Fantasmic23
A little nonsense now and then is relished by the
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- Apr 10, 2008
I didn't know where to put this post and if it should get moved, fine.
I believe (and I know I'm not alone here) that who you go to WDW with will have a big impact on how you come away feeling about the whole experience (especially if you're a first-timer).
A little backstory: We have just booked our 3rd WDW trip for late November. The other day, I jokingly asked my very anti-Disney sister if she and her fiance would like to come with us. She said no but added, "If you decide to go again in 2011 or 2012, let us know and we'll think about it." That prompted me to go into my "Disney sell" mode and I proceeded to list the attributes of each park, focusing heavily on Epcot since I think my sister and her fiance would really love it there. At the end of my spiel, I could see that my sister had softened a bit, especially when she said, "Well, let's pick a date for late in 2011." I could almost hear a choir of angels singing.
A little backstory on my sister and WDW: DSis went to WDW in 1987 or 1988 with my uncle, his wife, their DD (who I'll call T), my grandmother, and uncle's MIL. T was the stereotypical only child: Spoiled to the core. According to DSis, it was all about T on that trip: "Let T get in front of you in line", "No, I don't have any more film in my camera to take your picture", "T doesn't want to go on the Peter Pan ride, so we're not doing it", etc., etc. Now, I wasn't there (and I have no idea why my grandmother didn't intervene in any way), but DSis wasn't a happy camper when she returned home.
DSis was so unhappy that in 1990, my mother, stepfather, DSis and DBro all headed to WDW again. Due to issues with my stepfather, I didn't go on this trip (and every time my family tells the story of the 1990 trip, I am so thankful that I wasn't included). Stepfather was an absolutely miserable person. If we had an ocean-view hotel at Cape Cod, he'd complain. If we were in Maine, he'd whine about the gorgeous fall foilage. The man would've been happier if we had a hotel which overlooked a dumpster. According to my mother, DSis and DBro, stepfather was full of negativity at WDW ... about everything. I've seen the VHS tape and it's pretty bad. My mother was filming and you can hear stepfather (off-camera) actually yelling at my sister and brother for LAUGHING while they were waiting in line. A miserable human being and I'm happy to report that he and my mother called it quits in 2001.
So, with all that, DSis (and DBro) have been anti-WDW over the years. I'm hoping that we can turn it all around for her in 2011 and she'll come away at least liking WDW more. I already told her that there's no need for all of us to be together every second of the trip. I told her that we'll do one park all together and if that goes well, we can discuss a day (or 1/2 day) at another park. I made it clear that she and her fiance are to do Epcot alone.
I believe (and I know I'm not alone here) that who you go to WDW with will have a big impact on how you come away feeling about the whole experience (especially if you're a first-timer).
A little backstory: We have just booked our 3rd WDW trip for late November. The other day, I jokingly asked my very anti-Disney sister if she and her fiance would like to come with us. She said no but added, "If you decide to go again in 2011 or 2012, let us know and we'll think about it." That prompted me to go into my "Disney sell" mode and I proceeded to list the attributes of each park, focusing heavily on Epcot since I think my sister and her fiance would really love it there. At the end of my spiel, I could see that my sister had softened a bit, especially when she said, "Well, let's pick a date for late in 2011." I could almost hear a choir of angels singing.
A little backstory on my sister and WDW: DSis went to WDW in 1987 or 1988 with my uncle, his wife, their DD (who I'll call T), my grandmother, and uncle's MIL. T was the stereotypical only child: Spoiled to the core. According to DSis, it was all about T on that trip: "Let T get in front of you in line", "No, I don't have any more film in my camera to take your picture", "T doesn't want to go on the Peter Pan ride, so we're not doing it", etc., etc. Now, I wasn't there (and I have no idea why my grandmother didn't intervene in any way), but DSis wasn't a happy camper when she returned home.
DSis was so unhappy that in 1990, my mother, stepfather, DSis and DBro all headed to WDW again. Due to issues with my stepfather, I didn't go on this trip (and every time my family tells the story of the 1990 trip, I am so thankful that I wasn't included). Stepfather was an absolutely miserable person. If we had an ocean-view hotel at Cape Cod, he'd complain. If we were in Maine, he'd whine about the gorgeous fall foilage. The man would've been happier if we had a hotel which overlooked a dumpster. According to my mother, DSis and DBro, stepfather was full of negativity at WDW ... about everything. I've seen the VHS tape and it's pretty bad. My mother was filming and you can hear stepfather (off-camera) actually yelling at my sister and brother for LAUGHING while they were waiting in line. A miserable human being and I'm happy to report that he and my mother called it quits in 2001.
So, with all that, DSis (and DBro) have been anti-WDW over the years. I'm hoping that we can turn it all around for her in 2011 and she'll come away at least liking WDW more. I already told her that there's no need for all of us to be together every second of the trip. I told her that we'll do one park all together and if that goes well, we can discuss a day (or 1/2 day) at another park. I made it clear that she and her fiance are to do Epcot alone.