My husband said: NO MORE DISNEY!!! :(

[Madi100]

I agree with other people. I can get my DH to go every other year. That's about it. So, maybe you need to shorten your vacations and not go as often. You'd still be going often, but not so much you are killing him with it. But, I think like other posters, I too will start taking trips without him. I'll just take my mom.

 

[mrsgus06]

Someplace educational and historical? Ha! I live across the street from Charlestowne Landing, a historical Charleston park, but the kids hate going there! My oldest one is 18 and does not go as much, but the rest of them are 10 and under. My husband also hates Disney, but is more than willing to drive us and the camper to Florida to drop us off so he can have some peace and quiet in our house for a while. Now that is pure bribery! If you ask me and the rugrats where they/we want to go, there is only one answer. To make the bribery sweeter, I have talked him into letting us stay at Ft. Wilderness 7 weeks this summer so he could enjoy a lot of peace and quiet around here. He is so looking forward to dropping us off, he is counting the days .

 

[newholidayx2]

thats why DS & I are taking our first ever mother/son WDW vacation and we'll be there for 2 wks!

this is 2wks after we go to the NH beaches for a week this summer

I took him on a wk long vacation when he was 4 to the Wht Mtns in NH, stopped at 3 hotels and we had a blast

(DH would rather stay home so we let him)

 

[Selket]

My DH is not a Disney lover by any means. He sort of tolerates the trips and I think he knows it is not a good battle to pick with me cause I really love going to WDW. I would never expect him to say that we're not going back to WDW though! We do vacation other places - usually letting him pick the place (he especially enjoys visiting a city he used to live in and the friends there so we often do that one year and Disney the next).

I'd say your husband has no more right to say no more Disney trips than you have the right to say nothing but Disney. Come up with a compromise (I think every other year is fair) and if he doesn't agree then you can always go without him right?

 

[liveforthemagic]

Never fear! I think I have the answer. If you have a trip scheduled, and he has kinda taken the joy out for you, do all kinds of research on fun stuff that he can do. What about Disney's Sports complex, or a romantic dinner just for the two of you (use their babysitting service at the resorts). If he likes the cruise idea, go the luau at the Poly--without the kids--how tropical can that be? I would also make it as easy for him as possible--do all the packing, pre trip buying, reservations--so all he has to do is show up and have fun. If my DH doesn't have to think, and I just point him in the right direction--he's a happy man. My kids are 7 and 9 and I was thinking maybe thise would be our last trip for a while--but we'll see how they do. There is so much stuff for older kids now--maybe the 9 year old will beg to go back. Good luck and tell us how it goes!

 

[Amirah95]

I didn't read through all the replies but maybe you can take just one week in Disney and the other week somewhere else. This is what we do to make it all fit.

 

[ChrislovesMinnie]

A spouse that "doesn't like Disney"????? How absurd but I guess things like that are possible. Thank goodness ALL my family are Disney fans.

Don't lose your Disney spirit. Show him you won't and maybe he will come along. Don't give up. Good luck.

 

[Madi100]

I talked to my husband about this issue last night. He would be fine never going again. I told him that I LOVE Disney World. We've been to the Ozarks, Colorado, New Orleans, Nashville, etc. All of these places I would love to see with him, some I have. I'd love to go and take my children to most of them. But, I don't have a desire to go repeatedly. They are places that are nice to be able to say that I've seen. But, Disney is a place that never gets old. He would really like to take me to San Fransisco. I told him we can just go to Soarin over California to see it. Who needs anything else when you have Disney? It can all be seen there.

