BBB age limit?

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My sister took my 5yo Niece to the BBB this past summer. She played the video for DW, who wanted to see what it was all about since we have boys. My Niece was seated next to a couple of very loud adults. It was hard to focus on anything but the obnoxious adults, who were laughing loudly, and proclaiming themselves princesses, etc. I think the little girls should have their own place they can go to become a princess without an adult around to spoil the "magic" for them. I'm sure most of the adult visitors are not as obnoxious as the ones heard throughout my sister's video, but why an adult would want to sit beside a 5 year old who truly believes in Cinderella is beyond me. I applaud Disney for setting the age limit on this one.:thumbsup2
 
It's a shame when places need to put rules like this in place to tell people what common sense should be telling them. :rolleyes:

Lately I am beginning to think it is worse at Disney than any other place, or so it seems. :confused3
 
It's a shame when places need to put rules like this in place to tell people what common sense should be telling them. :rolleyes:

So what, in your opinion, should common sense be? When you hit a certain age, you can't have fun anymore? :rolleyes: Why should it bother so many people if an adult wants to "glittered up"? Is it really hurting you in any way?

Personally I think the entire thing is absolutely ridiculous, for an adult or child. We focus so much on looks these days, getting a princess make over, is totally sending the wrong message. I am so glad my mother taught me, it's what's on the inside that counts not how you look on the outside, be a good person with a kind heart, always stand up for what you believe in, and never let anyone make you feel bad about yourself. :flower3:
 

Another one here who thinks it looks absolutely hideous when grown women do the whole Cinderella thing. :eek:
 
Strange because every time we go to WDW, my sis (37), SIL (31), and SIL's sister (20), go to BBB. The only thing they don't have is the costumes for adults, but they get the full package. Even the sash, which they wear around the parks. And they are not the only adults in there. They will be very upset to find this age restriction in place. Seems rather silly to me. Why limit it to only kids? A paying customer is still a paying customer, no matter the age.

Financially it makes sense for Disney. You and your sisters will pay for the make up and hair and maybe a tiara and even some pictures. There is no chance you will be upsold to a dress and shoes. There's a high margin of profit on those dresses.

Disney can spend the 30-45 minutes of styling time on you for $X or they can spend it on a little girl for $X plus the potential for an upsell. If the demand is higher than availability, it is in their best interest monetarily to fill the slots will potential full package clients and let you steer your adult dollars to a different special experience.
 
Financially it makes sense for Disney. You and your sisters will pay for the make up and hair and maybe a tiara and even some pictures. There is no chance you will be upsold to a dress and shoes. There's a high margin of profit on those dresses.

Disney can spend the 30-45 minutes of styling time on you for $X or they can spend it on a little girl for $X plus the potential for an upsell. If the demand is higher than availability, it is in their best interest monetarily to fill the slots will potential full package clients and let you steer your adult dollars to a different special experience.

This..
It probably boils down to $$.Mostly every decision like this is..Reality is what is stated above by the PP.Plus, It also takes longer to do an adults hair then a childs too.
I honestly don't think BBB is all that ( I let my daughter do it once).I think that if grown woman wants to look like a princess then maybe Disney should come up with an option for them.I am not saying adults shouldn't feel free to let their inner child out,or shouldn't dress up as a princess but I don't think what the BBB is capable of doing is a good look for an adult woman..
 
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I suspect the same, and I do think that Disney was right to see that as a problem and fix it. It's a service that is clearly geared more toward children, so I don't see a problem with making it one of very few kids-only activities in the World. We grown-ups have a couple nice adults-only activities too, after all.

My personal view may be colored by the fact that I would much rather go to the Grand Floridian or Yacht Club for a blowout than go to BBB for their Spackle 'n Glitter special.

But will the adult spas take a little child? I did not think they would so where would you go for a mother/daughter treatment?

The only problem I see with this is someone that wants to do a mother/daughter thing. I had no desire to do it when my DD did but if they had asked me to do it also I would have to make them happy, especially as we were going to MNSSHP that evening.

Why not leave one location open to adults that are having it done with a child.

Denise in MI
 
But will the adult spas take a little child? I did not think they would so where would you go for a mother/daughter treatment?

The only problem I see with this is someone that wants to do a mother/daughter thing. I had no desire to do it when my DD did but if they had asked me to do it also I would have to make them happy, especially as we were going to MNSSHP that evening.

Why not leave one location open to adults that are having it done with a child.

Denise in MI

Actually, the spa at Saratoga Springs does offer a My First Facial, My First Manicure and My First Pedicure for guests 4-12. Mommy and Daughter can still have a special experience without using the glitter and glue and BBB.
 
This..
It probably boils down to $$.Mostly every decision like this is..Reality is what is stated above by the PP.Plus, It also takes longer to do an adults hair then a childs too.
I honestly don't think BBB is all that ( I let my daughter do it once).I think that if grown woman wants to look like a princess then maybe Disney should come up with an option for them.I am not saying adults shouldn't feel free to let their inner child out,or shouldn't dress up as a princess but I don't think what the BBB is capable of doing is a good look for an adult woman..

To continue this thought.

