unhappy times in wdw

[sacall]

We have had only two really bad moments at WDW for my family:

The first was on our honeymoon at WDW. We had spent a week in Jamaica and were going to spend a few days at Disney before going home. The first night, we ate at some all you could eat Seafood buffet place on 192 where my new husband tells me "boy, this mussels taste a little weird". At that point, you would think he wouldn't eat any more, but no, he had a plate full.

Next day, we go to EPCOT, he keeps telling me "I don't feel quite right". Our romantic dinner at Alfrerdo's turned into him throwing up in the bathroom and me eating at our table. So, we had to leave early and leave EPCOT. He won't ever go back to Alfredo's nor will he eat mussels again

The second time was about 10 years after that honeymoon, we are now there with our two girls. We were staying at WL for three days then doing the 4 day cruise. We were adding on to our house and needed to get a variance of 8 feet for our addition. Letters went out to all the neighbors, we talked to all the neighbors about what we were doing, no one had a problem, etc. Well, the variance meeting was Wednesday night and we were leaving Wednesday morning. Our builder told us "no problem, I'll go to the meeting, show them the plans, etc. It will be fine".

We get a call Thursday morning, just before we are leaving for the MK - our neighbors to the northside came to the meeting just complaining up and down about our addition. How when we had new windows put in the on northside of our house, the window people made a mess. We were totallay shocked - yes, there is a mess when they tear out old windows, but they cleaned the whole mess up - I made sure of it. It was terrible - we had saved and saved for this additon and were so excited to start and our neighbors do this to us.

So, we set off for the MK with my husband in such a fowl mood and him calling the builder and the city while trying to take the kids around MK.

In the end, our horrible neighbors did us a favor. We moved the addition to the other side, made it so much better. They got theirs, couldn't sell their house for over a year, while they had bought a new house. So, they had almost a year of double mortgage payment, plus they lost their homestead tax on their old home so their property taxes increased by 17% on that home. They lost a bundle when they finally dumped the home

 

[SuzieQMomof3]

Well, the vomitting started a little after midnight.....

My family of 6 and my brother's family of 4 were staying together in a DVC suite. I had my 4 kids out late for the Christmas Party, and we got back to the room at midnight. My son, 10, said he didn't feel well, but I just assumed he was tired. Then he got SICK! Cleaned it up, changed the sheets, then my 8 year old daughter got SICK! Cleaned it up, changed the sheets, gave her a bath, then my son wakes up again and was SICK, do the routine again, then my daughter AGAIN, then my 5 year old, then my nephew.

And of course my big, strong, firefighter husband can't handle a little vomit.

It ended up that 4 of the 6 children were sick and one of the adults. It was the longest night of my life. One day was totally shot, but by 4 in the afternoon everyone was feeling better and after a good night's sleep we wer back on track.

On the plus side, it really made us appreciate the remainder of our vacation.

Susan

 

[eeyore45]

STRESSFUL time is more accurate - and totally of my own making (note the disclaimer for the whine to follow!!)

1. Oct '05 decided to invite my mom with us - it was her birthday - we dont get along.

2. MNSSHP - I expected low crowds, and nice Oct weather - it was HUGELY CROWDED - couldnt move CROWDED, long lines everywhere - couldnt see the one and only 10 pm parade, couldnt get near the PENNY candy barrels (long line, rude adults shoving dd out of the way...) ICK!! HOT HOT HOT _ HUMID!! So hot and humid my parents left after an hour, and I spent what $60 + dinner for them - and they didnt see the fireworks, didnt see the parade... didnt get one piece of penny candy!! What a waste!

3. I was sick - not fever sick - sick that when I got home I had to go to the hospital for a hysterectomy - oh and I fell at MGM - beware that white stripe after a rain fall - messed up both ankles I used an ECV for our last day.

good news - dh is taking us back for a redo -w/o mom!!

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

It seems so silly but I'll never forget it...

