So would you "force" your spouse to go to WDW?

[crzy4mickey]

Well....not really "force" but persuade ....my kids and I have been 2 times to DW without my husband. Each time we went there were times when my kids and I really wished my husband/their dad was there to experience the magic with us. He just isn't into big crowds or traveling far from home. He won't fly so we would probably take the train (with the current gas prices!). We are willing to make compromises to get him to go...i.e. slow it down...relax by the pool...eat (a lot) at the ESPN club...take the train, go off peak time. We do take other family vacations together to local amusement parks...lots of family camping etc. so it's not like he doesn't go anywhere with us. I just don't want to make him go if he's miserable but on the other hand I don't think he would regret it. He said tonight he doesn't really want to go but.....if he had to he would. What would you do?

 

[kam24]

I convinced my DH that we need to take the kids! He really doesn't want to . Every year we usually take a family vaca to an island. He likes to sit on the beach and play with the kids. So after we couldn't decide what island to go I begged and got him to agree to disney! He is still afraid it will be too much craziness and not enough relaxing. I told him we would take it slow and do a lot of hanging by the pool. Only 2 more weeks to see how it goes! Anyways I say it will be worth it all to see their faces!!

 

[disneyfreakjackie]

Yes!!! I would force him ... fortunately I don't have too!!!

 

[kimbac3]

Yes!!! I would force him ... fortunately I don't have too!!!

Ditto!!!
Kimba

 

[Foofness]

You need to MAKE him go!... It's for his own GOOD!...

My hubby sounds a lot like yours... Doesn't like travel, crowds, talking mice... He was a big poo-pooer when it came to WDW, but since it was our honeymoon he agreed to go anywhere I wanted to... I felt like I was practically DRAGGING him there... He wasn't the first bit excited about it, too mucho or something...
My advice to you would be to do as I did... Go during a time of little attendance, and plan your arrival night at Epcot... We came out from having dinner to the sights and sounds of Illuminations... the man was a kid in two seconds flat!... He was so impressed with the fireworks show that his attitude did a 180...
If that ole Disney magic can work on my hubby, it can work on anyone!

GOOD LUCK!!!!

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Has he ever been with you? If he has, I wouldn't try and convince him to go because he'll probably be miserable and you won't have as good of a time. But if he hasn't been, then how does he know if he'd like it if he hasn't tried it.

My DH is not a big Disney fan, in spite of the fact that he grew up a couple miles from Disneyland. I usually go without him. Every once in a while he'll want to go. Last time was about a year and a half ago and it was just the 2 of us. The time before that was about 3 years prior with the family. I think he's almost ready for another short family trip, maybe combined with Universal.

 

[crzy4mickey]

Tigger&Belle....no he has never been to WDW...i have to admit the first time i went i was reluctant to go too but I fell in love with the magic! Granted he may not fall in love with WDW but I know he will love the moments he will spend with his kids as I did the first time we went. I'm even saving extra so we can stay at the BW (next to ESPN) or WL since he loves log cabins and a rustic feel! (see i'm willing to compromise too!)

 

[KarenAylwood]

I'll probably have to force DBF eventually. I'm going w/ my mom in September so it will be out of my system for a LITTLE while... but in the end, I'll be dragging DBF kicking and screaming if I have to!

You said he likes the "rustic feel"- what about fishing? Does he like fishing? They have those excursions on Bay Lake that you can book. That's what I plan on doing w/ DBF once I get him to come- he loves fishing.

 

[crzy4mickey]

You said he likes the "rustic feel"- what about fishing? Does he like fishing? They have those excursions on Bay Lake that you can book. That's what I plan on doing w/ DBF once I get him to come- he loves fishing.

Hey thanks, i forgot about that. Can kids go on fishing excursions? That would be a great father/son thing to do. The my DD and I will just have to find something else to do...like a pedicure....see more compromises!

 

[#1_Donald_Duck_Fan]

I say make him go

I talked my girlfriend into going and she was iffy at first but now she loves it and we go once a year now

Who knows the same may happen for you

see ya
Mike

 

[crzy4mickey]

I say make him go

I talked my girlfriend into going and she was iffy at first but now she loves it and we go once a year now

Who knows the same may happen for you

see ya
Mike

one can only hope! Now I feel better about convincing him...after all if he was dead set against it...he would just say no...i told him to be honest with me.

 

[babywewe]

Maybe play up other FL acctractions.... maybe you can do half disney half other things he'd like to do. See what his view on Disney is...why he does'nt like it.

