# Have You Been to Disneyworld? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 14, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559 "2009-11-14T16:35:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/1 "2009-11-14T16:35:08Z")
I’ll be starting another thread about your opinions on the place, but for now let’s just discuss whether or not you’ve been. Feel free to discuss the reasons why you haven’t been, if you want. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/2 "2009-11-14T16:43:01Z")
I went with the family Back in the Day when I was about 7. The journey there was miserable: a caravan of four vehicles, no air-conditioning, driving for three days and stopping every 15 miles for Grandma to get tea. :mad: But once I got there it was totally worth it! I’ve been back a zillion times since then, and Mrs. Homie and I are planning a big blowout December 2010! Caribbean Beach baby! ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/3 "2009-11-14T17:15:32Z")
I went three times when I was a kid, one in the first grade, once in the fifth, and once in the sixth. The first two times were family trips, the third was with a school group. My family lived in Florida at the time, and when people hear that I grew up in Florida they sometimes ask if I went to Disney World a lot. But it’s a good 8 hours from the Florida panhandle to the Orlando area, so no, this was definitely not a regular thing for my family. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/4 "2009-11-14T17:41:59Z")
I voted yes, but with the technicality that I’ve never actually been to the Magic Kingdom. I went to Epcot and Animal Kingdom, and also have been to Disneyland in California thrice. This is despite the fact I went to school and did a residency at UF only 100 miles away. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/5 "2009-11-14T17:49:33Z")
No, only Disneyland about 30 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/6 "2009-11-14T18:06:41Z")
Many times (four? five?) since the first of the kids were born in 2000. I was pleasantly surprised the first time and overwhelmed when we stayed on Disney property. They know how to get it done. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/7 "2009-11-14T18:17:16Z")
My second husband and I took our kids when they were … 7 and 9 I think. So, yes, I have paid my dues. I hope to never have to endure it again. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/8 "2009-11-14T18:20:18Z")
Own a timeshare at Disney. Yep. (Jonathan, we did an Adventures by Disney trip this summer to Germany…Incredible. Not cheap, but a good value.) ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/9 "2009-11-14T18:37:44Z")
Yeah, high school trip my freshman year. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/10 "2009-11-14T19:00:46Z")
Been there. Hell, _worked_ there. Love the place. I admire anybody who goes beyond the bare minium needed to get by. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/11 "2009-11-14T19:42:53Z")
Nope. Proper California people only go to Disneyland, which is the real one. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/12 "2009-11-14T20:44:55Z")
Y’know, having grown up in LA I thought that until I went to DisneyWorld. The difference is night and day. Disneyland is an amusement park. DisneyWorld is a resort. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/13 "2009-11-14T22:59:14Z")
US: No - I actively oppose the idea of going. Disney is evil. I used to work for them. Sure it might be the happiest place on earth for a guest, but if you’re a worker then you get treated like crap. I actively discourage people I know from going. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/14 "2009-11-14T23:00:43Z")
First grade, six years old. I took a zillion pictures of our hotel room because I like the decor. I gave to flower to Pocahontas. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/15 "2009-11-14T23:18:28Z")
Been there three times. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/16 "2009-11-14T23:27:59Z")
I’ve been to Disneyland eleven times. I have experienced enough Disney for one lifetime. I mean, it’s pretty fun and all, but certainly nothing I would go out of my way to do. If I happened to be in Orlando (unlikely, since I’ve never been to Florida, have no close friends or relatives in Florida, and no desire to go to Florida) and someone wanted to go and also pay my way, I’d happily take up the offer. But other than that, meh. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/17 "2009-11-14T23:35:34Z")
Yep. Many, many times. Inlaws lived in Celebration which equaled free food and lodging, too. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/18 "2009-11-14T23:44:55Z")
I haven’t been to Disney-anything. They’re all in countries I’ve never been anywhere near to. Now I think I’m too old to properly appreciate it, but I’d still go if the opportunity came up. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/19 "2009-11-14T23:58:25Z")
I first went to Disney World in 1974 with my parents (after we drove down from Connecticut). I know it was that long ago, because I remember that Space Mountain was still under construction. And then I went last year (2008) with my mother, brother, sister-in-law and nephew and niece. We did the whole thing; stayed in a Disney resort and visited all the parks. It’s a great place to visit. The thing we noticed is that everything is first-class, from the rides to the stage shows. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559/20 "2009-11-15T00:05:41Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > Yep. Many, many times. Inlaws lived in Celebration which equaled free food and lodging, too. 😃 Yeah, my brother lives there so same for me! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-to-disneyworld/517559.md?page=2)