nicki.momof3
Addicted to Disney Vacations
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2008
If there is no magic and your feelings are bad about ti - simple DON'T GO!
I think the problem is that people have such incredibly high expectations when they go to Disney. When they don't get all that they are expecting (and more) they are a little bummed. If those same people went someplace else, say Aruba, they would not have these same expectations of perfection and therefore not be let down. Just my opinion.
The magic is so there for me, but I have only been twice. We are going a third time in June, and then not again for 3-5 years.
I may get flamed for this, but I can't imagine spending the time and money to go to WDW a dozen or more times. There are so many other places to go and things to see in our country and in our world.
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE LOVE LOVE WDW! I just feel that it could get commonplace or mundane after so many trips.
Can't say it's lost the magic for me either. I am 28 and still find Disney as magical as when I first encountered the parks. WDW is more of an escape than a fantasy, but it truely lets me forget about the worries and problems of normal life.
I think the problem is that people have such incredibly high expectations when they go to Disney. When they don't get all that they are expecting (and more) they are a little bummed. If those same people went someplace else, say Aruba, they would not have these same expectations of perfection and therefore not be let down. Just my opinion.
There isn't an option to fit how I see DW
I am definitely not immersed in it, nor do I get depressed when my trip is over, nor is it the only place I want to be, nor do I want to know everything there is to know about it, nor do I want to do everything there is to do there.
But I greatly enjoy Disney, am thoroughly enchanted when I am there (I thank my son and daughter for that ), and enjoy reading the Disboards in spurts (I thank this board for great info, tips, and general awareness).
I enjoy other things equally; we are a big outdoors family, and do a lot of outside activities all year long. We go to other parks in our area, and we want to travel to other locations now that our children are getting older.
I don't want to be too immersed in Disney; while it's magical at that time, it's also a created stimulus. I like to get out of the commercialization of things, the crowds, the costs.... That is not a dig at people who are different than I at all; if there were none of 'me', think of how much more crowded the parks would be
I also love Vegas with a vengeance but similarly enjoy DEPARTING, getting back home from the wildness, waste, whistles, bells and buzzing! We love the Caribbean, but after a few days, I miss home...the sun annoys me, I am water-logged, I snorkeled too close to a jelly, and the mosquies are draining me of blood. So I guess I am more even-keel about any of these things.
But clearly am not Dis-enough and expect an eviction notice soon