People who don't like Walt Disney World :-O

[lucyanna girl]

Oddly enough, the ones who seem the most deadset against Disney are the ones who have never been there.

I know several people who swear they will never go. Oh well, less people to stand in line behind!

Penny

 

[Fjobe]

I actually don't know anyone who hates WDW. DH probably likes it the least out of anyone I know. It doesn't bother me, though. When I feel like I want to go, I invite him along. If he doesn't want to go, I go without him! It saves money for him not to go, and we have many more room options. While he is with us at WDW, I be sure that he knows I am fine with staying in the parks with the kids, and he is free to go back to the hotel when he is ready. I want to have a good time while I'm there, so no sense forcing someone who doesn't want to be there.

 

[Laura66]

I love Disney - but I never feel the need to convince people that its the best/only place to vacation. Some of my friends don't get it - like I don't get camping. We never feel like one has insulted our vacation choices.
I wonder if friends, coworkers or family members just get tired of some Disney fanatics who have to talk on and on and on about it!

 

[macraven]

i personally know someone that hates the motherland.
Mr Mac hates it.......

He refuses to step foot there ever again.


He would pay for my trips w/ our sons each year, but not go with us.

It never bothered us, we had great times on those trips!


Now I go solo.
He's fine with it.
He justs asks me what are my trip dates for the year.........
and how much is it gonna cost him........

We accept each other for whatever trips makes us happy.


He likes to do a week or so of sleeping on the ground, eating food packs mixed with hot water and living in the same clothes for a week.


Me, I like having a bed, someone else prepare my food and be in Orlando.

 

[Robbi]

My husband and sons don't like WDW at all so my daughter and I would go without them. Sadly, she's over WDW now as well.
My future DIL likes it though and I have lots of nieces, nephews, and friends.
I have a friend who would roll he eyes and say, "Disney again, I don't know how you can keep going back." I told her, " The same way your kids and their families can keep going back to North Carolina every summer." She has not said anything about it since.

 

[disneychick0412]

I had a woman at work tell me that she would rather watch paint dry than go back to Disney!

I've had to get a thick skin when it comes to Disney, and I've taken the attitude that as long as I'm paying for the trip, I'm going where DH and I want! Thankfully, he loves it as much as I do!

I have a few friends that love it, so I mainly share my obsession with them, and DH!

Of course, I'm the one who they all come to when they are ready to plan their trips!!

 

[dawnhaze]

Some of my co-workers can't believe a childless adult would enjoy going to WDW repeatedly, but most of them are nice about it. I explain why I enjoy it to anyone who asks - the atmosphere and the magic remind me of my childhood, and I like seeing all the kids experience it for the first time.

 

[Becky2005]

My DH definitely hates Disney World because "it's all fake"....which is actually true but that is why I like it.

We have different ideas of what a good vacation is. He was thrilled when we went in 2005 because they had Soap Net on the TV and could watch the old Dallas. *sigh*

It is what it is. He would rather go to a lake somewhere and just sit there. THAT would drive me insane. He is due for a vaction though, since the last 2 times we have had one, we went to Disney (although I left him home last time!).

 

[eliza61]

You know, a lot of my friends joke around with my husband and I, telling him he's such a great husband for "letting Jen (me) drag you around Disney World for 9 days". These are the people who don't care for WDW or think I am being obsessive by "over planning" or think we are going for too many days. Yeah right, poor hubby, he is being forced to go on vacation at a deluxe resort and go on rides all day. Poor guy!

Then there is my sister-in-law who flat out says she is never taking her kids to WDW because she hates it. This shocks me! It's hard for me to understand how anyone could hate WDW. She's been maybe a couple of times with her parents and my husband, so there have been no "incidents" that I know of. Oh well, I would be happy to bring her kids to WDW when they are old enough!

So, how do people react to your WDW plans? Do you know anyone who hates WDW?

