afraid to go to WDW now

[PixieDust32]

We are making our very first trip to WDW. I’ve been reading posts for the last few months on here. I’m just astounded by the amount of criticism and judgements though. This is what I’ve learned:

Don’t bring children. They may cry and disturb someone. And if you do bring children, don’t you dare have a child in a stroller if it’s walking age. And if you do have a stroller stay away from everyone just in case you accidentally bump someone.

Hmm..I guess I was mistaken when I thought WDW was for kids.

OMG!! go there and have fun, don't worry about what others think!

Also, i've found lots of good info and help here, negative stuff i don't let it in!!

 

[klofan]

I wouldn't bring a stroller if your kid walks, cause it's just an incovience. And people will run over you with a stroller or a wheelchair and won't say sorry. Just call them trash and move on, haha, that's what i do.

 

[GilesFamily]

I think the OP was being sarcastic (at least that is the feeling I got, but my sense of humor is a little twisted to begin with)
BTW If you smoke stay home, you are not welcome at Disney World (at least that is what I heard!)
and for heaven's sake make sure you buy a mug at your hotel for each individual person in your party ... there are mug police.
and don't dress inappropriately... people hate that (although no one agrees on what inappropriate is... IMHO it is wearing anything you might accidentally fall out of, but I have heard your footware will be scrutinized, and fanny packs are OUT!!)

Thank you heavenleigh412. You caught the essence of my post.

 

[eeyore0062]

You didn't learn not to bring your old refillable mugs from a previous trip to use on another trip? Tsk, tsk.



ROFL!

Oh, and for goodness sake, don't even THINK about:
pool hopping
saving chairs around the pool
saving a space in line so someone can go take your child to the bathroom without loosing your space

 

[heavenleigh412]

Yay!!! Do I get free park passes or something? LOL!!!!

 

[mrFDNY]

just go and act human! have fun your there for you and your family not anyone else's. who cares what everyone thinks HAVE FUN!!!!!!

 

[mrFDNY]

oh by the way do you think is possible to sneak 7 kids and 4 adult's into one room at a value?

 

[Goobergal99]

Hee hee ! these were fun to read. I being a south philly girl at heart, tend not to pay any attention to what other ppl think, because to be honest with you I could give a rats ***! Just don't worry about it, enjoy yourself and if you hear the lil sheltered suburbinite whispering things about you from there bubble world, just give them a cocky smile and start using a red neck accent to further aggravate them (thats what we do ) or sometimes we just talk about where we burried the bodies to possibly get a scare out of them.

Oh and by the way my DD is 6 (going on 16) but she is small none the less and her little feeties get tired, so "GASP!" we are bringing a stroller so she can relax her little feeties if need be. Why?, because DD being able to hop in the stroller when she is tired is alot better then her screaming bloody murder that she is exhausted and needs daddy to carry her in the hot august florida weather. We are all alot happier when she jumps in her shady umbrella stroller and chills. I could care less if it is an inconvenience to the idots who feel the need to walk right into my DD's stroller.

 

[PixieDust32]

OH well!

To me, all i care is to go there and have a good time, whatever others think about, my fanny pack, my hair, my clothes, anything!! I DON'T EVEN CARE! No one paid for our vacation right! So there!

If people are too busy looking at all the negative stuff from others is just sad, poor them, they might need a life.

I go there with my family we follow the rules, we respect others and period.
If we do pool hopping or share the mug, wear whatever, so !

HAVE A MAGICAL TRIP!

 

[scoutsmom99]

dont buy into that "happiest place on earth" junk, we hate each other

PD you crack me up

 

[ducklite]

Hmm..I guess I was mistaken when I thought WDW was for kids.

No, WDW is for EVERYONE. I love kids. It's their parents that I can't stand sometimes. Some people seem to lose thier minds at WDW. Getting their kids off schedule, up at the crack of dawn to be at a park when it opens, no nap in the afternoon, and out until five hours past bedtime to see fireworks. That makes for cranky, miserable children, and then nobody has a good time.

And as far as strollers go, there are a lot of courteous people, and there are a lot of idiots who get too involved in paying attention to everything but where they are pushing, and then think it's anyone elses's fault but their own when they drive the doublewide into someone.

Or the parents who have never taken their kids to a restaurant except for Chucky Cheese, and choose their vacation when the kids are already wound up and/or off kilter to try a fine dining restaurant where dinner takes teo hours. Then they ignore the kids who start to throw food, pitch a hissy fit, run around chasing each other, or otherwise disturb other diners, instead of seeing that their kids have had enough, asking for dinner to be packed up and leaving.

Or the parents who let the kids run up and down the hotel halls, repeatedly open and slam shut a connecting door between rooms, or push every button in the elevator--no, it's NOT "cute".

The list goes on, but I'm sure you get the picture. Sometimes a kid will get fussy, and within a moment or two the parents have either settled them down in the theatre or left. That's the reasonable thing to do, and I'm certain anyone understands that sometimes a kid will have an issue. As long as the parents either tend to it or remove the child, I can't imagine anyone getting upset about it. A coupel years ago I was in the Little Mermaid show, and there was a kid who started WAILING about five minutes into it. For oever five minutes this child carried on, and his parent walked with him to the area near the exit door, but didn't leave! I literally couldn't hear the show. I walked over to the parent and suggested that maybe they should step outside as the obviuosly very upset child was disturbing everyone else. The mother says to me "But then I'd miss the show". What??? Instead I walked out, rather than choking her.

You need to keep your kids on schedule as much as possible. If they still nap, then plan on a break in the afternoon for that important nap. Make ADR's so your meal schedule is on track. And take cues from your kids, if they tell you they are tired, hungry, don't want to do something, or just want to back to the hotel for a swim, then listen to them.

