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- May 23, 2011
As a diehard Disney fan, it kinda breaks my heart that my almost-5-year-old son is so nervous and a bit reluctant for our DLR trip next weekend. Because of the pandemic, he's barely been to any amusement parks and in general is nervous in any new social situations. When we finally ventured out of our bubble, we took him to Legoland last month thinking he would love it since he is so obsessed with Legos. Unfortunately, we made the mistake of going on the Ninjago ride first, which was very loud with scary 3D creatures like snakes, etc, and he was bawling the whole time--I felt so bad!! We had to spend the rest of the day trying in vain to get him excited about even the most kiddy rides, and he basically didn't enjoy anything other than the gift shops at the end. I thought we would maybe hold off on amusement parks for awhile longer, but when our closest friends invited us to join them at DLR for a special birthday next weekend, we couldn't resist! I'm just anxious for it to go a whole lot better this time, and for him to have fun and love it and not be anticipating the end of every ride, as he was at Legoland. I'm happy to let the adults and bigger kids do the intense rides without us while I stay back with my son and 6-month-old daughter, but I'm hoping he will at least want to try the rides we can all do as a family.
Have any of you experienced and overcome anything similar with your kids? Any tips for getting my son excited and over his nerves before we head off on our trip next weekend? I've tried showing him a few Youtube videos, and while he seems interested, afterwards he says "I'm not going on the ride though!" LOL. Worst case he doesn't want to go on anything, at least we'll still be in the magical Disney environment and we have a few special extras like Plaza Inn character breakfast and WOC dessert party. But ahh I would just love to make this a success and show him the magic!
Have any of you experienced and overcome anything similar with your kids? Any tips for getting my son excited and over his nerves before we head off on our trip next weekend? I've tried showing him a few Youtube videos, and while he seems interested, afterwards he says "I'm not going on the ride though!" LOL. Worst case he doesn't want to go on anything, at least we'll still be in the magical Disney environment and we have a few special extras like Plaza Inn character breakfast and WOC dessert party. But ahh I would just love to make this a success and show him the magic!