Would you go to WDW without your kids?

[Tea Please]

The reason I ask, is that we are a group of 4 women who have been friends since HS. Every 18 months or so we go away for a long weekend. Some of the places we've been to included Vegas, Montreal, a Cruise to Nowhere. Well you get the picture. Now it is my turn to plan and I picked WDW. One of the women doesn't want to go because of her children. They are 6 and 8. Now my kids are older, so its not an issue for me. What I do not understand is, she will go anywhere else except WDW. I thought it would be great especially for her, since we could eat at the nicer restaurants and just do the parks at a slower pace.

So tell me would you go without your children?

 

[TimeforMe]

Yes. But mine are older and have been there several times. Have her kids ever gone? That might make a difference.

Hope she changes her mind.

 

[momof3disneyholics]

Never. Maybe because mine are small, but I would probably feel guilt the whole time.

 

[Tea Please]

Originally posted by TimeforMe
Have her kids ever gone? That might make a difference.

Hope she changes her mind.

Her kids have been there probably 5 or 6 times. I guess she would feel too guilty. But then again, she would have no problem going somewhere else. That's the part I don't get.

 

[Lewski709]

Yes. I have a 5yr old and a 14mo old. I've taken them too. I would go and have a great time. Sure, I'd feel a little bad.....but your kids don't get to do everything you do.

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

Yes

Lori

 

[TEENEE]

I would and I have. As a matter of fact I went for a girls weekend and we had a blast. There was 7 of us. We got a campsite at Ft Wilderness and brought my moms camper. It was so much fun to be able to do the grown up things and just act silly with the girls. By the time we all got there and got settled in Friday night it was about 9:00. We certainly weren't ready to call it night, we were off to Planet Hollywood. Saturday we went to MK and Sunday morning after breakfast we headed home. I recommend the girls trip.

I have also gone with my husband when my kids are with my ex. Very relaxing trip. We went to Epcot and Animal Kingdom that weekend. We just took our time and did whatever we wanted, ate whenever we wanted.

Yes, adult only trips are well worth it.

 

[browneyes]

I would if I didn't think they'd ever find out.

 

[coliebird]

I did in December. I went with my cousin and left my daughter who was 17 months home with my husband. I both loved and hated the trip if that makes sense. It was great b/c we were able to eat at the restaurants we wanted to try, ride the rides we wanted and take a couple of tours, but I missed my daughter so much it killed me. I will never go without her again. My cousin and I take annual trips (semi-annual now that I have Nicole) and I have told her that from now on Nicole goes with us.

 

[nana2tots]

mY DAUGHTER IS 34, W/ 2- KIDS, I WOULDNT EVEN THINK OF GOING TO WDW W/OUT HER FAMILY!!!!!!!

 

[elgerber]

If my kids were her kids age, and they had never been, then no I would not go. But if they have been 5 or 6 times already, then yes, I would. My kids are 8 and 10, and have been a few times, and would probably be mad, but dh and I almost planned a weekend alone this summer. It didn't work out, but we would have gone without them.

Erika

 

[bananiem]

No. Mine are 8 and 10 and have been twice but LOVE it and I'd feel guilty the whole time. Plus the majority of the fun in going to WDW is seeing it through their eyes. If I went by myself it would financially delay their next trip. I also wouldn't go just to do restaurants. If I wanted to go somewhere to eat I'd go to New Orleans!!
If my kids had never been there I would definitely not go.
But that's just me!

 

[flrose]

I would go in a heartbeat. It is my dream to go absolutely by
myself and stroll the World Showcase at my leisure. Went last summer with my sisters and we had a blast. Every mom deserves a break. It's good for her and the kids .

 

[bananiem]

Originally posted by Tea Please
Her kids have been there probably 5 or 6 times. I guess she would feel too guilty. But then again, she would have no problem going somewhere else. That's the part I don't get.

Perhaps it's just such a special place to their family or certain memories that she can't bear to do it without them. I don't know.
Did you ask her specifically why she won't go ?

 

[tiggersmom2]

I couldn't go to WDW without my 2 DS. I would feel too guilty and everything would remind me of them.

 

[CarolA]

What kids?

I am single with no children and I go to WDW

 

[cinmell]

I have thought about it but I think I would feel too guilty.

 

[CamColt]

Id go with no guilt, provided that my kids do go there occasioanlly...which they do.
My 7 yo has his 7th trip coming up in July and that will be my 4yo's 6th trip. They are not Disney deprived in the least. With that said, DH and I did go to WDW for 1 day a couple years ago before our Disney Cruise. We didnt do the parks, but enjoyed relaxing on the beach, had a nice quiet dinner, then hit some bars at night....stuff we cant do with the kids. If I had the opportunity to go to do the parks without the kids I would do that too.
And as for the cruise, we had done the exact same cruise 2 years earlier with our kids and this time it was a totally different experience without them.

 

[Microcell]

See, you couldn't get me to go anywhere without my kids, but since she is willing to go other places she ought to go where you want. My motto is to tell kids things on a need to know basis, and they need to know she will be gone, but not exactly where. "I am going to Florida for a trip with some other ladies" is all they need to know!

 

[frannn]

DDs stay with their father (my ex), and DH and I go. They came with us once, and the younger one may come again. Now that DH and I have a DD together, she will probably always come. If that made my older DDs feel bad, I would take them too. I always felt guilty at WDW without them (like when I saw other families with their kids having fun), but my ex gave them a guilt trip about going with us, and the one time they did come, I had to deal with problems with my ex. The guilt fades quickly at WDW, and I speak to them every day and night, and bring them home tons of stuff, so everyone ends up happy! It is an added bonus that you come home so refreshed, it rejuvinates you and your relationships cause you got a chance to miss your kids!