Who does the planning in your house?

[ToddyLu]

I do the planning but DH delightfully helps me sponsor our points. As long as it is AKV SV and CA Grill, and Fulton's ADR...he is a happy man.

 

[cj9200]

Since I am a single dad, the planning falls on my shoulders. DD is a planner in training and has a lot of input to our vaccations. One of these days I will let her plan solo.

 

[sssteele]

I might say "How about a trip to Hilton Head in September"? If she likes the idea, I'll start calculating points to see what's feasible, and then we'll both call MS depending upon our schedules. We are both equally knowledgeable about how the "system" works, and if one of becomes aware of a change that the other might not yet know about, we pass that information on. Works for us.

 

[dcamdad]

I see my initial thread response ruffled many a "male" feather!

I longed for it, I saved for it and I purchased it! Now, I alone, plan, stretch, borrow, bank and organize our Disney vacations. Father and Son's contribution, "Where, When and what do we need to pack".

No feathers ruffled here, I'm the first to admit the instuctions normally stay at the bottom of the box and I look at the picture on the box (if there is one) to see if it "remotely resembles" what it supposed to look like. Maybe thats why I do the DVC planning, all the pretty pictures in the planner.

 

[lumpydj]

LOVE this tread! I am most certainly the planner of our DVC trips. I'm sure DH could handle it in a pinch though.

Funny, I was just having lunch with him today and we were discussing our upcoming Feb trip. We were talking about what food to get for the room, size of the fridge (Studio), etc. He asked if we knew the room number yet (like on a cruise). I told him that the room number gets assigned when we get there, but I did put in a request for a 2nd or 3rd floor room. He looked at me like I had 5 heads and said - "Why would you do that?". I told him about all the research I've done here and found that the lower floors have the better views. He said "Wow - I would never have thought that - I would have thought it was the opposite". I bring planning to a whole new level for him. He has NO idea how much research and planning I do for our trips, but he always enjoys them.

 

[Thumper_Man's Wife]

It's all DH. I blame it on him being an Aries, but I know that it's just his nature. He's a planner. We have trips planned out for years in advance. We planned out our wedding for over a year and a half and most of our trips are the same way. I'm like a PP, I just tell him to tell me where we are going and when and I'll be there, he pretty much has everything else planned out on his own.

 

[Brian Noble]

I do almost all of ours, but she surprised me with a DCL cruise for Christmas.

 

[simba20]

I (a woman) am the DVC CEO in our household. I know all of the ins and outs and what I don;t know, I ask ont he boards. My husband will walk int he computer room and say "Oh you're on the Disney Boards again."

I have to explain to him the things we can and cannot do with DVC and even have to claify that MK is NOT Disney World, we own at AK Kidanai not AKL, and so on and so forth.

He has no idea how many points we have left for this year and no idea on banking (but he does seem to say to me..."if we wanted to do this then we coudl borrow right?")

At least he does look at the book from time to time, so he's helpful in that area. He's learning, but on a slower curve. Now if the DVC involved a ball (sports ball) of some aspect, then he'd know all the ins and outs. The joys of being the wife of a coach.

 

[deebits]

It is funny,, in our house I, DW, do all the planning. My DH does the same as the other post..tell me what days to take off and what time to be at the airport. He tells me all the time that he does not care what hotel I book, just as long as I am there with him. I have actually now gotten him into the idea of going to each and every hotel on Disney property, with every room type and view and trying it once. We are working our way around a little at a time.

Now in my BF's house, her DH does all the planning. She does the same as my DH..tell me where to go and what time to be ready by. SHe has no desire to learn the system or make any reservations.

 

[jlewisinsyr]

Don't have a wife (female SO), I have a male SO, but either way we both plan equally.

 

[smjj]

I voted both. However, she is clearly the brains in the outfit. My job is to give my input as to what resorts and the such. She is the math behind the planning. She figures the points, and possibilities based on when we want to go and points wise how many it will be. She banks and keeps track of all the important stuff..smjj

 

[kristenrice]

I am the Disney person in my household. If I mention a Disney trip, DH's first words are, "Are you planning on me coming too, or will it be just you and the kids?"

When I told him about a minor change in plans (different hotel on arrival night) to our upcoming spring break trip, he didn't even know when we were leaving!

 

[WDWLVR]

I voted wife since I do most of the actual booking, but honestly the planning is shared in that we talk about what we want to do. I think research, we talk again and when we've reached a decision I go and do the booking.

DH has surprised me with a few trips he's booked himself so no male bashing here.

 

[Thumper_Man]

It's all DH. I blame it on him being an Aries, but I know that it's just his nature. He's a planner. We have trips planned out for years in advance. We planned out our wedding for over a year and a half and most of our trips are the same way. I'm like a PP, I just tell him to tell me where we are going and when and I'll be there, he pretty much has everything else planned out on his own.

I see DW has beat me to this one. She is correct for the most part; I (DH) do most of the planning and research. Not without any help from her though (or anybody else going with us). I will do all the research and then communicate back to her to see if she is ok with the plans I came up with. I keep a spreadsheet (which she teases me for keeping) of what our potential costs will be and a basic daily itinerary. I also get her input on what she would like to do while we are there. Once we agree on everything, then I will do the bookings.

I plan out so far in advance, because certain vacations cost more than others (like our upcoming Orlando trip). Need the time to budget and save. Plus we own a timeshare (other than DVC) that has resorts in different cities. Some cities are more popular destinations than others; so for us to get a room, we have to book at least a year in advance.

Aries have some how gotten a reputation for being perfectionists. Don't know how this came about. But when all is said and done, we have a good time and I'm sure she's very thankful for that; especially when things go pretty much according as planned.

 

[ACDSNY]

I do everything pretty much. My dh has very little input into our trips. He always tells "whatever is fine with me". He has never called MS and I don't think he would know exactly what he would say if he did. He is the type that says "Tell what days I need to take off from work". He is not picky about where we stay or eat or any of that. Oh and let me add.....he has no clue whas most of the DIS coded talk is either. He has seen my emails from Dis friends or DVC/Dis friends and he thinks we speak a different language. LOL

All of this sounds so familiar...do we have the same DH? No DH bashing here...he has many other talents, just not vacation planning.

 

[Starr W.]

We both do the planning, but I tend to handle the details(calling, banking, looking at airfare, car rentals etc). He looks for activities to do(when not at WDW).

He likes to refer to it as Strategic and Tactical planning.

So I voted both.

 

[Simba's Mom]

I do everything pretty much. My dh has very little input into our trips. He always tells "whatever is fine with me". He has never called MS and I don't think he would know exactly what he would say if he did. He is the type that says "Tell what days I need to take off from work". He is not picky about where we stay or eat or any of that. Oh and let me add.....he has no clue whas most of the DIS coded talk is either. He has seen my emails from Dis friends or DVC/Dis friends and he thinks we speak a different language. LOL

All of this sounds so familiar...do we have the same DH? No DH bashing here...he has many other talents, just not vacation planning.

Woaw! Does DH have a wife in every port? No he doesn't know how to travel without me Just yesterday, DH called me from work because the office was planning vacation weeks-"Dear, what week are we going to Old Key West?" Then when we get off the plane in Orlando, he has to ask me which rental car agency to go to.

 

[stefanospops]

Planning is not my wife's strong suit. I regret to say that I even had to plan our wedding, with some input from her of course. In particular, she wanted her ring upsized.

 

[supersuperwendy]

ME!

The only thing my hubby does is request off from work for the dates I tell him!

 

[Tink-n-Belle]

I do it ALLLLL!!! My DH just shows up on the specific date we are leaving and enjoys his vacation!