Disney poll

BreandMikewedding · October 2014

Would you go on vacation to disneyland/world and leave your kids at home?

AppleGrapeMSTK · October 2014

If the kid is young enough to not remember or enjoy it, I don't know that I am comfortable enough to leave the kid long enough to enjoy myself. As in, I think would need like 3 days or so to feel like I got the whole experience, but I wouldn't feel happy leaving an 18-month-old kid with family/sitter for those 3 days.

If the kid is old enough to enjoy it, you're just a mean mommy for not bringing them along.

I have never been, so I don't even know if I would find it as magical as I would if I could see the joy on my kids' faces.

vrj0522 · October 2014

I don't know that I'd care to go without kids. If we went, it'd be all for them. I don't find it appealing otherwise.

pnwlover12 · October 2014

I have absolutely zero desire to go to Disneyland or DW. But, I know that we will end up taking the kids once both are old enough to ride the rides and have fun. Not my idea of a vacation w/o kids though, I'll be hitting up Hawaii for that.

Saragoeswest · October 2014

I've never been to either of these places. My family had like less than zero money when I was growing up. So, I'm not sure what adults do when they go to Disney without kids. The idea has always seemed strange to me.

AmandaJean12 · October 2014

DH and I have gone a lot because we inherited disney vacation club points and its a free vacation for us. I never understood adults going until we did the first time... Now I'll miss the adult side when we take kids. It will be a totally different experience.

I'm sure usually we will take the LO. But I can also see us going down for the weekend alone, especially during the food and wine festival. Last time I was in pretty interesting shape after a moonshine tasting... Can't do that with the kids.

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

If I'm going to Disney, it's exclusively for my kids. Otherwise I can't think of a worse place to go on vacation with my husband than somewhere that's super crowded, noisy, and packed full of other people's kids.

2goingon3 · October 2014

We did disneyland right after we got engaged and it was awesome with just the 2 of us. Then we took our kids when they were 2&3.5, and it was even better! I couldn't go without them now. There are a lot of other places I'd like to go kid free!

MrsL2B · October 2014

I'm going to let the grandparents handle the trips to Disney.

andrieya · October 2014

If they're too young then sure. But if they're of age to enjoy it, I can't see wanting to go there on my own anyway

Dani0329 · October 2014

If I am taking a vacation without kids, we would likely go somewhere geared more towards adults and save DW for when little bit is old enough to enjoy it.

Lindzoid · October 2014

Disney is the last place I want to go on vacation!

irisheyes317 · October 2014

I would definitely go on a vacation without kids, but it wouldn't be to Disney. I'd go somewhere less crowded and less geared toward kids. But, I don't see anything wrong with taking a vacation to Disney without the kids if that is appealing to you, especially if they're too young to really understand.

jenndub · October 2014

I live in Southern California so I've been to Disneyland a lot. I always had fun going without kids (before I had them). But seeing their little faces light up and watching them experience the magic of Disneyland is a thousand times better than when I went before I was a mom.

BreandMikewedding · October 2014

My dh and I actually went there for our honeymoon and I love disney! It would be rare that we would go without the kids. Maybe on big anniversaries but then we would have to take the kids around the same time.

I have a friend who goes every year but has never taken her kids. I think it's a little odd. My brother and Sil also go on vacations every couple of months and only take their kids with them about once a year.

Disneygeek77 · October 2014

We would probably go when it is slower. Probably in October when they are having their Food and Wine Festival.

However, we are a disney family and do love going there. But yeah I can see DH and I going once or twice without the kids.

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

It seems like I'm the only person in Southern California who still has zero desire to go to Disneyland, much less go without my kids!

pushgal84 · October 2014

The next time I go to Disneyland will be for the kids enjoyment. DH and I went once while dating and I feel like that's enough. As an adult couple, there's far more interesting places I'd rather go without the kids. FWIW, when I was a tween I found ticket stubs to Disneyland in my dad's bedroom. He had gone with his new fiance on a weekend we were visiting my mom and didn't tell us he went. As a kid who hadn't been since 5 yrs old, it was really crushing. If I had the urge to go sans kids, I wouldn't be able to enjoy myself without feeling guilty.

caranichole · October 2014

DH and I went for our honeymoon in 2010. There is a lot that would certainly be more appealing for kids but we found things to do that we totally geeked out on and had a blast. We also went parasailing at a resort on the DW grounds and it was cool to see everything from way up! ...oh man, I just remember this deep dish pizza we got at a restaurant near our hotel...yummy.

Anyway, we are trying to go in March for our 5th Anniversary. We will take the kids and one lucky gal to come play nanny on anniversary night so we can go on a date.

archi35 · October 2014

We don't plan on taking kids on a kids vacation until they can appreciate it - though we are loose right now about what age that means. In general we won't be taking them on any adult vacations period though - we both grew up understanding there was a difference in adult vs. kid stuff and so we will be doing that in our house too.

caranichole · October 2014

archi35 said:
We don't plan on taking kids on a kids vacation until they can appreciate it - though we are loose right now about what age that means. In general we won't be taking them on any adult vacations period though - we both grew up understanding there was a difference in adult vs. kid stuff and so we will be doing that in our house too.

