Blue Bayou and Kids

[DisneySuiteFreak]

Thanks Bumbershoot!

 

[DevilDuckie]

It's a fancier restaurant and most people would prefer it if children would be taken elsewhere since it's also the best place for an intimate meal that could potentially be soured by a five year old clanking spoons while singing It's a Small World and crying babies.

If your children are well behaved, I repeat well behaved, then you'll enjoy it very much. If your child is say... rambunctious, you're better off at Pizza Port or one of the quick service restaurants. Your darlings can make a mess without ticking anybody off.

Ditto. We actually don't eat at BB anymore because the service and food quality have gotten so poor, but taking loud and out of control children there would be a really unfair thing to do to everyone else trying to enjoy their meal. "Child-Friendly" does not mean "Every Child-Friendly" and even in Disneyland people need to have some awareness of the impact their children are having on others.

 

[MommyWithDreams]

Ditto. We actually don't eat at BB anymore because the service and food quality have gotten so poor, but taking loud and out of control children there would be a really unfair thing to do to everyone else trying to enjoy their meal. "Child-Friendly" does not mean "Every Child-Friendly" and even in Disneyland people need to have some awareness of the impact their children are having on others.

I guess I didn't realize that kids could be so frowned upon in certain places in Disneyland. If my son was having a huge melt-down, no I probably wouldn't take him to BB that day. Maybe frowned upon isn't the right word but it is Disneyland and if you're not wanting to be "impacted" by kids maybe being in the parks isn't such a good idea.

 

[lillybug]

I guess I didn't realize that kids could be so frowned upon in certain places in Disneyland. If my son was having a huge melt-down, no I probably wouldn't take him to BB that day. Maybe frowned upon isn't the right word but it is Disneyland and if you're not wanting to be "impacted" by kids maybe being in the parks isn't such a good idea.

ITA!

 

[MommyWithDreams]

ITA!

I hope my post doesn't seem harsh, it's not my intentions at all. Meltdowns happen, and they happen at DL just like at home. I guess I got lucky on our trip since we take breaks from the park, nap etc etc that we never had to deal with a meltdown. BB is definitely more upscale and I can see how a kid having a meltdown could cause a "not so relaxing bayou" experience. I guess I can see both sides of it........it can impact the other guests, but as a single mom it impacts the parent too.......even moreso when you're getting the stink eye from others because your child is having a moment.

 

[AmericanItGirl]

I guess I didn't realize that kids could be so frowned upon in certain places in Disneyland. If my son was having a huge melt-down, no I probably wouldn't take him to BB that day. Maybe frowned upon isn't the right word but it is Disneyland and if you're not wanting to be "impacted" by kids maybe being in the parks isn't such a good idea.

IMO, if you don't want to see a child in sight, it's just as easy as leaving the park and walking a few feet down to the Jazz Kitchen (you don't even have to cross the street or a parking lot and it costs nothing to return to DL in the same day). Similar theme, more options, fewer kids, more intimate, less crowded...need I go on? The BB is for getting to see the boats go by and the themed desserts both of which are kid-appealing (or kid at heart-appealing ) draws, imo. When I go, I don't expect for there kids to be trying to start a restaurant-wide food fight, but I do expect for there to be at least some kids around and if they start chattering excitedly over how awesome it is, I'm not going to frown at them and comment loudly about how children should be seen but not heard. If they do sing "It's A Small World" more than 10 times in a row, I may be tempted to give them a dollar to get them to sing something else.

 

[DevilDuckie]

I guess I didn't realize that kids could be so frowned upon in certain places in Disneyland. If my son was having a huge melt-down, no I probably wouldn't take him to BB that day. Maybe frowned upon isn't the right word but it is Disneyland and if you're not wanting to be "impacted" by kids maybe being in the parks isn't such a good idea.

I love being surrounded by kids but not if they are in a restaurant or attractions they don't have the skills for. One doesn't take an infant to a movie, for example, because even if it is a kid movie, the infant does not have the skills to avoid spoiling it for other people. Similarly, children who don't know how to behave in a nice-ish restaurant don't belong in the BB because they don't have that skill set.

Nobody is "frowning upon" kids in general- not even on kids at the BB. I'd just like fewer ill-mannered screamers crawling under the tables, throwing bread and running into the waitress if I'm spending $40 a head for dinner (yes, that happened and it was all one family), even in Disneyland. To be fair, I don't want ill mannered adults around either, but them you can at least tell to shut up without anyone having hysterics.

 

[DevilDuckie]

I guess I can see both sides of it........it can impact the other guests, but as a single mom it impacts the parent too.......even moreso when you're getting the stink eye from others because your child is having a moment.

Having been a single mom, I do sympathize. It's just that the night one person's kid is pitching a fit is probably also the night someone else has finally managed to get a sitter and is having their first break for adult conversation in months. I've done my share of standing outside with the baby while he finishes his fit and it sucks, but sometimes it's the only fair thing to do. Someone has to lose out and I've always felt like if my kid is the reason, I probably ought to be the one to take one for the team.

 

[MommyWithDreams]

To be fair, I don't want ill mannered adults around either, but them you can at least tell to shut up without anyone having hysterics.

LOL funny ....sometimes the adults are worse the kids in some places, you got that right

 

[MommyWithDreams]

Having been a single mom, I do sympathize. It's just that the night one person's kid is pitching a fit is probably also the night someone else has finally managed to get a sitter and is having their first break for adult conversation in months. I've done my share of standing outside with the baby while he finishes his fit and it sucks, but sometimes it's the only fair thing to do. Someone has to lose out and I've always felt like if my kid is the reason, I probably ought to be the one to take one for the team.

Sounds like we've been in the same shoes......we went through a really rough period where food to go was the only way to go. I'm with you on that one....if my kid is the one acting up I'm not about to ruin it for everyone else around me. My kid my responsibilty....waiter....check please

 

[ballarinamom]

I think we all know to expect children at Disneyland. But I believe most of us here at DIS are here to get all the info we can to plan a more relaxing trip for our families. By going this extra mile, we will know what to expect and we can plan accordingly for our family's needs. Some people however, just show up and expect everyone else to suffer their family's frustrations- both grownup and child.
My dd has been to BB several times and she has always behaved herself. But we have seen the extreme. I can understand melt downs because we have had them. But bad behavior is another story- especially when parents blow it off and ignore them.
I think the best example of a DISer planning is that the OP asked the question in the first place!