Unhealthy addiction to DISNEY (or Healthy)

[cgbsilver@hotmail.co]

I have to say this Disney fever is not going away. I check this boards daily more than ones, I talk to everyone about our upcoming September trip. Everyone that I know who is going to Disney comes and asks me for advice and help with planning. I think some people are afraid to mention Disney in front of me since they are sure I will get them into a two our Disney dialogue.

I am sure I am not alone, but I havent read any addcit stories lately.

SO PLEASE SHARE AND HELP THIS ADDICTION KEEP GROWING,

 

[DVC Jen]

Take one cup magic and two cups pixie dust. Then call me in the morning.


A Disney addiction is a healthy addiction.

 

[lovinwdw]

DH & I are going in September too. The wait is killing me. I just keep thinking...6 more months...6 more months. My DH thinks I am crazy because I keep asking him, well, do you want to go to so and so for dinner, do you want to see the so and so show. He thinks I am nuts. I think it is healty. I think it is good to look forward to something like this.

 

[paoil]

The good news: we leave for WDW tomorrow afternoon. The bad: for the past week I've been waking up at 3 or 4 am. Too much anticipation! I've tried reading, watching tv downstairs, etc. This morning I got back to sleep by imagining a walk through MK, visualizing locations of rides etc. I got somwhere around Big Thunder--and fortunately fell back asleep.
The only cure will be a real stroll down Main St.!

 

[slapwhitey]

I myself on more than one occasion have been accused of the same. It gets so bad that my boss asked me to call his bank manager to help him plan his trip this past January. You know when you are explaining itinerairies to the travel agent that you may have a slight addiction. That's why I now do all my own booking. I haven't found a TA who has as much info as myself.

This would be one heck of a twelve step program don't you think.

 

[tinkfan2005]

Planning, reading about Disney, talking about Disney, dreaming about Disney, keeps you happy and young at heart! I've actually spent more time (and $$) planning my upcoming trip to Disney than I did on my own wedding! The more I talk to my kids about it, the more excited they get, and I think the more they will get out of the trip itself! What's wrong with spreading a little pixie dust? It makes the world a happier place!

 

[mommytutu]

I just come here to get my "fix". If I talked about Disney to my family and friends as much as I would like they would have me committed

So, I'm here...reading and planning and running numbers. Only when I have a solid idea do I mention it to anyone. Although I did send my best friend 3 emails yesterday about our upcoming trip...she is going too, so I figure it's ok to let her in on my madness.

I really NEED to start planning that ski vacation DH wants to take in 9 months, but that's considered next season and no one has any rates or packages out. The only way dh will go to Disney next year is if he gets to go skiing this year

 

[Mykelogan]

<warning long post ahead! >

I can definitely sympathize with the feeling of addiction as I feel that I have "fallen off the wagon" and "awoken the slumbering beast!"

Having gone to Disney with several years in between each trip I felt like I had it under control. Sure my heart would skip a beat when someone else would say they were going but I honestly had laid to rest any sense of obsession... fast forward to the end of January this year. Work stress had been piling up unimaginably, our department is short staffed this year (I work at a college in the housing department) and we all have to pick up the slack. It came to a head one weekend when I was trapped on campus on duty and realized that I had not taken any actual vacation time in over a year (aside from a few days at the Christmas holiday to see family... hardly a vacation! ). I decided that i needed some "mental health" time and would take a long weekend at a nice hotel nearby, bring a book, swim at the indoor pool, order room service, and enjoy the peace... I soon realized that the cost was ridiculously high. So I did an internet search to see if I could find any hotel deals and came across a link to Southwest having a flight sale, destination of the month, "ORlando!" My ears perked up, my heart rate increased, and I felt a bead of sweat make its way down my brow... could I? should I? I thought, "Well why not look at how much a few days at disney would be?" I soon found that I could do a 4 day trip including hotel & air for the cost of the fancy hotels near me... I instant messaged my boss at home at 10pm that saturday night and said, "How do you feel about me going to Disney in 2 weeks?" Her one word reply was "GO!!!" Turns out in order to get the good deal with Southwest and the value rate quoted me by Disney at POP, I would need to travel by Feb.17th. Now if you are still reading this long story, you should know that I am not an impulse person when it comes to spending large sums of money. New DVD comes out, I'll get it! Plan a trip? That takes forever! So I overrode every impulse inside saying, wait a few days, think it over... and booked everything that night! I was on my way! It was coming up so quickly that I had no time to think about my former addiction. I told people, "Oh, I am just going to get away, to see the sun, maybe swim. Yes the parks maybe, but not all of them." That all changed as soon as my Mears shuttle pulled onto Disney Property, all those old feelings came back and I was a 10 year old kid again! I of course had a blast and came back talking non-stop about WDW. About a week later I decided I had to go back and for longer this time so I could do everything I wanted to... queue the addiction! An internet search brought me here! hehehe I now check these boards daily to get my fix and see if I can pick up more tips (I have gotten so much great info so far, thanks all!). My poor co-workers are tired of hearing me talk about the Cinderellabration, and Soarin', and where I am making a PS, and all of it! But I just like to think that they are jealous!

