Hi, my mom is planning my graduation (from highschool) trip, and she brought up Disney world. I graduated in 2020, and we’re just now able to do mine with one of my sisters, who graduated a year before me.
Both my mom and that sister have been to Disney world, but I have never cared about it/wanted to go.
However, my mom will be somewhat upset about me ‘poo pooing’ that trip which she’s trying to do.
She works at a vacation company, so she gets like free vacations and that type of thing so it isn’t like the whole trip/putting her in a spot or anything like that. It also hasn’t been 100% decided on it or what days next year. She took my older brothers to Mexico for theirs, they saw chichen itza and got very drunk in general.
I know that I’m kinda spoiled for the fact that I’m complaining about going on vacation when there’s many people who dream to go on one anywhere.
Do you have any advice on how to go about this with my mom, should I just bring up a different idea and hope she goes with it?
Thanks for your time.
How do i tell my mom I don’t want to go to Disney world
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You could say, “Mom, I really love that you’re planning this trip and I know Disney is special to you, but it’s just never really been my thing. Could we maybe think about something that feels more like my kind of fun?” Keep it honest but kind, and it’ll land well.
How about Universal Studios? It’s a lot of fun there and more mature.
Also though let me just say my family took me to Disney for my graduation trip as well and I had a great fucking time. Epcot was awesome and I really enjoyed trying all the different food. Not to mention just hanging back at the hotel and hitting the hot tub late at night was a vibe.
I’d just say try it and see how it goes.
Edit: my advice would be communicate to your mama what you want to do then. F y’alls down votes 🤣
I might being kind, but honest. If there is a place you and your sister would rather go, maybe you two could just let your mom know that while you’re thrilled about a trip, that you’re both hoping to go somewhere other than Disney. My kid never ever wanted to go. She loves the movies, but really super feared and hated people dressed up in those costumes, like mascots.
Have you tried talking to your mom about it? Part of growing up and being an adult is using your mouth & ears to communicate.
“Hey mom, I would rather not go to Disney for my graduation trip.”
‘ while I would love to travel, and appreciate the opportunity, I’m not really interested in Disney and don’t have a desire to spend any time there. ‘ ‘can we discuss other options?’
Sometimes life is about doing things outside your comfort zone. Go to Disney, it’s a paid trip for family, you should be happy to spend time with your mom wish I could still do that. Eat, drink, laugh. Don’t overthink. However if you have other expenses I would respectfully ask if the funds could be used there.
Ask for a vacation that you want.
I would being up something you want to do rather than just being like “no” also don’t downtalk Disney if it’s something she loves or she could end up defensive. I know you brought up Disney but actually I’d prefer this or that (having two options is usually good as it helps gives them a little power while maintaining choices you agree with) to celebrate my graduation as Disney isn’t really my thing.
I feel this, as I’m not a Disney fan on any level. I’d rather gouge my eyes out.
Just tell her, nicely. Have solutions/options at the ready.
Tell her where you would like to go and get enthusiastic about how perfect it would be.
Don’t focus on what you don’t want, tell her on how much you would appreciate her for organising the thing you do want.
Have you suggested alternatives?
Mom? I kinda prefer a vacation here….
Id just go and spend all my time in the hotel 🤷🏾♀️ Nice beds and new foods are always a plus for me. But is it the theme park part or just vacation or something else as that will def make me say a different response.
Thanks mum so much for offering to take me to disney world. (Show gratitude.) If I’m being honest, I’d prefer to go x. Do you think that’s possible. (Communicate what you want as a request and give reasons if it helps).
If your sister is into Disney, then you’ll have a hard time with them understanding you wanting to make a change. If this is the case, I’d probably just tell them it’s not your thing, and pass on the trip.
I wouldn’t want to go to Disney World, either. Lame.
It’s simple just say I don’t want to go to Disney. I rather go somewhere else
Make it about her and tell her that it would be less expensive to do XYZ instead… show examples of something she could do that’s better for a similar budget or less
Mom I don’t want to go to Disney 😂
“Mom, I would rather go to ____, instead of Disney World” (Have a plan in place and explain why you chose that destination)
Make a list of where you’d like to go !
the trip isn’t really for you. it’s for your mom and/or sister despite what they say.
Tell her you rather go on a cruise, but not a Disney Cruise😂😉
Mom. It’s our graduation, not yours and hers. You guys go to Disney, buy me a ticket to (wherever) and I’ll enjoy my graduation without you.
