Childfree (by choice) Disney Lovers!

[zima-cheryl]

Another night at the Flying Fish I saw a family with a small child being seated, not long after I heard a scream and then non stop crying. The parents picked up the child and walked right out of the restaurant. Kudos for them! And a sigh of relief for everyone in the restaurant.

My SIL does when ever necessary. I will tell you the kids have learned Mom isn't messing around. Amazing now, she just has to give them a look & they usually settle down.

I have a lot of respect for her, and any parent, willing to do what has to be done, even if it means missing out on your nice dinner to take care fo the kids.

I can tell you I am a very light sleeper- I need a sound machine every night just to sleep. I brought it with me to the BWV and I did not hear a single noise. Whether it was in the hallway OR on the boardwalk and we had a BW view! Actually our room was RIGHT in front of the games and on top of the Big River Brewery! I read about people hearing the late night stragglers from Jellyrolls out on the boardwalk at 2am, nope. Not us. DH and I woke up between 8:30-9:30 every morning with our sound machine running. We were on the 4th fl. (they have 5 floors) and REALLY far from the elevators too.

I have occassionaly bouts of insomnia too & have problems sleeping in new/strange places.
I have to say that of all the WDW resorts, the Dolphin is amazing for sound -- or lack there of. We had a balcony room facing Epcot and the water. With the slider shut you didn't hear any of the boats or music or noise from the Boardwalk. And one morning we walked out and bumped into a family w/2 or 3 kids running down the hall & had no clue they were out there until we opened the door.
It was a bit of a walk to Epcot, but I'd stay again in a heartbeat.

I'm working on my PTR and just finished talking about wanting to stay at BCV during F&W because of the proximity, I don't think I could deal with screaming kids! We stayed at the BWV last year and I liked the scary clown slide, it was fun, but my DP couldn't handle the fudge shop that we passed every day on our way to Epcot! She said we can't stay there any more!

Consider the Swan or Dolphin. About a 20 minute walk for us. Since it isn't a ME resort and isn't quite 100% WDW & you loose a few perks I know, but it is a nice resort and a bit more quiet.

I totally agree with you. I don't have a traditional "day job" my kids have fur and walk on 4 legs! We do have some kids in the neighborhood, I don't "see" them much, I can hear them sometimes, but they aren't completely annoying like so many of the kids at the parks.

I have a traditional day job and I still don't see a lot of kids. Working in a professional building they just aren't around. As long as I skip "bring your kid to work day" things are good.

 

[maddhatir]

I have a traditional day job and I still don't see a lot of kids. Working in a professional building they just aren't around. As long as I skip "bring your kid to work day" things are good.

When I worked in an office, we never interacted with kids, but when I would go out for lunch every day I would see them, especially if I went shopping. A lot of moms were out during lunch time with their kiddos shopping

 

[lakelandgal70]

MADDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!! So good to see you and so bummed we missed each other! We need to try to schedule '12 at the same time. We're doing WL again and I think our next trip will be somewhere different. In the thread I talk about below, folks mentioned some good alternatives and we may take the time to check out places like OKW while there this time. BW and BC were filled when I booked. We just decided to go on 10/17! lol

I have managed to have yet another thread closed by a Mod. I really think this woman has it out for me and/or hates the topic of adults at DisneyWorld. I sent a PM to one of the Webmasters because I really don't think this thread should have been closed. Discussion, lively discussion, should be allowed and nothing I saw here was out of line. It got a little feisty the last two pages only.

If our Mod on this forum reads this, could you please take a look and direct me to whomever I should be asking about this please! Thanks! Makes me really sad and mad. Its obvious there is interest in the topic so why keep shutting it down just because everyone is not on the same side of the opinion fence?

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2579649

Lawdy! I don't see what is wrong with this thread??? I don't post on the other boards cause seems like to some people Disney is only for kids. I just don't get that negative vibe. It is for all people. I don't mind kids too much but when they start misbehaving I don't like it. Today parents don't want to parent. Why then have a kid? UGH!

 

[lakelandgal70]

Why? You would not wish to stand like a Flamingo?? I find it rather refreshing.

One night on the crowded monorail I was sitting down. This little boy about 8 was standing in front of me, facing me and was holding onto the 2 bars with his arms outstretched. He kept lurching at me coming back and forth. ( I am PMSL reading the word lurching, but that is what he was doing!) I finally said- "ew- GET away from me" DH was pissing himself. The kid was right in my face and he kept coming at me. Oh, once again, the parents could have cared less

Yuck. Kids are very germy and I don't want them that close to me either! You are a hoot Mad!

 

[franandaj]

Consider the Swan or Dolphin. About a 20 minute walk for us. Since it isn't a ME resort and isn't quite 100% WDW & you loose a few perks I know, but it is a nice resort and a bit more quiet.