Have I gone bananas? LOL

Mike

p.s. Thanks for listening!
p.p.s. I was chatting with a friend in CA the other day and I think I may make a trip to Disneyland next year... the saga continues! hahahaha

 

[Ursula]

I have it really bad. We just got back less than two weeks ago & I told everyone I wouldn't go back until next Feb. Well now I'm trying to figure out a way to go in Oct., maybe even just for the weekend to go to MNSSHP. I can't even imagine waiting a whole year to go back! I'm even considering getting a 2nd job for the summer to finance it. This really is a sickness!

 

[Nicoal13]

Hi, my name is Nicole and I'm addicted to Disney.

I went for the first time while in high school for Magic Music Days. Returned 4 years later with my family when my brother participated in Magic Music Days as well.

Then in Nov 2003, I went down with 3 of my good friends. We had a blast. Came home and because I visited these boards, I had bad withdrawal. Couldn't wait to go back. So a few months later I was planning a trip with another friend for September. We had a great trip in Sept 2004. My best trip ever.

Since then I've been trying to convince DH to let me go again. He says that he will not go. But that I possibly can, if we do a vacation together first and then if I can find someone to visit WDW with me. I'm going to try and convince my mom and grandma to go. I know they would both enjoy it.

Until then, I keep obsessing on the boards with the rest of you.

 

[cgbsilver@hotmail.co]

: keep It going

I cant beleive there is opnly nine of us..........

 

[nluvwithmickey]

You know what? It's only going to get worse!

I live for these boards, I always discover a bit of helpful info and I keep coming back for more....We are all affected by the same disease....

My Dh calls me the disneydruggie, I admit it, I can't wait for him to go to work so that i can sit with my cup of coffee ( in my Mickey mug of course ) and sit and read these and all of my WDW related boards....

I am so glad that I am not alone! Un fortunately I am Canadian and I can't seem to find any other fellow canadian living close by that shares my obsession.

Thank God for my sister and her DH, at least I've got them.

 

[mommykds]

And I thought I was the only one!!!

We are going to WDW in Oct & that's all that I can talk about. My Dh loves Disney but thinks I am obsessed!

I can't help it, I love Disney & I love to plan our vacations!

 

[new kid at heart]

Hi, my name is Tracy and I've been a Disney addict for only 3 months now. I always thought I was one, but now that I'm planning this first family trip, I KNOW I'm one. I feel I need serious help. I'm a school teacher, and check the boards everytime my kids go to specials or during my lunch. I call Disney dining during the day to add PS's change PS's and add more PS's. I feel like I have to sneak around the house with my tour books and looks at the Dis board so my husband doesn't realize the problem I have. Can't sleep at night thinking about how each day's plans will work out--I go over each day and PS's in my head--IT's crazy!! I'm just glad that I'm not alone. I kinda feel like a weirdo though. These boards are great, but I'm pretty sure they add to my craziness and addiction. I vow Not to quit the Disboards, but to limit my viewing to . . . can't come up with a number right now. Actually, just can't make that kind of commitment. If I want to look, I'm gonna look darn it. No one's gonna tell me I've got a problem, because if they think I got a problem it's probably really them with the problem, right? Disney Rocks!!