Before you say anything, I don’t like Disney and would not enjoy myself. If that means being somewhere alone that isn’t Disney, so be it.
Or, if you have a place where both my sister and I can be excited to go, I’m open ears. If not, save us both time and let me do my own thing.
It’s your graduation trip so of course it should be something you like. Your mother cares enough about you to do something to celebrate even years after the fact, as she did the same for your siblings. However, she is not psychic and parents often have no idea about our true interests. Research some places and show her some brochures or websites with possible itineraries ‘hey mom, so I was thinking about places and I’ve always wanted to go to [location] and would really love my first time there to be with all of you‘. This places emphasis on the fact that (i) it is a family vacation and the point is to spend quality time together; (ii) it is a trip in your honour so you should, theoretically, get to decide the place if it is within budget. Pick out a shortlist of maybe three places, so there is some leeway as well, but sound excited about planning YOUR trip, so that she will get that it is what you want.
Can your mom get free vacations anywhere or mostly only to Disney World. That may be a factor here too. You need to talk to her to understand and coordinate.
Just tell her you don’t want to go. If the trip is supposed to be for you tell her some place that you really want to go to.
You’re 23 years old. If you don’t want to go to Disney then don’t go, but consider that your mom may be pushing it because that’s what she is getting free or cheap now (if it took her 5 years to be able to take you then chances are she couldn’t afford it before, and may be too embarrassed to tell you that). If you’re going to ask for a different trip, I suggest offering to pay some of your own way for it.
Don’t wait. Once money is on the table, it will be more difficult and there will be more grievances.
“How do i tell my mom I don’t want to go to Disney world”
—Say… Mom, I don’t want to go to Disneyworld.
Tell her what you want instead of what you don’t like. She probably doesn’t really want to go to Disney herself anyway.
Disney is often what parents think kids would LOVE the most. She’s wanting to make you super happy and make your accomplishment memorable. Here’s what you say:
“Mom, I am so happy we get to celebrate together for my graduation trip, but I don’t think Disney is something that interests me. Could you take a look at (this) or (this) instead?” (Bonus points if you give her a date that you know you can work with)
She’s made a guess you’ll love Disney, but since you don’t, you’ll have to tell her what you do want. Do you want a cruise? Do you want a beach? Do you want to go hiking and white water rafting? Do you want to go to Paris or Tokyo?
I honestly think you should be more open to the Disney World trip. However, you could research a different trip and say, ” Mom I appreciate the idea that you had, but I would prefer to visit Oahu for this trip. Here are some activities we could all enjoy when we’re there.” Don’t go into the conversation appearing angry or ungrateful. Simply express a different option. BTW there are several theme parks near Orlando. Maybe try finding a different place. You’re an adult, you could go to a different place by yourself too.
I’d agree with you in Disney. We went to Disney to appease my mom who loved Disney. A year later she was gone. 😭 She was 43.
I love Disney but it isn’t for everyone. I get that. For the record, getting “Drunk around the World” at Epcot is a lot more fun than you think. But to my two points.
First, if this is your “Graduation Trip”, Congratulations by the way, then it should be what YOU want. If she is paying for it all, or covering the cost somehow, then take that into consideration during the discussion.
Second, this is a moment for a life lesson that I learned as a Business Man. Whenever you’re turning down something suggested by someone, do your best to have at least TWO alternatives to suggest. It is much harder for someone to turn down an alternative when you have two of them because options are what people want. If someone turns down both right away, that tells you that the chances of them taking any alternatives is minimal at best.
Regardless, this would be your trip and something you want.
hi mom, can we discuss this trip again. I really appreciate you planning all of this and im excited to make memories. are we dead set on disney/ lol… how did we end up so set on disney?
Maybe dig deeper into why she would be upset/ the reason she picked disney…and then decide if you want to poo pooing it. Maybe she thought you wanted it or that’s the only option from the work perk this year.etc
Kinda just gotta rip the band aid off this one and tell your mum kindly that it’s not smth you want to do and suggest other things you think everyone is happy with
Are graduation trips a thing? It’s been a while since I graduated, but maybe my parents still owe me one.
You bring it up directly and clearly. Sample script:
“Mom, Disney isn’t really my thing. I’d rather [thing you prefer].”
You can’t control other people’s feelings.