I was lucky enough to have gone to WDW many times growing up so when my high school choir took their every other year trip there, I was so excited to be going with no family (I was 16, now of course I don't feel that way) and to show all my friends around. Well I don't remember the details of how it happened but we were shopping on Main Street and a big group split into smaller groups, everyone going their seperate ways and before I knew it I was ALL ALONE! I was devestated! Not because I was lost or didn't know my way around but at 16 it's not fun to be alone in what I have always considered the happiest place on earth. To make matters worse, the parade started going by and every one in the street was happy and dancing and smiling and I remember feeling just miserable.

 

[ElleBelle]

Just subscribing!!

 

[Mirage]

On my last trip in October, we were walking past a bench in the rose gardens by Cinderella's castle when my mom relayed, "That's the bench I sat down and cried on right before I had to go to the airport and leave you last spring. (For my first Disney internship.)" I just gave her a hug, because as she was sitting there, I was back in my apartment doing the same thing, bawling my eyes out.

 

[turnlisa]

We have never had a TRULY sad time at DisneyWorld. My oldest DS got grumpy one year when we didn't do everything he wanted. My youngest DS decided after 5 days he couldn't figure out why we kept going to the same places. He was 3 and didn't understand the concept that there were 4 parks and we hadn't seen everything yet. This last trip both kids had a great time and we managed to do lots of things. My DH did make the comment that it was amazing how many miserable kids you see at WDW! He couldn't imagine why parents take their kids there! I do think that you see a lot of crying kids there -- luckily mine weren't among them!

 

[Jen D]

Our first trip was about a week and a half after 9/11. We almost cancelled, it seemed somehow wrong to leave our city at such a time. But we went and while we had a very nice time, there was definitely an undercurrent of sadness and anxiety under the entire trip.

Dh and I did have a fight our last trip, one of those fights that starts out stupid and then someone brings out a big gun and it gets ugly. It was over within 15 minutes and only a few tears, but unfortunately it was in the car with the kids. Not a great parent moment.

Of course there was much for the rest of the day, and all was well.

 

[goofie4goofy]

My Dad's dream was to go to WDW with his grandchildren. My father had cancer and even though he was not well we all made the trip. It was 2 weeks after 9/11 when we went (it was also a very traumatic time for him and the family because on 9/11 he was at SloanKettering getting a treatment). A few days into the trip my Dad got very sick and had to bed ridden for days so he could make the flight home. He died 3 months later, but he did enjoy the few days he had in WDW with his grandkids.

 

[new_mouser]

My mother made me wear a wool sweater and a winter parka - and it was almost 70 degress outside. I was hot, itchy and miserable for an entire day. Now we laugh about it.

 

[SnackyStacky]

Always sad to leave.

The last day of our honeymoon, one of my husbands co-workers called him to let him know that when he got back not to bother to come to work on Mon. His employer had unexpectedly closed the business that afternoon. No notice, no severance, no final paycheck.

My DH just reminded my that he got pooped on by birds about 3-4 times that same trip.

Boy, when it rains it pours, huh?

Besides the usual brief spats brought on by fatigue, we've had fortunately no unhappy times in Walt Disney World.

When we went in 2002 though, we went with a group of 6. My wife (who was not my wife at the time) and I roomed with a friend who is a WICKED snor-er. We didn't sleep for 2 or 3 nights. Then we went to Bongos for dinner one night, and our friend had cafe con leche. (I don't know coffee drinks well, but before the milk was added, I think the coffee needed to be chewed) Well, my wife and I got a few hours of sleep until the caffeine wore off.

The next night, she casually mentioned she had a craving for cafe con leche. My wife JUMPED all over that, despite how tired she was. They went, and we had another few hours of sleep that night.

It certainly didn't ruin the vacation, and it wasn't so much unhappy as pretty funny. Even at the time.

 

[babla]

One year, DS (then 6 years old) and I took a trip to WDW and stayed at the All Star Music resort. We were given a room in the building that was furthest from the lobby.

After a day of swimming and park touring, we were returning to our room, and DS said his feet hurt. I told him to suck it up and walk back to our room. I really had no other choice since he was too heavy to carry, and we had no stroller.

Back in the room, DS starts CRYING, his feet hurt. I take off his shoes and socks, and he has a HUGE rash. He's had this before, and I knew he needed Cortaid medicine. I called the lobby, and they do carry it in the hotel store. But, they said they COULD NOT and WOULD NOT bring it to me!!! DS absolutely could not walk at all, so I had to leave him alone in the room, and walk to get the medicine. When I came back, he was hysterical, from the pain of his feet, and from being left alone.

