Mickey of the Villages
Can't have nice things
- Joined
- May 6, 2019
This quote comes from another poster on another thread going on right now. But it is so timely to the way my wife and I feel these days that I thought I would place it as its own post. I haven't listed the poster's name because for some reason that does not feel right - but I couldn't agree with him more Hopefully he'll see this post and declare his authorship .
My wife and I are lifelong Disney. From when we were kids on a once-in-a-childhood-trip to our senior trip in high school, to our honeymoon and many many visits since. We bought DVC a few years back and have enjoyed it, we've bought points on transfer and we've had cash stays at DVC. Disneyland Paris, yes. We've even been a few times during the pandemic.
But over the last year we've tried some different things.
Universal: We went to Universal for the first time with our sons (a teen and tween). They loved it - especially Volcano Bay. We thought it was fun too but its much more about them.
Car rental: We rented cars on our last stays and found out we love it and would not go back to DME even if it was still there. Ever had the pretzels at WaWa? They're awesome. We love takeout from Chili's and even tried the Benihana at the Hilton when we couldn't get into Teppan Edo at the Japan pavilion. We also cruise the shady souvenir stands - so much fun.
Staying Off Property: We are about to try our first stay off property at a Marriott timeshare because it was $250/nt instead of $750/nt cash or points at OKW (we've even learned we love OKW because the car is parked just outside your room!). I love staying in the bubble but I also don't mind having an extra $500/day on vacation. We've even considered whether we could WFH in a timeshare for an extended period of time in the summer when the kids were out of school.
There's a saying, "do what you've always done, get what you've always got." Well, we did that for years and years. Now we're doing new things and we find we love it.
My wife and I are lifelong Disney. From when we were kids on a once-in-a-childhood-trip to our senior trip in high school, to our honeymoon and many many visits since. We bought DVC a few years back and have enjoyed it, we've bought points on transfer and we've had cash stays at DVC. Disneyland Paris, yes. We've even been a few times during the pandemic.
But over the last year we've tried some different things.
Universal: We went to Universal for the first time with our sons (a teen and tween). They loved it - especially Volcano Bay. We thought it was fun too but its much more about them.
Car rental: We rented cars on our last stays and found out we love it and would not go back to DME even if it was still there. Ever had the pretzels at WaWa? They're awesome. We love takeout from Chili's and even tried the Benihana at the Hilton when we couldn't get into Teppan Edo at the Japan pavilion. We also cruise the shady souvenir stands - so much fun.
Staying Off Property: We are about to try our first stay off property at a Marriott timeshare because it was $250/nt instead of $750/nt cash or points at OKW (we've even learned we love OKW because the car is parked just outside your room!). I love staying in the bubble but I also don't mind having an extra $500/day on vacation. We've even considered whether we could WFH in a timeshare for an extended period of time in the summer when the kids were out of school.
There's a saying, "do what you've always done, get what you've always got." Well, we did that for years and years. Now we're doing new things and we find we love it.
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