Planning a divorce trip!!

[wink89]

I'm planning my next Disney trip as a present to me for my divorce....final in 2 days! WOOHOO!!! Should have known it wouldn't work as he didn't like Mickey!!! I have 2 boys, ages 8 and 5 and a girl, 4. They will be going either on this trip or the next.....might make this one ALL for me!! I'm considering the Polynesian but need to hear feedback on this and other resorts. So spill your guts and let's hear it!

 

[jennymouse]

Welcome to the DISboards! The Poly is great, you'll have a great time no matter who you choose to take with you!

 

[GailT]

If I was going alone I would stay on the boardwalk to have somenightliffe, be close to Epcot. Congratulations on your divorce. I did the same think, got divorced and went to Disney, did I ever have fun without him there, he did like disney either, but the funny thing is his new AOL GF loves disney LOL Have a great trip no matter what resort you stay in

 

[Simba's Mom]

If you're going solo, please visit the Adults and Solos board. Many of us who frequent over there have been to WDW solo many times.

 

[Bracho]

I would also like to welcome you to the DIS!! This is a great place for information and tips about all that is DISNEY!

The Polynesian is a wonderful resort. On the monorail system, good dining, wonderful grounds, accross from the Magic Kingdom which gives you a perfect view of the evening fireworks... there is so much to enjoy at the Polynesian but to be honest, it doesn't matter which resort you select, you're going to have a great trip.

Again Welcome to the DIS and the best of luck!

 

[lovetotravel1974]

"Welcome to the DIS Lynn"....

 

[cooldisneymom]

Wecome to the DIS Lynn - !!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you can find happiness with your new life and I can't think of a better place to start looking than in the "world"!!!! I've never stayed at the Poly but everyone here loves it. Let us know how it goes!!

 

[jobanana]

I should be getting a divorce soon. Haven't filed yet. Too cheap. Ha ha. I'd rather spend the $$$ on a trip to Disney. We're going to do it ourselves. We can do that in Michigan. I tell everyone when it's finished I'm going to Disney World. Like those football players when they win the superbowl.

 

[eeyore45]

What a time you're having - good luck!! Love your attitude!! Go For IT!! Love the suggestion of heading over to the single board for suggestions - if you do take your 8,5, and 4 yr old, I would hope you could find a friend or relative to come too - - kids are a lot of work, and its nice to share the work load!! They may have a melt down, you never know, but you are the mom, and you get to decdide!!

I vote for the Polynesian, take the feel of the islands mahn!

 

["thegirls"]

Take the Poly....and add consiere! If you plan it right and buy an annual pass you can get great discounts! The conciere is sooooo perfect for the 'single mom'! The cons. louge gives us single adults an extra 20 minutes to prepare for the day while the 'kiddies' snack in the lounge for breakfast. . Also if you do a down day outside of the parks the lounge is open all day with some kind of snack alway availabe. The building is right next to (caddy corner)to the pool...awe.....the POOL!!!! It really cuts down on the constant forking over of $$$.

Enjoy your trip and your NEW life!!!!

 

[hulabird]

This year we are traveling with my sister and her three girls in celebration of her divorce. He (loser as we call him) was not a mouselover either, in fact in 2002 my DH and I traveled with my sister, loser and the girls and that is when my sister told me that if it wasn't for the girls she would leave loser. I wasn't too surprised, loser is the #1 cheapskate of the world and has never took an interest in his marriage or family. On that trip all he did was complain about $$$$ and believe me he is not hurting for anything since he is a plumber. It made me and my DH sick and really felt sorry for the kids on their very first WDW trip. Well finally this year she filed for divorce and asked if she could travel with me and my DH this year so they could have a good time this trip. Of course I said yes and I am looking forward to spoiling mt nieces, enjoying spending time with sis and just having a terrific family WDW vacation for a full 10 nights.

It is too bad when a marriage doesn't last, but in this case it will be better for my sister and the kids.

 

[ValDisney]

Hi..and my kids are 4 and 7. good luck and enjoy. I know i'll have a better time in WDW . he never liked to go anywhere. i'll be down there in dec, Maybe one trip we can meet up and celebrate
our new lives.

 

[hulabird]

What it boils down to is selfishness on the part of these men that are going to be out of your lives. If you have kids why wouldn't you want to take them to WDW??? I don't understand that. My sis's loser never wanted to do anything with his kids, in fact the kids don't even like him, and he is blaming my sis and my family, saying we brainwashed the kids, rather than he, himself admitting that his job has always been more important than his own kids. My DH and I do not have kids, but we look so forward to spending the time in WDW with the kids. I think kids make WDW even more fun!

To those of you getting divorced, God bless you and your children and have a wonderful time in WDW!

 

[Esmerelda]

Hi and welcome to the boards. I too am a single mom to two great boys...ages 9 and almost 13. We have gone to Disney twice since my divorce and cruised twice together. You will have a super time (and believe me...I was married to a Mickey hater....makes me shudder still to think about it...)

best of luck,
Esmerelda

 

[ValDisney]

Esmerelda,
Hi..
was it hard traveling w 2? This will be my 1st trip alone w them.
thanks

 

[TwingleMum]

God Bless You and your new life. Hope you and your children can move forward and be happy. Enjoy WDW.

 

[disneyvoice]

Hi there!! My September trip is also somewhat of a celebrating a divorce trip. My ex and I have been to WDW several times but always stayed at the ASMo. Our divorce was friendly and during the whole process I started dating a very good friend who I have worked with for several years who also found himself going through a divorce. My divorce was very friendly, his is not. Mine is final, his is not but we are hoping that it will be by our September trip which will be our first real vacation together. We are actually thinking that our trip just might end up becoming a honeymoon!!

This time I get to stay at the Poly as well. We decided to go all out for celebrating an end to two unhappy marriages and the beginning of a new happy life together. I say go all out and make it a really fun event!!

 

[professorandmom]

The good news about traveling with kids solo is it gets easier as you get more experience (and of course the kids get older). I've taken the kids several times since the divorce but the best vacation (for me) was on DCL - very relaxing and the kids were entertained...
it is scary but you will have a great sense of accomplishment when the trip is over (and everyone is still in one piece)
Barb

 

[Kingtwin]

I felt I just had to respond to this thread. I did a Disney divorce trip with my twin sister in Dec. 1998, 7 months after my divorce was final. I had been to WDW 8 times in the previous 20 odd years with my ex and kids. This was a first with just my sister and it turned into a wonderful memory that we recreated two years ago in Nov 2002. My ex was a big Disney lover but that still didn't make him a good husband. I remarried in April 2000 .My wonderful new DH had no interest in ever going to WDW and actually would tease my about my interest and attachment to all things Disney. So I was prepared to get my "Mickey-fix" with my sister every other year or so for the remainder of my days.

This past April, my DH and I took a cruise and had one day at Port Canaveral. Since he really is a sweet man and tries hard to please me, he agreed to take the ship's excursion to EPCOT for the day. Well, let me tell you...the Disney magic took hold and he fell in love!! We had a wonderful day and are now booked at the AKL for a return trip in Nov for the Int. Food and Wine Festival. I think he's actually more excited than I am!

Moral of my story....you may not be able to make a good husband out of Disney lover but with just a little fairy dust, you might be able to make a Disney lover out of a wonderful husband.

Good luck to you on your trip. I hope that you one day get to experience all the Disney wonders with someone special again. In the meantime, have a ball and enjoy yourself!!

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Congrats! I'm going on my Divorce Trip in November (divorce was finalized over a year ago...took me long enough!).