Originally Posted By disney4life Sorry to post a 'downer' type message, but non of my friends understand how thoroughly depressed I am about this. I had posted earlier about finding a wheelchair to rent at Disneyland, as my 12 year old son tore his ACL during football. Took care of that...figured even if we were slowed down, we'd still be at Disneyland and make the best of it...then a few weeks ago, same (accident prone) child fell down a hill on his crutches, caught his rib cage with the crutch, and cracked a rib. Okay, I'm thinking...he's already in a wheelchair and on pain meds, so he's still good to go (I know, I know. I'm going for Mother of the Year). Well, then 2 days later I'm driving the younger son to his flag football game and we are rear ended big time. The back end of the van is smashed in completely, and all three of us have major neck and lower back pain. The doctor said we could go, but couldn't go on any 'fast rides'. Or, as he suggested, why not fly down to California, but just don't go to Disneyland. "There's plenty of other things you could do." Right. He recommended we postpone, but I was hoping we'd miraculously get better. Since that doesn't seem to be happening, I guess we're going to cancel. I am just so bummed. I don't know if any of my reservations can help anyone, or can be 'transfered' even ...but we have Hojo reservations from Nov 9-14 (entertainment rate for 12 and 13) and BB reservations made 60 days ago, as well as various other dining reservations that aren't probably as critical. Again, sorry for the depressing (for me) post. I'll now return you to your regularly scheduled (happy) programming.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I feel your pain. We had to delay our scheduled WDW visit last year when I ended up in the hospital with pneumonia. Fortunately we were able to go 5 weeks later, so it wasn't a huge loss. But it sure felt that way at the time! Is there any way you could reschedule for some time in December or January?
Originally Posted By minniefan Blue Bayou ressies!??? Do tell! We're there the 9th thru the 12th.....
Originally Posted By minniefan I mean...uhh...err....sorry that you have to cancel. I would be SO depressed! But, um how 'bout those reservations?
Originally Posted By disney4life Thanks RoadTrip. It's nice (?) to know it's happened to someone else, and they lived through it. I looked into the Dec. possibility since we love the holiday season, but a)airfares and hotels are out of this world, and b) I wasn't sure if we'd be ready by then, as physical therapy will run into January at this point. Minniefan...if I can call and 'switch' the reservation, I'd be happy to. I'll call and see what the scoop is. Is your email in your profile?
Originally Posted By minniefan I'm not sure.......I will add it now just to be sure. But seriously, I really am sorry for you. Anticipation is half the fun of the Disneyland trip. What a HUGE disappointment!
Originally Posted By mickeynewe I completely feel your pain. That happened to us (having to cancel) last year. My husband's company cancelled at the last minute and we were unable to go. The really bad, bad part about it was that the trip was for the whole extended family and I was the one that did all the planning for the trip. So off went everyone else, and we were stuck left behind. So we were really depressed! But you know, good things do happen from bad..... We ended up going a couple of weeks later on our own, and when we did, we met this fantastically nice lady while standing in line and she invited us to dine at Club 33 as her guests! That would never have happened otherwise. Plus, we made a great new Disney friend. So, the good news is...things sometimes happen for a reason and maybe something "special" will come out of it for your family as well. I'm really, truly sorry...I hope you all feel better soon and can plan another trip in the not too distant future.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I'm so sorry you had to cancel! You'll enjoy it so much more when everybody can ride everything.
Originally Posted By fidoprincess disney4life, I too am so sorry you had to cancel and that you had such a bad car wreck! Well one thing my mom always said it that bad things come in 3s, so you are all done between the torn ACL, broken rib and then the car wreck!! Only good luck for you and your family now! I hope you get to reschedule soon and everything works out perfectly.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee I am so sorry to hear about having to cancel your trip and your injurys. It is no fun to cancel a trip but you poor thing, you and your family have been through so much that you all really deserive a wonderful trip to DL. I hope that everyone gets better real soon! Sending you lots of love and hugs your way to heal quicker.
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Oh my goodness, I am so sorry! I hope you all heal much faster than expected and that something good will work out for you. (Maybe the Dec. rates will come down as the time draws nearer or something like that.) If you do start to feel better, you can usually find a good sale at SWA and good hotel rates pop up at Kayak.com quite often.
Originally Posted By Pixie Glitter How incredibly disappointing! But I guess the silver lining is that the car wreck could have had far worse results. Anyway, I'm sorry for your disappointment, and I hope you have an even better time when you finally do get to go!
Originally Posted By mousegrl I'm so sorry. I totally feel your pain. I had to cancel a much anticipated trip last year due to family hardships. What a bummer. Hopefully you can have a fun make-up trip. I did one a few months after my original trip. It was fun to start the planning all over again. Hope you all feel better soon!
Originally Posted By nemopoppins It's like one of those nightmares where you're going to go to Disneyland but don't get there. disney4life, I hope you and your family feel better and you get there soon.
Originally Posted By ssturgeo Hope everyone gets well quickly! I sooo understand your disappointment...and I also understand that no words will help ease it! Just know that we are all "listening" and can empathize.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 nemopoppins said what I was thinking. I'm really sorry disney4life. I'm sure that everything you and your family were going through was helped by knowing that your vacation was coming up. Here on LP we do understand that a trip to DLR isn't just a vacation. I'd love to have seen your face when the Dr. suggested that you could go to CA but not go to Disneyland Be sure to let us know when you reschedule.
Originally Posted By nk28 disney4life: I'm sorry you can't go! I might be in the same boat though...I'm having a huge amount of trouble getting my ex to sign the consent letter so I can take the girls out of Canada! we're down to 4 days before we leave for the coast and 5 days before we fly out...yeah I'm hitting panic mode! I hope you and your family heal quickly!
Originally Posted By Prilla This happened to us last year, two days before we were to leave. My youngest daughter jumped off a slide and broke her arm above her elbow. She had surgery and was released from the hospital the day we were supossed to leave. We knew she wouldn't have any fun even if we could have gone. So we went a month later during X-mas break. It rained alot but was less crowded like my husband likes it so he was had way more fun they he usually does, so this made it more fun for the girls and I. The best part was since we knew we would come back this X-mas we decided to get APs. We were able to go 5 times this year, so something good came of having to wait
Originally Posted By tapdancemom So sorry to hear about your car accident and having to cancel your trip. That must be so disappointing. I hope you can get there before too long.
Originally Posted By Luzdivina Yes, this is a major bummer. I'm so sorry to hear about all of these mishaps. I'm glad that no one was seriously hurt in the car wreck. I go to DL about once every other month and almost had to cancel a couple of days ago, but things worked out. I was sick at the thought of it. So, I can only imagine how upset/disappointed you must be. Good luck and I hope everyone recuperates quickly. It'll make your next trip that much more enjoyable.
