darlaya
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 3, 2004
Hi All. These boards have been so helpful to me in all of my trip planning. Now I would like to share my reflections on my first year of solo travel. I am currently on my 3rd of 4 trips to WDW this year.
I was just like many of the posters expressing doubt and anxiety over traveling solo to WDW. First, I really took to heart the great advice by so many posters here on Solo travel. It made me have confidence in taking my first trip. There are lots of great tips on dining, meet ups, park strategies and of course the desire to not stand out as being a party of one unless of course you are on a single rider line
Every trip for me has been different and with each trip my confidence and comfort has grown. I find myself striking up conversations with strangers which is not my nature. It is really true what posters have shared about noone notices you as everyone is wrapped up in what they are doing...which is exactly what we should all be doing.
As a mom who has always catered to everyone else's choices and preferences, I find myself discovering for the first time what I enjoy most. I can change my schedule, food choices, pool time and have even gone to a movie that I wanted to see... Downtown Abbey .
I bought an annual pass during my first solo trip and that just seemed to be my gateway to multiple trips. The beauty of solo travel to WDW is you can have a great vacation whether you want to do the parks commando style or take a leisurely approach and enjoy the amenities of your resort. Through these boards I have learned there are lots of people just like me who love WDW and found themselves embarking on Solo trips. You don't stand out. Even as a fellow solo-er, I don't notice other solo travelers.
Finally, if there is anything that makes me uncomfortable, I modify. I do think about resort choices and room location as part of my trip planning. I am grateful to all the posters on their experience with solo travel ...without all of you, I doubt I would have ever taken my first solo trip.
I was just like many of the posters expressing doubt and anxiety over traveling solo to WDW. First, I really took to heart the great advice by so many posters here on Solo travel. It made me have confidence in taking my first trip. There are lots of great tips on dining, meet ups, park strategies and of course the desire to not stand out as being a party of one unless of course you are on a single rider line
Every trip for me has been different and with each trip my confidence and comfort has grown. I find myself striking up conversations with strangers which is not my nature. It is really true what posters have shared about noone notices you as everyone is wrapped up in what they are doing...which is exactly what we should all be doing.
As a mom who has always catered to everyone else's choices and preferences, I find myself discovering for the first time what I enjoy most. I can change my schedule, food choices, pool time and have even gone to a movie that I wanted to see... Downtown Abbey .
I bought an annual pass during my first solo trip and that just seemed to be my gateway to multiple trips. The beauty of solo travel to WDW is you can have a great vacation whether you want to do the parks commando style or take a leisurely approach and enjoy the amenities of your resort. Through these boards I have learned there are lots of people just like me who love WDW and found themselves embarking on Solo trips. You don't stand out. Even as a fellow solo-er, I don't notice other solo travelers.
Finally, if there is anything that makes me uncomfortable, I modify. I do think about resort choices and room location as part of my trip planning. I am grateful to all the posters on their experience with solo travel ...without all of you, I doubt I would have ever taken my first solo trip.