I'd love to stay there, but they don't take DVC points! After all the money we've dropped into DVC, that's where we have to stay! Unless we hit the lottery big!

 

[maddhatir]

Yuck. Kids are very germy and I don't want them that close to me either! You are a hoot Mad!

Ew- well, I ended up getting a 24 hour stomach virus while there. I was tossing my cookies all night and the next day I could not even get out of bed! I missed my damn Fort Wilderness Segway tour and some kayaking that I was looking forward to!

I think of all those germs floating around that place and it just skeeves me!

 

[lakelandgal70]

Ew- well, I ended up getting a 24 hour stomach virus while there. I was tossing my cookies all night and the next day I could not even get out of bed! I missed my damn Fort Wilderness Segway tour and some kayaking that I was looking forward to!

I think of all those germs floating around that place and it just skeeves me!

Aww sorry you got sick! I take Olive leaf extract that helps protect me from germs. Knock on wood. lol. Haven't had a normal cold or flu in some time. We are heading to WL November 7th. I will look into that Segway tour. DH would probably like that.

Did anyone read the thread about the mom that changed her kids diaper on the floor in some line? I hope we don't see weird stuff like that lol

 

[mskayjay]

I always said that you should have to apply to have children, I mean you have to have a license to drive, to hunt....why can just anyone raise children?

As someone who has worked in Social Services in various capacities for years, I have never understood why people are forced to go through so much to be foster parents or adopt but yet you can multiply like bunnies with any number of partners and no one questions your right to do so. Unreal.......

And to be clear I am not saying that fosters and adoptives shouldn't be screened aggressively. I'm simply saying the inequity in the two situations is just ridiculous!

 

[maddhatir]

Aww sorry you got sick! I take Olive leaf extract that helps protect me from germs. Knock on wood. lol. Haven't had a normal cold or flu in some time. We are heading to WL November 7th. I will look into that Segway tour. DH would probably like that.

Did anyone read the thread about the mom that changed her kids diaper on the floor in some line? I hope we don't see weird stuff like that lol

OMG! I just read that. It was TSM FP line! I was PMSL when the next poster said people get mad when someone wants to stop and take a pic of Mr Potato Head People are nuts! It is just a ride for crying out loud. Believe it or not I missed it on my last 2 trips and I am STILL alive to talk about it!

 

[mskayjay]

You guys are all so funny and ridiculously real! lol Madd I am PMSL at you telling that kid to get back and I can't believe you actually flamingoed. You should have pretended you were going to hurl and watched how fast Mom or Grammy grabbed little Jackson away!!!!! and from the sounds of it, you wouldn't have had to fake too hard! So sorry you got sick honey. That is really the worst at Disney.

Much as I don't want to, I really think Rich and I will move on to another place if we have issues again at WL. We really love it there but obviously what we love it for is what others love it for and that means kids!!!! lol I just love being on the wter, being near MK, Cali Grille, etc. I loved AKL but it is so far out of the way from everything! BC and BW are gorgeous but I think a bit more than DH would spend. I haven't stayed at Poly since Moses was in knee pants so that is a potential. I'd really love to get in to OKW but its always booked! grr...... Maybe they'll upgrade us to the Villas at WL!!!! lol

anyways, a so-so day at Disney is still better than a day anywhere else and we need this vaca so badly right now so we'll make the best of it and pray for the "wonderful children gods" to shine on us!

 

[mskayjay]

Did anyone read the thread about the mom that changed her kids diaper on the floor in some line? I hope we don't see weird stuff like that lol

Oh no way......are you serious???????? Where is it? Gotta read that one!

OMG I found it!!!!! LMAO!!!!! That is sooooo bad and the part about the kid peeing in a baggy????? seriously?????????

 

[franandaj]

I don't know how far stories travel, but on the news in So Cal, there was guy who was arrested for public drunkeness in Pasadena, somewhere in the same time frame, his estranged wife reported their son missing. Some good samaritan saw the story on the news and made it his crusade to find the kid. Turns out the guy parked the car in a public garage, forgot he even had a kid, and went out for more drinks.

The kid was found in his car seat, parked in a car for 25 hours before the good samaritan found him. He had pissed himself and was probably starving. The kid is in protective services pending investigation of both parents. Totally makes you wonder.

 

[franandaj]

Did anyone read the thread about the mom that changed her kids diaper on the floor in some line? I hope we don't see weird stuff like that lol

I didn't see that, but I remember reading something else about someone changing a diaper in a place that was totally inappropriate and they didn't see a problem with it. The mom thought that because they did it quickly it didn't matter that it was right in public! I mean I'm OK with discretionary breast feeding and I've seen a lot of moms do it without calling attention to themselves, but I'm sorry changing a diaper is gross! I can't even deal with our cats stuff. That's DP's job, if they leave a "present" on the ground I cover it up and she takes care of it. She does all the litter boxes, I DON'T want to see parents changing diapers in the parks!

