Don't wanna do WDW for my honeymoon

[steviej]

Does that make me a terrible person? lol

My fiancee desparately wants to, but good lord I just don't want to lol. I wanna do something really relaxing, and WDW is anything but.

She says we could go to spas and pools and hot tubs and stuff during the day, and only hit the parks for emh. But even at the pools and stuff, there's kids, yelling, screaming, etc. No offense to those with little guys.

Any wdw lovers NOT wanna do wdw for their honeymoon? Or am I taking this one solo?

 

[xdan0920]

Does that make me a terrible person? lol

My fiancee desparately wants to, but good lord I just don't want to lol. I wanna do something really relaxing, and WDW is anything but.

She says we could go to spas and pools and hot tubs and stuff during the day, and only hit the parks for emh. But even at the pools and stuff, there's kids, yelling, screaming, etc. No offense to those with little guys.

Any wdw lovers NOT wanna do wdw for their honeymoon? Or am I taking this one solo?

Why not compromise? Not sure what type of budget you are operating on, but my wife and I split our honeymoon. We spent 8 days in Hawaii, followed by 3 at DLR. Got the best of both worlds. If you are intent on WDW, why not go to the Caribbean for a week, then hit WDW for a couple days on the way back?

 

[DisneyJoe]

Or do a Disney Cruise - 30% of passengers on a Disney Cruise travel without children.

 

[Blufusion]

Me and my partner this last year to do WDW up like we always wanted to for our 11 anniversary. But instead we got to go to Oahu Hawaii for 8 days at Marriott's 5 star Ko Olina Resort which is within walking distance of Disney Aulani. We love Disney World but we live in Florida and we didn't want to deal with the kids and all the rest of the excitement. Or the things or lack of things they offer. We live 90 mins away and can go anytime for a weekend and have fun. For us it was a trip to recover and relax after going thru 4 yrs. of hell. I was deathly ill for 4 yrs. leading up to that and I wanted to see God's Paradise on Earth. Going to Hawaii and doing that was the best for us. A honeymoon and going to DLR afterwards or before hand sounds better you do get best of both worlds. If it were us we would do DLR. 1st because we have never been . 2nd in doing that 1st thing then you have what ever time to relax in Hawaii before you fly back to the main land. We plan on going back to Hawaii in a few yrs. and that is our plan for us next time. Have a great Honeymoon no matter how you do it.
PS . Not to sound like I don't like WDW. But if you 2 have been before . I don't see going there for a honeymoon. I see alot of people that do go there for their HM and are miserable. Because they try and make it the most Magical Moment of their lives and it somehow doesn't always end up that way. Go enjoy time with each other and go enjoy the beaches and sunsets.

 

[Jillybelle]

I can definitely understand where you're coming from! We went to Disney World for our honeymoon, and when we got back I felt like I could use another vacation just to relax. However, I don't regret anything. You can only have one honeymoon, and the "Disney Treatment" we got as newlyweds was truly amazing and a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Having everyone say congratulations to us, and the other perks we got over the course of our trip, both big and small, really made us feel special.

 

[danpam1024]

Well, IF you DID do a Disney Honeymoon, I would have to agree with her- there ARE places to relax, spas, quite pools, V&A (no kids allowed), Jellyrolls, watersports on Bay Lake etc.

 

[lovenerds2012]

Compromise----take her on a Disney Cruise....ours was SO RELAXING. Then stop at WDW for a couple of days. BTW there are a bazillion ways to relax at WDW!

 

[GoochDSA]

...Any wdw lovers NOT wanna do wdw for their honeymoon? Or am I taking this one solo?

My fiancee and I are getting married in May and I did not want a Disneymoon. While your fiancee is right that there are lots of ways to avoid the things that you find un-relaxing about a WDW trip, which we have done pleanty of, I still did not want a Disneymoon. You are absolutely not taking this one solo.

However, we still ended up with one... kind of. We had booked a cruise out of Ft. Lauderdale for October (a partial transit Panama Canal cruise with Princess.. incase you were wondering). Even after we had the cruise booked, my darling bride-to-be would not let go of the Disneymoon idea. I caved and we rented points with David's to save us some money (as well as get us in at BWV durring F&W) and booked a couple of nights before our cruise, with the plan of renting a car and driving down to Ft. Lauderdale the morning of our cruise. Fast foward a few weeks, my fiancee and I went on a cruise with my parents, which she did not do well on (she had been on cruises before and sometimes she was fine and others... not so much). We decided to cancel the cruise and booked at an all-inclusive in Mexico a little closer to our wedding day. But, since we had rented points through David's, we were unable to cancel that trip. So, while the AI is our official honeymoon, we are considering our trip in October our Disneymoon.