It's easy to hate wdw. It's simply not their thing. My dh and sons love fishing and camping. Let me tell you flat out, I will disown and would have divorced my dh before ever going camping again. It's not my thing. Now I love when they use to go ( an entire week with no men in my house. ) it gave them time to do the "mens" trip and it gave me an entire week of catching up with girlfriends, leisurely shopping, watching musicals ... you get my drift.

I've never had anyone be rude about it and quite a number of my coworkers do love it. MOst of my friends are "meh" on disney. they went a few times for the kids and had a great time but have no burning desire to go back.

I also love Paris, I could go back annually. dh could live without it.

 

[donaldlovesdaisy]

My SIL is one of these people and so condescending about her opinions on WDW. Let me start by saying that her and her husband are both under 30 , unemployed and neither finished college but have very strong opinions and think they know everything . They live in the mid-west but love the East Coast and think all vacations should be spent there. She is constantly questioning why we go and what is so great about it and makes fun of people who go without kids.

They act like we are so uneducated and uncultured because at this point that is where we spend every other summer when in reality her brother( my husband) is the only one out of 4 kids with a degree and an advanced one at that and I am also a college graduate not that makes us any better but according to her spending summers in Disney and sending our children to public school and not Montessori school is putting them at a disadvantage in life. We are a military family so we have lived all over and our children are exposed to many things outside of WDW. They just came for a visit and she harped about it the entire time I am at the point that I really could careless to be around them of course it is not just because of their Disney attitude but their attitudes in general

 

[Amy]

I couldn't care less if someone else doesn't like WDW. but I hate when they try to tell me I should go somewhere else instead.

DH's sil loves going to Gatlinburg. She will go two or three times a year. When she was head of a youth group at church she would plan almost every youth trip to Gatlinburg and got mad when it was suggested they go somewhere else..

When she hears us talking about going to WDW she starts telling me why we should go to Gatlinburg instead. Drives me NUTS! I just smile and say, we will have to do that next time.

I have a friend like this. EVERY year for the 30 years I've known her, the 2nd week in August (ALWAYS), she and her hubby go to Myrtle Beach, stay in the SAME condo. EVERY year. They never go anywhere else. We used to visit WDW every other year, going to diff. vacation spots the years in between (Niagara Falls, Williamsburg, Grand Canyon, etc.) I never said anything to her about never going anywhere different because I figure everyone goes on vacation where they want. But she never hesitates to comment on the fact that we "always" go to WDW! Used to drive me crazy! So I try to avoid long discussions about vacations with her.

I guess it's like religion and politics - you learn that there are some subjects that you can't discuss with some people.

 

[Lionqueen2]

My DDIL was not WDW lover. She found the whole experience a bit dull, but now that DS and DDIL have children, her attitude has changed a bit. I think she is enjoying the experience through her children's eyes and those children love everything about Disney.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

<<<<Raises hand. I was one of those people (and apologies to anyone who's previously read this story ).

In 1977 at the age of 10, I went to Disneyland with my family for the day. Had fun, but nowhere near as much fun as Six Flags (I had an annual pass).

FF to 1985 when I graduated HS & went to Daytona with some buddies. They all wanted to go to Magic Kingdom for the day. I pretty much wanted to be anywhere else.

1998, my wife & I flew to Orlando for a Universal/Sea World/Daytona vacation. We also spent one day at Animal Kingdom which we loved (DW had never been to any Disney park before). Still no desire to ever return to MK on my part.

~1 year ago, it occurred to me that DD11 would soon be too big to find Disney "cool" if it wasn't already too late. Despite my own "meh" experience, I wanted her (and her younger sister) to experience it for themselves. I found this site & used it primarily for the budget & planning tips - stay now for the banter here in "off topic" We spent a week+ offsite at DisneyWorld this past Summer, and we all had a blast. And while we all did enjoy MK, if that's all there was there (like in my youth), it would have probably been just a so-so trip. We love AK, Epcot, and the waterparks. MK was fun, but in no way worth the trip in & of itself as far as we're concerned. DHS was "okay", but probably not something we'd return to with just 4 park days (like we had this year).

So bottom line, I figured we'd be a "one & done" when it comes to Disney, especially with Universal beckoning. But, I do think we'll go back one day.

