timid tween

[wife5080]

My husband and I would like to ride a few rides at WDW that my 11 year old does not. Such as; Space Mountain, Dinosaur, and Sourin'. Is it possible for her to wait safely at an exit or next to the ride?

 

[gabriellyn]

WDW is an extremely safe place! Plus, a lot of the major attractions have gift shops at the exit where she could browse and wait for y'all.

 

[ldo]

IMHO--yes, it's safe, but I would not want to do it--not much fun for her (and some waits--such as Soarin, etc. can be long). I would just get fast passes for those rides (to minimize time apart) and then let Mom to another ride with tween while Dad rides the Coaster, then meet at desgnated time and switch off--that way, you tween doesn't feel self-conscious about not riding and you are each having a fun time with your tween while the other rides. We do a version of this b/c DH like the scary rides and we don't, so DH rides that while we ride something else and then meet up---works fine and everyone is happy.

 

[wife5080]

can she walk through the lines with us and wait by the entrance/exit?

 

[ChelleinNC]

She could also go thru the line with you and then take the "chicken exit", although I wouldn't call it that to her

Although the rides you mentioned, shouldn't be a problem for even timid tweens. Maybe Space Mtn, if she doesn't like coasters, but Dinosaur is mostly just a bumpy jeep ride (with a few dinos that jump out) and Soarin' is very mild.

 

[pixiepower1971]

Let her walk through the line with you. At the boarding area tell a CM that she is not riding and they will escort her or show her where to go to wait for you.

Another option is for her to browse the gift shop or get a snack and sit and wait for you in a designated spot. Make sure she has her cell phone and she will be fine. Maybe waiting some will encourage her to give the rides a try!!!

I would have no problem with allowing either of my DDs to do that(they are 9 and 11)

 

[cjstarr]

I remember when me and DW rode the Rock n Rollercoaster. Our DD11 & DS8 was more then ready to ride it.....until they saw how fast it left the station Well that's all it took, they were not going to ride for no one and no reason was going to be good enought to get them on it. The Cm's there where very nice about taking them to where we would be getting off and watching out for them.
So I wouldn't worry, they are more then glad to lookout for them I'm sure.

 

[Keara'sMom]

I have a very timid dd11 as well (Barnstormer scared the pants off of her, and now she hates it, for example), and she just LOVES Soarin' --thought you could pass that along to your dd. This past Jan. when my dh, dd and I went to WDW, we just didn't ride the "scary" rides. Frankly, I'm the only one in my family who enjoys them, so it really wasn't a big issue.

Do I think it's safe to leave your dd while you and dh ride a ride? Yes. Would I have felt comfortable doing that? Probably not. Really, only you can judge your comfort level, but I do feel it would be safe.

Have a great trip!

 

[_queenie_]

My DS17 is the same way. He's always been a whiner (still is, I am are that that's very pathetic at his age) and we usually end up not going if it's something he doesn't want to do. Just last month my DD3.5 was trying to get him on Test Track but he still wouldn't go!

Getting back on topic, I think she'd be okay for a few minutes. If you're worried about her saftey you could do the baby swap thing. I worry about perverts too much though, and yes, I have seen them in WDW, ran into Michael Jackson at DTD a few years ago!