I think there are a lot of people that go there, ride all the rides, and see the major attractions, and think they've now "done" WDW so what's the big deal in going back for a while. If all I did was go commando style to the same rides over and over, I'd probably see it the way they do (wait in line, ride a ride, yada, yada, yada). And of course, there are even those that think MK is all of WDW. They fail to realize:
- There are new things added every year. I've heard negative comments from people that don't even know about Animal Kingdom since they haven't been in so long, not to mention all that's been added to the other parks in the last 5 years.
- There is so much more there than just the major attractions - all of the dining options, all of the other smaller performances that the majority never see or walk past on their way to the rides, character interactions (I don't think any ride got the same reaction from my DDs last time than when Wendy walked up to them and talked to them for 10 minutes - they were enthralled).
- It's not just for children. Besides getting to relive your childhood again, there are nice bars, restaurants, clubs, beaches, shops, beautiful scenery, activities, it's amazing. And I don't just mean adults get to be kids. My DD11 is very much at that "I'm too cool for everything" phase where she's overly concious of how she dresses, looks, etc. and is normally mortified by hanging around her uncool parents - yet this is the same kid who wore her new mouse ears all day long every day.
- The resorts themselves are destinations. I don't think we'll have "enough" of WDW until we've stayed at most of them. We've stayed at POFQ, POP, CSR, and are staying at BC in August and each place brought its own magic to the vacation. We aren't just staying at BC because it's a deluxe which we haven't done, but because we loved the Boardwalk area last time and want it to be convenient to hang out there next time and we also didn't get enough of Epcot last time so the proximity to it is nice as well. We've also purposely planned dinners at the other resorts to have an opportunity to explore them. Which leads to my next point.
- Nobody does things like Disney. Like anywhere else, sometimes things go wrong or you run into the occasional problem, but so much goes right for us at Disney that it's hard to beat anywhere else. The theming, attention to detail, how well-maintained and clean they keep everything (despite the number of people that come every day), the vast majority of CMs that are kind, polite, helpful, and go out of their way to make your vacation special, not to mention all of the little extras they do, especially now during the year of a million dreams.
We'll definitely go other places. Next year we're thinking of a cruise (though as much as I look forward to some evening gambling on the ship, we will seriously consider a
Disney cruise since I have no doubt we'd love it). And we do want to see more of the world still. We went to WDW in April for Easter break and while we're normally a one-trip-per-year family, this year is special since it's going to be my DW's 40th b-day as well as our 15th anniversary so when we were deciding on something for August, we were down to about 5 options and picked, you guessed it, WDW! And this over choices like Atlantis, or an all-inclusive in the Caribbean, and everyone is anxious to go back.
