help! my family doesnt have disney spirit

[DisneyBound]

Apologies in advance if this has been posted to the wrong board. I wasnt sure where else to put it. I have been planning our family trip for about 3 months. In 95 days, we will embark on the most memorable family experience of our lives together. I have purchased several of the guides, spent hours determining which things were must see's and selected what I thought to be the best resort for us, character meals etc... Not one of the people in my family are excited about this. Nobody wants to hear about it at all, everytime I discuss plans I have made or try to get input from them, they give me the "uuuug, we dont want to hear about disney anymore" and they tell me that I am the only one that wants to go anyways. My 9 year old, who should be at the height of interest tells me these things too! :brick: I have tried several things (including threats) to get them to show some kind of interest. Last week, I tried to bargain with them...they give me one hour a week to discuss disney and I wont bug them the rest of the week about it...no good for them Im starting to want to take someone else's family instead of my own. Is this normal or do I just live with a bunch of party poopers? I refuse to believe that I am the only one bubbling over with excitement.

 

[Maria]

Maybe you are pushing it way too much and they are tired of listenning about it? :animwink:

 

[DisneyBound]

well, no maybe about THAT :lol:

They call me crazy disney mom at home...when I start talking about it...they say "here she goes again" :lol: How do you control it? :zipit: I want to talk about it at least once a week and I anticipate it will only get worse as it gets closer :hammer:

 

[Maria]

Don´t worry... that´what this site is for!
Grab a coke, make some pop corn, relax and start going through it! :animwink:

 

[tybroid59]

LOL My family still have 133 days of disneyitis to go ..they would certainley sympathise with yours....my beloved just turns up his personal stereo and makes yes and no and nods ....the kids just leave the room ...................:lol:


Peace andquiet for me to continue to read my guides and come online..............there is always a silver lining......

 

[Dwarful]

you could adopt my family hee hee~ I had the same problem, so dont worry. Once they get there they will be so grateful that they had you doing all the leg work for them. My husband has already told me that I cant start talking about next year until after Christmas~ normally we go every two years but I am going on a strict "money diet" so we can go back next year...cant wait two years~

 

[bvolguards]

Some people feel that way about Disney....especially ones who have not been there before....Someone I used to date always said how she hated Disney and could not understand why i love it so much and how i could go so much.........then i finally got her to go with me once...and she absolutly loved and did not want to leave....and when we were at home she asked everyday when we were going back...........so maybe they will change their minds once they are there...............good luck

 

[mickeysaver]

Sounds like your family would get along well with my life partner. All I hear when I ask a question about trip planning issues is, "You plan it and I will promise to enjoy it." It's not that I mind planning the trip, because I really am enjoying this adventure into WDW via multiple internet resources. I have found some killer deals on hotels, tickets, and dining. But, I have my moments of feeling slightly abandoned in the process.

Oh well, the way I look at it is, if she feels like the vacation stinks, it's her own fault for not contributing anything other than money. LOL

Good luck, you are not alone. Mickey

 

[FanofDinsey1981]

take my family! haha. that is really too bad that they are not getting excited.

make a deal with em. if you are not allowed to talk about disney before, they can't talk about disney after.. trust me, they will burst with all the fun they are about to have!

or just take everyone else's advice! and tune into this websight, it calms my disney cravings on a daily basis.

 

[bgraham34]

I would just lay off them a bit. Once it gets closer they will get excited. And when they are there they shall have a blast.

Same thing happened with my neighbors kids a few years back. Just wait enjoy it for yourself now.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

I agree with graham. Don't talk to them about it. Do all the planning on your own and when the time comes the Disney magic will eventually set in. They will eventually be excited to go, and then they won't stop talking about it. Then once they are there...they will be having the best times of their lives. When they get back they will probably have nothing to talk about but DISNEY.

The commercials are true...MAGIC HAPPENS!!!

 

[waltisme]

yes!!! one more day!!! Try and get them to look at videos on the internet!!!

 

[Debbie]

Want my crew? They can be packed in an hour. And won't complain the whole 10 hour ride to Orlando. Just don't forget the Ritalin for my 10 year old and everything will be smooth:animwink:

 

[danamarie27]

Disney bound,

I am doing the same thing to my eight year old. She is soooooooooooooooooo tired of hearing and planning Disney and our trip is in October. I come on this site a few times a day to spread the joy about my Disney addiction. When I see something she may enjoy or read something she may want to see i tell her otherwise i don't talk about it:zipit: Getting her to help plan character meals was a serios issue...apparently the Power Pufff girls were having a marathon and I interrupted. LOL Whatever I just tell her I am planning the entire trip and she can just do whatever I want and I dont want to hear anything aobut my choices...I try threats like OK we are going on the RnR 8 times on Sat after lunch and she gets interested fast. (specially since she's afraid to go upside down...LOL JUst vent your love of Diseny here and dont talk to them about it...We want to hear all your plans..so share it with us..pooh on them..

 

[Colin]

My life must be perfect, my wife absolutely loves WDW, every morning it is ?? months to go. What more do you need for the motivation to make the money needed for a visit very year to WDW.

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

Well I have to sympathise with you. We got 299 days before we go again, we can't stop talking about it - which parks, which rides, when are we doing character meals etc, etc, etc.
I don't know which would be worse, your house where you cannot get a Disney conversation, or ours where you can't stop one:hammer:


Bet once you get there they'll love it - anyway, heres hoping you have a great time:wave:

 

[figmentmom]

DisneyBound, your family sounds a lot like my husband. He has been known to get through the admission gate at the parks (thereby burning up a day on a pass) take one look, and announce that he's leaving because he's NOT standing in lines!! There is nothing you can do with someone like that. I'd do what lots of other people have already suggested - mention the trip only casually, if at all. With any luck, they'll catch the magic once they arrive.

If they don't, maybe in the future you might want to consider making a trip by yourself - that's what I do every August!

 

[DisneyWorldGuru]

Dont worry. Plan it on your own. Trust me after the trip they will be stuck on Disney World. They won't want to leave. My nephew was the same way when I first took him. He did not even want to hear about it. Now he loves WDW as much as I do. So don't worry, just HAVE FUN!!!

 

[DisneyBound]

Thanks everyone for all the advice Its good to know that I am just stuck on Disney and not obsessive compulsive Im going to try hard to not push my disney on them...none of them have ever been to disney, they dont know what I know

 

[Erika]

Originally posted by DisneyBound
Thanks everyone for all the advice Its good to know that I am just stuck on Disney and not obsessive compulsive Im going to try hard to not push my disney on them...none of them have ever been to disney, they dont know what I know

Then you can laugh at them later when they turn out to be bigger freaks than you are! :lol:

~ A fellow freak