Disney Park and Children...

[magicalmcwho]

Hi,

We bought some 8 mile range Motorola Walkie Talkies at Walmart about $40 for a pair. You get other people talking on the channels but we used them only once during our stay when I rode the tower of terror and my wife and daughter went to playhouse disney. They worked fine you just have to ask for the person and listen for there voice. Cheaper than losing a cell phone.

I really enjoyed the Beauty and Beast and Little Mermaid shows.

Jim.

 

[The Sorrentino's]

OK, Now I'm psyched! I get to ride on the ToT and Rockin' Roller Coaster. I didn't know about the baby swap. My kids are not babies, but I hope it works out for me. I won't die if I don't get to do it, but it's nice to know that I might have the op to.

Cadence

 

[beattyfamily]

OK, Now I'm psyched! I get to ride on the ToT and Rockin' Roller Coaster. I didn't know about the baby swap. My kids are not babies, but I hope it works out for me. I won't die if I don't get to do it, but it's nice to know that I might have the op to.

Cadence

Yes, it's also called "Parent Swap" as well! You WILL get to ride them! Just tell the CM assigned to the entrance of each ride what you want to do and they'll tell you what to do!

Have fun planning!!!!

 

[AJKMOM]

It's too bad the men in your family have already eliminated certain attractions, because they are all part of the Disney "experience". You should try to talk them into seeing things like the Little Mermaid show. It's very well done, and lots of men and boys watch it.

Your son is only 10, so maybe you can talk Mark, Sr. into "taking one for the team" and go to everything at least once. It would be a shame for a 10 year old to miss something because his dad is too embarrassed to be seen there.

If he hates it, then he doesn't have to go again.

 

[KristiKelly]

It's too bad the men in your family have already eliminated certain attractions, because they are all part of the Disney "experience". You should try to talk them into seeing things like the Little Mermaid show. It's very well done, and lots of men and boys watch it.

Your son is only 10, so maybe you can talk Mark, Sr. into "taking one for the team" and go to everything at least once. It would be a shame for a 10 year old to miss something because his dad is too embarrassed to be seen there.

If he hates it, then he doesn't have to go again.

I agree, DH has seen just about every show that I've taken DD to. We watched the Beauty & the Beast show our last trip & he actually enjoyed it & DS7 didn't mind it either. The shows are very well done. One of our favorites is the Muppet Show @ MGM. Many of them are 3-D and all the kids seem to like them. There is one @ MK, can't think of the name of it though, it's only been there a year or so - I'm sure someone can tell me the name of it. It's really good. Anyway, the Beauty & the Beast and The Little Mermaid are very cute and you will see many, many men going into these.

DH & DS have also done both Princess Breakfasts (Cinderella's Royal Table 2003 & Princess Storybook Breakfast 2004). DH enjoyed both just watching DD's eyes light up when she saw Belle.



Don't let him miss out on seeing WDW for the 1st time through his little girls eyes, he will not forget or regret it.

 

[polkadotladybug]

Your kids are all "old enough" to ride TofT - if they wanted - You only have to be 40 inches tall - I've put a link to a height calculator at the end of my post -

We went in summer of 2003 and my newly-aged 6 year old daughter wanted to ride it - we got in line (somewhere back behind the "45 minute wait from this point on" sign) and proceeded to wait - my kind hubby took my 3 year old daughter to see a different attraction, then we met up after the ride - well after we had waited for about 35-40 minutes and we were queuing up in the boiler room (last place before you get on the ride) - she started getting a bit nervous - you know..."I don't think I want to ride this, etc" - well I hadn't waited for that long to find the quickie exit - so I persuaded her that she would really like it (it isn't "scary" like a haunted mansion - it's more the fast drop in the dark sort of thing) - and that we "didn't have to ride it again" if she didn't like it - LOL (no, I wasn't going to immediately go back in line again if she really liked it, but we were there for a week and we could have fit it in again at some point) - my powers of persuasion won over - and after the ride, she thought it was the coolest thing ever - she said she loved it and then said she didn't want to ride it again - LOL - but I did let her get a Tower of Terror pin that she wore around all week like an award -