Assuming your mother is a decent person, she won’t punish you (by silent treatment, nasty remarks, etc), though she might feel sad. Her sadness is for her to manage.
If she’s likely to punish you though, and especially if you’re dependent on her, then you smile and nod and keep your head down while planning how you’ll live elsewhere.
Sounds like mom is a “Disney adult.”
So, you’d rather go to some exploitative resort in a different country where you can drink than have some good, innocent fun at the expense of a merely underpaid work of people trying to make a living in Orlando with your own sister? Maybe open yourself up to it a little.
“is this a trip for us or for you? If I am a factor for this trip, I am letting you know that I am not interested in going to Disney World.”
Suck it up and do this for your mom FFS. Iit’s a week out of your life.
As a Disney loving mom I never get upset when one of my “kids” tell me they don’t want to do Disney again.
This trip is about you graduating. Give her input of what you want to do.
Were you somewhat interested at some point and/or expressed it to them? It’s been 5 years, so any interest you had may have come and gone.
It’s time to be honest sooner rather than later, whatever reason it might be. Is there somewhere else you’d rather travel to? Is your mom’s goal to take you somewhere and Disney was what first came to mind? If it’s a work perk that she’s trying to make the most of then ask her what her options are. Consider the expenses that would be spent on this Disney trip, after her perks, and suggest using it on something all of you agree with instead.
5 years late?! Sounds like just vacation
Be direct, but polite. “Mom, I’m really excited about going away together, but I’m not a fan of Disney. What do you think about options 1, 2, and 3”
But first you need to talk to your sister so the two of you are on the same page.
Hey mom, I know you were thinking of Disney for my graduation trip. I would rather go explore another country/culture with you. Is there anyway we can switch things up a little?
I don’t want to go to Disney
Talk to your sister privately, and come up with alternatives to tell her, as a united front.
Don’t say that you don’t want to go to DW, tell her you guys researched places, and would love to go any of these if her job can manage it.
It’s always a good idea that when you’re raising an issue, to also be prepared to offer a couple of solutions:
“Hey Mom, I’ve got to be honest, I’m not nearly as excited about a Disney trip as you are. I am excited for a trip with you, but I was thinking about traveling somewhere else instead.”
Then let her respond and then you can offer some ideas you have that you think you’d both enjoy.
I don’t know how many people know this.. but there is more to the Orlando area than just Disney world. Let them go to Disney, and you hit the beaches.. or the springs.. go down to the ‘Glades.. Hell, hop the bright line to Miami.. Jump on a 3-5 day cruise.. Do a day with them at Disney World (especially Epcot where you can drink around the world and eat a variety of food during festivals), and then do your own thing after. You can even golf at WDW. You can bass fish at WDW too.. Orlando has more to do than just Universal and the Mouse. Even WDW has more to do than just rides.
I wonder if you could go to Paris for the same amount. Is Disney far away?
You, your mom, and your sister should get together, thank your mom for the generous offer, and brainstorm 3 ideas you can vote on together.
“Mom, it’s so thoughtful of you to plan this trip for me. I’m not really into Disney so I’d hate for you to work so hard on a trip for me and me not be able to share the enjoyment of it with you. Are there other options we could discuss that would be in the same price range? Would, or be within the same price range? I’d LOVE to do one of those with you!”
What is your issue with Disneyland? Maybe you might enjoy it.
Lots and lots of people do.
Tell her you’d like to go the Bahamas or NY not Disney.
You may actually have more fun than you think. Millions of adults spend their hard-earned money going to Disney without bringing children. There’s more than just “rides”.
I know YOU love Disney mom, but it’s just not for me. How about we go to something different for my trip? The Grand Canyon?
this is all about your selfish mom; SHE wants to go to disney! so short of offering alternatives that you and your sister would like to do, she can go to disney by herself or with a friend. your sister though if she likes disney and wants to go again makes me think you’re hooped on this one.
It’s best to speak up now instead of later when things have been more planned.
Sit down and talk with her about other plans and how Disney World isn’t really something you care to do.
Others here are saying you may have a good time…they may be right but my personal experience it’s meh but I also don’t like large crowds or theme parks frankly…I find them boring and frustrating.
There is nothing wrong for bringing the subject up.
Mom wants to combine gift for two graduations and has picked her favorite.
Instead of coming at it from criticizing your mom’s choice, try saying, “Hey mom, I was thinking about my dream trip the other day. I really want to ……….” is this something I could do for MY grad trip?”