 

[hugsquared]

Hello...my name's Kelley...and I'm a Disneyholic.
Yes, we're heading out September 17th, I've made resort and hotel ressies, made PS for HoopDeeDoo Revue, bought 4 books and in the past 3 weeks since we got our vacation approved, have gone on an hour long drive...TWICE...to sit in a comfy chair at Barnes & Noble to drink overpriced coffee and sit for over 4 hours reading any and everything I can get my hands on pertaining to Disney. I even crossed over into some travel books on Germany since I read that Cindy's Castle was partly fashioned by a castle over there (can't pronounce it or spell it). I get on here every morning before breakfast then once more before heading to work (I work 3-11) I spend all evening talking to anyone who will stand still for a milli second about my upcoming trip. I'm a nurse on a floor of 38 patients...I have a captive audience who can't just get up and walk away I give my boss daily updates on plans. Has anyone seen the commercial where the guy is asking everyone if they're going to the post office...and everyone runs? Welcome to my world. I come home at 12mn and scroll through the boards again. And heaven forbid I should wake up and need to go potty at 4am...whats that I hear? Its the DISBoards calling from the office...just one more peek and no one will be the wiser. I've downloaded tickers and last night found the Intercot Disney Vacation Planner to download on my desktop that allows me to plan EVERYTHING down to bathroom breaks
I'm a woman on a mission and pitty the fool who stands in my way. I even went shopping last weekend...not to actually buy clothes, but to see whats out there and make a plan for what stores to hit when the new summer stuff goes on sale before my trip (hey, if I paid full price for this stuff I couldn't afford all the neccessary souveniers at Disney). So here I sit...looking every day at the counter to see, if like Rip Van Winkle, I've slept a month away and magically I'm closer to DD (departure day) then last time I looked. I need a sponser for the Disney 12 step program And now my DH had the nerve to ask me "when we get back from this trip, what will you have to obsess about then?" I calmly looked him in the eye and replied "well, our next trip of course." He walked away in utter fright afraid to do anything other than stare straight ahead. I LOVE MY LIFE!!! Only 183 more days til we head to Richmond the night before our flight...the saga continues.

 

[snoopy5386]

<warning long post ahead! >

I can definitely sympathize with the feeling of addiction as I feel that I have "fallen off the wagon" and "awoken the slumbering beast!"

Having gone to Disney with several years in between each trip I felt like I had it under control. Sure my heart would skip a beat when someone else would say they were going but I honestly had laid to rest any sense of obsession... fast forward to the end of January this year. Work stress had been piling up unimaginably, our department is short staffed this year (I work at a college in the housing department) and we all have to pick up the slack. It came to a head one weekend when I was trapped on campus on duty and realized that I had not taken any actual vacation time in over a year (aside from a few days at the Christmas holiday to see family... hardly a vacation! ). I decided that i needed some "mental health" time and would take a long weekend at a nice hotel nearby, bring a book, swim at the indoor pool, order room service, and enjoy the peace... I soon realized that the cost was ridiculously high. So I did an internet search to see if I could find any hotel deals and came across a link to Southwest having a flight sale, destination of the month, "ORlando!" My ears perked up, my heart rate increased, and I felt a bead of sweat make its way down my brow... could I? should I? I thought, "Well why not look at how much a few days at disney would be?" I soon found that I could do a 4 day trip including hotel & air for the cost of the fancy hotels near me... I instant messaged my boss at home at 10pm that saturday night and said, "How do you feel about me going to Disney in 2 weeks?" Her one word reply was "GO!!!" Turns out in order to get the good deal with Southwest and the value rate quoted me by Disney at POP, I would need to travel by Feb.17th. Now if you are still reading this long story, you should know that I am not an impulse person when it comes to spending large sums of money. New DVD comes out, I'll get it! Plan a trip? That takes forever! So I overrode every impulse inside saying, wait a few days, think it over... and booked everything that night! I was on my way! It was coming up so quickly that I had no time to think about my former addiction. I told people, "Oh, I am just going to get away, to see the sun, maybe swim. Yes the parks maybe, but not all of them." That all changed as soon as my Mears shuttle pulled onto Disney Property, all those old feelings came back and I was a 10 year old kid again! I of course had a blast and came back talking non-stop about WDW. About a week later I decided I had to go back and for longer this time so I could do everything I wanted to... queue the addiction! An internet search brought me here! hehehe I now check these boards daily to get my fix and see if I can pick up more tips (I have gotten so much great info so far, thanks all!). My poor co-workers are tired of hearing me talk about the Cinderellabration, and Soarin', and where I am making a PS, and all of it! But I just like to think that they are jealous!

