Question from a mom...

[jeanelain]

HI, I hope you can help me out. We will be going to disney and my oldest daughter will be 13 and is bringing a friend. I know that they will want to do their own thing and I don't really want to have to keep up with them.

Do your parents let you explore the park by yourselves and then have a meeting place at a certain time? do you ever take the transportation by yourselves? Not sure how safe all this is, but I know I won't be able to keep up with them.

Hey, Thanks for any suggestions....

 

[goofyandplutoluver]

NO WAY! my sister and i never really wanted to! we would get to scared! if i was allowed i wouldn't! i like being there with my family!! i would not ride the bus to the hotle!


sorry! i wouldn't want to walk around without an adult!


emma

 

[soccercruiser87]

yes, my 2 cousins and i have done this numerous times. We usually go to MGM and Animal Kingdom by ourselves because our parents dont really like those 2 parks. We end up meeting them at epcot or magic kingdom or back at the resort and head out with the family to dinner. The disney buses/monorail/boats are safe, dont worry, me and my cousins have done this for a long time now and have a blast each time. Im 17, my cousin matt is 13, and his sister sarah 11 (almost 12). If you need any other questions you can PM, i'll be more than happy to help you out.

 

[DsnyGrl]

I have always been allowed the privilage of taking a friend with me to WDW. And yes, we were allowed to seperatef rom my parents, but with several restrictions. We MUST stay within the park. We had to call their cell phone every hour and check in. We also would meet up with them several times throughout the day, just so they could make sure we were okay and didn't need anything. We would meet for lunch, dinner, parades, etc. We loved the freedom of being able to choose what we wanted to do, but were taught not to abuse the freedom. You know your daughter and know how mature or immature she is. Just go over your rules with her and set limits. I think she will be fine. But overall, the decision is up to you

 

[disneyfan05]

no, not normally. my sisters and i are only 3 yrs apart, 20 17 14 and we normally don't go off by ourselves. we do go down in our resort and get food and walk around, but never in the parks, we want to be with our parents then!!

 

[ann-e-mator]

Normally we stayed in the same park but did whatever we wanted, and then met back at the front gate at a certain time.

 

[DisneyLover11491]

yes only beacuse i ive been 15x but if this is her 1st or secondx i would recomend not letting them unless it is close 2 where ur going 2 be. normally i hang out with some1 ive meet but i also spend time with my family plus my mom wont let my friends come with me 2 dwd

 

[2HOT2touch]

well i have never been in the parks for too long by myself but thats cuz im an only child and would rather be with someone rather than by myself and i have never brought a friend with me, although i will be in a couple of years! and then yes we are going to be allowed to e in the parks by ourselves but we will have to call my mom on her cell all the time and have to eat with her, other wise we would have to buy our own food and disney's food is expensive.

 

[JennBon]

I'll be 17 in April and have never been allowed to go off on my own. The only time my parents ever considered it was when my 24 year old cousin came with us last year. But even then I stayed with my parents and the rest of our group. I personally wouldn't want to go off on my own. I know my way around, but even still, in such a large place with so many people, I'm more comfortable staying with my family.

 

[EeyoreFan22]

I've only gone to WDW once, and while there I stayed with my family most of the time. But my 2 cousins did take the buses back to the hotel on their own a couple times. I'm sure the transportation is perfectly safe.

 

[doryRocks721]

Just a few weeks ago, I went to WDW and I was allowed to go on my own around the park but not leave. I was totally alone too. If your daughter and her friend are together, they will be fine. Plus, that gives you time to be away from them. Just makeure you check up on them every now and then.

 

[Roxter79]

My dad did when I was around 12 or 13. We had walkie talkies and we weren't allowed to go anywhere without telling him, but it's a good idea to give them a phone or walkie talkies.

 

[julie]

no, never !!!!
that is a very dangerous thing to do especially at that young of an age.
u never know what could happen

 

[julie]

im sure u will love okw

 

[TalkisCheap]

i've never brought a friend but i can go where i want with my sister/brother, but they're 18 and 20...i've never been able to bring a friend because it always didn't work out, but i was going to be allowed to walk around. i'm sure it's safe. I've only walked around the boardwalk/our hotel alone.

 

[foodrocksluver]

I walk around by myself all the time and have been doing it for about 3 years. And me and my parents don't even have meeting places. I just go wherever basically whenever I want and all I have to do is tell them where I am going. The buses have become my best friend and I would be lost without them. It seems that a lot of people are afraid to go out on their own but I feel that I can get a lot done that way and you get to meet some interesting people when you stand in line and make comversation with the people behind you.

 

[Stitch&figment 4 eve]

i have never been off on my own. I dont plan to anytime soon either since my mom has a plan that we live by every day in disney. Without her my dad and sister could never find out where the winnie the pooh ride is.

 

[Tink3rb3ll]

Truthfully, I always want to be with my family... mine and my friend`s families went together once, and we stayed together the whole week

 

[pixie_dust23]

HI, I hope you can help me out. We will be going to disney and my oldest daughter will be 13 and is bringing a friend. I know that they will want to do their own thing and I don't really want to have to keep up with them.

Do your parents let you explore the park by yourselves and then have a meeting place at a certain time? do you ever take the transportation by yourselves? Not sure how safe all this is, but I know I won't be able to keep up with them.

Hey, Thanks for any suggestions....

Hey,
My Parents would never let me go off by myself, and I think thats a good thing. We just got back from florida a few weeks ago, and on a good day the parks were still pretty crowded.. even if you have a map its pretty hard to get around. I think you should probably wait another year or 2 before seperating from your daughter.
good luck
pixie_dust23 (14yrs)

 

[dclcruzer]

Yes my parents have let me before....just be sure they have a map of the park!