Maybe a Disney cruise as a compromise?
You say
I don’t want to go to Disney world
“Mom, I have no interest in Disney and this will not be fun for me. Let’s do something else where we can all have fun.”
You gotten solid advice. I will not go to Florida anymore. Hopefully you can suggest an alternative. It’s supposed to be your graduation trip, not just your sisters.
Your 23 years old? Say you’re not interested in the adults at a theme park vibe.
What is with Gen Z and combining high school into one word?
You should have voiced your opinions immediately. To me, it feels like you should just go and try to have fun. It’s not really where you go, it’s about being around people you love. Your mom won’t be around forever, and even if you aren’t psyched about the location, it’s free, and your mom will probably remember it forever. If you wanted to consider a different location, you should have said so immediately; saying something now seems ungrateful to me.
Go to Universal while they’re at Disney.
Is there somewhere (or multiple somewheres) you would like to go?
Of course. You need to tell her what you would like to do.
You say. “Mom, I’m not a big fan of Disney and I don’t want to go on this trip.” Then you stand firm and don’t go.
Disney World is great no matter the age, and if you want to get drunk, plenty of opportunities. My wife and I took our kids a couple of years ago, we had a great time, but if we were a couple without kids, it would have been so dope. I’m 37 and will never get tired of Disney, though I don’t appreciate how much it costs to go, but if someone else is paying for it 🤌
Post it on Reddit and wait
I’ll play the other side.
Go.
Your older self will see this differently.
She’s trying to do something nice.
As someone probably 15 years older than you here is my two cents.
Although the trip is framed around celebrating your graduation and your sister’s, the trip isn’t actually for you. It is for your Mom.
Based on your timeline I assume you are ~23, and I would have also been annoyed by this type of trip at your age. But now that I’m older and my Mom is older, a trip like this is never going to happen again in my lifetime.
Go make memories with your Mom wherever she wants to take you. I promise you later in life you won’t regret it and you’ll look back and be glad you took that trip to Disney with her.
You will have plenty of opportunities during the rest of your 20s and 30s to go travel wherever you want and do whatever you want.
Tell her what you really would like to do. Express gratitude for any trip, then leave it there. A gift is given, not dictated.
Where would you prefer to go? Tell her.
Script: “I really appreciate the vacation offer, but Disney isn’t for me. I’d rather X, Y and Z. Let’s do some research together and come up with places that I would appreciate going to.”
Be honest, but be kind and grateful when you express to her that Disney isn’t your thing. Do you have another suggestion? So much to see and experience in this world; it’d be a shame to be guilted into going to Disney! Best of luck.
Just be honest, tell your mother you do not want to go to Disney
Disney has a lot of stuff that appeals to all sorts of folks. It’s not all rides, and there are things that go on at the resort hotels as well as the parks. Before saying an absolute “no”, you might want to take a look at what’s available that might interest you, including the water parks, and you might want to look at if any of the Epcot festivals (Flower and Garden, Food and Wine or Art) are going on.
At the moment, there’s a lot of construction going on. Test Track is back in operation after a refurbishment, but Big Thunder Mountain is still being worked on, and Rivers of America is now being converted to a Cars-themed area. Part of Animal Kingdom is being repurposed for a couple of new attractions, and Hollywood Studios is adding a Monster’s Inc. area.
You’re too old for it. Just tell her it’s not something you’d enjoy.
You should just tell her. I am sure she can find something for you guys to do instead. There has to be something between getting drunk in Mexico and torturing yourself at Disney.
You can tell her what you want, but be prepared to not get anything. I’m just guessing, but your brothers and sister probably didn’t get to tell her where they wanted to go. Remember, gifts are not required. Some people do ask the recipient what they want, but they don’t have to. And the primary reason for the trip is to get to spend time with your mom.
Just go to her when she is in a good mood and tell her that u would like something different for you graduation
Suggest universal its same town of Orlando more grown up.
Just tell her. Mom, I’m not going to Disney with you.
Do a Disney cruise. You will go to an interesting destination but your mom and sister can still have Disney vibes
Can I go instead??
Everyone is saying just tell her you don’t want to go. Thats partly true. The other part is suggesting good alternatives that you and the rest of your family can enjoy together.
Be part of the solution.
