"Why in the world do you want to go to Disney World?!"

[Miranda Danda]

Yeah, I was asked that very question last week when I was waiting at Triple A to see my travel agent. My mom and I were waiting to purchase my tickets, hotel room, and flight back and this lady was sitting there with her daughter (about 18 years old) and she said, "Oh! You are graduating from college? Where are you planning on going for your trip?" I said," Disney World." Her daughter laughed and she said, "Why on earth would you want to go there???" I just looked at her thinking that surely she was kidding. Nope, she looked at me and waited for an answer. I said, "Because I love it there!" She was like, "Why don't you go to Mexico or something?" I responded, "Because I do not want to be around a lot of drunk and disorderly college kids. Plus, there are no rides!" She was so rude and tried to make me seem juvenile for wanting to go to WDW as my graduation gift from my parents. Has anyone else run into a similar situation? Was I being too sensitive? I thought it was quite rude of her.

 

[Miranda Danda]

Oops, I am so sorry, ya'll! My computer was messing up and I must have clicked three times. Can someone please tell me how to remove the extra posts or could someone please do it for me? I am so sorry

 

[maxaroni]

We are going through a similar thing...my ds12 is hearing how he's "a girl" for still liking Disney and things of that sort. My ds is a warm, caring, sensitive young man who Disney....what can I say?

You sound like my neighbor who graduated HS last year and had no desire to go to the areas where there was lots of drinking and partying...sounds like you have lots of common sense.

Go...have a great time and ignore everyone else.

 

[Miranda Danda]

maxaroni- Thank you. I have never been into the drinking/partying scene and I do not want to start now. I actually had my first drink at MGM last August (I was almost 22). The only reason I got it was because of the cool light up icecube (it was a Red Lava) from the Sci-Fi Drive In. Are kids at school teasing your son? That's sad. There is nothing wrong with being like he is. There needs to be more boys like him. Tell him not to let them get him down. Disney is for ALL ages. Thats why they have rides ranging from Dumbo to Tower of Terror

 

[WillCAD]

People laugh at me all the time for going to WDW. I have been 15 times, and some people want to know why I go to the same place every year, while others want to know why a grown man wants to go to WDW, since it is obviously a place just for kids.

I can accept it when people don't underdtand, but sometimes they are downright insulting when they insinuate that there is something wrong with me for loving to vacation at WDW, and those people get an earful, I tell ya WHUT.

 

[Pinnochio]

why is all the abuse put on us disney lovers? No one seems to understand except for people who have been there themselves. Im not jumping at the chance to go to mexico myself.

 

[Pinnochio]

why is all the abuse put on us disney lovers? No one seems to understand except for people who have been there themselves. Im not jumping at the chance to go to mexico myself. The stereo type most people have when they think of disney is all of disney is like fantasyland in MK which can't be farther from the truth. some people should be more open minded.

 

[Miranda Danda]

Pinnochio- ME NEITHER! I would rather visit the Mouse and ride some rides

 

[ely3857]

Hello,

This is exactly why people come to this board. So we can talk all things Disney and all things not if we so wish but at least we are all in the same place!

I am 26 and people think I am a bit 'sad' for loving my trips to DLP & WDW but I cant help it. I am a nice person who just enjoys Disney and isnt afraid to tell people!



Jodie

 

[Miranda Danda]

Pinnochio- I think people imagine the whole park as "It's A Small World" and "Dumbo"... that is a *part* of Disney, but that is not NEARLY the whole park! I'm glad ya'll understandmy frustration!

 

[lsutigger2]

I applaud your choice!! And your decision to not to follow the crowd! Do you have friends joining you?? On one trip not too long ago, DH and I ran into a group of 3 college age young women having a grand time in Epcot. We stopped to take their picture as a group and discovered that they were from not far from where we live! A small world event!

BTW, we (DH and I) get the same "grief" and I'm 50 years old!! and we are munchkin-less!

 

[JDarling]

I run into this all the time. I'm 25 and DH is 29. We try to go back every year, or every other year. It's great for us! It's the vacation we need. People ask "why don't you go somewhere else?" Well, because we like not having to travel around and get lost finding things, get mugged becuase we accidently end up on the wrong side of town, etc. We just love WDW. We're Disney nuts!

I've noticed that, professionally, people tend to talk down to me due to a) being one of the youngest people in my feild (outside of my acting/singing "night jobs"), and b) my love of Disney somehow makes me seem more juvenile. I don't get it.

It's not my fault THEY lost the ability to imagine, dream, and awaken the child inside them. Why do they act like I'm the weird one? If I were to judge them, by my standards (which I don't- as far as I'm concerned, different strokes for different folks) they'd all be dysfunctional. At least I'm "Dis - Functional".

