Disneyed out?

[kimberh]

If you want a good laugh and some different perspective, read this ad, don't miss the 101 questions and responses at the end.

This is so funny, I laughed until I had tears. Thanks!

 

[Christy LOVES Disney]

If you want a good laugh and some different perspective, read this ad, don't miss the 101 questions and responses at the end.

That was HILARIOUS!!!!!!!! I ended up reading it out loud to my family cause they wanted to know what I kept laughing at.

 

[RLRDA]

If you want a good laugh and some different perspective, read this ad, don't miss the 101 questions and responses at the end.

That is hysterical !! But unless she had 2 kids then decided to have a 3rd and then was surprised when they turned out to be quadruplets, wouldn't you know that having 6, SIX! children is quite a bit of work (to put it mildly!) I have 3 children and they're wonderful but at times very trying. She obviously has a sense of humor about it, which must help immensely!

 

[Olaf]

Been home a few weeks now. But some distance between us, WDW, the crowds and the heat. We're definitely banking the points we'll receive in Oct. I think we just need to give it a rest.

I did book (for cash) a cruise for next fall while on the cruise. I don't know whether or not we'll actually go, but at least I locked in a price. We've never cruised with another line. Maybe we should try something else. Got some time to think.

 

[TLSnell1981]

"HUGE thing that drove me nuts was "foreigners" cutting in line"

This always drives me nutsssssssssssssss.

I can ignore alot. Sometimes a long stare, followed by rolling eyes and the shaking of the head sends the message to obnoxious ones. One thing I CANNOT tolerate is cutting in line. Now, I understand a parent waiting in line and a child just MUST go to the restroom NOW. Being just plain rude and inconsiderate is another thing. That is when I pull up to all of my 5'2", 115 lbs., puff out my chest, point my finger and firmly remind them "THAT THE LINE STARTS HERE" I have NEVER had anyone cross that line. It's amazing how empowered the people being skipped become when just one person speaks up!

On the bright side, I have been to WDW more than 25 times. I hope I'm NEVER disneyed out. It's the "happiest place on earth"!

 

[UConnJack]

Even worse than parents not controlling their children is parents over re-acting to slight indiscretions. I have seen parents make a bigger scene disciplining their children than the original offense warranted.

I would never berate my children. A stern tone in their ear only loud enough for them to hear has always been enough. Of course even the best behaved children can get excited in a place as magical as WDW. A quick apology from the parent and the child has always worked for me.

I would rather parents discipline slight indiscretions than ignore them and allow the behavior to become out of control. I certainly don't condone abusive discipline, but kids often don't react to just a "stern tone". On a recent trip, my DD4 kept trying to stand on the bottom rail of the queue divider while in line. Not seriously disruptive behavior and honesty not something other people noticed or were bothered by. This "slight indiscretion" was still unacceptable behavior, and she knows it, so after one stern look followed by a face to face warning, she tried a third time which prompted a very audible scolding with more than just a "stern" tone which included questions as to why she was not listening and what she didn't understand, comparisons to other kids who were behaving, and threats to leave. She was obviously embarrassed and a little scared and did begin to cry. Several other parents were looking at me as if I were over-reacting and just being mean to my daughter as I am sure they either didn't notice what she had been doing or didn't think it was a big deal. After a minute of crying, I bent down and asked her if she knew why I was angry and why what she was doing was not acceptable. She nodded, I gave her a hug and a kiss, and I held her the rest of the way in line.

Count me as one of the camp who thinks "time-out" and "reasoning with your child" type discipline, while having a place, is not the only nor most effective disciplinary tool. In fact, I firmly believe children need to have a certain amount of fear in their parents.

 

[jdsmom98]

I agree with staying on top of your children's behavior...

If for some reason the parent is busy or the child is "smart/sneaky" enough to act up when a parent isn't looking, please feel free to politely remind the child of their manners even if they're not yours! I know if mine did something behind my back and a stranger "caught' them they would be mortified. I would do the same for others in a repectful manner.

I also had the bad mom label (from my boys)when they saw everybody at Disney and the mall with heelys and theirs were sitting home! I just told them to be happy they even got any and pointed out each time another child fell or crashed into somebody.

