Vent re: Dumbo and adult only riders

[princess_disneymom]

Our last trip myself, my dd5 and my DH all rode Dumbo. Myself and my dd5 in one Dumbo and my DH in the Dumbo behind us. The pics he took of us were priceless... There was no way my DH would miss an opportunity like that. OH but I left out the best part.... That selfish man (called my DH) who was going to take a Dumbo all to himself saw 3 boys who were in line behind us and there was only room for 2 of them (the 2 older brothers raced ahead and left the little brother by himself so my DH asked the boys' parents if the other boy wanted to ride with him... They were very appreciative of the offer. My dd and the little boy who ended up riding with my DH ended up riding the next few rides together and we made some new friends for the day.

One of my most treasured memories is a picture of my grandparents riding Dumbo before my grandpa passed away (6 months later). To ask someone to give that up is beyond selfish!!! That is just out right heartless.

 

[WaltD4Me]

I gotta say, this about the silliest thread I've ever skimmed here on the DIS.

I can't imagine why some people are actually defending their reasons for riding Dumbo to the OP. Trying to justify it to someone who obviously doesn't get it and I dare say, by the tone of her posts, never will. I'm sure she is having a grand ole' time feeling all superior to all of us rude and thoughtless Dumbo riders, but consideringing it is obvious she has never felt the simple joy and magic of riding Dumbo, I am left just feeling sad for her.

 

[momof3poohlovers]

I agree!

OP, I feel bad for your kids. They are watching everything you do and hearing everything you say and you are teaching them that they are better than others. I think it is you who suffers from a lack of manners.

What kind of twisted logic is this? I am the one being selfLESS in suggesting the big adults step aside and let the children (not MY children -- ANY children) ride this CHILDREN'S ride that takes a long time to load and unload. How is this selfish, praytell?

OP, if you read my post, nowhere do I call you selfish. I said you suffer from a lack of manners and that you are teaching your children that they are better than others. Maybe you realize how selfish you are being and sound and so that's what you read into it. That said, I am sorry that I said that I feel bad for your kids, it wasn't very nice and it puts me in the same category as you. For that part of my comment, again, I am sorry. However, I definitely feel that you are the one without manners and the more I read your posts the more unbelievable I think you are. I am truly shocked at some of your comments and beliefs!

 

[GlendaO]

Um, I'm sure it has a certain amount of "weeee ! " factor to it, but since I see it as a children's ride and so many children are eager to ride it, I don't give it another thought. My dh and I were going to get on it since we had a front of line pass, but I did a sanity check when I looked at all of those eager children waiting and we were, like, "Are we going to take up a Dumbo while these kids are waiting? No way!"

So what did you do with the other front of the line passes? Did you let your kid and mom ride again or give them away?

BTW, still waiting on that list of what's restaurants, shows and rides adults alone are allowed to use....

 

[AGlassSlipper17]

I'm not talking about banning adults from the parks. No way. I'm just asking people to hang back on Dumbo since it is a slow loading ride and most kids are very excited to ride it -- more so than any other ride. If anyone is that passionate about it of course they can ride it. I'm not suggesting any rule be made against adults riding it. I liken it to giving up a seat for an elderly person or pregnant woman. Or holding open the door for anyone. There are plenty of other rides. Dumbo is just a midway ride - nothing special really except kids love the fact that it is dumbo. Any carnival has this ride -- usually they are airplanes.

correct me if I am wrong, but how many little children actually know who dumbo is (except possible children from disney fanatics like myself and fellow dis-ers)? yes, they recognize the ride from all the disney commercials and shows, but do they know the show . . have they heard the song "baby mine". Why should anyone have to miss something that means something special to them. I remember Dumbo very well and enjoy riding. This doesn't make me selfish and rude. I am always very thoughtful at disney. I let kids sit in front of me in spots i have waited in for hours to see fireworks and parades. I hold doors open for families pushing strollers. I even have bought toys and balloons and randomly handed them out to passing children.