The resort absolutely knew the position I was in and never offered any help. I have not stayed on sight since then.

 

[Raysplus1]

A few years ago we went down with my in-laws and our DD1 at the time had a bad ear infection and our DD2 came down with strep throat. This all happened the 2nd day we were there. We took the girls to the doctor and I stayed with both DD's in the room while my DW and her parents continued on with the vacation. After the 4th day of our 6 day vacation both daughters were feeling better and were able to enjoy the remainder of the vacation.

 

[MOMOFMNM]

I bought my 9 yo a pair of pink crocs for her birthday and she wore them to WDW...we only brought one pair of shoes and BOY those crocs were awesome!!! So anyway dd buys a 40 dollar pair of Aurora dress up shoes at Tinks...I put her new crocs in a plastic bag on the stroller we rent for our "stuff" and tierd 5 yo...then I get mad at my family for having so much JUNK and proceed to throw away the "trash bag" that contained dd's crocs!!
so the kid has NO shoes at WDW besides those LOVELY pink jeweled slippers and it is our FIRST day at WDW!!!

We had pixie dust that day because when I explained to Jim (a CM at Tinks ) what STUPID thing I did and asked if he could call the garbage people and ask if they found them in the garbage (ok so I was a little crazy right about then....) he gave my dd a free pair of tennies at the Emporium, whatever pair she wanted...
when I insisted NO NO NO I made the mistake...he said...
"well ma'm it is against park rules to go shoeless so I really do not have a choice but to MAKE this beautiful young princess get some appropriate shoes for WDW!!" "
She thought that was a fair deal...so what started out as a bad day was a good day...except for later that night when I lost her at Spectro.... that was CRAZY
I am so glad I will not be a newbie for parades and shows next year...there is nothing more stressful than parade/firework watching as a newbie!! I am prepared this year, with spots already in mind~~

 

[TinkerbellMama]

One year, DS (then 6 years old) and I took a trip to WDW and stayed at the All Star Music resort. We were given a room in the building that was furthest from the lobby.

After a day of swimming and park touring, we were returning to our room, and DS said his feet hurt. I told him to suck it up and walk back to our room. I really had no other choice since he was too heavy to carry, and we had no stroller.

Back in the room, DS starts CRYING, his feet hurt. I take off his shoes and socks, and he has a HUGE rash. He's had this before, and I knew he needed Cortaid medicine. I called the lobby, and they do carry it in the hotel store. But, they said they COULD NOT and WOULD NOT bring it to me!!! DS absolutely could not walk at all, so I had to leave him alone in the room, and walk to get the medicine. When I came back, he was hysterical, from the pain of his feet, and from being left alone.

The resort absolutely knew the position I was in and never offered any help. I have not stayed on sight since then.

I am speechless. That is HORRIBLE! I'm afraid I would have had a very un-Disney-like meltdown and screamed at someone. I probably would have threatened to bother the guests next door to us to go fetch it (and given them some money to buy themselves a little something for their trouble if they actually said yes!) so the management would have relented, lol. I usually take most things in stride but I would have been LIVID about this.

 

[JessRocks83]

The last time we went down we get off the plane and get our bags and I'm standing next to the bathrooms with my bf and my step father and I start to smell pee. I look around and figure it was just the bathroom. So we move along and we stop so my mom can get something to drink and i smell it again. So i start sniffing my boyfriend and then I start smelling my shirt. I then decided that it must be my step father who smells like pee. I say nothing to anybody and make it apoint not to sit next to him on the bus to the car rental place. Once we get there we get out bag and me and bf are standing outside and I start smelling it again. This time my mom and step father had gone inside to get keys for the car so i know it's not him. Well finally I realise that it's my suitcase that smells like pee. Cat pee. I freaked out. I'm twenty two I'm standing there and going to my mom "Mommy a cat peed on my suitcase!!!" I'm ready to cry because I'm afaird it leaked onto my clothes and I was going to smell like pee for the rest of the week. My mom looks at me and is like 'we can wash the clothes' (yeah I over reacted just a little bit) and all my step father said was 'You thought I SMELLED like pee?' LOL. Lucky for me the cat pee didn't get onto my clothes and I just cleaned off the suitcase with body wash. I still don't know How cat pee got onto my suitcase!! I guess this is more humorous then horrable but still!

