Hey, all, I'm new here, but have been a Disney World fan since I was 7 years old. We had our first trip in 98-99, and I don't care what people say I loved the Cake Castle. We went nearly every year until I was 16, and I've gone twice since then.
Most recently was in 2016, I took my non-Disney Fan girlfriend(now wife) and it was the first trip I had planned. The last one was in 2009, my parents had planned it and I had paid, and things went well. But the 2016 trip, and my first one in the drivers seat, fell flat for my partner and I.
I have gotten a lot of grear advice that I know will help with the next trip, such as taking a longer trip, using fastpass+ and reservations, and generally sticking to at least a rough schedule. We got there, and I kinda threw all the plans out the window, and it didn't help that she is one of those people who doesn't know what she likes. So I'd talk about a ride or show and I would get a flat response or I don't know. I do feel that trip, as much as it didn't work out, at least showed me what she likes.
But I ran into a personal problem, and maybe it was made worse by the rushed pace of the trip, and her general lack of enjoyment due to the poor planning, but I lost a lot of the magic during this trip. To also be fair, 2016 was a bad year to go, with most of Hollywood Studios under construction, EPCOT having future world half closed down, and Magic Kingdom being refurbished(this was when they were repainting tomorrowland and redoing a lot of fantasylands exteriors, including the whole corner by cosmic rays).
So, we are planning a longer trip for 2020-2021, looking at the moderate hotels(probably port orleans), the deluxe meal plan, and a plan provided by a article on this site of, early quick rides, lunch, relax by pool, dinner reservations, then fastpass rides/shows. This way she gets time to relax by the pool and read, with less kids around(did I mention we stayed at the all star resorts? My bad, for someone to relax with a hundred screaming kids at the pool, not so easy).
My question for you guys is, any advice for me on how to let go? I spent half the trip worrying about how she is liking it, and the other half beating myself up for poor planning, and it was my first truly adult trip, so I saw past some of the magic and was hit hard with the marketing. I'm glad I have 2-3 years to plan the trip, and I'm also really glad that she is willing to give it another chance, because she enjoyed parts of the trip. And what trip planning advice do you have for me, to make things easier and more relaxed for her?
Thank you,
HCL
Most recently was in 2016, I took my non-Disney Fan girlfriend(now wife) and it was the first trip I had planned. The last one was in 2009, my parents had planned it and I had paid, and things went well. But the 2016 trip, and my first one in the drivers seat, fell flat for my partner and I.
I have gotten a lot of grear advice that I know will help with the next trip, such as taking a longer trip, using fastpass+ and reservations, and generally sticking to at least a rough schedule. We got there, and I kinda threw all the plans out the window, and it didn't help that she is one of those people who doesn't know what she likes. So I'd talk about a ride or show and I would get a flat response or I don't know. I do feel that trip, as much as it didn't work out, at least showed me what she likes.
But I ran into a personal problem, and maybe it was made worse by the rushed pace of the trip, and her general lack of enjoyment due to the poor planning, but I lost a lot of the magic during this trip. To also be fair, 2016 was a bad year to go, with most of Hollywood Studios under construction, EPCOT having future world half closed down, and Magic Kingdom being refurbished(this was when they were repainting tomorrowland and redoing a lot of fantasylands exteriors, including the whole corner by cosmic rays).
So, we are planning a longer trip for 2020-2021, looking at the moderate hotels(probably port orleans), the deluxe meal plan, and a plan provided by a article on this site of, early quick rides, lunch, relax by pool, dinner reservations, then fastpass rides/shows. This way she gets time to relax by the pool and read, with less kids around(did I mention we stayed at the all star resorts? My bad, for someone to relax with a hundred screaming kids at the pool, not so easy).
My question for you guys is, any advice for me on how to let go? I spent half the trip worrying about how she is liking it, and the other half beating myself up for poor planning, and it was my first truly adult trip, so I saw past some of the magic and was hit hard with the marketing. I'm glad I have 2-3 years to plan the trip, and I'm also really glad that she is willing to give it another chance, because she enjoyed parts of the trip. And what trip planning advice do you have for me, to make things easier and more relaxed for her?
Thank you,
HCL