Suggestions for Teens at Disney

[10drum]

We will be at the BC 7/18-7/25 with DD 16 and DS 13. I'm a little worried about the DD being board. Where, or how, can I find someplace for her to meet other board teens(preferably boys).
I know we'll all have fun as a family, and she's not ashamed to be around her folks, I just wish there was a way for her to gain a boys attention, while we're there..

Are there any other families with teens at the YC/BC during our stay?

 

[Naisy68]

Hello - We will be staying at POFQ at the same time that you will be there. My DS(15) has informed us that he is NOT hanging out with the rest of us the whole time. We have let him know that we will let him have some "freedom" while we are there. My concern is letting him go on his own. I am very concerned about this. He is a very polite and responsible young man and I do trust him I just don't necessarily trust other people. I'm not sure if your kids would want to hang out with my son but if you'd like we could try to introduce them. My son is kind of backwards at times, he tends to shy away from meeting new people but he has done fine and had a blast at the summer camps that he attends. He complains about going but he always ends up having a blast.
Do your kids hang out in the Dis Teens board at all? Owen has been wanting to check that out himself.
It's just a thought - Renee

 

[10drum]

Renee, I feel confortable with our children on the loose in WDW, but they usually hang out with us in the parks. Since they have gotten older, when we are at the resort, they tend to get board. They are also shy and slow to meet new people. I might suggest they check out the teen boards.

 

[Lizzydoll73]

Maybe Disney Quest. I am sure there are plenty of teens there.

 

[Ashes8380]

I'm just going to give you some info from my trip w/the school band to WDW when I was 16. Me and 4 friends were in a group together, so it was 5 16 year old girls. We had a cool chaperone who made us check in with her twice a day (usually around lunch and dinner). If we left the park we were in for the day we were DEAD MEAT! We had cell phones so she could call us any time and demand to meet us somewhere. There were no problems at all! We never once felt uncomfortable or unsafe on our own, and meeting up was no problem. This was only 4 years ago, so I don't think the safety of the parks has changed considerably. I know it's a hard decision, but to me, WDW seems like a very safe place.

 

[Ashes8380]

I also meant to suggest a few things to do that teens will probably like a lot. Downtown Disney, the more wild rides (esp. TOT and RnRC and the mountains in MK), waterparks, and the Boardwalk are all good!

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I always met other kids when I was in my teens. Usually at the pool/ arcade or on special behind the scenes tours.

I have to warn you against encouraging her to form a romantic relationship with a boy on vacation though. When I was 15 I fell madly in love with a boy I met in the arcade and I was crushed, I mean crushed when it finally hit me I'd never see him again.

If she's just the kind of kid who gets along better with guys than girls ( I was one of those ) then fine, but if you want to have her fall for some Disney prince while she is there, be warned it may not turn out the way you want it to.