 

[Soccerpooh]

DH has a conference at CS, asks if I want to go- WITHOUT the kids! I jump at the chance of freedom- almost like a second honeymoon! The day we leave, I have a total meltdown, DD is only 5 mos old, and how can I leave a little baby? Two drinks at the airport lounge later I get on the plane. Everything is fine until I wake up the next morning- my ear is killing me and my cold and cough has become 10 times worse! I suck it up and we go to Epcot after the conference. We are on the tram getting into EPCOT and my cell phone rings- it is DS 11's school- he is sick, can you pick him up?!? Send my DM to pick him up, who later calls and asks if we will be coming home early because he is sick! My DMIL comes and takes him to her house, and insists we stay- it is just a stomach bug. So guilty me and DH make the best of it until Illuminations- my ear hurts so bad I can not take it anymore. We go to the clinic at 9:30 pm- not one empty seat in the waiting room. I had a 4 HOUR wait! We were surrounded by incredibly ill people. I had to use the bathroom but I held it- there was no way I was going into that germ infested bathroom!!! Finally at 1:30 in the morning I see a Dr- bad ear infection, URI, yada yada,. Prescribes antibiotic and 2 other meds, sent to pharmacy. Have to pay for meds out of pocket- $210 We were supposed to go to Universal the nest morning to ride roller coasters- ended up at Margaritaville and a movie. It definitly was not a 2nd honeymoon! Plane ride home was awful- I feel so bad for babies that fly with full ears- I wanted to die!
I honestly think I was being punished for going to WDW without my kids. To this day, I get sad thinking about how that trip was ruined.

 

[JulieNMM]

A few years ago, DS was 3 1/2 and DD was 1 1/2. We were walking to Autopia and DS saw Buzz Lightyear and decided he HAD to see him right now. So off he went. I didn't realize this til a few minutes later and by that time he was gone. I called his name figuring I'd see him within 1 minute but after 5 minutes I still couldn't find him. I'm usually pretty calm about stuff like this, but I was starting to get hysterical. I found a CM who wasn't sure what to do and then called someone on the phone and I was sure she wasn't doing as much as she could and I was imagining some stranger stealing my baby. It was terrible. Worst 15 minutes of my life. Then a policeman comes over with DS, who's all smiling because he got to see Buzz Lightyear. I started crying with relief and thinking what could have been.

Well, about 20 minutes later, we're at the Buzz Lightyear show so DS could see him (we decided to skip Autopia) and when Buzz is done with the show, all the kids run to the side to get in line for his autograph. Now, I was there with my sister and her 4yo DD. I ran off with DS to see Buzz thinking my sis was with my DD. Well she ran off with her DD to see Buzz, thinking I was with my DD. After about 5 minutes, I see her in line with her DD and my DD is nowhere in sight. I again get hysterical and run around looking for her. She's only 1.5 yo so I'm really hysterical so I go up TO THE SAME POLICEMAN and have to tell him I've now lost my other child!!!!!!

Luckily she went to the stroller and was just standing there, but still. UGH!

We also went to DL this past Christmas and me, DD, and DS all got the flu and were miserable. After about an hour, all three of us started asking when we could go back to the hotel and sleep! And you know if your kids are saying that, they must really be sick!!

JULIE
Going to WDW on 4/1-4/8/2006

 

[ZoZo]

The second bad time was the second to our last day last October. We were at the MK and I realized I had lost my little platic thingy from my lanyardthat carried our receipts, FP's,my Driver's License, and debit card(not to mention all our room keys except for DH's). It was never found, and we had to have our room keys with all the info on them replaced...that night. It was a pain, but things could have been worse.

This is what bothers me about using lanyards. I just wouldn't feel comfortable keeping all this important stuff on something flimsy that hangs around your neck (and could fly off or fall off before you realize it). Makes me nervous!

 

[TiggerStac]

I got chicken pox while at WDW!! Not fun....(I was 5).