That horrible feeling towards....

[Shinji]

"The last day" is the worst feeling. I think it would not be near as bad if it were not for having to sit at MCO. Of all the airports I have been, I absolutely loathe Orlando. Too many bad memories? Too many rude people? I dunno which it is but, I dread waiting at the terminal for the plane home. For me, It is even worse than sitting in a waiting room at a doctor's office.

 

[Harambe]

We always check out early our last day and go to a park. Then we go back to our resort and wait for our ride to the airport. I hate getting back to the resort and feeling like we don't belong anymore!

We try to sit out by the pool and soak in any last minute Florida sun!

 

[horner5]

I can totally relate to all of this! The bad feeling starts to creep up on me when I purchase something and we're at the point in the trip that we can't send it back to the hotel because we're checking out in the next day or so.

 

[threeboysmom]

I am right with you all. I get so jealous of all those happy people coming into the resort to start their vacation. In fact, I am so bad that I start feeling depressed before we even leave!!! We leave next week and I find myself dreading my last day already!

Even worse is when I wake up the next morning and find myself back in my own bed at home.

 

[Snowysmom]

I can so identify with everyone! On our way out of the resort on the last day I look at everyone checking in and wish I could be one of them! I do like to get home to my own house and bed and my puppy doggie. The way I try to get over my Disney Depression is by reading Disboards and seeing if I can help anyone who will be going to Disney by answering any concerns or questions that I know the answer to. We weren't supposed to go again until 2007 but DH wants to go next summer for our 30th anniversary so we are booked! I won't say no.

 

[jennyl772003]

It is the pits. I spend the last couple days thinking to myself, "this is the last time we'll be at Epcot...this is the last time we'll ride the train..." etc.

But like so many others on the board, we immediatly start planning our next trip, so it helps.

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

I find just about any excuse to stay just a little longer, my mom on the other hand is usually ready to go home,
Once we got lost heading home and somehow ended up at a WDW exit again, And yes I convinced my mom that I had to go to the bathroom at epcot, a random bathroom just wouldnt do.
Nothing feels better than when you arrive and you have your whole trip ahaed of you and you see all those poor people whose fun is over, then before you know it your one of them.

 

[princessesrule4]

I can totally relate to all of this! The bad feeling starts to creep up on me when I purchase something and we're at the point in the trip that we can't send it back to the hotel because we're checking out in the next day or so.

I hate that,too! We still had 2 days left when I tried to get some things sent from Tinkerbelle's Treasures to the Poly but she said it might not arrive by check out time! And I hadn't even thought about departure day til she said that!

 

[GoofyBaseballMom26]

Oh, this is too funny and sad at the same time. I am soooo like this too. I always want the Magic Kingdom to be my last moment in the parks and I have to try really hard not to cry when I leave. AND I started planning our next trip the very next day after I got home about 3 weeks ago. ANNNDDDDD my son made the comment "we're walking the death march" as we were wheeling our luggage to check out.

A moment I have to share though. My 19 year old son and I went by ourselves this last trip ( had a great time!!!) and as we were leaving the Magic Kingdom after watching "Wishes" one night, he hugged me and asked me if I cried. I had to admit I had come really,really close to having cried and he told me "Well, I can understand if you had". Now this is the same boy that always makes fun of me when I cry at movies etc. I'm so glad he's struck with the "disney bug" too. I'm trying to get in as many trips as possible for the two of us before he has his own family to go with one day.

 

[GF Girl]

I cry every time we take off out of MCO!!
I get severely depressed for at least a month. And start to get the itch to plan another trip. It's all I talk about for a couple of months.

 

[CanadianPaco]

It's the worst, isn't it? I REALLY try to savor those first few minutes when I first arrive at the resort, because I know those poor suckers wheeling their luggage out to the parking lot are going to be ME sooner than I think.