It only takes having to leave a place and sit in the car or hotel once to get the message through that your threats are not idol. Follow through parents!

We used to think we let them get away with too much at home, but now when we go places they are well mannered and behaved (or maybe others are just sooo bad they make mine look like angels)!!!. (I'm lucky they save it for home)

 

[wintergreen]

In fact, I firmly believe children need to have a certain amount of fear in their parents.

Wow. I've sat here for about five minutes just thinking about this. I usually don't think that the Disboards should necessarily be anyone's source for appropriate parenting tactics, and I normally find threads like this more amusing than anything else. This statement, however, struck me very hard. Discipline is important to a child's development. Fear is something that I would never want to instill in either of my children.

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

I know behavior in general is going downhill because my little ones can be nuts, but people always tell us how well behaved they are. I always think "seriously?"

And I don't know if fear was the right word, UConnJack. It seems like you meant that a child needs to at least worry about what his parents would say. Kind of like a Jiminy Cricket on their shoulder saying "Your Dad is going to kill ya!"

My father never laid a hand on me. EVER. Not even a swat on the butt. I still remember when I was given detention in 11th grade. I was 16 years old, blubbering like a baby in the principal's office, saying "My father is going to kill me!!!"

A girl in DD15's grade punched my DS13 in the face on the bus. I went out the next morning, spoke to the bus driver, and mentioned I WOULD be calling her parents. DD15 told me that the girl said to her, "Tell your Mom I said to go ahead and call and to F off. My mom won't believe that b*** anyway"

I would have been crapping my pants if I knew someone was calling my parents.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Getting this thread back on topic...lol....

Well, I am not Disneyed out in any way, shape, or form. But DH says he doesn't want to go back until 2009 some time! We were there last in August 07....so he is talking about 18 months - 2+ years between trips.

Um, hello???

So now I have to figure something out....either do a solo trip, take all 3 kids by myself (ages 5, 6, and 8--it would be A LOT of work), or start some sort of tradition where I do one-on-one trips with each kid.

Then again, DH has been known to say this in the past....and only 3 months later say, "I need some Pixie Dust!"

So I am just hoping that he will come around!

 

[TLSnell1981]

Getting this thread back on topic...lol....

Well, I am not Disneyed out in any way, shape, or form. But DH says he doesn't want to go back until 2009 some time! We were there last in August 07....so he is talking about 18 months - 2+ years between trips.

Um, hello???

So now I have to figure something out....either do a solo trip, take all 3 kids by myself (ages 5, 6, and 8--it would be A LOT of work), or start some sort of tradition where I do one-on-one trips with each kid.

Then again, DH has been known to say this in the past....and only 3 months later say, "I need some Pixie Dust!"




So I am just hoping that he will come around!

I've NEVER had DH say he was "disneyed out"....well maybe ONCE. He went anyway. As we drew closer to the main gate...his step quickened, his heart started pounding. the smile on his face broadened, ...then......he tried to find out if there were any new pin releases that day..... Needless to say, he was back onboard very quickly

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

My DH is more of a junkie than I am!!! Works in my favor sometimes.

We were there in October and when we first arrived, he was just being a crab. I told him "Stop with the crabbing or I WILL book us flights out of here TONIGHT!"

Worked like a charm. He stopped.

I was looking at the exchanges into Europe (he was near the Black Forest when he was in the Army and wants to take me someday). We were talking about Austria. After a couple minutes he said, "Well, I'd like to go, but you have to make sure it doesn't take all of our points. We need to go to Disney that year too!"

I want to go to DL one of these decades (I have been once as a teen). He was not so gungho about that (WDW is better...4 parks...blah blah). When I told him that they do up Small World for Christmas and they make over HM with Nightmare Before Christmas, he was sold.

 

[RLRDA]

I would think that the people who visit WDW multiple times per year get "Disneyed-out" to a greater degree. Since we have to fly (maybe prefer is a better word, we could drive) the cost of going more that once a year is high for us as a family of five. Going once during the year seems to keep us all happy. I don't really think I'd enjoy it as much if we were there every few months. We like to plan and anticipate. We have a trip planned for May and hopefully will take one with friends in January 2009. That's enough to look forward to!

