Would you go to WDW without your kids?

[GOOFY4DONALD]

We are debating on this as well. My kids would be upset BUT when we are there they whine like you would think we booked a full week of root canals. They get over stimulated and over tired. They hate looking around and shopping and eating. I think if I go with DH I don't think I would tell them where we were going. It's a parents only vacation.

 

[GOOFY4DONALD]

What a wonderful SIL ... you should take her up on it. We are planning our 20th Anniversary trip for 2011. We toyed with the idea of Hawaii (we are DVC members) but have finally decided that we can not be that far away from the kids so we are planning a trip to WDW. We are really looking forward to spending as much time as we want in the world showcase at EPCOT without hearing the repeated pleas to go back to SOARIN' and Test Track Our biggest concern is finding someone to keep the kids. You are very blessed.

ITA. That is my dilema..finding someone to watch them. I would love to spend hours and hours in EPCOT. At HS I could walk around HS without the little ones telling me there isn't anything to do there. There are many resturants that I would love to try but wouldn't with the kids.

 

[stopher1]

Yes, in a heartbeat! DW and I have done it before and we're doing it again in March for our anniversary. No worries. Our kids have been a bunch of times, and will be back - the next one in 10 days. Being DVC members, there's always a trip on the horizon. Last year I took just my boys. Later this year will be just my wife and then later just my daughter... they're all cool with the various combos. It doesn't always have to be a full family trip.

 

[declansdad]

DW and I did it and had a great trip. There were times when we both said it would have been fun to have ds with us but we still had a great time.

There is no reason that you can't take a trip to WDW without the kids.

 

[3BoysRDisneyFreaks]

Did a kid free trip May 2009 and would do another one in a heartbeat. I got dirty looks when I said we were going without the kids and then when I would tell people to not feel bad for them, they have been 6 times since 2004.
It was so freeing to be without the kids. Plus it was hot and rained the whole trip so it would have been terrible if we had them with. The down pours where much easier with just DH whining.

 

[DisMomme]

GO! GO NOW! DO NOT LOOK BACK!

DH & I took our first couples only trip 3 years ago and it was the best thing we have ever done for our marriage. We had a strong family and marriage anyway, but somehow the romance seems to take a backseat to family. We have made us a priority again and are very happy. We are just beginning to plan our couples only trip for next year. It is so much fun and I'm looking forward to it already! The kids teased us for a few days and we felt guilty before we left but it has made us so much stronger as a couple that we no longer feel guilty. It is something we do for our families and marriage.

 

[savannahcat]

GO! GO NOW! DO NOT LOOK BACK!

DH & I took our first couples only trip 3 years ago and it was the best thing we have ever done for our marriage. We had a strong family and marriage anyway, but somehow the romance seems to take a backseat to family. We have made us a priority again and are very happy. We are just beginning to plan our couples only trip for next year. It is so much fun and I'm looking forward to it already! The kids teased us for a few days and we felt guilty before we left but it has made us so much stronger as a couple that we no longer feel guilty. It is something we do for our families and marriage.

I am taking this advice to heart! I'm ready to book flights and will talk to a friend on Sunday to finalize renting some DVC points. This trip is almost set in stone!

 

[donaldsgirl]

ABSOLUTELY WE WOULD!!!! In fact, we are planning a mommy and daddy trip in the early spring. GO!!! HAVE FUN!!!! Disney World has a completely different spin when you don't have kids to chase after.

 

[MandM-Mom]

We just went this past September for 8 days without our girls....pure bliss! I was worried I would feel bad the whole time, but my girls have been many times they were not missing out! Is was a gift from my husband for my 30th birthday and our 9th anniversary. It made us feel like a young couple again and leave the stresses of our daily lives at home for a bit

 

[disneygal2007]

Dh and I left out kids at home to have the Disney Honeymoon I always wanted. The day we left I cried like a baby for leaving my babies. While there we had a good time, but ran out of things to talk about. We bought them just about everything we thought would make up for leaving them. We would probably vacation without them again but not to Disney.

 

[marcyinPA]

As much as I love WDW, if it were just a trip for DH and me, we'd go someplace else. We generally only have enough money for one family vacation a year, but a couple of years ago, we scraped up the cash to go to San Francisco for a few days. We did the Sonoma wine tour thing...it was a fantastic adult trip!

 

[hoosiergirl7]

IN A HEARTBEAT!!!

As a matter of fact, DH & I are going for a 5 night trip May31-June5. We just got back from WDW less than a month ago with the kids. Our DS6 has been to Disneyland/California Adventure 4x's and WDW 3x's in his short life. One year we did DL/CA and WDW both!!!

There are so many wonderful things to experience there without the kids. I may get flamed for saying this but I just don't understand those of you who wouldn't go without the kids. My marriage to DH is what started our family. My family/kids are very important to me, but my marriage/husband is just as important. You occasionally HAVE to put your marriage ahead of everything else. DH and I have been trying to take a vacation by ourselves for years and I finally put my foot down. We try and make time for each other but with the kids, my being in school, DH's job, you can't always make time as a couple. So we decided to make time and take a vacation to WDW w/o the kids!!!

To the OP, don't let anyone make you feel guilty for taking time out for yourself and DH. It'll be hard for your kids but they need to know that mommy & daddy vacations are just as important as family vacations!

 

[dzneelvr]

Probably not. WDW is and always will be something we enjoy with family members. If it were just DH and I, we'd go to Hawaii. DH was born there and it's always been a dream to take a nice long vacation on the islands...maybe for our 40th anniversary in 14 years. and then we'll convene in WDW with DS, DD and their families for the holidays

 

[Mickey'snewestfan]

I wouldn't, not because I'd feel guilty, but because if I was going to take a trip without my child I'd choose a place full of things that wouldn't be as much fun WITH a child -- so a week in NYC going to shows and museums that wouldn't interest him, or a romantic get away to a spa somewhere, or something similar.

If you'd enjoy another week at WDW more than something like that, then I'd say to go for it.

 

[waltskids]

YES But I will say, now that we have 2 kids, we like to visit places where kids are not in such high numbers (Key West, Vegas, wine tours, etc.) But we have done one kid free WDW trip ( 2 years ago, before DD was even born) and may do another short trip in the future.

 

[ZPT1022]

We would love to go without the kids, and in fact we were trying to plan a trip- we figured with the kids in school all day it would be much less of a hassle for someone else to watch them, but now with a (surprise!) baby on the way, I guess those plans are on hold for awhile. Our plan was to go in the late fall and do the food and wine festival- something that the kids would not enjoy. We also figured that this would be our chance to take any more tours we wanted to take, and maybe finally go to Victoria and Albert's as well as some of the other nicer restaurants that might not have as much kid appeal- Jiko, Narcoossee's, etc... plus just being able to go at our own pace, spend time where we want to, not have to wait in line for every character....

 

[sdrsdd]

What a great offer!!! If someone offered to watch my kids for a week DW is noI t a place I would choose to go to. That's just me though...don't get me wrong, I LOVE DW...but I like to go there as a family.

 

[tlh0726]

Would leave the kids in a heartbeat to go away alone with DH. However, as other PPs stated - I would be choosing another destination. Both DH and I would be thinking of the kids constantly and what they are missing.


Have a great trip!!

tina

 

[disneycrazy2004]

Never without the kids!

 

[Kae]

We just did in Oct First a 5 day Carmival Cruise out of Tampa then 5 days at WDW. It was great. For us the pace is a little different. The kids only told us we could not go to Cat Cora's new place or swim with the dolphins. they were not real thrilled that we ate at Emeril's Tchoup Choup, but I told them tough on that one.

Kae