 

[zima-cheryl]

I missed my damn Fort Wilderness Segway tour and some kayaking that I was looking forward to!

Oh No! I'm sooo sorry you missed those.

I will look into that Segway tour. DH would probably like that.

They also offer one @ Epcot. We did that last year & it was an absolute blast! I would highly recommend it.

As someone who has worked in Social Services in various capacities for years, I have never understood why people are forced to go through so much to be foster parents or adopt but yet you can multiply like bunnies with any number of partners and no one questions your right to do so. Unreal.......

And to be clear I am not saying that fosters and adoptives shouldn't be screened aggressively. I'm simply saying the inequity in the two situations is just ridiculous!

Amen to that!

anyways, a so-so day at Disney is still better than a day anywhere else

So True. So True.

Did anyone read the thread about the mom that changed her kids diaper on the floor in some line? I hope we don't see weird stuff like that lol

That is sooooo bad and the part about the kid peeing in a baggy????? seriously?????????

I didn't see that, but I remember reading something else about someone changing a diaper in a place that was totally inappropriate and they didn't see a problem with it. The mom thought that because they did it quickly it didn't matter that it was right in public!

We've seen lots of things like that... The worst was at 'Ohana. Waiting for our ADR some lady puts her kid down on a couch & proceeds to change the diaper right there in the waiting area for the restaurant. Mind you there was a bathroom 20 feet down the hall w/a changing table. I feel bad for whomever sat on the couch later.

Oh, and then there was the kid peeing in a bottle (like an empty juice bottle or something) in Fantasyland. Again -- bathroom right around the corner. But hey - don't want to loose that spot in line do ya?

That is why you touch nothing!! Who knows what germs & ick are on the hand rails & such? And I'm washing my own hands all the time. It doesn't help that I'm a total germ-a-phobe, I realize that, but still....

 

[lakelandgal70]

I can honestly say on the numerous trips to Disney I have never seen anyone pee or poop out in the open. And I really hope it stays that way lol.

 

[lakelandgal70]

You guys are all so funny and ridiculously real! lol Madd I am PMSL at you telling that kid to get back and I can't believe you actually flamingoed. You should have pretended you were going to hurl and watched how fast Mom or Grammy grabbed little Jackson away!!!!! and from the sounds of it, you wouldn't have had to fake too hard! So sorry you got sick honey. That is really the worst at Disney.

Much as I don't want to, I really think Rich and I will move on to another place if we have issues again at WL. We really love it there but obviously what we love it for is what others love it for and that means kids!!!! lol I just love being on the wter, being near MK, Cali Grille, etc. I loved AKL but it is so far out of the way from everything! BC and BW are gorgeous but I think a bit more than DH would spend. I haven't stayed at Poly since Moses was in knee pants so that is a potential. I'd really love to get in to OKW but its always booked! grr...... Maybe they'll upgrade us to the Villas at WL!!!! lol

anyways, a so-so day at Disney is still better than a day anywhere else and we need this vaca so badly right now so we'll make the best of it and pray for the "wonderful children gods" to shine on us!

Wait what did I miss? What happened at WL that is worrying you?? We are going in couple weeks and hope it isn't too bad. Couple years ago we stayed in villas at BC. It was wonderful. Only place that was really bad was the lobby. The noise level was deafening at times. We loved the pool even though there were tons of kids. Everyone was well behaved.

 

[maddhatir]

I didn't see that, but I remember reading something else about someone changing a diaper in a place that was totally inappropriate and they didn't see a problem with it. The mom thought that because they did it quickly it didn't matter that it was right in public! I mean I'm OK with discretionary breast feeding and I've seen a lot of moms do it without calling attention to themselves, but I'm sorry changing a diaper is gross! I can't even deal with our cats stuff. That's DP's job, if they leave a "present" on the ground I cover it up and she takes care of it. She does all the litter boxes, I DON'T want to see parents changing diapers in the parks!

I am on a whole different page with this. I would be pissed that she was holding up the line and I could not get my FP!!!

 

[maddhatir]

I can honestly say on the numerous trips to Disney I have never seen anyone pee or poop out in the open. And I really hope it stays that way lol.

AAAAAAmen to that!

I did see the guy who is the voice of Push the Trashcan though. Not the same subject but, it was something I saw that I usually do not. LMAO!

 

[lakelandgal70]

AAAAAAmen to that!

I did see the guy who is the voice of Push the Trashcan though. Not the same subject but, it was something I saw that I usually do not. LMAO!

Ok this may seem like an odd question but was he hot?

 

[maddhatir]

Ok this may seem like an odd question but was he hot?

Hmmm- yes, very odd question, but look who you are talking to. I can relate. I can't remember. I took a pic. I will have to post it later.

He was younger so the possibility is there that he could have been hot!

Can I ask why?