Originally Posted By Mr X Wow, Pitapan. That seems a little weird. What did you do all week? (I can only assume you were there for a convention maybe, or for golfing? Otherwise I can think of much nicer beach resorts and such where you could spend a week "relaxing")
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer I've done it several times. Send the husband and daughter off to the parks and I sit by the pool, do some shopping, just generally relax without anyone to bug me for three whole days -- except at night for dinner and sleeping. I've also done it with a friend. We went up with the intention of hitting the parks but when we got there decided to just hang out by the pool and explore the other resorts.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey <<Otherwise I can think of much nicer beach resorts and such where you could spend a week "relaxing">> Same here. If I want a weekend of relaxing I get a hotel room in the Quarter or on the Gulf Coast and veg out. I don't think I could go to WDW and NOT visit the parks. I enjoy them too much!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad To the original question... When my wife was pregnant once, we went during July specifically for me to attend THE ABSOLUTE LAST culinary class ever offered by the Disney Institute. My wife was feeling terrible and she stayed by the kiddie pool and in the room with the other kids...I think we only have 2 other kids at the time. I went to the class, learned a few things about grilling seafood, but I felt really bad when I got back to the room to find my wife feeling so poorly. I didn't go back to the Insitute for the "golf class" I had planned. We stayed another 2 days but it was mostly me taking the kids to Downtown Disney, Mini Golfing, and Fishing. We jad a blast but my poor wife had a terrible time. There are MANY MANY things to do there without going into the parks or water parks.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I'd never think of not going to the parks, but it's a 20 hour drive for us. We don't always go to the water parks - depends on the time of year. have never have gone to Blizzard beach. Maybe in August.
Originally Posted By SnowWhiteOne Could nevera nd would never do this. I can't stay in one place too long without going crazy.. I need the Parks!
Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker Well I actually can say I have done this. In 2005 I went flew down to Orlando and went directly to my father-in-law's house out in Melbourne Beach. The following day we boarded a 7 day cruise aboard the Carnival Glory out of Port Canaveral (which was awesome by the way). Opon our return, I couldn't just go to the airport and bypass Disney. We had a few hours to spare, so we went to the Disney Marketplace. It was weird being there and not going to the parks. But would I ever go to Disney for vacation, and not go to the parks? No way.
Originally Posted By muphoto We did go to WDW one summer and did not enter any of the theme parks. We toured the resorts, rode the water taxis from PO to DTD and other things. We were limited on funds that year, so it was the only way we could go. We still had a great time.
Originally Posted By NYthrillseeker I also went to WDW in Sept. 2003 with my wife, and stayed at one of the Grosvenor near Downtown Disney We went to MK for day 1, and then we got hit hard with Hurricane Jeanne. We were hotel bound for 3 days, and couldn't return home since the airport was closed. Disney re-opened 2 days later and we used our open day at Blizzard Beach. It's not exactly not going to the parks, but I was on Disney property for 3 days and couldn't do anything! Our hotel pool was even closed because part of the hotel wall fell into it! But I'm not complaining, there were a lot of Floridians far worse off than we were. It was an experience though.
Originally Posted By fundog58 I live about 70 miles away, so I guess that makes me a semi-local. I've made many trips, solo and with my DW, to Downtown Disney. It's actually been a few years since I've been to any of the parks (Mission: Space was the newest attraction the last time I went). I'm definitely getting the itch to go again.
