SG-ish Reactions

[DonutGoddess]

I used to go to WDW by myself a lot before I met my husband. As a single female it seemed like a very safe place to go. Not to mention getting to relax and only do what I wanted to do. My mom, on the other hand, freaked out when she found out I was going to the World by myself to get away from it all. I had to explain to her that I was staying at a gated hotel and in one of the safer tourist destinations one could find.

[Darksin]

I did the same thing before I got married DonutGoddess but I lived in Orlando at the time, so I didn't have to worry about the hotel part. Disney was the place I escaped to when I was upset or stressed out since I had a AP forever at that point. Even if it was just going over for a few hours to walk around and catch my favorite rides to cheer up.

It was also a prime spot to people watch, which down in Orlando was one of my favorite hobbies :D: . I don't think it was weird or creepy. Still don't even now that I'm married without kids. Also still not getting how someone could think that it was creepy, if I was a parent I'd think that I'd be more worried about the people hanging around the playground or the mall then who was at Disney World.

[WEDFan]

News flash to anyone who objects to you honeymooning at Disney, people actually get married there! While we didn't get married at WDW, we did our honeymoon there two years ago and then our anniversary last year. I don't have any kids but I am a kid myself(at 39!) and we love Disney. I love doing adult things at Disney (and there is a lot to do!) as well as theme park stuff. Those people who said you shouldn't do Disney without kids are crazy.

Well obviuosly you're supposed to have the kids and *then* get married at Disney.

Oh, wait, that doesn't work either. Umm, never mind. :p:

[shilohmm]

These other things you mentioned directly affect other people and therefore are noticed negatively.

You missed my point totally. You (and most people in the US) say that the things I mentioned have direct impact and thus are noticed negatively. My husband (and people in some other cultures) believes it's none of your business how long it takes him (or others) to order. He also thinks that if someone is going against the flow in a crowded area, you assume they have good reason to be doing so and step aside to let them go. He doesn't think there's anything wrong with blocking half a busy sidewalk, because people can go around, so why should they care?

He's laid back enough that the fact that people have to take turns to go around is considered a problem is way off his radar. He's fine with waiting and does not understand why other people aren't.

By the same token, you don't see any harm in adults going to Disney without kids. Neither do I. But I have definitely dealt with people who get offended when an adult else does something they consider childish. Why they're offended, how that hurts them, I do not know. But from their perspective, that's offensive behavior, and deserves glares and muttered comments when observing strangers in public, and should be challenged in more private situations with someone you know.

I would guess there are far fewer of that type at Disney, but OTOH they're definitely out there, so if someone else has dealt with them there, doesn't surprise me.

I'm saying that nobody cares .... No one ... even notices.

Exactly what my husband said when I first told him people didn't appreciate him waiting until he got to the front of the line to ask our five children (two of them as indecisive as he is) to make up their minds what they wanted to eat after he'd read the menu to the non-readers. He did not say "no one has the time," because that isn't how he thinks, but otherwise your perspective is his -- only about completely different things. ;)

[DonutGoddess]

Well obviuosly you're supposed to have the kids and *then* get married at Disney.

Oh, wait, that doesn't work either. Umm, never mind. :p:

Well then someone needs to have a talk with my reproductive system!

[Lasolimu]

Greetings Goofy1978, I am the resident dragon and would like to offer you a very warm* welcome to that slice of the internet we call SGT. This website contains threads with quick twists and turns and I would like to advise you to not try too hard to keep up with them. Please keep your hands, arms, and legs safely inside the website at all times and enjoy your stay.

*this instance of warm is actually hot**... very hot

**this instance of hot means that you are now literally on fire, I would like to take this opportunity to apologize for any inconvenience

[CBeilby]

*uses the fire extinguisher to put out the fire, then sweeps up the ashes*

[Big Wallaby]

*uses the fire extinguisher to put out the fire, then sweeps up the ashes*

Just out of curiosity, what is the survival rate of our safety spiel? Should we have a safety spiel regarding the safety spiel? I nominate Lasolimu to give it. Wait a second... There might be something fuzzy in my logic...

Thinking...

Hmm. Maybe I'm wrong. Okay, dragon friend. Go for it. From now on, you need to spiel for the safety of our guests who are about to receive the safety spiel.

And it looks to me like the ashes of Goofy1978 need to be reconstituted with some liquid. Darph, ktulu, it's your turn.

[darph nader]

Our apologies from the BDoSGT. (gettin a little lax in our old age. :( )

Welcome Goofy1978. :toast:

[felinefan]

If Disney is for families "only", why do so many junior and senior high schoolers go there for Grad Night? They aren't parents--well, most aren't. This idea that people think it's weird for singles & couples without children to go to Disney, or people who go frequently puzzles me, because I've never run across that before. Granted, I've never been to Florida, and my last trip to DLR was 1980, but I guess because I live within an hour by bus (two buses) from DLR, people around here seem to go to DLR as often as they wish, whether or not they are parents. I guess it's a matter of perspective.

But I say, if you want to go to Disney when you want to, kids or not, go! Maybe the ones who object are really jealous because, after all, without kids, you can explore the park at your pace, you're taking up less space in the queues, you're not blocking someone's way with a stroller or having to disturb others with a screaming kid. More advantages than disadvantages to going solo or as a couple, the way I see it.