DisneyQuest...questions, please help!

[panfan]

On our upcoming December trip we are thinking of trying DQ. We have never been there and I am a little nervous and not sure what to expect. Our trip is very short this time (only 4 nites!) and I don't want to "waste" time if it is not worth it. I should say that i have two ds ages 2 and 7. I know the 7 year old will like it . My question is, Is there anything for my 2 year old there?? Would we be better off maybe if just my husband and older son do DQ and maybe find something else for myself and the baby??

Anyone with any advice on this matter please help!! Thanks so much in advance!!

Also how much time can we expect to spend there??

 

[KathyFP]

Not really much that the two year old could do. Maybe the living easel, but IMHO noy worth the time with a 2 year old.

Also it is loud and can be over stimulating for a little one.

 

[Teri1]

I agree with Kathy, I would let your DH and DS go to Disney Quest and you and the 2 yr old could either shop on the Market Place side where there is the Leggo area the 2yr old might enjoy. Your son will love Disney Quest. My husband and I went this trip and loved the new Pirates attraction.

 

[daisax]

I went a couple of weeks ago and agree that the baby wouldn't find much to do -- not worth the overstimulation and expense, IMO.

As an adult, I enjoyed it (and loved the Pirates, too!) but my sister took her 9 and 7 year olds the same day and said that the attractions geared to the younger kids were all broken/occupied and they were very disappointed. After waiting several times for people to come repair the items they wanted to play with (the build a toy thing, some of the drawing machines), they decided to let my nephew who is very artistic sit in on the drawing lesson. Even though the group was made up of mostly children, the artist running the lesson was basically working from rote and didn't adjust his approach at all for the kids -- once they fell behind they were lost, and by the end nobody had really drawn what they were supposed to be taught to draw.

Maybe they just had bad luck, but she was happy it was on her Pass and she hadn't laid out the money on top of the time they spent there.

 

[panfan]

So EXACTLY what is there to do there for a 7 year old.?? Is it geared more towards even older kids?? Now I'm really getting seconds thoughts about going.

Thanks

 

[KathyFP]

Our DD (5) loves DQ. We spent five hour there this past trip. We like the Pirates of Caribbean, Jungle cruise, living easel, simulated driving, Magic Carpet ride and the artist training.

If he likes coasters and he is tall enough he can do the design your own coaster simulator ride.

 

[KathyFP]

Here is a web site:

http://www.mousetyme.com/DisneyQuest.html

 

[Judgekw]

My son went to Disney quest when he was nine years old and he really liked it, but definetly do not take a two year old. There is really nothing geared for that age group. Disney quest is laid out fairly strange. It is on a bunch of different floors and it is all pretty dark. We have gone twice now, and I do not think we will go back for a while. It is really pretty confusing figuring out which attractions to check out. There are a couple of cool interactive attractions like the Pirates but there are usually pretty long lines and unless your son is a total video game fanatic I think he is still on the young side. Even when the lines are not really long, the way the attractions are set up, it involves quite a bit of waiting because only a few people can do the games at a time. In addition, when you are waiting it is not like you are going through a cool line like the theme parks with a lot of distractions but you are more just standing there. Some of the games and attractions cost extra money as well, but they are not the big attractions like pirates more like skeet ball and regular arcade type games. It is a fun place to go if you have extra time or the weather is bad, but with four days I might reconsider. It is also a place that if it were in you home town you might love it but after going to theme parks and riding real rides, you come into these virtual rides and they are a bit of a let down so to speak.

I guess my other main consideration would be what kind of park ticket you are using? If you have a length of stay unlimited park hopper ticket and it is included, maybe your son and husband could pop over for a couple of hours. If you are buying tickets just for disney quest or having to forgo other parks then I would say it is not worth your time.

Although, my nine year old liked Disney quest he also really likes the lego store and the new toy store in downtown Disney, probably as much if not better. My daughter who is 11 hated Disney Quest and I pretty much agree with her. It is so dark inside and it is very hard to keep up with the kids. I always have this feeling when I am in Disney Quest that I am wasting my vacation time and it always seems like you are in there a really long time beacuse of the dark atmosphere. Just my opinion, I am sure that there are others who think it is fantastic.

 

[KathyFP]

I should have added that we are always there in the fall and there are never lines. The longest we waited for the Pirates was 10 minutes. Everything else was walk directly on.

DH did the coaster simulator three times while DD & I took the artist lesson (30 min)