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View Poll Results: Would you visit WDW park(s) without family while in Orlando on business?
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Yes, and I'd gladly pay park admission for an evening
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Yes, but only if I could spend a day or already had a pass
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No way, it would cost me too much at home
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I've done this! (Well, not at WDW, but at DL!!) I only had about 3 hours - but well worth it. Actually, I ended up there 2 times in the course of about 3 months - and then had a family trip a couple months later!
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I've done this a couple of times, and would certainly do it again. Any time I can get to the World I will take advantage of it.
Chris °O°
DISNEYLAND AP - First visit 1969
WALT DISNEY WORLD - First visit 1985
HONG KONG DISNEYLAND - First visit 2005
SHANGHAI DISNEYLAND - First visit 2016
DISNEY DREAM CRUISE - First Cruise March 2019
FUTURE + WORLD SHOWCASE = EPCOT (Favorite WDW park)
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visiting park on a business trip
I'm scheduled to attend a conference 10/21 - 10/24 and have arranged to go down 2 days early, taking advantage of the conference hotel rate (CSR, $98/night). While my DW and DS won't be able to join me, through gritted teeth they've wished me well just the same. I tell them I'm scouting out our next trip! Perhaps souvenirs promised will get me back in their good graces.
Touring the parks solo will be different, and I'll surely miss having my family with me, but I'm looking forward to the freedom to do what I want when I want, whether it be attraction, food, pool, or just kicking back with an umbrella drink watching the World go by!
Countdown: 27 days - yahoo!!
Previous trips:
Nov 2000, Oct 2002 - WL
Dec 2002 - CSR (conf.)
Feb 2004 - AKL
Feb 2005, Jan 2007 - POR
Oct 2007 - CSR (conf.)
Oct 2008 - POP (pre-conf. visit)
Oct 2009 - BV Suites (conf.)
Oct 2010 - POR
Nov 2010 - BV Suites (conf.)
June 2012 - POR
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Of course...
... in fact I have done this, and being there alone is different, but can be fun as well. You get to experience the same things but on your own and at your own pace. Plus you may get to do the things that your family doesn't like to do. Like POTC 4 times in a row.
The only thing worse than being close and not going is actuallt being there and not going. I was at a conference at the Dolphin Hotel for a week and one of the guys I work with didn't visit the park once on his own, because his family was in Washington... not once!! We even had an open night in MGM after they closed, with rides, food and drink all open to us and he still refused to go. He was miserable the whole week.
Would you really want to put yourself through that??? NO WAY! I say go and enjoy it, bring back a souvenir for everyone and then promise them a return trip in the very near future!
You won't be sorry.
D
It's gonna be the future soon
I won't always be this way
When the things that make me weak and strange get engineered away
-Emil Bleehall - Adventurer of the Year!
Next Stop... MNSSHP Oct. 2011! Oh boy here we go!
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one of the guys I work with didn't visit the park once on his own, because his family was in Washington... not once!! We even had an open night in MGM after they closed, with rides, food and drink all open to us and he still refused to go.
Please tell me he wasn't an engineer. And I want to know, if the rest of his family was at WDW but he had to stay home and work, would they refuse to visit any parks because he couldn't be there with them? ...yeah, right.
Sometimes I wonder if part of the problem is the "I'm on a business trip and they're never any fun at all" idea... and visiting MK or EPCOT or MGM would kind of spoil that. I've been on plenty of trips where even a full day or 2 in a park would not make up for the drudgery (sp?) of it all.
Dec 1977 - my 1st MK visit
1978-1994 - annual 1-day visits from TN OH and PA
1995 - moved to Orlando
1995-today - many many short visits with SP's and AP's
2003-today - taking photos all over WDW
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Originally Posted by dmosher
... in fact I have done this, and being there alone is different, but can be fun as well. You get to experience the same things but on your own and at your own pace. Plus you may get to do the things that your family doesn't like to do. Like POTC 4 times in a row.
The only thing worse than being close and not going is actuallt being there and not going. I was at a conference at the Dolphin Hotel for a week and one of the guys I work with didn't visit the park once on his own, because his family was in Washington... not once!! We even had an open night in MGM after they closed, with rides, food and drink all open to us and he still refused to go. He was miserable the whole week.
Would you really want to put yourself through that??? NO WAY! I say go and enjoy it, bring back a souvenir for everyone and then promise them a return trip in the very near future!
You won't be sorry.
D
You weren't, by any chance at an AutoCAD convention or seminar, were you? That sounds like when my DD went down for a seminar alone (architect) and their group went one night to MGM after it closed. I don't think she went because she didn't know anyone there and felt totally alone. I would have gone anyway. She went to DTD instead and shopped. I wouldn't have passed up a free night at MGM and would have made friends with someone.
I guess it depends on how long I would have free as to whether I thought it would be worth it to buy a ticket. I would go to DTD though and shop and eat. It would be very hard for me to be that close and not go to MK or Epcot.
I DO believe in fairies, I DO, I DO!
1977-2007 various resorts
August 2007 CBR
August 2009 Poly
2010 July/August Ply
2012 July BC & Christmas ASM
2014 Sept BC
2015 Sept BC Oct CS
2016 May FQ Oct GF
2017 Nov YC
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I have a conference in Orlando during Jan/Feb every year. Actually I can go to any of four conferences all over the country, and I pick the Orlando one every year for just the reason of going to WDW. In fact, even though the conference is at the Convention Center, I still stay on Disney property. I cannot imagine going to Orlando and staying anywhere other then on WDW property.
This year I did get lucky, and the kids are still out of school during my conference time. So they get to go with me this year....can you say skip almost all the conference, but go enough to write off the trip?
