I am going to Disney for the 20th time in May. It will be my second time with children. My husband and I have gone several times alone. We love it because it is a place where we can truly let the inner child out. It is a place where we can escape from the stresses of daily life. We do not consider it the be all, end all or a highbrow destination. It is just plain fun. We also travel to Europe and other places, but will always return to Disney.

It's a subliminal thing. It's a fact that if you play "It's A Small World" backwards it says "bow down to the mouse, bow down to the mouse, bow down to the mouse". Everyone becomes programmed and it's all over...

Well, some of you gave good responses, as for the others, sorry I asked.

Call me crazy then, I can go to Disney every year and we don't have kids and no desire for any children. That's the fun of not having kids, we can go to these places like Disney and be BIG kids at HEART!!!! Been to Disney 3 times and counting! Yeah!

Not that I've been to WDW a lot since it opened (three times) but I have contemplated my Disney experiences. First time was in first grade. My parents took me and my brother to Disneyland when we moved to San Diego. It was the most exciting thing on earth to me then. We made a few more visits back then (the 1950's) before we moved back to the midwest. Always great experiences. <BR> <BR>The next time I got to visit was when I was in grad school and was visiting my grandmother who lived in Orlando. My friend and I visited the Magic Kingdom (it was the only area open. I think WDW was just a year or so open at the time). I couldn't believe I'd loved it as a kid. Now it was just hoaky and boring. <BR> <BR>Next visit was on my honeymoon (back to California). Lots of fun, but then, it was my honeymoon, and it was my husband's first visit. <BR> <BR>Next visit was when my daughter was nearly 5 years old. It was terrific! Next visit...she was 18 and a college freshman. Also great, but for different reasons (and she's really a kid at heart, as is my husband). Now, I think the next time I'll visit WDW will be when I have grandchildren of my own to take. <BR> <BR>I've decided that what you get out of the Disney experience is what you put in. I don't consider my frequency of visits over my lifetime at all excessive. I also wonder what people who visit yearly (or more) get out of it, but I've also learned that it's not for me to question. Just let them enjoy themselves.