People who DON'T want to go to WDW?

[disneyjunkie]

But you have to go at least once with your kids, right? Violet

I think this is the thing that causes so many people grief when they are planning a trip to WDW. They take the trip because they feel that they HAVE to go. Never mind if they can afford to go or not.

That's when all the complaining about prices start. The room rates are to high, park passes cost are crazy, and the food is too expensive...

I can't understand ranting and raving about the cost of something, that isn't a necessity, and still spending the money.

People who feel they must take their kids to WDW always amaze me. They act as if it's some type of rite of passage. There are millions of kids that will never go to WDW.

I didn't go to Disney until I was 33 and my son was 9. I didn't miss out on anything by not going as a child.

I have plenty of family and friends that have never been to WDW. Most of them will never go. (They all have kids) It never occurred to me to feel bad for the children because they've never been to Disney.

I hate it when people try to talk me out of going back to WDW, so I never try to talk others into going.

 

[carolfoy]

Can see their point of view but as a travel agent I have travelled extensively in Africa and India and would count any safari style holiday my number one choice but I love Disney as long as I get some other holiday through the year I can always do Disney too. If you can afford it do both!

 

[Alice Sr.]

I think it helps if you went to Disney as a child yourself. I know that alot of what I enjoy about Disney is the nostalgia of all those childhood experiences. My parents took us every year from when I was age 5 until 18, and Disney feels like home to me. I love to travel to other places, and have been to Europe several times, but I just don't get that same magical feeling anywhere else.

I went every year from the 1st year it was open. I agree it feels like home away from home to me also. I have 2 DD's my oldest DD (17) loves it and can't get enough, my youngest (14) usually refuses to go, she wouldn't even go on the cruise with us last year. But she's not really interested in going anywhere else either so I guess it's not really just a Disney thing, I don't get that either

 

[ncbyrne]

A lot of how you view WDW after your first trip depends on how much planning you did ahead of time. The very first time DH and I went we called a TA and showed up at WDW, with ZERO preplanning and we didn't get it. We just couldn't understand why our neighbors loved it so much. However....years later, after I discovered the DIS (and sites like this) things changed. You don't need to plan a trip to the beach, or a camping excursion or a bus tour of New England, or ANY trip, the way you need to prepare for WDW. Knowing the details of the various resorts, the huge variety of restaurants and knowing how to get the difficult PS, the timing of parades and shows, etc. etc..... Disney nuts like most of the posters on these boards are in the "know" and it makes all the difference in preparing for a wonderful vacation. And gleaning all the valuable information from the Budget Board and Transportation Board makes it all much more affordable to go more often too!

 

[Ilovestitch]

DisneyJunkie- I agree with you 100% !

I'm glad when I was a child, my parents took me to WDW b/c it was a fun family vacation we all wanted to enjoy together.

I think it would have turned me off a bit if the reason I went there was b/c my parents felt like they were obligated to take me there.

 

[Snoozan]

I also have family members(mainly on DH's side) that don't "get" why we travel to WDW as much as we do. My DH has 3 brothers and none of them have ever taken their kids to WDW, although they all went as young adults and had a good time. Of course, these are the ones who'd rather spend a week at a tacky beach, not realizing they're probably paying more than I do for my trips to WDW. Oh well, I volunteer to help them plan,but never get asked.

2 of my sisters were slow to start going to WDW, but now they both say "next time we go Disney", not "if" so I know they do "get" it.

My kids are older(20 & 22), but now want to experience WDW with their girlfriends. I'm surprised as my oldest DS, on his last visit was when he was 17, he told me that I'd be the one to take his kids to WDW someday; that's how much he thought he'd never go back. Well, come 5/05, he's going with his DGF on a short trip that HE asked me to help plan for him!

 

[87Disneyfan]

For my DS high school graduation this year-we wanted to take a memorable family vacation. We thought England/France would be wonderful before he heads off to college next year (yes, with a stop at DLP). DS came to us and asked for a trip to WDW instead. So that is where we are headed! We are BIG travelers(we went on a Hawaiin cruise over xmas)-but he said he would rather do Disney-I guess we raised him right!

 

[Hippychickali]

My brother and his wife are total snobs!!! They vacationed in Disney a few years ago and said "I'm glad that's over with!" They acted as if taking their kids to Disney was a chore that they had to do. It is as if Disney is beneath them. How weird!!!

Maybe they just don't like WDW?

Ali

 

[Stitch's Greatest Fa]

Don't have ANY desire to go on a plane, fly 10 hours, to see another country, not for me. My DD is going to WDW in July, and "plans on going to Hawaii" next year! Yea, right, I told her she could go to Hawaii by way of Disney....stay at the Polynesian!

Sadly some of us have to make that trip to visit the world. I live in the UK - 9 looooong agonising hours to get to Florida - and 9 loooooooooooonger hours and a terrible time difference to get home.

 

[Tiggernut_jadie]

Yep I'm another one who does the transatlantic bit! But I don't mind one bit! There is NO place I'd rather go to!

Last year was the first time I'd been with a kid - up until then my DH and I had been four times minus rugrat and LOVED it! The last time before DD was concieved was in 1999 - and we came home saying we'd leave it for a while. DD arrived in Sept 2000 and we planned our next trip virtually from the day she was born - we wanted to wait until she was 4 (for various reasons). She loved it soooooo much we're heading off again this November - and we're bringing some friends for theri first trip too!

I often get the 'why do you want to go there?' speech from people I work with. These same people think nothing of spending two weeks lying on a crowded beach in Spain or Greece - and spend virtually the same amount of money for the priviledge!!!!!!

 

[ely3857]

Hello,

I can understand why some people dont like WDW. But when they say they would rather take thier kids to Europe or Africa etc to give them a good look at the world then why are they not including WDW in this?

WDW has just as much learning potential for kids as any trip to Europe and in my experience far more fun with it!



Ely3857 (Jodie)

 

[Hippychickali]

This is a frustrating thread and I think I'm going to leave it. Why do you all care so much where other people go on vacation and what they think about your choice of vacation destination? It is not wrong to go to WDW. It is not wrong to not go (or not want to go) to WDW. It's simply preference. No children are being deprived of anything by not going to WDW or by going to WDW. It's just a vacation!!

Ali