Single DIS'ers...Is Disney a Deal Breaker for You?

[BriarRosie]

I don't think Disney would be a deal breaker for me, but I'd like a guy who'd at the very least tolerate it. I'm sure there is plenty at Disney to suit all sorts of people. If he liked golf, or fishing, or NASCAR, you all know what I'd be booking for him to make him enjoy his vacation.

I wouldn't want a Disney honeymoon because I go there so often. But even if a guy I was with didn't want to go with me, no big deal. I have gone solo many times within the past decade that I'm still independent enough to do solo trips whenever.

But I'd think I'd be considered a catch with my meager DVC contract.

 

[dansyr2514]

This is one of those things I have honestly had to consider. DBF does not like Disney parks. He loves the hotels, the restaurants etc. but is not a park person.
He also isn't crazy about how much it costs. Unfortunately, because he is not a park person or character person he would hate any of the value resorts. Do for him to get some enjoyment out of it, I usually book at least a moderate and if we can get a deal a deluxe. I always add the deluxe dining because he likes the nicer restaurants. But in the end, it raises the cost so he is not happy with that.
I've had to make some compromises, less time in the parks and not going as often as I used to and sometimes staying offsite, but as long as he still agrees to go, we're ok.
If he absolutely said no more Disney, it would be a dealbreaker. Disney is my passion. ....my happy place.

 

[aggielawyer]

It would not be a deal breaker for me. There are things that I'm looking for that are far more important than whether he's into Disney. If he enjoyed it as well, that would be a bonus. I think the 'deal breaker' part would be whether he would be open minded enough to give it a try, but in my mind that's more a character/personality issue than a Disney issue. If he tried it and didn't really care for it, I would expect he'd at least be ok with me taking a solo trip now and then.

 

[Fishy RocketBoy]

Deal breaker? Maybe... but at least she'd have to be open to it... I think anyone that would wind up wanting to be with me could be "converted"... ;-)

Most people who don't "get it" tend to think of Disney as nothing past the MK... once I show someone Epcot (and La Cava del Tequila), the resorts, etc I'll have them trading pins and hunting for Hidden Mickeys before you know it! ;-)

If not - then it's I-4 for her..

Andy

 

[wishspirit]

If he absolutely said no more Disney, it would be a dealbreaker. Disney is my passion. ....my happy place.

Anyone who said I couldn't do something would be a deal breaker for me. He can say he doesn't like it, he could say he wouldn't support me, but saying 'I couldn't' would end in a break up! I agree with you on the happy place too! It's certainly my home away from home!

I think the 'deal breaker' part would be whether he would be open minded enough to give it a try, but in my mind that's more a character/personality issue than a Disney issue. If he tried it and didn't really care for it, I would expect he'd at least be ok with me taking a solo trip now and then.

Totally agree!

 

[DiRTyBuNNy]

Yes, it's a deal breaker for me.

--DB

 

[mrsxsparrow]

I think if I was with a guy who REFUSED to go to Disney with me it would be a deal breaker, but not because he didn't like Disney. It would be more the fact that he wouldn't want to be involved in something I'm so clearly passionate (read: obsessive) about.

My first serious boyfriend does not like Disney AT ALL (too many screaming kids, too many long lines, too crowded, etc., etc.) but knew that it made me happy. He'd go with me and not complain one little bit and always seemed to enjoy it. Even though it wasn't his thing, he bought an annual pass to go with me. Now that we're not together I know he doesn't go anymore. I think knowing it made me happy made him happy... he was definitely a keeper (if only we hadn't broken up for other reasons!)

 

[roomthreeseventeen]

Deal breaker? Maybe... but at least she'd have to be open to it... I think anyone that would wind up wanting to be with me could be "converted"... ;-)

Most people who don't "get it" tend to think of Disney as nothing past the MK... once I show someone Epcot (and La Cava del Tequila), the resorts, etc I'll have them trading pins and hunting for Hidden Mickeys before you know it! ;-)

If not - then it's I-4 for her..

Andy

Ya, the Mexico Pavillion worked pretty well in convincing my boyfriend that Disney is a great place. He was hesitant about the whole first trip, and still thinks some of the attractions are hokey, but the Deluxe resorts and Wishes and EPCOT and the experience of being there did a lot to win him over.