 

[pearlieq]

For what it's worth, I totally understand being "Disneyed out". The good news is it usually gets better with time.

I know by the 3rd or 4th trip in a year, all I can notice are the bratty kids, jerky adults, inconvenient layouts, stupid "crowd management" systems, unvaccumed corners, and overpriced restaurant entrees.

That's my cue to give it a rest for a year or so. The magic always comes back, and suddenly I don't mind having to walk 1/2 a mile out of the way of any logical path of travel to exit the monorail at EPCOT. In fact, I'm too busy looking at the flowers to notice.

 

[AnimalPrincess]

I just wanted to share a story about the Brazilian tourists. DH and I were cast members until recently (we moved to WA) and on one of our last visits to MK we went off on a whole group of them. We were in that big waiting area for Philharmagic and there were a few groups of them cheering and singing loudly which we "loudly" commented on but then when the doors open they pushed their way in so hard I couldn't believe it (kids were being trampled) so DH and I put our arms out and stopped them and told them to wait their turn (not that nicely however). They continued to be rude throughout the show, like not moving all they way over (DH's pet peave). Now I know that they couldn't understand most of what we were saying but they still should know not to behave like that. At the end we found their guide outside and complained to them. DH is never one to "make friends" which embaresses me some times but this time I felt that is was totally valid.

 

[OneMoreTry]

Sounds like a people problem not a disney problem.

I suggest you avoid rides and maybe parks. Best solution is to go to OKW. And if you must do a park go to Epcot and do world showcase


I would have told the child to stop. In a nice way. I may have told the mom that the kid wouldnt behave that way at wdw either if she didnt permit it. evidently she wasnt parented well either so lets help her out. It would depend on the situation -- if I were angry I wouldn't have said it to avoid mis-speaking.

On the other hand, I have my hands full sometimes with my DD8 with her PDD so I may not have noticed the other kid. I'm getting better at ignoring people.

 

[OneMoreTry]

I just wanted to share a story about the Brazilian tourists. DH and I were cast members until recently (we moved to WA) and on one of our last visits to MK we went off on a whole group of them. We were in that big waiting area for Philharmagic and there were a few groups of them cheering and singing loudly which we "loudly" commented on but then when the doors open they pushed their way in so hard I couldn't believe it (kids were being trampled) so DH and I put our arms out and stopped them and told them to wait their turn (not that nicely however). They continued to be rude throughout the show, like not moving all they way over (DH's pet peave). Now I know that they couldn't understand most of what we were saying but they still should know not to behave like that. At the end we found their guide outside and complained to them. DH is never one to "make friends" which embaresses me some times but this time I felt that is was totally valid.

LIke the truckers on the interstate when lanes merge and people try to move ahead of the merging traffic. Good for you.

 

[jimmytammy]

At times we get Disneyed out. I think you can get to much of a good thing in any situation. To much food, excercise, work, play, etc. As Disney fans, we tend to take it to the extreme, therefore, we get burned out. Time away is the best healer. I am speaking this as 1st person, not trying to compare to others.

As for dealing with other folks at WDW or anywhere for that matter, it is getting worse how people behave in public. Your situations as described sound very familar. People dont discipline their kids like kids need discipline and boundaries in their life. Our kids are teens now, therefore the discipline takes on different strategy than when they were smaller. As my Dad said, you have to pick your battles when they become teens. But we all need boundaries, even as adults. Unfortunately, some parents let kids boundaries and the sky is the limit go hand in hand.

 

[alldiz]

Take a year off....the magic will return

I agree.....parenting skills have deteriorated.....

If I don't let my DD jump on the bed at home....why would I let her at WDW....
so I can teach her a lesson....if it is not ours we can abuse it

OP....I appreciate all the sacrifices your family has made for our country.
Thankyou very much.
Kerri

 

[TenThousandVolts]

We did 2 trips in a year (2004) I quickly realized that was too much Disney for us. Every 18-24 months hits the spot for us. I saw some rude behavior at WDW last week too but considering the number of people that were there, it really wasn't that bad. I don't mind teenagers singing loudly or skipping arm and arm though.