Imagine if a fair percentage of customers at a restaurant only got a dessert and coffee during the dinner rush and they took the same amount or even a little longer to eat. Your average check per table would plummet and so would your profits.
 
Most likely not that they were not finding slots for little girls, but that they cannot have adults do the more costly packages.

It's about the almighty buck. They can sell your little princess a $80+ dollar outfit with accessories but mom can only get the cheap hair and make-up package. So they have a much beter increase in sales if they limit it to 3-12 range as they can try and sell them the outfits and accessories.

Denise in MI

I think you are right and this probably has something to do with it. They might also be trying to preserve a certain atmosphere. Just as the atmosphere would be ruined at a fancy quiet adult spa by having little kids getting treatments, the atmosphere is not quite the same at BBB when it has a group of adult women in there.
 
I haven't seen these hordes of tiared and shellacked middle aged women running around after BBB. Nor have I seen many teenagers looking miserable in too much hairspray and glitter.

What I have seen is mothers with their young daughters sharing a special princess day together. Or young teens having fun with their little sisters playing and being greeted and treated as if they were princesses.

It seems that the better response than a hard age cap would be to allow special pair/group packages for those who want to share the experience, if it's a mother and a daughter the daughter must be under 12, same if it's a pair of sisters. If it's more than that then simply the majority must be under 12. Both keeps the atmosphere and allows for those special family moments.
 
.....My Niece was seated next to a couple of very loud adults. It was hard to focus on anything but the obnoxious adults, who were laughing loudly, and proclaiming themselves princesses, etc. I think the little girls should have their own place they can go to become a princess without an adult around to spoil the "magic" for them.....

.....the atmosphere is not quite the same at BBB when it has a group of adult women in there.

The financial aspect is probably Disney's motivation for limiting the BBB age, but I definitely feel that little girls wanting to immerse in the Princess experience shouldn't have to share it with big girls crashing their party.
 
call me crazy, but why would an adult want to go to BBB anyway? Really, its for the kids and an adult is taking a time up that a little girl probably could have gotten....
 
I think you are right and this probably has something to do with it. They might also be trying to preserve a certain atmosphere. Just as the atmosphere would be ruined at a fancy quiet adult spa by having little kids getting treatments, the atmosphere is not quite the same at BBB when it has a group of adult women in there.

Yea them all siting there under the bonnet hair dryers smoking, reading their Cosmo magazines, gossiping and discussing the latest fashions from Paris.

Oh I'm sorry I'm a guy and grew up with 70's sitcoms. :lmao:
 
Actually, the spa at Saratoga Springs does offer a My First Facial, My First Manicure and My First Pedicure for guests 4-12. Mommy and Daughter can still have a special experience without using the glitter and glue and BBB.

But those are not a princess experience suitable for pictures and doesn't BBB start at 3.

Yea I can see why they would want you to do the Mother/daughter day at the spa $490 plus tip

Denise in MI
 
My 3 girls (10,8 & 4) did BBB 2 weeks ago, the oldest wasn't thrilled about it at first but she was happy with the end result, DD#2loved it and princess#3 was in heaven. I think the age limit is a good thing, the adults we saw with the hair extensions looked ridiculous!

FWIW it took a regular hair washing to get the shellac hair gel out, but we also just do 1 day with the hairstyle.
 
Financially it makes sense for Disney. You and your sisters will pay for the make up and hair and maybe a tiara and even some pictures. There is no chance you will be upsold to a dress and shoes. There's a high margin of profit on those dresses.

Disney can spend the 30-45 minutes of styling time on you for $X or they can spend it on a little girl for $X plus the potential for an upsell. If the demand is higher than availability, it is in their best interest monetarily to fill the slots will potential full package clients and let you steer your adult dollars to a different special experience.

Totally get your point about the money thing. My sisters, sometimes, bring their own princess dresses (Halloween costumes), very silly, yes, I know, but, whatever, it's not hurting anyone. I just want to clarify that I myself, would never get anything like this done. I don't like it for children, or children at heart either. I think all it does is make one focus on, beauty on the outside, when it's the beauty on the inside that counts more than anything! :goodvibes
 
This is OUTRAGEOUS! How dare they tell me I can't get bippidi boppidi booed even at 42. Don't they know WDW ISN'T just for kids? It if for the KID IN ALL of us. Don't even get me started on you trying to stand your 3' tall kid in front of my 5"10" husband at a parade or show. He won't be able to enjoy it to the fullest, much less see over your giant child's head...


Just kidding. Really? They had to make this a rule? People are so weird. :confused:

Haha! I agree 100%! It seems very weird to me that an adult would want to do this! And I only have a boy, but I hear it's very hard to get a reservation for this place, so I think it's sad that little girls may have been turned away from their princess makeover so that some adult woman could pretend to be a princess for the day?!?!?


I suspect that many kids couldn't get in because adults took too many of the slots.

Exactly!!!!
 
Why not leave one location open to adults that are having it done with a child.

Denise in MI


Harmony Barbershop. That's what is generally recommended to folks with an under 3 year old, budget restrictions or an inability to get a BBB appointment. That seems like a good solution here too.
 
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