How Old for Midnight Premieres?

[TriMom]

How old for Midnight Permieres? hmmm.... I will say that 35 is too old! It took me 3 days to recover from getting home at 3:30 and then getting back up at 5:30. I am sure that my 6 yo would have done better than me.

It is really a case by case thing - how fabulous the memories will be compared to how well the child is doing in school.

 

[Tigger&Belle]

None of my kids were interested in the new moon premiere, however, There have been special occasions where I've let my kids skip school because of something that was important to them from the night before. Sometimes you just gotta go with the moment and create memories.

I think the child is old enough to go when their parent says they are. It is up to the individual parents and child.

How old for Midnight Permieres? hmmm.... I will say that 35 is too old! It took me 3 days to recover from getting home at 3:30 and then getting back up at 5:30. I am sure that my 6 yo would have done better than me.

It is really a case by case thing - how fabulous the memories will be compared to how well the child is doing in school.

I was too young for them at 35yo, but now that I just celebrated the 10th anniversary of my 39th birthday, I think I'm finally old enough to handle them! Give me a few years, though, and that will likely change.


I try hard not to judge others for things that are none of my business. Doesn't mean I would bring my kids to midnight showings....I never have with any of them, but I might would, depending on them and what we were doing. My 9yo is SO grouchy if he doesn't get enough sleep and even if he were out until 3am, he still wouldn't sleep in (and I'd pay the price the next day ), so I doubt that I'd bring him. That's him, though.....YMMV.

 

[Scurvy]

I've been taking my son to midnight showings and book releases since he was. . . maybe 6? Might have even been before that. We've stayed in the parks till closing (even on EMH nights that last till 3:00) on our WDW trips for years also. We went to a concert on Wednesday and didn't get home until 1:00 AM. We wouldn't stay out late if he had a test the next day, but we don't mind him staying up late if there's nothing major going on at school the next day. He's not allowed to miss school because we were out late. We go to most Disney movies at midnight, but we didn't go last night because he has a test today. Of course we all nap beforehand and he falls asleep as soon as we get home afterward. I care that he gets enough sleep, but I'm not too worried about sticking to a set schedule.

I don't think there's any magical age when a child is old enough to stay out late. Some are able to from a very young age, and others aren't ever able to. I'd say when the parents think the child is ready then the child is old enough. Of course some parents don't seem to care and they drag their overly tired child out when the child is clearly too tired to behave well, but that's a problem with the parents, not the child.

 

[englishteacha]

One of my students went to the New Moon premiere and came to school on time the next day! Her mom had told her she could stay home, but she chose to come. She was a bit tired, but she'd napped the afternoon before the premiere and went to bed as soon as she got home that day from school.

I'm proud of her for deciding to come to school. My parents would never have let me do something late on a school night, though occasionally they'd pull me out for a day or two for a family event. I'll never forget being dismissed from school in 7th grade so I could be at the hospital when my baby nephew was born. That was cool.

 

[HM]

My DD13 wanted to go. I had no interest in seeing (and probably falling asleep during) the movie that late at night. We went to a Saturday matinee with a couple of her friends, a friends mom and my son16. Much cheaper, not packed, and still fun.

She did have some classmates go though.

School starts at 7:30 where we live. That would have been a terrible day......

 

[mjkacmom]

LOL - dd13 asked if she and her friends could go to a Saturday night midnight showing at the scary AMC (cop inside and outside) - nope. And not even the tame theater, because I'm sleeping at that time. They ended up at an 8 pm showing at the tame theater.

She can miss school whenever she wants, but she's always been a straight A student, and refuses to miss school, even when I say she can.

 

[JVL1018]

I don't really get the whole midnight premiere thing. Can't you just go the next day? It's the same movie a few hours later.

So, my answer would be no if I had to drive them. It's not the lack of sleep issue, my kids are night owls already at 8 and 10, I just don't see the point.
Go right after school that afternoon.
My answer would be yes if they really wanted to, were old enough to drive themselves and knew that they would be getting up and going to school the next day. On time.
So that would be like 17 or 18 here.

 

[NAB]

I wouldn't let any school aged kid do this on a SCHOOL NIGHT, non-school night depends on the kid. Our youngest, probably never because he wouldn't be able to stay up for the movie and I am not going to spend money for him to sleep in the theater

I would NEVER allow my child to go to school late because they were up too late the night before.

The movie will still be there....I tell my son that all the time. He does not have to go the first night either.

And I too would never let my kids go to school late. Heck I make all there appointments after school. What are you teaching kids, it is ok to be late for school or anything else for your own pleasure. Try calling a boss and telling him sorry I am late I was out all night....

 

[luvsJack]

We didn't see New Moon at midnight simply because I knew it would be so crowded and we would have to be there two hours before the show started to get a decent seat. We went a week later and at 1:00 so it wasn't that crowded.

But, had we been as excited about this movie as we were HP, I probably would have taken dd and let her either miss school the next day or go in late.

Kids in dd's class have checked out to go to movie premiers, concerts, and all kinds of things. I dont' see it as that big of a deal. Something for each family to decide for their children. I take personal time at work for things like this. I just either make up the time or make up the work that needs to be done, as long as dd does that with school, I see no issue with her missing occasionally for something special.

 

[mickeyboat]

I would not allow it on a school night, nor would I allow my kids to miss school because they were out late the night before. School is their job and jobs don't allow it.

Last month we went to see Miley Cyrus at a venue 2 1/2 hours away from our home. My girls (9 & 10) napped on the way down and back, and were at school on time the next day.