nervous~;)

[supersuperwendy]

We have invited my BFF and her kids to come along with us to WDW next year..well now her hubby says he wants to come. We adore him, but he truely is a grumpy sort of guy! He has serious doubts about being able to have fun in Disney World! I hope the magic turns his frown upside down!

Otherwise..I may be pointing them to the buses!

 

[thesupersmartguy]

You must transform him. Point him in the direction of the ESPN Club or a Water Park. Find something that he loves, tie it to WDW, and that will keep him coming back again and again.

 

[Deb & Bill]

You must transform him. Point him in the direction of the ESPN Club or a Water Park. Find something that he loves, tie it to WDW, and that will keep him coming back again and again.

No, you don't want him coming back again and again unless he is paying for his own trip.

We took my husband's parents with us on our first DCV trip. I was certain my FIL was going to have a rotten time and be an old grump the whole time. Boy oh boy, did he fool me. He was so gung ho to get on the attractions and get up and going every morning. One morning our son was kind of out of sorts (he was just 5) and making everyone miserable. I had to tell my inlaws and my husband to head to Epcot without the two of us and we would join up with them later on. My father in law was the first one out the door heading to the bus stop. First thing he said to my son and I when we caught up with them in Epcot was that we missed out on a whole lot of fun.

 

[kiingor]

I used to be that grumpy guy. My wife was a big disney fan and even bought copyrights for few of their stuff... i 've never been to disney. We got married and she wanted to go to disney for honeymoon, so i went with the idea. I didn't think i would have fun there. Now i'm a DVC owner and in charge of all our disney vacations at least twice a year. My son loves mickey. And to top it off, im on this forum everyday...

 

[BroganMc]

First thing he said to my son and I when we caught up with them in Epcot was that we missed out on a whole lot of fun.

Well thought aughta teach ya.

I've done the "transform the grump" thing several times. When it works it's great, but when it doesn't you end up having your own love of the magic threatened. So my advice is just not to try too hard. Everyone is responsible for his/her own happiness. If BFF's DH cannot find something to entertain him at Disney then he just isn't trying.

 

[tidefan]

There are 4 golf courses too...

 

[lovesparkdisney]

I hope you have a 2 bedroom!!

 

[Dean]

We have invited my BFF and her kids to come along with us to WDW next year..well now her hubby says he wants to come. We adore him, but he truely is a grumpy sort of guy! He has serious doubts about being able to have fun in Disney World! I hope the magic turns his frown upside down!

Otherwise..I may be pointing them to the buses!

Just a word of warning. Never invite someone assuming part of their family will or won't go, especially kids and spouses. Heck, it's not uncommon they'll end up wanting their adult siblings and their family's, adult children, parents, etc to go. For an intact family it would be inappropriate to invite one parent without having that invitation include the spouse and/or minor children living at home other than special situations like a girls weekend.

 

[supersuperwendy]

Just a word of warning. Never invite someone assuming part of their family will or won't go, especially kids and spouses. Heck, it's not uncommon they'll end up wanting their adult siblings and their family's, adult children, parents, etc to go. For an intact family it would be inappropriate to invite one parent without having that invitation include the spouse and/or minor children living at home other than special situations like a girls weekend.

We did invite all of them, but since around Thanksgiving he's been saying..noway! noway..I'm not going to disney..no freaking way!

Until..yesterday! Now he wants to come along! They are getting their own studio so it should be fine. I told him if he "has had enough" for the day he can always jump on the bus and go chill at the resort! I think he'll wind up having a good time!

 

[LSchrow]

I've done the "transform the grump" thing several times. When it works it's great, but when it doesn't you end up having your own love of the magic threatened. So my advice is just not to try too hard. Everyone is responsible for his/her own happiness. If BFF's DH cannot find something to entertain him at Disney then he just isn't trying.

i've tried keeping others (who shall remain nameless ) happy at WDW ~ nope, not gonna happen again!
i give it about 30 minutes. if someone wants to stay grumpy after that, they can mope & whine by themselves....i'll be off to explore new places, meet new people, discover (or rediscover) the little things.
y'know, you can bring the horse to water.......

 

[WeddingPavilion]

Which resort are you staying? What are the arrangements? Are you a DVC member on your points? or are you renting points? Could you possibly separate if you had to?

 

[supersuperwendy]

Which resort are you staying? What are the arrangements? Are you a DVC member on your points? or are you renting points? Could you possibly separate if you had to?

Wedding Pavilion! Omgsh! Hi!! Do you remember me?! I was going to rent points from you a long time ago but had to cancel! We finally became members ourself! Yes..we are staying on points at AKV. We all think it's best to have separate rooms. They are in a studio and we have a two bedroom!

 

[Coach81]

Just sit back.. and let the magic happen!!!

 

[grannychamp]

There is no place like Disney to transform a personality. A couple of years ago I was taking my grandchildren, then my daughter wanted to go and that was great........ then my sil wanted to go and he's a wet blanket. I got a studio for my dd and sil so that we could all have some down time. It worked out well...... You'll have a great time, you'll be at Disney

 

[Bob Price]

Just sit back.. and let the magic happen!!!

I agree with the coach. Don't over hype it and don't try to impress or wow him. Just sit back and enjoy the show - good or bad.

 

[twinklebug]

I invited a grumpy guy along withus on one of our Disney vacations. Well, actually he was my husband. He HATED Disney and everything about it and the worst part - he controlled our vacation and enjoyment of it because he was in a position where could tell us where to go and when to leave.

Note I said "was" above He never came along on another vacation with us again, nor is he my husband anymore. YEA!

I think it should be fine as long as you don't let Mr. Grumpy control your vacation and make sure your BFF tells her DH well in advance that he will not do so to her's either.

 

[dizzneebabe]

He might just have a change of heart when he sees his kids' eyes bug out!

And when in doubt--go to a park with alcohol. That's a sure way to keep him in check!

 

[Dean]

We did invite all of them, but since around Thanksgiving he's been saying..noway! noway..I'm not going to disney..no freaking way!

Until..yesterday! Now he wants to come along! They are getting their own studio so it should be fine. I told him if he "has had enough" for the day he can always jump on the bus and go chill at the resort! I think he'll wind up having a good time!

He might catch the bug or he might be a downer for the trip. I hope if works out but it has the makings of a problem trip.