If you use common sense and courtesy, I'm sure you, your kids, and everyone will ahve a great time. I've seen a lot of wonderful kids at WDW, and fewer little monsters. Behind *most* of the monsters was a parent who was inconsiderate or clueless, or to selfish to put their kids needs first.

Anne

 

[GC&S]

Go and take your kids. They'll be useful to help you save tables when you go get your food at counter service.

 

[eleanor]

I'm a cranky old lady and I have seen more good kids than bad at WDW. It always amazes me that they last as long as they do. Everyone is a kid at disney. Enjoy.

 

[Holly]

I for one am glad you have decided not to go. Less people to be behind in line.

 

[Goofy4WDW1964]

We have gone to WDW many times, and the number of kids acting up is far less than the ones that aren't. And, usually, it isn't the fault of the kids. I agree with the earlier poster about keeping your kids as close to their regular schedule as possible. Our son was 3 1/2 the first time we took him to WDW. We went back to our room every afternoon so that he could take a nap and he was fine the entire time.

The only time we usually get upset is when the parents don't do anything to correct the situation. We took our son to a character breakfast at Crystal Palace on his first trip. Needless to say, he was extremely excited to see the characters. Many times we had to talk to him firmly to keep him at our table until tigger or pooh got there. But, it never failed that each time they got to our table, a child would come over from a table across the aisle. It would end up taking time away from our son to interact with the character or for us to take a picture. I overlooked it the first couple of times, but after the third straight time, I finally spoke loudly across the aisle and told them to come and get their kid. I got a dirty look from them, but not from one other person in the restaurant.

We always stressed to our son the importance of being polite and waiting his turn in line. It's hard for him to understand when other kids, and adults, would push their way in front of him while waiting at character greets. I would just explain to him that we only have control over what we do. We don't have control over what other people do. They can be rude if they want, but we weren't going to let them ruin our vacation.

During our trip in June, we stopped to eat lunch at Pecos Bills. There was a family of four kids at a table and all four kids were screaming and crying. The parents did nothing to put a stop to it. They just kept eating their lunch. We kept running across this same family for the next hour in the park and the youngest one was screaming every time.

We would usually see this at night when parents have kept their kids in the park all day and they were tired.

We do get bumped occasionally by a stroller, but it is rarely intentional. It so far has not become a problem. Oh, and we also rented a stroller up until he was 6. It was a lot easier on him to ride. And if he wasn't tired, he was a lot happier.

Take your kids with you, they add a lot to your trip. But, the best thing you can do for them is to keep them as much on their schedule as they can.

 

[owtrbnks]

You pretty much covered it. It's the parents. My kids don't understand why other kids can't sit in their seats at meals, run down the hallways in the hotel late at night, or wait in line for the duration WHEN THE WAITING TIME IS CLEARLY POSTED! Because the parents can't/won't teach them.
Last December at the Swan, after listening to the slam, slam, slam in the room next door, I went out in the hallway and waited less than a minute. Here comes a kid from one room down the hall to the room next to me. When he opens the door, I say rather loudly, "I'd appreciate it if you wouldn't let the door slam. There's other people in this hotel." Well that worked well because faster than a speeding bullet, Mom is is the hall to defend her son. I repeated my request, to which she responded, "ssahole." I went back in the room, and you guessed it, Mom starts slamming their room door repeatedly! Security ended it quickly and the front desk told me they were checking out the next morning. I love kids and have 2 well behaved ones that have been to WDW and DL many times. IT'S THE ADULTS THAT REFUSE TO BE PARENTS WHO KILL ME.
I'm done rambling.
To copy someone else, "Prepare your child for the path, don't try to change the path for YOUR child."
"What you think of me is none of my business."

 

[ton80]

I for one am glad you have decided not to go. Less people to be behind in line.

lolol
hahahah
I here they are going to open a Disney Canada soon!

 

[Cmadsen]

Disney is for kids????????????????????????? Hmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

 

[spaceacewannabe]

YES! It is the parents! As an adult with no children, I really enjoy seeing all the parents who ARE parenting...the mom in line with her daughter who announced that she was "the hottest person there" and mom trying to convince her that other people were hot, too...doing a great job.

Stroller bumping...the big objection is using the kid and stroller as a weapon! I've seen people go up against other strollers, too. Just don't bump on purpose, and as someone already pointed out, apologize (personally, if you apologize sincerely, I don't care that you bumped me!)

The big killjoy our first trip to Disney was walking into the MK the first day, wall to wall people, going from Tomorrowland to Fantasyland, and there's a dad carrying a kid. The kid is screaming, and the dad is spanking him (pretty aggressively) telling him to shut up...hmm, wonder why he was crying. Thank goodness we gave it more time, because we were ready to hop the next flight home at that point!

 

[imwithgoofy]

We are making our very first trip to WDW. I’ve been reading posts for the last few months on here. I’m just astounded by the amount of criticism and judgements though. This is what I’ve learned:

Don’t bring children. They may cry and disturb someone. And if you do bring children, don’t you dare have a child in a stroller if it’s walking age. And if you do have a stroller stay away from everyone just in case you accidentally bump someone.

Hmm..I guess I was mistaken when I thought WDW was for kids.

Greetings,

In about 3 weeks we are going on our 3rd trip to WDW...We love it...we have not gone any where else in the past few years except WDW.
I'm sorry to hear that you've picked up so much negative stuff.

My advice is to just be considerate and treat people the way you want them to treat you ( i know a bit corny).
If one child is having a "moment" = bad time/tantrum, go outside/get out of line/leave the show do what ever you need to calm, soothe or reassure your child, most of us understand...been there/done that...I think you'll get more "we understand" looks than anything else.

We've had mostly positive encounters with other people and their kiddies/as with our own.

Where are you staying on site or off? I love planning and thinking about planning and going.