Unpopular opinion- your mom is planning and paying for a vacation for you. There’s probably very few people in this world other than your mom who will do that for you. You graduated high school and she wants one last chance to see you and your siblings as her “babies”. Let her. Thank her, hug her, enjoy yourself. If you want to take yourself to Mexico or wherever another time then do that for yourself. My MIL took my husband and I to Disney when I was pregnant with our first child and she passed shortly after without getting to meet her grandchild. Just say yes- love your mom, soak up every second you can with her- no matter where it is.
In these kind of situations I always try to consider what I would expect someone else to say to me if roles were reversed.
If you were planning a trip for someone else, you picked out the destination, and that person came to you and said they didn’t like that destination and came with ideas for other places, wouldn’t you like that? I would definitely want to know, and I would expect for the other person to give me that feedback. I would even feel apologetic that I had picked somewhere they weren’t giving with.
I would just pick some options that sound good to you, or if you need help with that, at least going to her with a direction you want to go in will be important.
I feel like the only bad move here would be to stop her planning for one trip and then leaving it up to her to figure out another idea.
Say watcha want
Im gonna go against the grain here and say… just go to Disneyworld. Your mom may not always be here but she loves it and its a memory you’d always have with her. Plus… people who haven’t been dont get it. You dont gave to be a Disney fan to appreciate the INCREDIBLE design of rides like Rise of Resistance, we’re not just talking Dumbo and Peter Pan here. You might find yourself impressed by certain rides and features. Give it a chance, at least once. For mom.
Hang on. This is supposed to be a high school graduation trip? You graduated 5 years ago and your sister 6 years and you’re going next year? So your sister is getting a graduation trip 7 years later? Like shouldn’t this be a college graduation trip at this point? This literally makes no sense.
You can either speak up and offer your mom some other options or you can go to Disney World. It’s that simple.
I understand this feeling it is way over priced for what I can plan for a full week else where costs for 2-3 days at Disney world and they don’t pay their employees crap
So it’s a long weekend at no cost to you with your mom and your sister? Just go.
What about changing it to Disney world or Universal studios?
Hey mom, Disney is for kids and I graduated from school. Let’s go somewhere fun.
Even when I went to Disney at age 12 I already felt like I was too old to enjoy a lot of it as someone who enjoys some Disney stuff, but was never a fanatic about it. I really think you should be firm about wanting to pick a destination together and not go somewhere you aren’t into yourself.
I would hate to go there as well. Just be honest.
It’s okay to be able to go on vacations even if other people can’t. Don’t apologize for God fortune. Our fortunes come and go!
Where do you want to go? Tell mom that.
Never go to someone with a problem and no solution.
Tell mom that you’re not excited about WDW and thinking about 2-3 other options.
Ensure those options aren’t overly expensive.
Give her logical reasons… not necessarily based on feelings.
Then ask her what she thinks and let her speak uninterrupted.
“Hey mom, i reallly appreciate your thought and efforts, but i actually dont really wanna go to disney world. I guess i just never mentioned, but its not really my thing. Maybe we could try place you wanna go instead?”
Good luck, 40 odd years ago I told my mum thanks but no thanks you know how much I abhor the Disney corporation(it’s pathological hate really) 6 years ago she then decides she wants to take everyone so kids grandkids etc all for another trip at Xmas. If I refused to go they wouldn’t go at Xmas but in summer the following year so I was over the barrel massively. I went I hated it we all fell out because I hated it and mum dropped dead of cancer 6 months later so now I really fucking hate Disney and all it stands for. Don’t go or if you go don’t bloody ruin it for the rest I did and it’s all they will remember about their last trip with nanny, yep I was a cunt. I’m still angry she never listened and never gave up on making me a Disney princess when I’m more of a toy soldier.
“Mom, I’m not going to Disney World.”
Why not just tell her a Disney trip would likely cost 35k (not joking) you could probably travel to Europe with less money than that for a week which is bonkers..
Can you suggest that “hey, Orlando is fine, but can we do Universal instead?” That way, if your mom is getting a free hotel, you all can still use it,but you’ll be playing at Universal instead?
I would simply say “Mom, I would rather go somewhere else for my graduation trip”
Disney is super expensive for not wanting to go tbh
Mom, I don’t want to go.
Ya gotta tell her ASAP before she puts money down and she can’t refund anything. Disney is really a big financial decision.
I would offer other ideas first. An Air BnB somewhere? A different resort in Orlando? Something else entirely?
