There are relaxing vacations.... Hiking, camping, being one with nature.
And then there are Disney vacations. Hot, humid, too full of people, waiting in lines that never end, rushing, unnecessary planning, over paying for food and generally being in a worse mood than when we started the vacation.
I don't understand why my wife still likes the latter.
@0x56 I went to Disney Orlando as a teenager on a school trip. I don’t understand why anyone would go there as a vacation. A day trip maybe.
@0x56
My theory…
When younger, Disney was that magical place of fun and wonderment, as a child. We did not have the concern for the costs or logistics.
Camping had its own fun, but no rides, no cotton candy, no Electric Light Parade.
@pendrag - you're probably right. She's gone almost every year since she was very young.
I went once as a teenager.
I like the rides, but I don't see the worth of an hour+ wait (after waiting hours for our turn to wait in an actual line) for 4 minutes of fun.
@XSGeek - being down there, you have the advantage of a vehicle, access to support markets, and perhaps most of all, enough acclimation to not sweat 3 gallons an hour.
@0x56 I have a good friend that was career military. At his wife's request, they took their kids on a Disney vacation. He has told me several times since that a week at Disney was more painful than Ranger school