HDD with young kids?

[shaynar]

I'll be taking my 3 kids (ages 7, 4, 2) on our upcoming trip, DH is choosing to stay at home.

I am avoiding TS meals because I know inevitably someone will need to run around, go pee, etc, and I won't have another adult there with me.

I've heard good things about HDD and how the kids like it. Do you think that I can pull it off with kids? Is it entertaining enough to keep them seated?

 

[Jadyreen1282]

MBBBQ is better for kids. It has characters, dancing, jokes, I e cream freezer. Lots of open room to run around and play. HDD is a sit down dinner show. Running around kids not well accepted.

 

[Hopefully]

Also at HDDR ( and maybe The BAckyard BBQ as well) the rest rooms are separate from the restaurant. You need to go outside and down a path to get to them. That would not work in your situation at all.
Sorry

 

[aliciadisfan]

We took a 3 year old and a 5 year old last September and they both LOVED it and happily ate the food! Family friendly, fun show! We are glad we did it!

 

[lwc]

Our first trip to HDDR was with 6 kids -- 10, 10, 9, 7, 2, 6mo.

They loved it. The youngest got up and danced. It was very energetic and entertaining.

I have seen kids out of their seats dancing and playing washboards all three times I have been.

We've never done the BBQ, so I can't compare other than that HDDR is climate controlled, and the BBQ isn't.

 

[delyrium]

We went with an almost six year old and an almost three year old. My older child enjoyed it, for the most part (she got a little sad about not being called to go up on stage, and also was confused when the food came out- she thought she had to eat only from whatever bucket was in front of her). My younger child did not like the bright lights and loud noises- he can be a bit sensitive to such things.

 

[blackpearl77]

I heard it was really loud. I wanted to try it but we are skipping it because my 4 year old doesn't like loud noises.

 

[starryagain]

We did it with a two year old last year and it was lots of fun. However we had a 4:1 adult: toddler ratio. We didn't have issues with her wanting to run around, she was pretty pooped from a day at the Magic Kingdom and was happy to watch the show and eat. If I recall there are also a fair amount of breaks to blow off some steam. Regarding the bathroom situation, yes you have to walk outside to get to them but I am certain my mom would have trusted me to do this at 7 (and most likely to have taken my 4 year old sister with me if they happen to be the same gender).

 

[disnut8]

I'll be taking my 3 kids (ages 7, 4, 2) on our upcoming trip, DH is choosing to stay at home.

I am avoiding TS meals because I know inevitably someone will need to run around, go pee, etc, and I won't have another adult there with me.

I've heard good things about HDD and how the kids like it. Do you think that I can pull it off with kids? Is it entertaining enough to keep them seated?

For this reason, I would say no for you at Hoop Dee Doo on this trip. If there was another adult, then I would say YES! because your kids would love it. But, if they can't sit still for a few hours and not need the bathroom (as a PP mentioned, they aren't just right there), then I would say no. If one of the kids was older, I'd say YES! but not with the ages of the kids.

 

[Palaura]

Same question..thanks for the responses

 

[lwc]

When my kids were that age I had pretty good luck parading them all into the bathroom at the same time, right before the meal.

Normally we would make the potty trip right after ordering. At HDDR I might do it right before entering. And I WOULDN'T line up to enter. Let the kids play on the playground until the last minute. Enter after the line dies down.