 

[Julia M]

Disney is my favorite place in the world. We go every year for at least 2 weeks, we go to Universal , Gatorland ect...
Last night my husband and I were taking about the trip when suddently he told me that this will be our last trip to Disney, he said that we had to EXPLORE and EXPERIENCE other places; that he is looking foward for a cruise of some kind, at that point I reminded him of the DisneyCruise and he just rolled his eyes and said :"it is still Disney!!!" I know that he is right that there is other places that are wonderful but our children are still small and I think that we have at least two more "Disney Years" he disagreed and told me that any other trip to Disney will be me alone with the kids because he will not be part of it. That got me really upset and has taken the fun out of our upcoming trip, part of me says He is right and the other part says HOW DARE YOU!!! Maybe I am making a bigger deal out of nothing.....
LInnette

I totally agree with your husband. I can't even imagine only doing Disney vacations. We've done WDW twice (and have an Xmas trip coming up), and usually do DL once a year. However, our trips to DL aren't our real vacation....just a long weekend away (like three days in the parks)

We've taken our kids to Louisiana and Texas, San Diego, the DC area, St. Louis, FL beaches and Gold Country (Sierra Nevada foothills). This summer is another San Diego trip. I think it's good to go and see lots of places.

But the bottom line is, it doesn't matter whether or not I think you should go and see lots of places and other posters can't imagine doing anything but Disney. YOUR husband wants to explore other places. You have a responsibility in your marriage to respect that opinion, and come up with a compromise that will work for your family (one week at Disney, and a week somewhere else, or alternating years, or short weekend trips to Disney, and longer vacations elsewhere, or whatever works for both of you)

Julia

 

[RoyalCanadian]

I have to agree with Julia's response -- it is one of the most balanced and respecful responses I have read. The postings that suggest thumbing your nose at DH and going to WDW anyways are rather troubling and disrespectful.

There are many other places to go besides WDW . The actual countries represented at EPCOT exist and the ones I've visited are quite enjoyable and affordable. There is a world waiting at your doorstep to be explored and a husband who would like to join you and the family in that voyage of exploration. Even by splitting the vacation between Disney and somewhere else you are effectively cutting DH out of a week of vacation time with his family. Those two remaining "Disney years" can be spent instead building tremendous memories elsewhere, as well.

I think the OP's DH's opinion needs to be respected. Find somewhere else to go for a couple of years and then DH might be more amenable to the suggestion of a holiday at WDW.

 

[Taratink]

Thres always Vero Beach and the cruises. My husband said NO MORE Disney too! Then he said no more 7 day WDW trips. 4 and thats it! He said that he would only go if we could spend 2 days at the waterparks and one day at MK. I said well ok. I tried to trick him into going in April but it didn't work. Then he said that he wanted to go to Aruba. This is a man who said that he hated traveling so I am grateful for any trip.
Tara

 

[lclark0621]

Go without him!

I do understand that there are so many other places in the world to visit. And we do. Last year we spent a month in the UK.

So for us, going to Disney World yearly is ok because we can visit other places to.

I could not imagine "no more Disney" though! Especially with young kids!

Come up with a compromise. Maybe shorter trips? Every other year?

But you get a say in family vacations to!

 

[annabelle]

You can get to Playa Del Carmen, MX (or Cancun which is nearby) for around $700-$1000 a person.

That includes:
airfare
trasfers to/from airport
7 days at a beautiful resort on a gorgeous beach
all you can eat and drink 24 hrs a day
nightly entertainment
water sports (kayaking, snorkeling, etc)
all taxes and fees

And that's only AT the resort... there is so much to do and explore around the area for hardly anything...

No, I'm not a travel agent... just a beach lover who happens to be going to Disney this year. I know doing the "beach thing" is an entirely different experience than Disney... but I think it would be HARD to spend only $700 or so per person for airfare, hotel stay, food, drink and daily entertainment.

Anyway, just throwing out options to maybe "appease" some of the husbands out there... maybe do the beach one year - then Disney the next?

 

[angel*lady]

Well, you could always do what I did, I blackmailed my hubby . He wanted a chuck for his lathe, costs $300. Told him fine he could have it, if we could go to Disney World. He started smiling Jan 22, when he bought it. I'll start smiling Monday when we get to Disney Tell me I don't know how to handle a husband

 

[loribell]

My husband knows better than to say any more trips would be me and the kids without him. I would do it in a heartbeat! We have done other places and Disney makes us happy.

Good luck,
Lori

 

[macfamily]

Hmm... our trip to WDW was actually hubby's idea; I figure I can use that for ammo for a while, heh.

We have NEVER been anywhere for a really BIG vacation before, so this is a big deal for us. I have the feeling, though, that we won't be visiting WDW yearly (GASP!) firstly because we couldn't afford it, secondly because there is so much more out there to see!

