wouldn't do it the same way....

[sunny_stace]

hey guys!
I won't do all my post-vacation purging here but let me just get off my shoulders....
I love my DBFF that I went with, but fair warning: if you are planning to go on a two week vacation with no one but the two of you, and you can at times have VERY different ideas of fun, Don't Do It!!
Given, we had a great time! But, even by the time we got to the Orlando Airport we had been together non-stop for 18 hours!! We didn't spend time apart besides sleep and bathroom trips until a week into the trip (AFTER WE BLEW UP AT EACH OTHER! At my Birthday Dinner!!!)
Next time I will either go alone or get at least one other person as a buffer. I wouldn't go with just one other person again unless it were my husband (though I'm not married), or my mum (who says she doesn't want to go again...she and I are very different!). After we spent time apart we got along much better! And yes, we are still talking!

Also, I don't think I will resort hop again. It was very very painless granted, however, having to go back to the resort in the middle of the day was annoying and going through the process all over again was irritating. Also, going from POFQ which was so small and bright and wonderful to POR which is HUGE and confusing and with horrid staff that were nearly NO help...I wasn't the happiest I've been at a Disney resort...the check-in person didn't know how to switch my park hopper tickets on to my new room key and originally didn't put our dining credits on either! When I spoke to the superviser ( a very arrogant man who was not welcoming), things were still not fixed. Too much hassle. I will stay at one resort at a time from now on!

Other than that, things were FANTASTIC!! A lot less speedbumps in things than I expected which was so great. The parks were incredible. No waits for almost everything, a wonderful MNSSHP, great CMs (mostly), 740 photos on my new digital camera to go through, and a good birthday as well. I will do my reports in their sections eventually. I had to go straight back to work so I don't have much time yet! But yeah, the resort in the resort section, dining in the reviews and such. Thanks for letting me vent!

 

[DisneyMissy318]

I'm anxious to see your pictures and hear about POFQ! We are booked there for 8 nights in December for our 10th Anniversary.

I'll be watching for more updates!

P.S. - I'm glad you are still talking to your friend!

~M~

 

[pumba]

thanks for the great info .....sometimes we need to see other peoples ideas and how they came out......thanks

 

[OhMari]

What is DBFF. I am staying at POR, was it understaff?

 

[mom2minniemouse]

PP, I took DBFF as being Dear Best Friend Forever.

ITA, OP! I had a similar but different problem my second trip. DH, my 5-year-old DD, three of my best friends, one of their boyfriends, and I went together for 10 days of what can only be described as a mistake. LOL!

The first three or four days, we were with each other at practically every moment, save night when we were in our own rooms. DBFF #1 had her first real boyfriend at the time and spent every waiting line text messaging him on her Blackberry. DBFF #2 had her hands full w/her boyfriend, who did NOT want to do anything in WDW that he did on his first trip (which was when he was 10 and over 20 years ago). He really was a stick in the mud for most of the trip. Then DBFF #3 spent much of the trip being angry at DBFF #1 and #2. LOL!

On day #4, we would break into "subgroups" based on interest and would meet back for a meal or later in the afternoon. In the evenings, we regrouped based on interest. It worked out SOOO much better to not spend all day with the same people, IMO. I can totally see how traveling with just one other person would drive you crazy. By the end of my trip, the only people getting talked to by everyone were DH, DD, and me. LOL!

 

[sunny_stace]

okay, I realize now my review seemed really harsh! I'm gonna write some of my resort reviews in a while so keep on for that. And yes, DBFF is my best friend Lauren. Who I love and I've known for years and years and years. But I think the problem is that we have different levels of Disney love in us. I mean she loves it. But she doesn't love it the way I do. She would mix up the names of attractions and even though that's not a big deal, I would be fuming inside!! She calls me the 'disaholic' and I now realize that her love for Disney lies more in the movies while mine is in the parks more (I love the movies too though!)
Basically, I came armed with a knowledge of the place which she didn't have a clue of and started to fray us when she would tell me something like, "let's go see Figment!!" and we were at MK. She remembered it from her childhood but I would tell her, "no Lauren, Figment lives at Epcot!" and laugh, and she would say "but I remember it being here." And then we would argue and of course I would be right! LOL.
I also had (with having that knowledge) a ton of extra things I wanted to do which she had no interest in. Like I wanted to go over to the boardwalk and hang out or go see some of the resorts I haven't stayed at (which I wound up doing alone after we argued! lol) and DisneyQuest and such. Some things I did and somethings I didn't get a chance to so I was a little dissappointed.
However, we did have a great time! We made fun of crazy stacey on the wdw tour channel and ate cake and sang songs and dressed up for mnsshp and made fun of a lady who was convinced POTC took place underwater. We screamed on TOT and RNRC and smacked away 'lovebugs' and shopped. We should have simply scheduled more time apart before we left!

Another good thing that happened was that I realized I would LOVE to go to WDW alone! When I started thinking of going again I was originally thinking of how terrible a place it would be to go alone. I then joined the DIS and saw the solo's board and started thinking differently but wasn't convinced. I now realize that I would have a great time there alone. You can do whatever you want out of those million things to do with no one else to worry about. Take your time, go on things as many times as you want, stop to take pictures whenever you like of whatever you like (another thing that annoys my DBFF lol!) Sleep in and have an easier time getting ADRs! Not fight over who gets to shower first and what to watch on TV when we get home from the parks at night (Grey's Anatomy was the only things watched without a debate! lol). All in all an amazing place to experience alone...infact, I think I should start planning the solo trip now!
Thanks again guys!

 

[dznymom1]

My favorite trips to the World are when I travel alone to meet a group of friends. My favorite phrase is one I learned at a very early age - "No, thank you." When someone wants to do something I have no interest in, I just decline and make arrangements to meet later on. It can be tough for some people to understand that it is no reflection on them when you want to play by yourself, but my good buddies all get it now. We go off as individuals, small groups, or occasionally the whole mob sticks together for a while. But no matter what, we tend to get together most evenings and share all the wonderful experiences we had on our separate adventures.

My last trip was with my DSis and we spent all of our time together. It was only for 5 days, and I know I would never have been able to make it for 2 weeks! Hopefully you and your DBFF are still best friends and will be laughing about this soon!

 

[sunny_stace]

dznymom1 - don't worry, once we got all our annoyances with each other out in the open we were fine! we've been home for a week and have already seen each other for a movie! We've been friends for so long we have no problem calling each other out on our flaws and such! However, next time I will not...well, I think it will be a solo trip!

 

[WDW Poly Princess]

Oh, how I understand about how annoyed you can get with someone when you're together 24/7 on a trip! That's why I do solo now, or split up with my group a LOT!

Funny enough, I *Love* PO-R, and didn't care for POFQ at all.