Honeymoon Help?

[lisamonster85]

So I really wanted to have a Disney Honeymoon, but everyone keeps tell me not to... because I just went there last summer and should have a different experience... and it's not romantic. What is your opinion?

I'm dying to go to Disney World again... I can't see myself paying $5000+ dollars to stay at a beach in Cancun when I will probably just eat and sleep. Ahhh!!

 

[Raven66]

It's your honeymoon and if you and your husband-to-be agree on it then I say go. Wherever you go, you will be with your new husband and it will be fun. If you go to WDW, you will be seeing it thru "married" eyes! Congrats on your upcoming wedding.:wave:

 

[Flip83]

Ya know, my one brother told me that Me and my fiance should be going to an Island for our Honeymoon. Why?? Why wouldn't we go to our Favorite place in the world. Starting OUR new life together where I proposed to her. It's absolutely romantic! And a million things to do. The best restaurants, some really romantic restaurants at that. There is NO other place we'd rather be. What we are doing is doing 3 nights at Beach Club, then a 3 Night Disney Cruise, then back to Polynesian for 3 nights. We get best of both worlds, with 2 beautiful resorts to stay at. Why would we stay at an Island because that's what others say you should do??

Moral of the story.... You do what YOU TWO want to do. It's YOUR Honeymoon. Don't please other people, please yourselves!

 

[mickeysshoes]

First off...congrats on the upcoming wedding and honeymoon. I say go for it...if you both are good with the idea of a DISNEYMOON then that is what you should do. You should check out the wedding and honeymoon section on this sight and will then see how many people take a DISNEYMOON....!!! Trust me you are not the first to think about and you will not be the last!!! A honeymoon is all what you two make of it. Book it and have a blast!!!!

 

[HoneyMnShawnee]

As others have stated, do what YOU want for your Honeymoon! It's yours! You will find that people will always try to steer you away from going to a certain place if you tend to go there many times, and I find that this happens especially with WDW. A honeymoon doesn't have to be a tropical island, sun-soaked beaches and pina coladas, although that is right for some. In my opinion, there is nothing better than a Disney honeymoon, I speak from experience. Congrats on your engagement and good luck with the wedding planning!!

 

[WDWmazprty]

Being WDW honeymooners ourselves back in June of 2000, its a wonderful experience! I had been to the World umpteenth times in my life, but going there on your honeymoon is a totallydifferent experience. Why? because you're there with your spouse. No kids, no parents, no other friends; just you two.

And you really experience the world and see it from a different perspective. We had soooo much fun! Plus, when you think about, you're on your honeymoon; does it REALLY matter where you go? You're alone with your wife/husband on vacation celebrating your marriage!

Go to Disney! I guarantee you will have a blast! :sohappy:

 

[WDW 3]

"Everyone" should keep their opinions to themselves! What makes people think they should just offer up an opinion about something so personal. I would have loved a Disney honeymoon but didn't even consider it at the time

 

[minniemickeyfan]

Who's to say Disney isn't romantic? Do what makes you both happy! Have a magical time and congrats to starting your new life together!:sohappy: "All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them" -Walt Disney

 

[foreverbelle]

Disney not romantic? Not for Honeymooners?? Seriously? My husband and I went there on our honeymoon, and had an amazing time. Schedule some down time to enjoy the spas, and make sure you have a nice romantic dinner. Watch the sunrise one morning.

It is your honeymoon, and you should be able to go where and do what you want, not what everyone else thinks you should do. Seriously if you want to go to Disney on your honeymoon, I think you should be able to. I see so many honeymooners there on a yearly basis. Several people who have been to Disney before and several who will return.

My husband and I also made time to go to a beach one day of the honeymoon which was a nice change of pace and all.

Again this is your honeymoon, spend it where you want. Do what you want.

 

[AkiraRaptor]

We too honeymooned in WDW. Stayed at the Poly. Wonderful trip. Once of best trips in fact.

Some of the best things to do can be had in WDW, why go anywhere else? Fantastic resturants like Califonia Grill, Victoria and Alberts, Jiko, and so many others. Rent out Breathless for a firework cruise, carrage rides through the wilderness lodge area.

So many things to do on a honeymoon.


Put the wedding ears on and have a ball.