On another related topic, she rode Space Mountain too - I convinced her that it was "like Goofy's Barnstormer except in the dark" (okay - I might win the bad mom award for this) , we all stood in line and planned to do the "child swap" with my 3 year old (and the 6 year old if she bailed at the last minute) - we told the CM - I got in first, with my daughter behind me - I held her hand on my shoulder till we started going - it was so fast and with all the screaming, it was over before we knew it! When we got out, my hubby got in and my daughter turned around and got back in with him! So she rode it twice! My husband said she reached for him before the ride and said "Daddy - it's gonna be okay - don't be scared" LOL

So all that to say - don't underestimate your girls! They may be daredevils at heart!

Here is a link to a height calculator so you can see what rides your kids can go on -

http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/height.htm

 

[The Sorrentino's]

My son is acutally the one who refuses to watch anything "girlie" or do "girlie" things. My husband will watch it all because (as he puts it) "Cindy, Belle, Jazz and Rora are hot!" We'll do basically what the kids want to do when we get there. My girls wouldn't get on a small roller coaster at Great Adventures last summer at all. I never really tried to push them either. My 8 year old may be brave this time around tought because she's taller now and she tends to play with her brother more than her sisters. We'll see!

Cadence

 

[liveforthemagic]

You guys are going to have so much fun! We have only been once before, and only to MK, but we did split up a little. DS and DH did all the "boy" stuff and me and DD meandered down main street--watched the street dancers and then Cinderella's Surprise Celebration, rode the Carousel like 5x. We did use radios and had some trouble with other people being on our frequency. I have seen other threads where people complain about folks talking on cell phones during rides--so I would suggest you use vibrate....that's what we are gonna do this time.

My DH is the same way. He wants DD to ask Belle for her phone number--he thinks she's a "honey".

Our first time I really felt like I missed out on alot of the magic available to us. There are tons of things you can plan to get your kids one on one time with their favorite characters. Check out any of those books mentioned in earlier replies. They can eat with the traditional characters or the princesses--and everybody there will have an autograph book which I didn't realize until it was too late. My 10 year old wanted to eat at the Sci Fi Dine In Theater at MGM so we have ressies for that.....I think there is also a thread about the Guest of Honor Badges--we didn't do that last time but will do that also.

Have fun!

 

[Idahomom]

My son 13, hates the "girlie" stuff to. He was so annoyed that he had to come w/ us to Beauty & the Beast at MGM, although he did perk up when all the "hot" dancers were on the stage! He & dh couldn't wait to find Jasmine to get a pic w/her. Of course when they did find her they were like, well a couple of 13yr olds!
That's great you won't push your girls to do anything they don't want to. I couldn't believe some of the parents I saw making their kids go on certain rides. Of course then everybody is upset and what fun is that!

 

[The Sorrentino's]

This is what I did. I threw in DQ for the guys into our off day and the girls will take a tour and shop DTD. If the guys are not out by dinner time then the girls and I will have dinner at Beaches and Cream.

As for CRT, the guys can do Frontier and Tomorrowlands while we eat on MK day.

This sounds like a plan right?

 

[3xthecharm]

Hi! My daughter is also small. The only warning I will give is Space Mt.. During the ride you are kind of thrown around a bit. It is very dark. You cannot sit two people next to each other. Because my daughter is built very narrow, we will skip this ride. The restraints don't hold her in place very well.

Have a great time.

 

[The Sorrentino's]

We're going to go ahead with the child swap thing for the big attractions. My two youngest get too nervous and if push them to go on something they don't want to then their whole day is ruined. Thank Mickey for the child swap!

Cadence

 

[The Sorrentino's]

I read somewhere that the Pirate Cruise is from ages 5-8 and my son is 10, but his sisters fit in that age group. My question is will my son enjoy it. My son is a regular 10 year old, but he wants to be considered a "big boy" and doesn't need mom's help to do much. Is there something else like this cruise that he can do that fits his age?

Cadence

 

[Dunkeroo]

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