 

[mikehn]

same reason I cant understand why anyone would want to stay onsite instead of staying offsite. To each their own.

 

[Swissdog2010]

I am constantly amazed at the amount of emotional energy people waste on this topic, from either side. I guess it's just another aspect of the basic human tendenacy to assume an 'us and them' mentality. WDW is a place, an experience. It cannot possibly have an appeal to all people. It is for those that do, and for those that don't, go do something else. I personally would never set foot in a casino or want to visit a city as a destination. But i don't go ragging on people who do. If it's your thing, enjoy it. And I never discuss WDW with those that don't 'get it'. It's not worth the effort, and if they aren't there, it's one less person who might be in line ahead of me for a ride.

 

[Maggie Lizer]

I don't go so often that anyone has ever made a comment to me about it, but my husband was not much of a fan until our recent trip with our son. Something about going with a kid made it 100 times more enjoyable for him.

A few years ago, when DH and I planned a trip to San Diego, my MIL and FIL asked why there. I said we just read about it and wanted to go. They just couldn't get it. They had convinced themselves that either DH or I had some long-lost friend who had really talked up the area, or I'd been a lot as a kid/teen and wanted to go back. We had to keep explaining that we just really wanted to visit based on what we read about it. And, having been once, we'd really like to go back. I can't wait until we tell them we want to go to the Rockies, or maybe a dude ranch. I wonder what crazy justification they will have to fabricate for that one.

 

[I Love Pluto]

My daughter & I visit Disney as often as we can for the last 20 years.

My DH has NEVER been to WDW - and refuses to go because "he doesn't like it"!!!!!!!!!!! Son-in-law is of the same in opinion, but has been there once.

How can anyone NOT LIKE something if they never tried it????????

We just leave the husbands at home, and go have a good time without them.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

same reason I cant understand why anyone would want to stay onsite instead of staying offsite. To each their own.

[hijack]We didn't experience any of the so-called "issues" with staying off-site. It typically took us anywhere from 6-10 minutes to get to or from any of the parks, with the exception being the night we left DHS in the rain at closing - that was about 25 minutes. We waited longer for the tram to our car at Epcot than we spent driving from Epcot to DHS.[/hijack]

 

[Fjobe]

We love AK, Epcot, and the waterparks. MK was fun, but in no way worth the trip in & of itself as far as we're concerned. DHS was "okay", but probably not something we'd return to with just 4 park days (like we had this year).

You know what I've found? I haven't felt the same about each park every time. Like you were saying, DHS was "okay." That is pretty much how I felt about Epcot Summer 2011. Last year, we stayed at Epcot from open until close and then used some extended magic hours (and still didn't get enough of it). Two times I've not been crazy about AK, but the time between those 2 I loved it. So who knows, DHS may be more appealing to you next time (but maybe not).

 

[ilovedisney1982]

You know, a lot of my friends joke around with my husband and I, telling him he's such a great husband for "letting Jen (me) drag you around Disney World for 9 days". These are the people who don't care for WDW or think I am being obsessive by "over planning" or think we are going for too many days. Yeah right, poor hubby, he is being forced to go on vacation at a deluxe resort and go on rides all day. Poor guy!

Then there is my sister-in-law who flat out says she is never taking her kids to WDW because she hates it. This shocks me! It's hard for me to understand how anyone could hate WDW. She's been maybe a couple of times with her parents and my husband, so there have been no "incidents" that I know of. Oh well, I would be happy to bring her kids to WDW when they are old enough!

So, how do people react to your WDW plans? Do you know anyone who hates WDW?

My brother hates WDW. He's only been once because my SIL kept nagging him. When I told him I was going for DD's birthday he gave me a look like "do you know what you've gotten yourself into?". He says he hates it because of the crowds, heat, and prices. Also, my supervisor at the hospital tells me that she hates DL and WDW, and would never voluntarily go there, but has never given a reason. I personally don't see how anyone can hate the magic of Disney. I guess it's one of those things where you either love it or hate it.