Just curious- what is an "adult vacation" ? The only thing that comes to mind is Vegas lol

Is Disney an "adult vacation"?

PC0909 · October 2014

We went to a wedding 8 hours away and turned it into a mini vacation right after LO turned 1. It blows my mind that people can't leave their kids for a few nights. It wasn't easy, but it was awesome to get away, have adult time, and reconnect with DH. Maybe since I work full time I have a different perspective than SAHMs, but I really struggle with understanding.

Disneygeek77 · October 2014

caranichole said:

We don't plan on taking kids on a kids vacation until they can appreciate it - though we are loose right now about what age that means. In general we won't be taking them on any adult vacations period though - we both grew up understanding there was a difference in adult vs. kid stuff and so we will be doing that in our house too.
Just curious- what is an "adult vacation" ? The only thing that comes to mind is Vegas lol Is Disney an "adult vacation"?

It can be depending on your personality. DH and I are the type that would rather go to a theme park, museum or historical site rather than the beach or a casino. I understand that isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it is for us.

Disney World is a huge place. They own 27,000 acres and is twice the size of Manhattan and about the size of San Francisco. So they have lots to do, even for adults such as para-sailing, boating, golfing, and a NASCAR experience. Epcot also has some great restaurants. Half of Epcot is World Showcase, which is similar to a World's Fair with pavilions from 11 different countries and some of the restaurants there are great and only one is geared towards kids. We also like to go during the Food and Wine Festival where we can sample foods from about 23 different countries. Plus it is in Oct when things slow down a bit since so many kids are in school. DH and I are also the type that genuinely enjoy the rides. Well maybe not the Flying Dumbo ride, but the others are fun and well themed. I also don't see us waiting in line to meet Mickey Mouse and Cinderella either.

I suppose my point is that there truly is enough to do if two adults wanted to go by themselves. Again, it might not be everyone's cup of tea, just like casinos aren't our cup of tea. Different strokes for different folks.

archi35 · October 2014

caranichole said:

We don't plan on taking kids on a kids vacation until they can appreciate it - though we are loose right now about what age that means. In general we won't be taking them on any adult vacations period though - we both grew up understanding there was a difference in adult vs. kid stuff and so we will be doing that in our house too.
Just curious- what is an "adult vacation" ? The only thing that comes to mind is Vegas lol Is Disney an "adult vacation"?

Haha nooo nothing like that!

We just both grew up in families where there were family vacas and mom and dad vacas. DH and I travel a lot now, and while that will for sure stop for the most part, we intend on having one vaca a year without kids, to do what we used to do before kids. The kind of places one would stay and places one would go with and without kids is def different from our perspective (and also how we've seen things work for other people over the years abroad now too).

Edit: Re: Disney - It would depend on if the kids are old enough to enjoy vs. the money and time spent. If they are only up for a few hours a day, for me that's not enough to warrant going.

Eastie156 · October 2014

Maybe I should've voted SS, but I voted absolutely not, just because we'd never go to Disney without kids. We aren't that into it, so it wouldn't be somewhere we'd go. We'd actually go just because we'd want our kids to experience it.

MsMacual · October 2014

SS- we won't got to Disney w/o our kids. I could see us taking a vacation somewhere else w/o them, though.

laxin31 · October 2014

I have been to disney world with kids(my nephews ) and without kids. It's fun with both. Just different kind of fun. Now we have out little one coming I can't wait to take him when he is old enough. If I lived close enough I might consider going without him depending on the situation.

staryb · October 2014

I voted Absolutely Not but should have voted SS. I would never go on a Disney vacation without my kids but I would go on a day trip without them so we could ride the big kid rides or for a day of drinking around the world in Epcot.

To everyone saying they wouldn't take them if they were under 2 (because they're too young to remember) keep in mind that they get into the parks for free until they turn 2 so you wouldn't be wasting money on tickets. They also have private locations for breastfeeding throughout the parks and even newborns or pregnant women can safely go on many of the rides. I would take them at any age but it would really be so that I could remember it. I would do it for the pictures and memories that DH and I would always have but I also know that I would be going back when they were older.

But then we're Disney/amusement park people. Going to parks is one of our very favorite things to do. We went to Disney World for our honeymoon. We lived in Florida for 2 years and had annual passes to all of the parks (Disney, Universal, Sea World, Busch Gardens, etc) and we will likely move back one day so we may be a little biased.

trisharenee0316 · October 2014

PC0909 said:

We went to a wedding 8 hours away and turned it into a mini vacation right after LO turned 1. It blows my mind that people can't leave their kids for a few nights. It wasn't easy, but it was awesome to get away, have adult time, and reconnect with DH. Maybe since I work full time I have a different perspective than SAHMs, but I really struggle with understanding.

Some people don't have good options to keep their kid(s) overnight or for anything longer than one overnight, if that. I also work full time, but I didn't have a night away from my daughter until she was about 20 months old.

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