 

[magicmirror]

I would make mine go... because I know he would love it. And what's a family vacation without the Daddy? Our favorite place in the world is Biloxi.......LOVE LOVE LOVE it. He probably won't like Disney as much..... ya know, free drinks at Biloxi and stuff, but, its still going to be a blast....maybe we will even like it better, who knows? Our first trip is in Nov.
I would give my hubby the sad, puppy dog "hate to go without you, but I will, if I must" look , and he'd be putty in my hands.
I think he would anyway. I'd leave him here in alabamer if I had to, its not like he could have more fun here, nothing happens here, occasionally we hear a coyote or two, or get awakened by the train, blowing in the middle of the night for no apparent reason, thats about as exciting as it gets.
With the exception of football season,,,,,, Love the Roll Tide.....ok, possibly getting off topic.. sorry.. the end..

 

[disneygirlatheart]

You are all describing my dh, though maybe the disney magic will rub off on him in July. Our first time to Disney. We have been to theme parks for every one of our vacations but 2. Guess which 2 he enjoyed. Though he foots the bill and goes along with whatever we want with minimal fussing, I wish he would enjoy it more. He enjoys seeing my dd, ds, and I have fun though. I have a surprise for him this time though. I have booked a fishing excursion for us. Even though my ds and I hate fishing. Compromise. We have been on vacations without dh, though did not enjoy it near as much. Good Luck maybe he will come around.

 

[Cynt]

You mentioned that your family goes camping. Make this a family camping trip. Tell him you would like to go camping in Orlando this year and you've already rented the cabin. You can rent a cabin at Ft. Wilderness. Box up everything you need or rent a car and stop at Wal-Mart for food items and such if you decide to cook. Better yet, enjoy the outdoors but pay to have your meals prepared. That's what I would do. I'm SUPER LAZY on vacation. You couldn't pay me to fix a meal. Well maybe you could for the right price.

 

[Contemporary_Man]

It is amazing how people's attitudes will change once they have been there. I talked my fiance into going last year by saing taking a short beach trip and then saying that I would pay for the entire trip. I told her that all she had to do was show up with an open mind and if she wasn't happy that she never had to go back. She had a great time even though the trip had a couple hiccups.

All year, she talked about how much fun she had, but that she wanted to do something tropical this year. That is fine with me, because I like to go every other year and take trips to new places in between. I just don't want to feel like I'm missing out on the rest of the world. Last week, as we were planning a trip to Aruba, she looked at me and said, "Can we go back to Disney?". I'm still laughing over that.....................and checking to see what rooms are available.

Anyway, to the point: Go ahead and twist and arm or two

 

[bubba73]

I will not or would not force my DW to go to Disney but there would have to be some understandings ahead of time. Call it a sickness. Call it a disease. Call it what you want but I love Mickey and I love WDW. If my DW decides that for some reason she doesn't want to go to WDW with me, then she is going to have to understand that I still have to have my "Mickey" fix. I will be going without her. Not trying to be insensitive but I was with Mickey and Disney way before I was with my wife.

 

[DisneyfeverTN]

I would definitely try to persuade my DH to go, even if he did not want to. I think it is good when both people in a marriage can give and take. Also, you might want to let him know what's in it for him. Like relaxing at the pool or beach or having a nice meal at Epcot. I would take whatever he really loves, and figure out how he can do that at WDW. There is so much to do at WDW. It isn't all rides and shows. I truly believe there is something for everyone. Good luck!

 

[cjb71870]

I was lucky, when I got with my now husband 13 years ago, I was a WDW fanatic. I took him and we've been AP for 8 years now and are lucky to live an 1 1/2 away and stay at the same hotel and even got married there. Now my father is like your husband. My mom started going with us on a few trips a year. My Dad wouldn't go. I asked for so long. But, he is a "simple man" I always said. He finally came with us 3 years ago next weekend. After that he came again the first week of Dec. that same year. Well, to make a long story short, next Thurs. we will be taking him for his 7th trip. He now goes every year at this time and first weekend in Dec.. He gets so excited for every trip. He starts talking about the next one on the way home from the last. Your husband just needs to go with you and I'm sure he would react the same my Dad did. Good Luck!!!!

 

[stemikger]

I feel bad for the husbands who don't love Disney. I am one husband who would love to go every year. Unfortunately, I am not going this year. We are doing a lot of work on our house so we will skip a year.

My wife is the one who needs a little push, but when she gets there she loves it. When I was there last year, I saw a guy who was sitting on the floor of a gift shop talking on his cell phone and his words were "I'm in Disney Hell". He looked misreable. I felt sorry for him, not because he was misreable, but because he lost all of that part of him that still enjoyed magic.

I'm 41 and when I'm in Disney I am 10 again and my daughter who is 11 enjoys the memories she has with her Dad.

On the other hand, it really is different strokes for different folks. If you took me to an Island, I think I would be bored after a few hours. I like Disney vacations, because every day we have an adventure planned. I am not the type to just relax on my vacations, I could do that at home. So it really depends on the person.