i know the feeling ! it really annoys me when people ask if we are going on holiday, enquire where to, then either say that they have been to the "real" disney or that their kids would love to go but they cant afford it because they are going back to tenerife for the twentieth time. and of course heaven help you if they find out that you are "return" guests. it is like you are some sort of crazed mass murderer!! "dont you get fed up ? - no i only get fed up when im not in disney. dont you think it is spoiling your children ?- no we actually go to disney for ourselves and have to bring the kids with us ! wouldnt you rather go to the algarve? - no, no offence to any other nation but i have tried the beach thing once and without the various bus trips i would have gone nuts. im not a great sunworshipper anyway and after june in disney this year i will be scoring that month off for future trips!! dont you fancy a real holiday to the afore mentioned "real" disney or cant you afford that ? - this is a real holiday and every disney is real and have you seen the latest prices! wouldnt you rather see some interesting places ? what ? you mean like another bar or someone elses overly tanned body hanging out of their undersized swim wear ? give me half a chance from your stupid questions and i could tell you about how we try when possible to make the most of our journeys and about paris and versailles , brugge , haarlem and delft and gouda , every war cemetery on the western front and the last post ceremony at the menin gate and all the lovely places we have found because we didnt follow the satnav.we tend to follow our hearts not the rest of the bleating sheep in the field ." i often wonder what we would be doing or how big the bank balance would be if we had never discovered disney. one neighbour with two young children sneers at people who dont do the "two weeks in benidorm every year" thing and another had a great time in turkey because she hardly saw her kids. i know that everyone is different but i would rather have a fantasic time with my family than enjoy a holiday because i didnt have to stay sober for long enough to notice if they were dead or alive for a fortnight. we have done other holidays over the years (canaries once, alton towers, europa parc, portaventura, asterix,efteling, centre parks,touring in britain and europe) but i always seem to spend time on the holiday planning the next trip home to disney ! in my opinion those who judge or are critical have either never experienced the magic or are unfortunate not to possess the "x gene" that make us disney family rather than theme park visitors !!
