Solo but not single

[sto6917]

I'm a solo married 25 years to one and only. He doesn't like DW, and quite frankly....it's way more fun without someone who doesn't like it. Had the same issue with my best friend. She met me there one year and never stopped complaining . I really am great company for me. Met some dissers this time, and that was fun too - they have an excellent attitude as we all know! I feel safe at DW and love going alone! Highly recommend.

I can't wait to do a weeklong solo trip- yes I agree-I can't think of a safer place to vacation.

 

[geffric]

I'm a solo married 25 years to one and only. He doesn't like DW, and quite frankly....it's way more fun without someone who doesn't like it. Had the same issue with my best friend. She met me there one year and never stopped complaining . I really am great company for me. Met some dissers this time, and that was fun too - they have an excellent attitude as we all know! I feel safe at DW and love going alone! Highly recommend.

sounds like i wrote this..LOL.. love my solo trips..

 

[Grammie3]

My DH is not the Disney fan either, and I am aware of that. But, I really thought he would go along for an adult trip on our 40th anniversary next year.

I was very let down when I surprised him on Christmas. No, way will he go, he insisted that I cancel.

Joke is on him, did not cancel just moved the dates back a month and I will take my sister with me. So, I will still get my dream trip to WL during the holidays!

Cindy

 

[sto6917]

My DH is not the Disney fan either, and I am aware of that. But, I really thought he would go along for an adult trip on our 40th anniversary next year.

I was very let down when I surprised him on Christmas. No, way will he go, he insisted that I cancel.

Joke is on him, did not cancel just moved the dates back a month and I will take my sister with me. So, I will still get my dream trip to WL during the holidays!

Cindy

And he is most likely relieved you've found another travel buddy
Sounds like solo trips are in your future!

 

[MickeyMaz]

I finally found my oasis in a all of the threads out there. Married but going solo. Fits me to a T although it seems a little gender specific in here at this point. My DW is exactly like most of your DH's. She is a good sport and does try. We have been on many family trips. But she needs a break sometimes. For example, we all (DS13 and DD10 and DW) travelled to WDW last August and the DW came with us to DHS for a day and spent the next 5 days at a friend's house in West Palm only to meet us just in time to get to the airport. But she is totally tolerant of my deep interest in all things Disney.

I'm heading down in a week solo with full support of the family. Another key thing about solo is you can do certain things on a budget, like small rental car and maybe saving a little and staying off-site. And other things that would cost too much do as a family can be done alone. Like a meal at any almost any TS. The kids are not at the age that they appreciate a $200 meal as well as they should. So once we were off the dining plan, our TS's as a family are limited. So going alone lets me experiment. I could never get close to Morrocan food with the family, but alone, it works. SAme with other exotic kinds of food. Single rider lines are a great thing also. In AK, I head to the Safari first to get that great first couple of cars as the mist hangs over the fields knowing I can get on Everest pretty easily on the single rider line later. It's like going to Muppets 3D at rope drop at DHS. The paths to Africa are pretty empty.

Give me some other ideas of what I can do.

Do you have anything you like to do while touring alone? This'll be my third trip and I have taken a tour on the first two and will again this time.

 

[Straughn]

I have done a number of solo trips. When DH was alive, he thought WDW was a golf resort. He played golf while I toured the parks. I might as well have been solo. We meet for dinner!

Now I still travel solo most of the time. My best female friend came with me for F&W in October. It was fun to have her along, but golly gee, it screwed up my way of touring. My SO came with me last February for 4 days. He is definitely one who might come back again, in oh, I'd say 4 or 5 years. Now if they had a Fox News attraction, he might think differently. He is perfectly fine with my going later this month all by self.

 

[DisneyDee27]

I love Disney. My DW likes Disney...We have worked out a great schedule: I go and enjoy myself for as many days as I want and she'll come down mid trip and enjoy herself too. Then she leaves and I can wander around the world again. When she gets there I know I'm going to be at Epcot her favorite park, for several days. When she's gone I go wherever I want.
I love it and she does too,
Dee

 

[CaliforniaDreamin]

Married, but talking tonight with a girlfriend about going in Dec. Never done a non-family trip. DH and the DD's are not as crazy about WDW as I am. I'm getting pretty darn excited! This is just a spur of the moment decision...DH doesn't even know! I have always wanted to see the Christmas decorations and DH works retail and can never get off from Oct to Feb. So now might be my chance! Keep your fingers crossed for me. Like another poster, this would be a total Mental Health Trip for me. I've already got a stupid grin on my face!

 

[physicalt104]

After 39 years, I finally spent my first solo day (2 actually) at WDW; it amazes me how many "firsts" I can still experience!! I had my hair done at the Ivy Trellis, shopped for hours at DD, drank my way 'round the World Showcase, and stopped for photographs whenever the mood struck. I had 3 table service meals- lunch at Kona and Raglan Road and dinner at La Hacienda- and I must say that I was so warmly received (gushed over, really ) that I did not feel uncomfortable at all. (My guess is that Disney hostesses/wait staff are specially trained to welcome solo diners...)
While not my favorite way to do Disney, I could easily do this style of R & R again!!