 

[miste76]

This happened to me just this week... so I understand how you feel. I'm a single lady (28 yo) that has loved WDW since I was 7 - my very first visit. I go to WDW every year... and every year I'm more excited than the year before. My friends don't quite understand it... but they know it's part of me.
Monday night I had a guy ask me "don't you think you're a little old to go to WDW?" This question made me very sad... because I really thought he was cute before this - and now what can I say... he just doesn't get it!!! lol

 

[Pinnochio]

thanx miranda danda i have one more thing to say
I can't belive kids are making fun of ur son at 12 maxaroni!!! I bet you half of those kids would pee there pants if you ever showed them rockin rollercoaster or mission space nevermind be able to meet the height requirments. WDW is made for kids his age! Tell him to forget what those kids say to him and enjoy his trip. I used to get the same thing.

 

[pezpam]

I think some folks have an image of WDW as still being one park and all about Small World...... there are also folks who just don't know how much there is to do there now. My family went back in the early 80's, just before EPCOT - I was about 13. I took DD 2 years ago and when I got back, I was talking to my parents about the possibility of all of us going as a group someday. They wanted nothing to do with the idea - they were bored out of their minds when we went - but are starting to think about it now that they keep hearing me mention all of the stuff that is there now. It's a much different place than it used to be......

That said, there's really no reason for anyone to be insulting about it, but there are a lot of folks who make themselves feel better by putting others down. Their lives wont' be nearly as happy as yours.

Go. Enjoy. And congrats on your degree!

 

[MinnieM21]

First of all, Congrats! I'm the exact way, I'm not into drinking/partying. I think that was rude of her to say that to you. Why would anyone say something like that to someone they don't even know or just to anyone? I would be offended too. I sometimes get the same remarks. People think that because I'm 20 I should be interested in something else. But Disney is what makes me and my family happy.

I hope you have a wonderful time on your trip to WDW!

 

[cdrn1]

I get this all the time too. I am a middle-aged married lady who tries to go at least once a year- now that I am a grandma I am shooting for twice or more. I truly think that the people who say that either have never been there, or have not done it "right", i.e. they've been there at the most crowded times, slept late and got to the parks at 1 pm, haven't stayed on-site, and have not done anything BUT the parks. I don't go exclusively to WDW; I am fortunate enough to have lots of vacation time so I don't think I would go that often if that were the only place I got to go. But I do hear that all the time and I simply tell them I love the place, I have never had a bad time there, and I will go as often as I can for the rest of my life. I also point out that I don't give them a hard time for wanting to waste all their vacation lying on a beach or being so wasted they can't remember half of what they did on vacation! Go proudly to WDW and have a great time!

 

[MickeyMouth]

I used to be that person who says, "Why would you go to Disney World?" Friends of mine would go to Disney for their honeymoon and I would think "are they crazy" My brother would go every year with his family and I would think, "what a waste of time!" Then in 1995 our DD was born, 4 yrs later when went to the MK, as a family for 1 Day! That was all it took for us to be hooked . We have been to WDW at least once a year since. Every now and then we talk about all the Disney vacations we could have had if we would have only listened to the people who were encouraging us to try WDW! What a waste . So in closing from someone who didn't understand, there still is hope for non-disney people, especially the young.

 

[ANTSS2001]

this kind of situation. Originally from California and playground was DL since family members wortked at DL. Moved in Pa in '91 and have been going back 2-3 times a year. I agree that it is nice to go back where you are familiar but still bring alot of surprises to you. One trip can be relaxing or maybe the next can be rugged (camping at FWL). I finally understand why some people at work react this way to me. They do want to go and check WDW but then for some reason something would happend in their decision making that they can't go and by the time they ask me all they can say is "What you are going again, dont you get tired?" I just smile now and if I really can't bite what's left of my tongue I say "just like you dont get tired of telling us about your cruise" . They will just have to open their mouth just to be able to say something! Oh "Dopey" really is the smarter one

 

[KarenAylwood]

So in closing from someone who didn't understand, there still is hope for non-disney people, especially the young.

I'm so happy! BF is not a disney person, and just doesn't understand it. He's never been but respects my love of Disney and *tries* to understand (how can you really understand until you've been there??) I grew up with this stuff and he has barely seen a Disney movie other than Finding Nemo! He promised that our next trip together (we're going to Ireland in August) will DEFINITELY be to Disney World. It's my goal to make him LOVE it! (or at least understand my love FOR it a little better!)

In response to the original poster, no you're not crazy for being upset. I'd be too! Speaking as someone who is both (was a partier in college/ Disney fan) I would NEVER have the gaul to criticize someone for what they think is a good time. Although, at 18 a lot of kids are into being "cool" and will just say something like that to make themselves feel better and look "cooler" than others.

I went to Disney spring break of my junior year, mexico (cruise) my senior year and Disney spring break of grad school this year. I know both sides and neither is "right" or "wrong"- it's whatever makes YOU happy! Screw her!!