When we were checking into POP Century, I saw a ME bus load up to head out. I could "feel" them looking at us! It was a teeny bit creapy actually. We were so happy and excited to have arrived. Needless to say, when we checked out, I kept my head down. No eye contact!

 

[Mysteria]

Oh, this is too funny and sad at the same time. I am soooo like this too. I always want the Magic Kingdom to be my last moment in the parks and I have to try really hard not to cry when I leave. AND I started planning our next trip the very next day after I got home about 3 weeks ago. ANNNDDDDD my son made the comment "we're walking the death march" as we were wheeling our luggage to check out.

A moment I have to share though. My 19 year old son and I went by ourselves this last trip ( had a great time!!!) and as we were leaving the Magic Kingdom after watching "Wishes" one night, he hugged me and asked me if I cried. I had to admit I had come really,really close to having cried and he told me "Well, I can understand if you had". Now this is the same boy that always makes fun of me when I cry at movies etc. I'm so glad he's struck with the "disney bug" too. I'm trying to get in as many trips as possible for the two of us before he has his own family to go with one day.

You sound like a great person. I'm sure when he has a family of his own they won't mind including you in some of their trips.

As for the last day/checkout thing. I call it the white envelope blues. I've really thought about staying up all night and catching the person putting it on the door. I want to swing open the door and yell BOO so they get scared and run away. That way I don't get the white envelope. No envelope means I don't have to leave! Oh if only that were true!

Myst

 

[grinningghost]

You know, I wish they would give you that white envelope at check-in. Then the whole world wouldn't know it was "your time". It's an almost barbaric practice, isn't it?

 

[jenks0718]

Last November we felt the same way. We rented a villa off site and when I woke up in the morning to see that my dh had brought all our luggage downstairs in the foyer I began to tear up. I couldnt help but remember the happiness we felt when we first walked into the foyer and started our vacation...I cant wait to go back

 

[Rootskate]

Ok, now im asking for trouble, but I am really curious......This trip we are taking in December is just a long weekend, for 3 nights. For those of you that have taken these "quick trips" is the "depression" even worse because your stay was so short?? (Just trying to get a feel for how severe an impact that "White Envelope" will have on me!)

 

[Pats Dragon]

I'm with you Otimon!!! The way I cope with the leaving blues is to start planning the next trip all the way home. I have also increased the length of my trip too. Its amazing how fast time passes by. We always vow we won't be too tired to savor every second but somehow we seem to wander through the last few days and then we're shocked to see it is time to check out. Anyone know any tricks to help??

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I feel the same way.

When we are leaving and staing in front of the resort waiting for our car service, I always look over at the people in line for the busses with jealousy. Even though I know I've probably been there more times in my life than most of them, it's still sad going home every time.

 

[graygables]

Last year as we were walking into the AKL to check in, there was a family leaving and the woman made her kids touch the door that hangs there (it's a custom in Africa to touch the door so you will return). I was like, Okaaayyyy. Guess what I was doing (as I was crying) as we walked out the last time??? I'm sure those people walking in thought I was nuts!

I do hate that feeling of utter jealousy, but I have to reach deep inside and remember that I'm fresh-full of pixie dust and they haven't had their share yet! Planning the next trip is the only cure I've found.

 

[donzgyrl]

The last time I was there In May 04'. On the day we left we had breakfast at the Crystal Palace, afterwards we went on a couple of attractions, as we were leaving the park I literally started to cry . We had to go back to POR and wait for our towncar to pick us up and the whole time we were sitting the the lounge I would occasionally tear up and tell my DH I didn't want to go home. Even now just thinking about that makes me tear up!!



Donzgyrl

 

[marc1477]

I would say the walk of doom is a good way of putting it. It is very difficult to actually go and check out.

The top three things on my list that is hard to do it:
1. Ride the monorail for the last time before checkout.
2. Trip to MCO
3. Waiting at MCO for flight to leave and watching all the arriving passengers getting ready to have a good time.

Sometimes it feels good to get home though.