatever I wanted. I crisscrossed the park 3 or 4 times, ate when/what I wanted, stopped and rested when I wanted, etc, etc. It was just relaxing and fun.

I think the only thing I'll do differently in December is bring my laptop, I had a couple hours to kill in my hotel room, wasn't tired, and there was nothing on TV so I was surfing on my cell which worked but wasn't ideal. At least with my laptop I can watch movies, read the DIS, upload pictures, etc.

 

[Bee2u]

I'm going Dec. 6 - 9, probably solo. (I also have people waffling about whether or not they will go. I'm not going to risk missing it because of their indecision. I went ahead and made my reservations.) I'll be attending MVMCP on Dec. 8.