Have I gone bananas? LOL

Mike

p.s. Thanks for listening!
p.p.s. I was chatting with a friend in CA the other day and I think I may make a trip to Disneyland next year... the saga continues! hahahaha

My husband works for Res Life and his name is also Mike! How funny. Ah the joys of being on duty. Our trip is next week and I think he is "done" with me talking about disney. Last night I was trying to tell him about the tomorrowland noodle terrace that just opened in MK because they have stuff he likes to eat there and he just looks at me and says "I DO NOT care about counter service at the parks", just shut me down. He thinks I am nuts...

 

[Destination Disney]

Hello, my name is Jaime and I too am a Disneyholic!

I believe it stems from my immediate family. My mother suffers from this same condition and I have managed to marry a Disneyhoilc as well as reproduce one! That would be my son. (Bless his little heart, he's 3 and tells me everyday that he wants to go to "Dinney World" and ride the "monorial". That is his favorite ride!)

I work at a major Home Improvement retailer where there are a number of us that share in the same obsession. To make matters worst, well, maybe not actually. Our store is one of 10 stores being rewarded by our coorporate headquarters and at the end of March, at our store meeting they will be giving away 5 Disney trips!

If you win you have a choice of going to...
Disneyland- 3 nights/ 4 days-all expenses paid along with $300 cash
WDW Orlando- to stay at the Yacht Club for 3 nights 4 days. Same deal, all expenses paid with $300 spending cash.
or
A 4 day Disney Cruise with $100 spending cash.
I will be devistated if I do not win one of the five trips...Cross your fingers!

 

[bigmerle1966]

Hi, my name is Marilyn and I am a Disneyholic!

I get on for a few minutes in the morning when I get to work, I spend my lunch time on here and am usually here an hour after work as well. I usually leave it minimized and check in periodically. Then I am on at least an hour at home each night. The sad thing is I am so involved in the threads I am subscribed to that when I go to check out other threads I only make it through one page.

And yesterday at work we were joking around about taking my bosses DD out for her 21st birthday. When the subject of bail came up I told "That's okay I can pay it, I have a Disney CC and I can earn points with it".

I had to run to Best Buy last night and get "The Incredibles" and was really excited because I got "Finding Nemo" for $12.99. It immediatley made me wish it was June so I could be there.

The trip in June is going to be a surprise for the kids. I will probably start to cry the minute we tell them at the airport and when I get to take my friends oldest DS on Spaceship Earth. I have been wanting to take him on that ride for 2 years now.

 

[sanctus]

Hi, I'm deb, and I'm addicted to Disney.

But don't help me, please.

I've been planning the same trip for 5 years now, since my youngest was a baby. We've been through some financial times that were so past tight it was unbelievable, but I'm finally hoping to see a little pixie dust at the end of this path. During the hard times, I swear, the only way I got through was to go to my "laughing place" in my head, and plan our trip.

I have budgets and itineraries for every length trip, every budget, neatly filed away and labeled with names like "deb's trip on the cheap" and "so cheap DH won't agree, so we'll only need one room" and of course "dreams come true trip"

All three kids are in school now, and I'm finally able to start leaving the change in the change jar, so here's hoping for 2006.

 

[Mickeycrazy]

I'm also addicted to Disney, however, its more difficult for me. I am a widowed father of 3 small kids. We've gone to WDW twice since my wife passed in July 2003. I love that I can give my kids memories of such a wonderful place. My family thinks I'm odd. We just got back in February, and already have plans for next January.

I know people who go to Vegas every year, or skiing at Tahoe, Nag's Head, whtever. That's okay, but for a guy to want to go to Disney every year, they think I have a screw loose.