 

[wdwstateofmind]

Either did we, so we decided on a Disney Cruise in May for ours. I don't know if you've looked into them but they definitely don't seem just for kids and we're not exactly the Carnival cruiseline booser types so it seem like it would work well if you're the WDW type. However, THEN we decided we couldn't go all the way to Florida and not go to WDW and New FantasyLand...so if you're gonna be in Florida for it you may as well pop in...

 

[Pooh Lover]

I can understand, even being the hard cord WDW fan that I am. WDW is not conducive to rest and relaxtion but each person's idea of what a honeymoon "should" be may differ. I guess the compromise I would suggest is something other than WDW for the honeymoon with the promise of returning to WDW as soon as time/money permits. You are probably going to go to WDW many times in the future but you only get one honeymoon, why not make it more special...something that will stand out in your memories forever? Good luck and tell us what you both work out.

 

[Disneyhead'71]

Do a split trip with WDW to start and finish with a relaxing Disney Cruise.

 

[donaldtoo]

Good God, man!!! What the H*LL are you thinking...?!?!?!
Do whatever your future wife wants for your honeymoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will, hopefully, have MANY happy years to compromise in the future...DO NOT screw up HER wishes for your ONE AND ONLY FIRST HONEYMOON!!!!!!!
Take a little advice from an older guy that'll be married 25 years come next December.

 

[Violet]

We went to Vegas....beautiful hotels, dining, shows, drinking, clubs...
Very relaxing, definitely for adults, yet oddly Disneyesque.
GL!

 

[Joshua&CalebDad]

Good God, man!!! What the H*LL are you thinking...?!?!?!
Do whatever your future wife wants for your honeymoon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You will, hopefully, have MANY happy years to compromise in the future...DO NOT screw up HER wishes for your ONE AND ONLY FIRST HONEYMOON!!!!!!!
Take a little advice from an older guy that'll be married 25 years come next December.

Here here, I second this...

As a man married for almost 10, I know what can happen when the fiance/wife is not happy. I believe that all the men on this board would tell you to suck it up and give your future wife what she wants. By the way, this is where it begins, you will never ever have your way again if it means that your significant other will be unhappy. It's not worth getting your way if your wife is unhappy.

 

[tractorm3]

We booked our Honeymoon this sept for 11 days. We are staying at the poly in their honeymoon suite. I would agree with you and say usually when you get back from WDW you do need a few days to unwind. But we are planning on pacing ourselves, sleeping in, spoiling each other and have a very island pace attitude.

We have had to cancel our last two trips to WDW because of deaths in our families, but we are both equally excited to spend this honeymoon in WDW.

My final two cents for you: typically you are correct about a WDW trip being stressful, having the little ones around hotels and parks, and the energy it consumes. BUT depending on when you go, where you stay, and what you do there, WDW has a lot to offer for a relaxing honeymoon where you can be spoiled.

 

[Avenger117]

I couldn't be more excited about my Disney honeymoon. I think there is enough relaxation that it won't be bad. We are staying at the Yacht Club so the quiet pools are there, jelly Rolls is nearby and plenty of great dining options. I really think its an ideal place to honeymoon. You can relax, have lots of fun, hang out by the water, go to the spa, etc.

 

[lego606]

There's a lil ol relaxing theme park in SoCal...

 

[jrab0616]

I am a Disney lover (pretty obessed actually), but I didn't want a Disneymoon. We both wanted something relaxing after all the stress of the wedding (yes, even without major commotion or drama, weddings are stressful). We discussed a Disney Cruise (and we still want to do one!), but we decided to do an All Inclusive in Jamaica for 5 nights. It was amazing! I'm so glad we did that. It was so much more relaxing! We still went to Disney a few months later and got our Happily Ever After pins that the Cast Members wrote on for us. I'm so glad we did it this way instead of going to Disney right after the wedding for our honeymoon.

 

[wdwstateofmind]

We felt the same way so we did a Disney Cruise for 7-nights. The only reason we gave into WDW for 2 since is we were already down there...you might want to do a couple nights after, it was nice to have something different and then something we've shared so intimately together briefly after...