 

[MOmousefan]

My wife detests WDW and hasn't been since 1995. I have have taken our three kids in various combinations since. Our two DDs are married and I have taken them and their spouses. Our son is single. Both daughters have girls, 1 YO and 2 Mos, so I went solo in 2009. I am going solo again this May and I really enjoy doing whatever I want. My DDs are talking about waiting until the kids are several YO, and I can hardly wait. My wife said have fun, she's staying home.

 

[DisMullins]

Okay, this thread (which I came across quite by accident) is perfect for me. My DH is not into The World at all I convinced him to go with me in Sept. 2008 under the "free dining" umbrella because he's such a food junkie. I will be 32 years old in December when I finally get my Bachelor's, and the one place I want to go to celebrate? Why WDW of course! My hubby isn't too excited about it. I really want to go in the winter to see the Holiday decorations, which I've never seen. So this thread, with all your encouraging posts, has convinced me that I may just go by myself! I imagine it would be a completely different experience but I'm already one of those that can enjoy that precious time alone, and as one post said, where else would you feel safer?! Thanks for giving me the inspiration!!

 

[ninecrayons]

DH and I went to Disney World as our first vacation together. After some motion sickness related antics, DH says he will never go back to Disney again.

I've mostly gone with my best friend since then, but will be doing my first solo trip in February.

 

[wildelady]

I'm coming out for the last week in Jan on my own. family friend is there for the IBM conf and I am sharing her room. DH is staying at home dog/kid sitting lol. Will be on my own most of the week as friend is attending/speaking at the conference.

 

[Googelibear]

Lots of times! DH isn't nearly the Disney nut I am, so he only goes about once every third time. He doesn't have the amount of vacation time either. Some people think it's a little strange, but it works for us.

I don't think it's strange at all.
My family is not as into Disney as I am but I am afraid to do it by myself for fear of holing up at the resort and not having fun. I cannot imagine having fun when not being able to share the fun at the parks.

Is that weird?

 

[Claudia Kellenberger]

I think I now have had 12 solo trips to WDW. My DH went with me this past time for just a day and a half. It was a perfect time for us! I continued on with my solo vacation, and DH went back home to care for our 2 kitties.

I also call this my "mental health week".

 

[psupple]

This is a great option for those of us Mega fans married to mild Disney fans.

I love this!!

I love to travel to Disney solo, and finally my DH undertands. The first time I mentioned it, he thought I was nuts! Now he gets it... like another poster said, it's a mental health break.

I'll be leaving next Friday for a 4 day, 3 night trip solo. Last one was in early December. Before that, October (with Mom), August (solo), May (solo), etc. You get the idea LOL!!

To anyone that's contemplating it, I say give it a try. So nice to not worry about anyone else but yourself

 

[richmo]

I find that every trip to WDW is different, dependent on who is with you. A trip with the kids is one thing, one without the kids and just your spouse is another. I also get a chance to take a solo trip now and then and will be doing so again in early March. I think I enjoy the family trips most, but the solo trips allow me to do everything at my own pace.

 

[sto6917]

Someone used this term to describe a solo trip- love it - "mental health break"!

While it's fun to share the magical moments with others- I am looking forward to having solo adventures as many of you experience.

On my last trip I was the only one up early enough to make MK rope drop and had an amazing time- was the first on Splash!

 

[pamickey]

I just booked a last minute solo trip (my first solo) last week, going in about 2 weeks from now. I went with family last time and friends the year before that, but decided to go solo this time for a quick trip. I was able to get AKV, Kidani for 2 nights and Jambo for 1, but moving is ok with me. Dragging a family between resorts isn't as easy.

I don't mind TS by myself - do it all the time at home. I usually take my Kindle with me and read unless someone starts a conversation. So I booked Rain Forest, Le Chefs de France, and Via Napoli. I may book the Segway tour also. Because it's all about what I want to do.

And, since I'm staying at AKV, I'll spend time just sitting on the balcony and watching the animals on the savanna. The rest of the family didn't get into that as much as I did last year. That may even give me time to do a live trip report.

I'm counting down the days till I leave - PA has been incredibly snowy this year and the temps are so cold right now. High of 13 today and low of -8 tonight. I really need this short get-a-way!

Terri

 

[DeeCee735]

I had a lovely 10 day trip this past Oct-Nov. DW came in for 5 days but I had a great time roaming free for the other 5. I highly recommend going solo and enjoy meeting new Disney fans. I met a great newlywed couple from Mississippi at the tequila tastings and a wonderful guy on the segway teaser in Innoventions.
This is a great option for those of us Mega fans married to mild Disney fans.

I think about a solo trip, but haven't had the nerve to go for it as of yet. My DH doesn't like to travel much, work issues, hates flying, etc, and I've always had friends that love coming to Disney with me, so it's never been an issue to go when I want....with company. But it's getting to the point where I want to go more often (lots of time off from work ), and my friends have all joined me more than once, and aren't the Disney fanatic I am, so they've actually been saying NO! Can you imagine???? (I've since been working on newer friends LOL)

Anyway, I do see myself going along in the not-so-far off future, maybe a year or two. My kids are getting ready to finish college and will be involved in their own lives and schedules, my friends are not as quick to say yes anymore, and my DH can, frankly, be a drag when I start making vacation plans.

My biggest fear is getting all excited, packing and travelling, only to get there, unpack and think to myself, "oh heck, now what?!" I'm also alittle leary of talking to others knowing they'd know I'm alone....is that weird? I'm 1/2 of a whole for so long I don't really know how I'd handle this!