Disney is first and foremost about kids...

[GreenCntryGirl]

This sentiment annoys me.

 

[mesaboy2]

This sentiment annoys me.

Add "of any age" at the end and it doesn't annoy me.

 

[GreenCntryGirl]

Add "of any age" at the end and it doesn't annoy me.

Agreed.

 

[I Love Pluto]

I'm a 66-year-old KID!

 

[donaldlovesdaisy]

I sometimes wish kids weren't allowed so I had an excuse not to bring mine with me .

 

[Jacquie668]

I always thought Disneyland and Disney World were about kids of all ages.

Kids get to experience the magic and then bring their kids and/or their adult selves back to experience a "kid like" magic.

 

[GreenCntryGirl]

I'm a 66-year-old KID!

 

[GreenCntryGirl]

I sometimes wish kids weren't allowed so I had an excuse not to bring mine with me .

That's funny.

 

[GreenCntryGirl]

I always thought Disneyland and Disney World were about kids of all ages.

Kids get to experience the magic and then bring their kids and/or their adult selves back to experience a "kid like" magic.

That's what I'm doing with my granddaughter. Her teacher told her that the princesses weren't real and I wasn't real happy. I mean, she "knows" they aren't but we were still having fun with it.

 

[Notso]

Kids of all ages for sure. That said, I don't get people who are easily annoyed by kids heading to Disney. Hubs and I honeymooned there, and have done DL without kiddos, too so I totally see the appeal for a childless visit. However, I've had coworkers grouse about all the kids they encountered on their trip. Not sure what they expected...

 

[katy621]

I hate when people say, "Christmas is for kids". Like Disneyland & WDW, it's for kids at heart, no matter what age.

 

[nym4588]

I sometimes wish kids weren't allowed so I had an excuse not to bring mine with me .

 

[doggydoc]

Well I do wish there was more of this attitude at Epcot WS on Sat. nights. The drunks really disconcerted my DD last trip, we ended up leaving and didn't get to see Illuminations that trip. And no it wasn't F&W, it was mid Sept so close but not there yet. I just feel like there are plenty of places to be a drunken idiot, why choose WDW.

 

[GenevieveRaqs]

This sentiment annoys me.

Does it annoy you simply that others feel this way or is it more because people may appear to be judging you for enjoying Disney as an adult/without the kids/etc.?

I don't mind that other people don't enjoy Disney as adults. (Hey, more room for the rest of us!) And when we took DS4 to WDW for the first time, we did make it all about him...we knew we would enjoy everything he wanted to do, and there was no sense in pushing him to total exhaustion/crank-pants time just for the sake of doing MORE things that we had already done on previous kid-free trips. It was totally magical, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. However, I have been to Disney more time as an adult than I ever went as a kid, so I'm definitely in the "Disney is fun for all ages" camp! And it *is* annoying if someone makes snide comments to you about something you enjoy just because they don't share your feelings, so I can understand that.

 

[ttintagel]

Yeah, me, too. Everything I've read about the founding of Disneyland indicates that the intent was to appeal to all ages.

 

[Jacquie668]

Does it annoy you simply that others feel this way or is it more because people may appear to be judging you for enjoying Disney as an adult/without the kids/etc.?

I don't mind that other people don't enjoy Disney as adults. (Hey, more room for the rest of us!) And when we took DS4 to WDW for the first time, we did make it all about him...we knew we would enjoy everything he wanted to do, and there was no sense in pushing him to total exhaustion/crank-pants time just for the sake of doing MORE things that we had already done on previous kid-free trips. It was totally magical, and I wouldn't have wanted it any other way. However, I have been to Disney more time as an adult than I ever went as a kid, so I'm definitely in the "Disney is fun for all ages" camp! And it *is* annoying if someone makes snide comments to you about something you enjoy just because they don't share your feelings, so I can understand that.

I've had a few people in my life, when I said I wanted to go back to WDW or talk about Disney in any way they were like "Why? You don't have kids."

I try to remember that these same people do not enjoy frolicking or holidays or general silliness and fun; thank goodness I'm a nutball then.

 

[kris4360]

I know more retired couples who go to Disney every year than I do families.

 

[larryz]

I sometimes wish kids weren't allowed so I had an excuse not to bring mine with me .

I think it would be neat if they had "adults only" days -- you know, like the swimming pools...

 

[mousermerf]

Well, I don't see any reference to kids, families, or kids at heart in any sense in this..

And the reason people dislike the "for kids" sentiment is because it's used to justify things like the dumbing down of Spaceship Earth's narration from a college level, to high school, to now something around the 3rd or 4th grade.

 

[My sister's princess]

Count me into the group who hates when people talk about how it's all about/for the kids. Especially when it is as an excuse (not apology) for their children's misbehavior.