Not that he's counting down the days till our trip in a few weeks, but he has mentioned stuff he can't wait to do when we get there.

 

[kab407]

No. He'll quickly learn however, that we'll be taking 3-4 separate vacations a year with me being a DVC Owner and an Annual Pass Holder. He'll also have to get use to my Sparkly Ear Sisters, DIS Husband and DIS Boyfriend.

 

[sunshine girl]

Yes and no. He doesn't have to love it, but I'd like to be able to take trips to Disney with him. So it would be nice if he could like it a little, or at least appreciate and participate in the fun of it all.

My last boyfriend was not into Disney when we met (he'd once lived a half hour away from WDW, and never went! Said he just wasn't interested.), but after going there with me, he was sold. He got an annual pass and we took several trips. He said my enthusiasm was contagious. That worked for me!

I think I may have the type of personality that would attract someone who would be naturally predisposed to enjoying Disney anyway, if that makes any sense. But who knows!

 

[kaligal]

I'd never want someone who had the same hobbies I did. I already know my stuff. Someone else needs to be them and do their stuff.

I'm not going to watch wrestling. I'm not going to watch cars go around and around a track. No football, no golf. No shooting animals and then carrying their corpses around.

I don't want to sit and take apart a VCR just to see how it works and I don't want to watch someone else do it, either. I don't want to saw stuff, sand stuff, fix a creaky step or learn how to change the oil.

No, no, no - thanks, anyway.

It would be pretty rotten of me to demand an interest in my stuff when I know that I could (at my best) only fake an interest in his.

 

[WaltD4Me]

I'd never want someone who had the same hobbies I did. I already know my stuff. Someone else needs to be them and do their stuff.

I'm not going to watch wrestling. I'm not going to watch cars go around and around a track. No football, no golf. No shooting animals and then carrying their corpses around.

I don't want to sit and take apart a VCR just to see how it works and I don't want to watch someone else do it, either. I don't want to saw stuff, sand stuff, fix a creaky step or learn how to change the oil.

No, no, no - thanks, anyway.

It would be pretty rotten of me to demand an interest in my stuff when I know that I could (at my best) only fake an interest in his.

I agree...I'm not sure I ever dated a guy who had the same hobbies as me, but Disney is a bit more than a hobby. It is a hobby in the sense that I enjoy Disney books and movies and learning about Disney, even the DISBoards, I wouldn't have to have be with someone into those sorts of things, but I would like someone who would go to WDW or on a DCL cruise, maybe to DL. Yes, I can go solo, yes I can go with my sister or take my nieces or nephew, but in the deal breaker sense I couldn't be with someone who would not ever go with me or didn't want me to go either. That would be a deal breaker.

 

[ratherbeatdisney]

most likely a Deal breaker. It would depend on their attitude. I think its perfectly reasonable to want to go to Disneyworld or Disneyland multiple times per year, if i had the money i would love to spend 2-3 weeks in Orlando, i think most non Disney people would think that is crazy. I will go to Disneyparks for the rest of my life, this obsession will never end, its part of me. Luckily i am in a relationship that is tolerant and even enjoys Going to Disneyparks. If this relationship didnt work out, i think i would seek out someone who is into disney as much as i am, it would be nice to be able to go even more than i get to now and not feel guilty about it.

 

[jewels1916]

Wouldn't be a deal breaker for me, but then again, I'm lucky enough to have three best friends who love Disney as much (or almost) as I do. So he'd have to be ok with me going to the World with my girls every once in a while. Not liking to travel though, that would be a deal breaker. I love to travel, and want a guy who will travel with me, even if it isn't to Disney.

 

[LoodlesNoodles]

I'm not sure if it would be a deal breaker. It depends on their attitude I think.

I was on a date today and obviously with my impending holiday and the general getting to know you's (I studied animation at college), Disney came up. And we started discussing animated films, he told me his favourite animated film was Pete's Dragon, which is one of my favourite films ever.
Unfortunately the rest of the night wasn't as good as this.

 

[Foolish Mortal]

Absolute deal breaker no questions. Must love Disney and want to go to WDW voluntarily. If I see an eye roll at the mention of anything Disney that's all she wrote.