I definitely want to go at some point in my life between Thanksgiving and Christmas, to see the place all done up for the holidays.

 

[loribell]

Julia M and Royal Canadian do you not think the OP's DH was being disrespectful of her by saying "No more Disney".

I really think he could have approached it a little differently, maybe something like "Honey I really would like to go someplace other than just Disney for our vacations. Don't you think it would be great for the kids to experience some of the many wonders our great country has to offer? Why don't we try splitting our trips and do something else as well as Disney or alternate years?"

Maybe it's just me but my DH would get a whole lot farther saying something like this to me. If he ever thought he had the right to TELL me where I could go or what I could do I would let him know real quick where he could go. I don't have to worry about that though because he has to much respect for me to ever attempt it.

I stick by my response if DH says you will be going without him then have a great time. Maybe he will learn a little diplomacy after he gets left at home!

Lori

 

[Cameo]

Fortunately for me, we all agree that Disney is a great place to take a vacation. I do, though, sometimes have the guilts thinking that I am not taking my children anywhere else. There is a great world out there, but we seem stuck in the Disney mode. We can only afford one vacation a year (if that). I do think that one of the next few years we will need to branch out and do something else. I wouldn't like to be "told" what I need to do, but maybe it would be good to go somewhere else. Would your husband consider Disneyland? Then you could do the whole California coast - San Diego zoo, Hollywood, etc. We are thinking of doing that in a few years also. Good luck working it out.

 

[Julia M]

Julia M and Royal Canadian do you not think the OP's DH was being disrespectful of her by saying "No more Disney".

I really think he could have approached it a little differently, maybe something like "Honey I really would like to go someplace other than just Disney for our vacations. Don't you think it would be great for the kids to experience some of the many wonders our great country has to offer? Why don't we try splitting our trips and do something else as well as Disney or alternate years?"

Maybe it's just me but my DH would get a whole lot farther saying something like this to me. If he ever thought he had the right to TELL me where I could go or what I could do I would let him know real quick where he could go. I don't have to worry about that though because he has to much respect for me to ever attempt it.

I stick by my response if DH says you will be going without him then have a great time. Maybe he will learn a little diplomacy after he gets left at home!

Lori

Sure, you're right...her dh could have phrased it differently. But, he didn't, and the OP still has to work something out WITH her husband. Really, both of them are right. We have a MULTITUDE of friends who have never been to WDW, and have made maybe one trip to DL (and we live an easy 6 or 7 hours away). They all live happy and productive lives!!!

The bottom line is, her dh is "Disneyed out" and the OP isn't. She has to figure something realistic out, that is going to work for both of them.

I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with a compromise that includes "I'll take the kids to Disney and our family vacations will be somewhere else". (Not that my opinion in all this really matters) But yes, I do think that decision should be made with a sense of compromise, and not an "in your face" attitude of "I'll show you".

JMHO

Julia

 

[mommiechewie]

My husband is tired of Disney. We went for our honeymoon and we went with the boys a few years ago. And I thought he would put his foot down and say no when I brought up the subject of a Disney vacation with friends. But since it was a different situation and I threw in the info about the cruise too he was ok with it. However i understand that we wont be doing anything Disney for a long time. He does not "hate" Disney but he has so many other things he wants to see. And while i do agree that the younger ages are "magical" they are magical everywhere. We have been to New York City, Hot Springs AR, all over Texas, Branson, The Dells WI, and numerous other places with the boys. If you do your research you can find magical places for the kids where ever you go. The only place we had a bit of trouble with younger kids was Hot Springs. I understand that we cannot do Disney every year And I let him decide every other year. And I dont mind doing other things. So i dont sound like a broken Disney record, i choose other places too. Compromise. I know i used to love to go to Six Flags (that is all we have around here) but after years of doing that park year after year I hate going there. So I can understand how things could get a bit boring. Although I think i could go every year and not get bored I bet i couild get bored.
Although he maybe could have put it in a different way and i also agree that no ultimatums should be given (no Disney ever) compromise doesn't hurt.