Talk me out of going over Thanksgiving weekend

[Artygal90]

I’ve had an extremely rough year and someone suggested my family (me, DH, and our 3 year old) take a trip just the three of us over Thanksgiving to cheer me up and distract me from the holiday. They probably meant driving an hour to the beach or something…..of course the wheels started turning in my head and I immediately started thinking about how much fun WDW is during the holiday season and what a great distraction it would be.

I was thinking of just two or three park days and spending our arrival and departure days enjoying the resort and Disney Springs. Probably we would just do MK and Epcot since my son is too little for 90% of the rides at HS and I’m not sure there’s enough at AK to hold his interest for a full day. This would be his first WDW trip but definitely won’t be his last so this isn’t a once-in-a-lifetime trip.

But will the parks be unbearable the Thursday-Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend? Are there days in there that are better than others? Is it just not worth going for such a short period?

There are lots of reasons to hold off…I’ve always said I wanted to wait to bring my kids to WDW until they were much bigger, my husband is not excited about the idea, it’s expensive, our families will want to see us, I’ve been plenty in the last few years, it’s a hectic time of year to travel….but the idea of going to WDW again is giving me so much joy and I’ve really missed that feeling.

Anyway tldr: tell me if this is an awful idea and I should just delete my spreadsheet now, or save it for a later, less crowded time of year.

 

[hardcorestitch]

A rough year, huh? You guys need a Disney visit, stat.

 

[gottalovepluto]

You went to the main place on the internet for talking you into it… so I’ll do my part!

Sounds like you need some time away just you 3. I take it seeing the fam over T-Day is not going to be relaxing? (Be honest, it isn’t for many, it’s ok). You’ve been to WDW enough you know something about zigging as the crowd zags and it will be slow paced with lots of down time anyway as you have the little one. The key is your partner. Is he the kind who will get on board if you convince him or will he be grouchy about X, Y or Z? The trip won’t be even Disney-relaxing if you’re worried he thinks it’s too crowded, not worth it, etc.

And are you flying? I thought this government crap would be done by now and am instead staring down traveling into this mess myself. With current state of things I would not book a T-Day flight unless it was refundable/creditable. If you need to fly bail on Disney and book that drivable getaway.

 

[Disneylover99]

There are lots of reasons to hold off…I’ve always said I wanted to wait to bring my kids to WDW until they were much bigger, my husband is not excited about the idea, it’s expensive, our families will want to see us, I’ve been plenty in the last few years, it’s a hectic time of year to travel….but the idea of going to WDW again is giving me so much joy and I’ve really missed that feeling.

You have a lot of good reasons to hold off, so I’d take a pause, talk to your husband and plan a trip sometime in the near future.

 

[scrappinginontario]

Only you truly know how much you ‘need’ this.

For me, I choose not to go when it’s super crowded as I know how much more I enjoy it when crowds are lower. While the desire to go right now is high, it sounds like you have many reasons to hold off, plan a trip at a later date and enjoy time with your family this holiday.

 

[Artygal90]

You went to the main place on the internet for talking you into it… so I’ll do my part!

Sounds like you need some time away just you 3. I take it seeing the fam over T-Day is not going to be relaxing? (Be honest, it isn’t for many, it’s ok). You’ve been to WDW enough you know something about zigging as the crowd zags and it will be slow paced with lots of down time anyway as you have the little one. The key is your partner. Is he the kind who will get on board if you convince him or will he be grouchy about X, Y or Z? The trip won’t be even Disney-relaxing if you’re worried he thinks it’s too crowded, not worth it, etc.

And are you flying? I thought this government crap would be done by now and am instead staring down traveling into this mess myself. With current state of things I would not book a T-Day flight unless it was refundable/creditable. If you need to fly bail on Disney and book that drivable getaway.

Thanksgiving is very fraught this year for lots of reasons so while we don’t have an issue with our families exactly, we’d both rather just opt out altogether of the usual traditions this year. Grief is weird :/ The husband says he’s happy to go if I really want to but like you said I want him to actually enjoy it.

And yes, we would need to fly So unless it’s all resolved somehow in the next few days, this is all just a thought exercise and a moot point because I’m not risking $600 worth of non refundable airfare if the airport’s going to be shut down or nonfunctional!

I think we’ll sleep on it and see how we feel in the next couple days. Maybe a better idea will come to us, or maybe I’ll just enjoy the exercise of putting together a Disney plan even if I don’t execute on it

 

[Dave006]

But will the parks be unbearable the Thursday-Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend? Are there days in there that are better than others? Is it just not worth going for such a short period?

Normally Thursday - Saturday are the busiest park days. I am not sure what your 3 year old would really do at Epcot. When are our kids were that age they only were interested in MK, and AK. Yes AK is not a full day for almost anyone.

Would you be driving or flying, and did you check for resorts for you Turkey day visit?

Dave

 

[DL1WDW2]

I would not deal with airport over Thanksgiving Weekend
Also major construction in the middle of MK , train not making full circle tour !