1979, 1992, Mar 2000, July '02, March '03 - Contemporary; 1984 - Off Property; 1990, July 2006, Jan 2007 - Dolphin; 1998 - Old Key West; Oct. 1999, Jun 2007, Jan 2008 - Boardwalk Villas; March 2003 - CBR; July 2004 - WL
July 2004, Jan 2006 - Swan; Nov 2006 - Disney Wonder Cruise;
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I cannot imagine going to Orlando and staying anywhere other then on WDW property
Yes, but how hard must it be to get up in the morning and leave WDW to go to a boring old conference somewhere else? ...and see all those other folks at the hotel heading to the parks?
skip almost all the conference
No wonder my client last week was working so hard to get folks to visit their booth at the NAHREP expo at the Contemporary. I'm guessing a lot of the attendees were in the parks instead of the exhibit hall.
Dec 1977 - my 1st MK visit
1978-1994 - annual 1-day visits from TN OH and PA
1995 - moved to Orlando
1995-today - many many short visits with SP's and AP's
2003-today - taking photos all over WDW
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I stayed at HRH and went to Universal like that. If I would have had more time I would have taken a taxi to MK for the day, but the convention took up most of my time.
Michael
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Maybe I've provided a public service with this poll. Now, if you get grief for going to a theme park, you can just point to this thread and say, "See, (almost) everyone else said they'd do it, too!".
Not that that kind of argument ever gets you anywhere... worth a shot though. Or you could ask, "Would you go if I had to stay home?". (Does anyone else remember a Foghorn Leghorn line about "I'd do the same..." and then when the tables were turned of course he wouldn't?)
Dec 1977 - my 1st MK visit
1978-1994 - annual 1-day visits from TN OH and PA
1995 - moved to Orlando
1995-today - many many short visits with SP's and AP's
2003-today - taking photos all over WDW
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Absolutely! DH wouldn't mind (he'd do the same thing)
1984-1989:Florida resident pass holder
January 1991 & 1993: off-site
April 1996: ASM
April 1998: ASM
December 2001: off-site
May 2004: off-site
December 2006: Pop
January 2008: Pop
November 2008: POFQ
May 2009: POR
October 2009: POFQ
February 2010: Poly
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I have always wanted to do that. Even though my kids would get upset I would still do it. Being there and not going would kill me more.
Walt will always be my HERO.
1973 - 1999 Disneyland twice a month
2003 June offsite WDW
2004 & 2006 Dec. AK
2007 Feb. PP Disneyland
2008 Jan. All Star Movies
2009 Jun. DLH Disneyland
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going solo
I'm one of the only ones who voted no. I went a few years ago on business and stayed at one of the hotels across from Downtown Disney. Instead of going into the parks at night, I went to DD a few times (no clubs). On the last day, I was done early, so I went to Boma, rode the busses and talked to people, went to Poly, watched the Electric Water Pageant, watched Wishes (from afar), rode the boat launch to MK - basically I had fun on the cheap and met a lot of people who were having good vacations. I saved my money for the family's return trip a month later.
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1) Been there, several times.
2) Done that, several times.
3) Both full and partial days.
4) Woul do it again.
Average Banjo Picker. Pretty-Good Sailing Master. Newly Ordained.
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I'm teaching some more of those engineering classes here in Orlando this week, and again I don't think anybody's going to WDW. At lunch today I even showed the class this thread- they thought it was funny and didn't seem too offended.
One guy said the Vegas comparison* wasn't valid, since "the casinos are right next to your hotel". Maybe...
*If these same folks went to Vegas on business, would they not visit a casino? Would they attend a Broadway show if it were next door?
That got me wondering, what's the cost comparison for an evening in EPCOT vs an evening in Vegas or an evening at a Broadway show?
Not too hard to estimate EPCOT... park entry $80?, fancy dinner $50?, gas from UCF area $15, total around $150? Lots of cheaper alternatives of course.
How about Vegas? fancy dinner? a couple hours of gambling? cab fare? Help me somebody.
What about the Broadway show in NYC? ... fancy dinner? ... cab fare? Anybody out there done this?
Something makes me think EPCOT would be the cheapest of these 3.
Dec 1977 - my 1st MK visit
1978-1994 - annual 1-day visits from TN OH and PA
1995 - moved to Orlando
1995-today - many many short visits with SP's and AP's
2003-today - taking photos all over WDW
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Yes, I would and have in the past, but not as often as my DW who makes it to Orlando with far more frequency than I do
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
CR 74, 7, 11 Offsite 79,80,98,00,8 (2) Sports 94 DD 02 AKL 05, 08 AKLV 8 WL 6, 10 POP 07, 13 Movies 08 CBR 08 Swan 08 POFQ 08,11 CSR 08,13 FWC 09,13 Music 09 SSR-Tree 09 POR 10 12 Poly 10 (2) YC 10, BC 10, GF 10, AoA 13, OKW 13, Dream 11, next fwc 1/2014
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Nope...not me. I've been to WDW 3 times on business (stayed at the Swan and POR) but did not (would not) go to the parks without family. I did go to DTD and I did enjoy the resorts and Boardwalk areas, which worked out well since there wasn't all that much free time anyway. I also used the time to plan for our next trip and to buy some Disney shirts as surprises for the family just before our next family trip to WDW.
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I actually did this this past January I turned my 4 day conference into 6 Days at the parks I started off the friday before MLK weekend and ended the following Sunday. I even managaed to squeeze a day a Sea World in since the conference was at the Orange County Convention Center.
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It would definitely seem different being alone, but I would have to go to the parks no matter what.
Every year from 76 to 87 offsite,
Sept 93 POFQ
Sept 95 POFQ
Sept 97 POFQ
July 05 ASMV
July 06 ASMV
October 08 ASMV
July 10 POFQ
December 10 POFQ
June 2011 ASM
December 2012 POFQ
August 2014 ASSP
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