How lovely if those mumsnetters end up going on a Disney holiday together. :)
Dh and I went to Florida together, just the 2 of us in our early 20s. It is still considered the best holiday ever. We loved every minute, the water parks, the exotic animals, the shops, the warm weather. It was November time, and the parks were very quiet. The rides and the shows were fantastic. I would love to do it all again.
We did go back with our dc when they were young, I still loved it, but dh didn't enjoy it as much. We were a lot more restricted travelling with young dc and family, rather than young and free like we were the first time.
You're either into that type of holiday experience, or you're not. We love Disney any way. I love it for the artistic aspects. I grew up drawing Disney characters, and I wanted to be a Disney animator when I was young.
We did get a few photos with characters, but we didn't get autographs.
I took ds to a character breakfast in dlp, and we loved that. Just me and ds, and his little face lighting up at all the fun characters. It was a lovely memory, at a time when my depression was severe.