ATP: Family Spring Break...

KickballDeac said:

No clue if this would be up your alley, but the best spring break trip I took with my family was to a dude ranch in the Texas hill country (cue steers/queers jokes). I was 12 or 13 at the time, my brother was 9 or 10. Horseback trail riding every day, sleeping in a log cabin, meals around a pit fire when they rang the triangle (including 6 am steak for breakfast every day), campfires every night... great memories, and completely different from the standard Disney World fair.

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Genius.

Don't get the Disney thing. Just awful.

Spring skiing is the best.

61raddeac said:

Don't get the Disney thing. Just awful.

Spring skiing is the best.

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I hate Disney world. I did the obligatory trips with my kids when they were younger. It sucked and we actually scheduled well and the crowds were not that bad. What a money sucking, fake, plastic, crappy place. I even hit Disneyland out in CA on a business trip. It also sucked. I just don't get it.

Dude ranch idea sounds great. I don't know if it's been brought up but a Washington DC trip is also great for kids this age.

My most memorable spring breaks have been covered here (cruise, Disney, Bahamas, and Bermuda - and yes, I remember Disney from when I was little), but it sounds like those don't work for the OP.

Dude ranch idea sounds pretty cool and very different. California could be fun. Warm/beach in San Diego with a great zoo and/or Hollywood and LA stuff (we did something similar when my brothers and I were around that age). Or San Fran and Redwoods. I only just did redwoods a couple years ago and they are so cool...can imagine even cooler for a little kid.

Tell your wife to shut her pie hole and make you a sandwich while you handle the vacation planning.

BubbaJean said:

Tell your wife to shut her pie hole and make you a sandwich while you handle the vacation planning.

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Amen. Well said.