But you gotta grow the balls/ovaries and tell her.
you said it yourself, you should bring up a different idea.
i have no idea why all these people are telling you to talk with your mom about not wanting to go. the post seems to imply you already told herr that.
Either tell her that Disney isn’t your thing or maybe tell her you’d like to do just you and her mom daughter trip somewhere tropical or whatever you like instead
I would definitely mention it but maybe have a solution of where you do want to go. Hey mom Disney isn’t really my thing but I’d love to go to X. Also tell her how much you appreciate that she’s doing it. Free or not it’s still a nice gesture. Since the trip is free maybe your solution can be a cheaper trip or even ask her hey are there any trips like X that we would be able to go on. It’s a great way to work on your negotiation skills and speaking up for yourself too.
Suggest Barbados instead. Barbados is awesome.
“Disney Adults” are weird. Adults who enjoy Disney are not.
Are the other two “Disney Adults”? If so, tell your mom that you want a different trip.
I’m guessing that what your mom really wants to do is to just spend time with you, away from home. She knows these opportunities are probably coming to an end, the older you get.
Why don’t you think about where you would really like to go, do a little research on the place, and talk to her about that. She wants you to have a good time.
Take the free trip and do your own thing.
Go to disney
Tell her “I dont want to go mommy”. Its easy bro
I’d straight out just tell her you aren’t interested in Disney and can you choose another location.
Hey mom,can we do Universal instead? If we stay on property at one of the top three resorts, we get free express passes for up to 4 people, each day we’re staying. Also, we could go to Halloween Horror Nights (mostly September -October) or visit the new park, called Epic!
“Hey Mom. I know you’re working hard on a trip, but I would really love if we could explore options other than Disney. Is there a chance we could look at other destinations?” And when you have that conversation, be sure to be kind ,be open, and come to her with a few solid plans in place. (“I already looked up Paris, and for a reasonable trip it’s not very expensive, and there are these 5 things that I’m sure ALL of us would love to see!” or whatever.)
If you DO get stuck going to Disney, do some research, and figure out how to make it fun. You’re of the right age to enjoy that “drinking around the world” right? You can see what shows are there, or plan some nights shopping/eating at Disney Springs. Focus on the food if you like that, or make sure it’s one of the resorts with a good pool and area to hang out if you want to relax. And make sure you’d get some free time to chill on your own, and try to work in a non-park day to do other local things. All that is only IF you can’t get the trip moved. But if that’s the case, do some legwork to pre-plan some with her to make it as good as you can.
Go to Universal Studios instead.
or go on a family cruise.
or go to Miami and hang out on the beach.
or go anywhere but Disney.
Just tell her straight up. I went there once. Hot, expensive, crowded, endless lines. It was dreadful.
So uh are you interested in any attractions near Disney world. (Im assuming you are 100% an adult seeing as how you graduated like 5 years ago) your sister and your mum could go to Disney and you can do your own thing and just go back to the hotel and stuff?
I’m a 44 year old guy who has been desperately trying to get back to Disney World since my last trip 20 years ago – can I go instead of you?
I don’t know how you tell her, but I can say that I find Disney extremely boring.
Mom, I don’t want to go to Disney for my graduation trip. I would rather go to….
Just tell her that Disney isn’t on your bucket list.
And remind her how expensive Disney is, even just for drinks and snacks, nevermind meals. Disney also owns most of the property around it, so going out to dinner after you leave the park might not even save you money.
Just talk to her. Be direct, honest, and kind about your preferences. Confess that you are afraid to disappoint her, but you can’t get excited about Disney. Tell her you’re grateful she wants to plan a trip to celebrate your graduation, and you would like to choose the destination together.
Just tell her
at a cost of $150 + a day just in tickets she will thank you for the savings
Something along the lines of “I’d really like to have a trip with all of us, I think it’ll be a lot of fun…but I’m not really into Disney World, can we talk about some other ideas?”
“Mom, thank you for planning this, but Disney isn’t my thing. Could we do [your pick] instead? I’ll help plan and pick dates.”
Ask her to go to Costa Rica or somewhere in the Bahamas. Sounds like she’s planning it for herself not you
I’m not a huge Disney World fan either; the only section of the park I’ve enjoyed as an adult is Animal Kingdom, but you can have just as many up-close and personal wild animal encounters at Busch Gardens for one-tenth the price and use the remaining nine-tenths to go abroad someplace far more interesting, whatever your particular travel preferences may be.
“Mom, is this trip about you?”