elvispursley
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Thanks! Super easy and we glued features on the hats once we were on board so they wouldn't be crushed in our luggage!! All I can say is that Pinterest is my BFF
From what I remember, I think there were 2 separate times on our cruise that had the lighting of the pumpkin tree/story in-between? I just remember that we were busy trying to get pictures taken with the Halloween backdrops and it was slightly chaotic all throughout the Atrium--we only did the trick-or-treat stations that were on Deck 4. Trying to get upstairs was crazy (we were also 2nd seating for dinner and had first showing and were trying to make that). They definitely had it announced in the Navigator (in fact, I bet if you look up past Navigators, you could probably find the times and get a general idea for times there). We had so much fun dressing up in a family theme, I'm sure you will too!
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If they are already in the line then they have nothing to be bitter about. However, we are taking our first cruise in January and I know I will be mildly annoyed if my princess obsessed three year old can’t get a ticket to meet the princesses because they are all taken by adults. Though I am Canadian so it’s not like I’d actually complain about it or even bother giving dirty looks.We totally dressed up with our kids (grandparents included) and I had no qualms of helping myself to the treats! The people throwing stink-eye are generally the same ones I encountered giving me stink-eye when I was in a character line to get a picture, sans child, all by myself. I say to them, get over it or get off the ship! If DCL doesn't want adults participating, they'll make it well-known!
Haha oops. I didn’t even notice that I responded to something really old. Ah wellIf they are already in the line then they have nothing to be bitter about. However, we are taking our first cruise in January and I know I will be mildly annoyed if my princess obsessed three year old can’t get a ticket to meet the princesses because they are all taken by adults. Though I am Canadian so it’s not like I’d actually complain about it or even bother giving dirty looks.
The adults there with kids did not seem to be very happy with the adults doing it. I don't know why. We were not the only adults doing it and we got some really nasty looks.
If they are already in the line then they have nothing to be bitter about. However, we are taking our first cruise in January and I know I will be mildly annoyed if my princess obsessed three year old can’t get a ticket to meet the princesses because they are all taken by adults. Though I am Canadian so it’s not like I’d actually complain about it or even bother giving dirty looks.
I didn’t say that adults have less rights to a ticket than a child. I said that I’d find it mildly annoying. Also I don’t think it would matter if the kid wouldn't remember it as clearly as an adult. It’s about the amount of joy a little girl would get from meeting what she believes is actually Ariel or Belle or whoever, verses a grown woman who knows this is ultimately an actress in a gown. For myself, if it came down to me or a child getting to experience something like this I would give up my ticket to the child. I feel like it’s something more magical for a child. As an adult I’m better able to understand the disappointment. Not that I’m saying children shouldn’t learn how to deal with disappointment, but they’ll have plenty of opportunities to be disappointed for many years to come.I'm sorry, but I have to ask this (not to be mean but to share a different point of view, that of an adult without children): Why does your princess obsessed three year old have more rights to a ticket to meet princesses than an princess obsessed adult? The chance of a three year old actually remembering the event throughout her/his life is slim, unlike the adult who can appreciate and enjoy the memory for many years to come.
Again, nothing personal, I love watching the little ones meet the princesses, and I myself have never gotten tickets to meet the princesses. But it's food for thought.
I didn’t say that adults have less rights to a ticket than a child. I said that I’d find it mildly annoying. Also I don’t think it would matter if the kid wouldn't remember it as clearly as an adult. It’s about the amount of joy a little girl would get from meeting what she believes is actually Ariel or Belle or whoever, verses a grown woman who knows this is ultimately an actress in a gown. For myself, if it came down to me or a child getting to experience something like this I would give up my ticket to the child. I feel like it’s something more magical for a child. As an adult I’m better able to understand the disappointment. Not that I’m saying children shouldn’t learn how to deal with disappointment, but they’ll have plenty of opportunities to be disappointed for many years to come.
I don’t take offence to your opinion and, like I said, this isn’t about comparing the rights of a child to those of an adult. Adults certainly have rights to those tickets or else they wouldn’t sell them to adults. I personally would rather step aside in favour of a child in this instance. I would never make a fuss over it, or even show my irritation. That irritation would be fairly small and to be honest I’d be over it likely by the time we walked off to find something else to do. That’s just my opinion and I know many, such as yourself, do not share it.
I didn’t say that adults have less rights to a ticket than a child. I said that I’d find it mildly annoying. Also I don’t think it would matter if the kid wouldn't remember it as clearly as an adult. It’s about the amount of joy a little girl would get from meeting what she believes is actually Ariel or Belle or whoever, verses a grown woman who knows this is ultimately an actress in a gown. For myself, if it came down to me or a child getting to experience something like this I would give up my ticket to the child. I feel like it’s something more magical for a child. As an adult I’m better able to understand the disappointment. Not that I’m saying children shouldn’t learn how to deal with disappointment, but they’ll have plenty of opportunities to be disappointed for many years to come.
I don’t take offence to your opinion and, like I said, this isn’t about comparing the rights of a child to those of an adult. Adults certainly have rights to those tickets or else they wouldn’t sell them to adults. I personally would rather step aside in favour of a child in this instance. I would never make a fuss over it, or even show my irritation. That irritation would be fairly small and to be honest I’d be over it likely by the time we walked off to find something else to do. That’s just my opinion and I know many, such as yourself, do not share it.
Would older teens be welcome to participate in trick or treat on the Halloween festivities or is it just for the small ones? I have a couple in the grown-up-enough-to-look-big but young-enough-to-adore-trick-or-treat category who would love to go along with their younger siblings, and I'm not sure what's typical. Thanks!