To Change Dates or not to change

[OUR 1ST DISNEY TRIP]

Hello, I am a single mother taking her DS5 to Disney for (hence my login) our first trip. He will trun 6 the 1st full day in Disney.

I have been contemplating this for a couple of weeks. A family of 4 (good friends of ours) are going the week before us. They have a DD, 5 months younger than my DS, Should i change our dates (since they cant because of airfare) and go with them. Ths way i have some adult company and he has another child to be with.

I am not saying that i want to be glued to them every minute, so we will have our alone time. Or should i keep it the same. I really like the idea of his first day in disney being his birthday, but he will still be there on his birthday just at the end instead of the beginging.

I am looking for advice from everyone but especially from other single parents who may have went alone to disney with thier child/children.

Thanks in advance.

 

[jdisney10]

I think its great that you will be there for your son's birthday but yet at the same time I can also see why you would like to be around adults..... BUT... you did plan this trip w/ just the two of you in mind so I say leave it that way... keep it for the two of you and you will have a more memorable trip. Remember since this is your first time going there, when you and your son arrive at the parks, make sure you get his "birthday button" from Guest Services and he will enjoy it a little bit more!

 

[BlueJeansGirl]

I agree - it is hard to change your dates to miss your son's birthday, but it would be nice to have some adult support. Going with another family is hit-or-miss. It depends on how well you know the family & if you are the same kind of vacationers - if you want to hit the parks & make sure you ride & see everything, and they are more sit down for 2 hours for a meal, sleep in, and leave early to swim people, you may not enjoy your trip as much!

 

[eeyore45]

Ask your son - you still will be celebrating his birthday there (make sure you stop in guest relations in the park and get a birthday button for your son!!)

If you can change, I wouldnt hesitate - like you said you would still have your own time, room, etc...

 

[2giddy4wdw]

Ask your son - you still will be celebrating his birthday there (make sure you stop in guest relations in the park and get a birthday button for your son!!)

I agree with this. At the same time he would have someone to hang with and you would have adult conversation too. But I think that you will need to schedule some time for just the two of you to do things. Maybe some special meal times!!! Our family likes going with others, but we make sure that we spend our time as a family too!!!

 

[duckfan78]

I would leave the date. Its not often you get to actually spend your birthday in disney world. besides somteimes when too many people around, it can get to be a pain.

 

[Janet-TX]

Don't miss the opportunity to make this a "just us two" trip with your son. It will be magical and I hope Disney heaps lots of pixie dust on you!

 

[Wendi2000]

I'm a single mom too, and I've done trips alone with my son and others with family or friends. While I like the alone time, it's a bit much at times... it is hard to deal with a child all by yourself on certain trips. My son is a real handful though, so your mileage may vary.

I have found though that he LOVES the trips we do with friends. We go to Disneyland quite a bit, and he enjoys having his "Disney Friends" on the trip. It's more fun for the kids to wait in line together, to have some meals together, and it's great for me to be able to ask another parent to grab a table and watch the kids while I wait in line to get food, etc. The kids always have such a great time together, and the grown ups get a little bit of help when needed too. We don't stay glued to everyone else during our trips, but usually plan to meet at certain times of day, or for a specific meal, event, or ride.

 

[alicenwonder99]

Don't miss the opportunity to make this a "just us two" trip with your son. It will be magical and I hope Disney heaps lots of pixie dust on you!

I agree! It's hard going with others, and especially since this is your first trip you don't want to do just the activities the other family wants to do.

You and your ds will be exploring WDW together for the first time...keep it magical. Everyone remembers their first time at WDW, you will make wonderful memories with your ds.

Mary

 

[Wendi2000]

Have you decided yet??? I'm curious to know which you choose, and of course we'll want a trip report when you get back either way!

Have you done many trips with your son? I like to travel a lot, some of our trips are just the two of us, and others are with friends or family members. It depends on where we are going, but I prefer longer Disney trips to be with other people and shorter trips just us. We go to Disneyland fairly often and I get worn out if I don't have any backup for more than 2 or 3 days there, but other trips are fine for longer periods.