"Magic Kingdom is my least favorite because it's childish & dumb!"

[#1DopeyFan]

The above is the text I just got from my 17yo DD who was passing on to me what a friend of hers at school had just said. My DD wanted to punch her in the face (of course not really, but...). I just love the fact that my kids have grown to love Disney the way I do and enjoy WDW for EVERYthing that it is. Because IT IS, so MUCH more than what the average person sees it for. The rides are huge, yes, but it's also about the shows, the characters, the atmosphere, the food, the shops, the history, the entertainers, the the the I could go on and on.

 

[kmarie99]

No sure what that says about me... becuase I love Magic Kingdom and I am an adult with no children.

 

[mjallemand]

I can't imagine why you would be interested in Walt Disney World if you weren't interested in The Magic Kingdom.

 

[morethananyonex]

Meh. I'm sure I have opinions people disagree with concerning their favourite destinations too.

 

[BrianL]

Teenagers are always in such a hurry to become adults. Once they are, they'll only wish they could be a kid again.

Circle of life.

 

[aprincessatlast]

I can't imagine why you would be interested in Walt Disney World if you weren't interested in The Magic Kingdom.

Very possible!!

I remember the second time I went to MK with my family (1st time I was 4) in my 20's and we thought it was horrible. Sorry but it seemed very boring and we did not "get it"
Long lines and we roamed around aimless. The rides seemed dated. Don't get me wrong I had been to DW several times in the past and visited Epcot and DHS and loved it. We alway though would skip MK. To us DW was Epcot, DTD, DHS, and Resorts. MK was not it. It was not until I had a child of my own that I discovered a love for the place. Now I laugh at the feelings I had about MK. I can however def. see how others may not like it.

 

[kbelle8995]

I would say "Great one less person that I have to stand behind when I want to go on Big Thunder Mountain."

I enjoy MK but Epcot I can't stay away from. MK is classic old school Disney.

And teens can be insensitive sometimes

 

[Laketravis]

I went to MK the first year it opened, stayed at the Poly. Went back a couple of years later. As a kid (12-14) it obviously awed me. Everything about it was cool.

Insert a 36 year gap before I returned with my DS5.

I remember thinking how "old" everything looked. It wasn't a negative perception but rather a reflection on the passage of time.

Trees were much bigger, concrete wasn't as white, simple things like handrails had the patina that comes from decades of use.

While it didn't awe me the way it did when I was a kid, I know it had the same effect on my kid. I wasn't sure if that would be the case, because we didn't have Skylanders and PS3's when I was a kid, things that could possibly create very high hopes in terms of technology and fantasy.

We've been back several more times since then and it gets better for me every time. Not because of any changes or because I discover new things, but because I've become more accepting of just the simple effect of time.

The irony is that as I come to enjoy the entire experience more each time, I think he is starting to enjoy it less and is now in search of new experiences.

And I think that's just how some kids are.

 

[Yoshi]

MK has always been my favorite park.

I remember on our senior class trip we were told we had 7 hours at the park and a bunch of kids complained that it was too much time for a park that was "just for kids" (it was barely enough time for my friends and I to ride everything we wanted to), yet those same kids didn't have a problem spending 8 hours at Animal Kingdom the day before and that was before Everest and Primevial Whirl, or a day and a half at Hollywood Studios (and we only had 4 hours at Epcot).

 

[wiigirl]

I can't imagine why you would be interested in Walt Disney World if you weren't interested in The Magic Kingdom.

 

[katt789]

I feel like for a 17 year old girl, that's something pretty stereotypical to say. I found when I was growing up, you hit an age where you wouldn't really openly talk about loving Disney, still watching Sailor Moon and such because other kids would call you "childish, immature, un-cool" it wasn't the norm to do at that age. Lol.

Then they hit an age later in life when they start to accept everything again and not have a problem saying how much they love Disney and such.

I have friends in their mid 20's who also like MK the least, and it's to be expected when they're not huge Disney people! It will however always be my favorite park!

 

[bastos]

The first time I went was in 1986, I think. I was... underwhelmed. As a fourteen year old kid, on his way to high school... I couldn't have been bothered. I waited too long.

The next time was 1990 - a day trip to Hollywood Studios. Fine.

In 2009, I took my daughter - just before she was too old. As a result, she loved it again this summer as a thirteen year old.

Gotta get there the first time - when you love it.

 

[disnut8]

I can't imagine why you would be interested in Walt Disney World if you weren't interested in The Magic Kingdom.

My husband and I travel over seven hours several times a year to visit Disney World. Last time we went to Magic Kingdom? I really would have to remember. We are in our 50s, our only son is grown and gone with a family of his own (who have been to Disney World twice with us). During the last trip with all of us, my son, who had seven previous Disney World trip before he became a husband and father, texted me "I hate Magic Kingdom!" while his father and I were enjoying Epcot.

Magic Kingdom is a great park if that's what you want. However, many people here say they can't stand The Studios or Animal Kingdom or Epcot. You don't have to love the entire Disney World to appreciate the finer things that you like. Many families would not like just strolling World Showcase at Epcot or taking the train out to Rafiki's Planet Watch just to pet some goats. But that's what my husband and I enjoy immensely.

For us, Magic Kingdom is hustle and bustle and we have enough of that in our daily lives. We are on vacation, we want to relax so we do.

 

[magicbob]

The above is the text I just got from my 17yo DD who was passing on to me what a friend of hers at school had just said. My DD wanted to punch her in the face (of course not really, but...). I just love the fact that my kids have grown to love Disney the way I do and enjoy WDW for EVERYthing that it is. Because IT IS, so MUCH more than what the average person sees it for. The rides are huge, yes, but it's also about the shows, the characters, the atmosphere, the food, the shops, the history, the entertainers, the the the I could go on and on.

I was expecting the text to be your daughter saying that MK was dumb and childish. When your tale took the unexpected turn (bolded), I almost did a spit-take all over my computer monitor!

 

[Planogirl]

We used to spend most of our time at Epcot and DHS and I never looked forward to MK as much. However Epcot has gone downhill so much and DHS is the one that seems old now so MK has risen in my eyes.

Don't get me wrong, some of my favorite attractions and other things are in MK. I just got tired of the crowds and atmosphere for a while.

 

[Allison]

To each his own.

 

[Son of Gadsden]

Reason #2364537 not to ever take advice from a teenager.

 

[CNYDisneyFan]

I'm almost 30 and have no kids, but MK's definitely my favorite park at Disney World.

 

[kathy884]

DS 18 in a high school senior and loves Disney. When friends/classmates asked him what he was doing over a three day weekend in October, and he said that we were flying down to Orlando and spending a day at the Magic Kingdom and SeaWorld, he had quite a few similar reactions: "Why would you want to go there. Those places are just for little kids. How lame...." There were some nice enthusiast comments too, but more negative actually he told me. I am happy, though, that he didn't let any of the negative comments bother him and was so excited to go. We really had a terrific time too.

I can understand some teens not being thrilled about Disney. That doesn't bother me, but what I don't care for is all the negativity for something someone else is enthused about doing. What about the lesson from Bambi (Thumper's mom) "If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all." Maybe that's why the people who love Disney as a general group seem like such a wonderful group of people.

 

[plumsiren]

A lot of teenagers go through that. By the time she's post-college (or maybe even in college) she'll start to appreciate anything that makes her feel like a kid again.