 

[CamiLyn227]

I agree with the others.... go where YOU want to go and do what YOU want to do! Also, WDW has many romantic things to do in my opinion. We found the Characters in Flight balloon ride at DTD quite romantic. Also, we always love to rent a boat from one of the resorts. Not to mention all of the wonderful restaurants. We always find romance at WDW even when we are just holding hands while we are walking around.

 

[WDWmazprty]

Just check out this thread:


http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=609907&highlight=Honeymooners


and how many have honeymooned at the World!:sohappy:

 

[KJ1081]

Congrats! I agree with the others- it's your Honeymoon and you should spend it where you want! It's supposed to be the most memorable vacation of your life, and I personally think Disney is the perfect place (although I'm biased- having our honeymoon there this May). It isn't important where you spend your Honeymoon- it's about who you share it with. The best memories aren't of particular places and things- they're of the people who were with you, creating and sharing the experience together. You should do what you love together, regardless of what anyone else thinks.

 

[the1nonlysinger]

Congratulations! I agree with everything that has already been posted. If you want the Disneymoon- you should go for it.

I WILL share my experience- which might help you a little bit.

DH & I stayed at an all-inclusive resort in the Poconos for our honeymoon, immediately following the wedding for something like 5 days. I had gotten so run-down getting ready for the wedding that I was really really sick for our actual wedding day (I had no voice and was on so many medications- it was awful!) It was actually a relief to have no plans at this resort but just sleep and relax and spend time with my new hubby. Instead, to celebrate our 1 year anniversary we did a Land and Sea cruise, with 3 days on board with DCL and we extended it to 5 days in the parks.

I was very glad and fortunate that we made plans the way we did- because if we had just gone straight to WDW I wouldn't have enjoyed it at all cause I was so sick. As it was, we got to enjoy Disney to its fullest a year later.

So if I were in your shoes- I would plan to have at least a couple days, if not a week after your wedding, before you leave for Disney, just so you have time to rest from all that excitement. I can't imagine going full speed ahead to see everything at WDW after being so drained. A wedding takes a lot of energy out of you!

(DISCLAIMER: I do realize that a lot of people probably go straight there after their wedding, and have a perfectly good time. I'm just saying what *I* would do- and that it might actually enhance your experience!)

Have fun planning your honeymoon- whatever you decide!!!

 

[KaliSplash]

If you both want to go to WDW, then this is not a hard question. At all.
If either party wants to do something different, this is not a hard question. Do something different. WDW will still be there.
Congratulations!

 

[westie]

Married in Disneyland, honeymooned in Disneyworld. Done several cruises and made a little souvenir! If he's into it, make it happen!

 

[Yanks07]

We didn't honeymoon in Wdw (Bermuda) but are looking to celebrate our 25th in Wdw this upcoming spring. I think a Wdw Honeymoon is a great idea. We stayed @ Boardwalk 2 weeks ago and everyday there was a wedding, It was so nice.

 

[JohnLocke]

Agree with pretty much everyone else, if it's where the two of you want to go, go there, it's your honeymoon after all. I also wouldn't say it's not romantic, besides having many locations on property that I'd say are fairly romantic, there's also a convenience factor you'll get when your down there. Staying in a Disney Resort, you'll never have to really worry about how you're going to get around or where you will eat, which may not happen at another place you could possibly go.

Also never really found some of the places other people call romantic to be all that great. Never really cared as much about the beach, and when going there or just someplace either tropical or with a lot of nature, you're way too incumbent on how the weather's going to go to determine how your trip's going to be.

 

[EvilQueen-T]

it's the one part of the wedding experience that you and your new husband don't have to accommodate other family/friends about....do what you want. my husband and i have done several anniversary trips to wdw and it's a completely different experience from going with friends/family/kids etc. our anniversary is in july so we go to the parks in the morning, return to the resort after lunch until we clean up for dinner which we always book signature meals, then we head back to the park. we've done a fireworks cruise, once he got us a bottle of wine and snacks which we took out onto the beach once at the gf and once at the poly and watched the fireworks together. sometimes we just find a lounge and have a few cocktails and relax. it's just a totally different pace and can be as goofy or romantic as you make it. unlike most places (like the beach honeymoon type of trip) i think the best thing about a wdw trip is that everything is right there and if you like to be able to change up your experience as you go wdw certainly is the place for that.

 

[EvilQueen-T]

also if you really want to do something a little different from your last trip what about splitting the trip between wdw orlando and taking a disney cruise?