OT: But Once I went to a concert (avril lavigne) to see my friends band who was one of the opening bands. I had front row seats. After my friends band had played myself and my friend who I went with went up to the top of the enorma-dome and found a little girl and her mother there for the concert who looked like it being there meant everything to the girl and they had to scrap to afford tickets, and gave them our front row seats.

I understand the point you are getting at, but dumbo is not the only ride with long waits and adults are not the reason. I think it is wrong to judge people riding the rides without knowing them and their story. Just because they want to enjoy the magic of disney doesn't mean that they don't care about the children and aren't thoughtful and do other things to enhance the magic of children around them.

I have to say that after reading this entire thread, I agree with the people who disagree with the OP. And while I don't think the OP is self-ish per se, they are not being logical or thoughtful to adults. I think that they need to take a deep breathe and relax then MYOB. Don't let what others do or don't do get to you. Disney is the happiest place on earth for kids and adults. If done properly, you shouldn't have to wait that long to ride the rides.

I also feel that if the OP took the time to actually ride dumbo, as an adult, they MIGHT understand . . but then again, probably not since they don't seem to feel the magic.

FYI: I have been going every year since 2000, and I went twice while I was a kid. Every time I go, I try to go on every ride at least once, including dumbo, and I don't have kids.

 

[Nicole721]

Anddd I think I just found the parent of the child who encouraged their child to run in front of my sister and I (who were at the front of the line) to get the pink Dumbo. You know. Because she's just a kid and it excited her. Nevermind the poor manners involved. She was a child so her enjoyment was more important than ours.

Anyways.

I'm 22. I ride Dumbo. Usually with my sister because the rest of the people in our family don't care to ride it.

I don't have kids. When I'm at Disney, it's about me and my family (all of whom are adults...my sister is the youngest at 21). I'm not going to skip a ride or let a child cut in front of me just because they're a child. I'm waiting in the same hot and sweaty long line. It's just as hard on me. Maybe moreso because I'm not being carried or pushed in a stroller all day. I was taught good things come to those who wait. I was taught patience. Perhaps your child can learn the same lesson instead of you suggesting that adults not ride any specific ride so your child doesn't have to wait as long.

At the end of the day, my family paid the same price to get into the park as yours did. Probably more since we're all adults. If I want to ride Dumbo all day, that's what I'll do. If I want to ride it alone, I'll do that, too. That's the beauty of Disney: I'm an adult and I can be a kid for a few hours. I can ride Dumbo or Cinderella's Carousel and eat at Chef Mickey's to my hearts content.

And I can still be a "good" person. I let kids stand in front of me at parades. I hold doors open. I give up my seat for the elderly. To judge character based on whether you ride a "child's" ride with a child or without is assanine.

 

[ty&brenmom]

WDW is great for adults, but without the children wanting to go back year after year, it couldn't exist. It really is first and foremost for children.

I haven't had time to read the whole thread so sorry if someone has already commented on this. I disagree about Disney is really first and foremost for children. I din't get the priveledge of going to Disneyworld many times when I was younger (I went a total of 5 times during growing up). I really don't remember much of those trips. When I took my sons last year, it was amazing as an adult. Adult life is hard, stressful and not always fun. Disneyworld was fun, relaxing and I felt free again. I believe that's what Disneyworld is for, for everyone to enjoy themselves and not have to worry if they look stupid being 30,40 or whatever age running up and hugging Mickey or riding Dumbo as many times as they want. I was so much more excited about meeting all the character's then my sons were.
Truthfully I believe that aduts like to pretend that they are going to Disney for their kids, but in reality we are going for ourselves.

And if it wasn't for adults $$$$$ Disney couldn't exist.

 

[Diznygrl]

"Disneyland really began when my two daughters were very young. Saturday was always Daddy's Day and I would take them to the merry-go-round and sit on a bench waiting and eating peanuts while they rode. And sitting there, alone, I felt there should be something built, some kind of family park, where parents and children could have fun together." The philosophy from which Walt's idea was conceived is reflected in his beliefs that, "There is a little adult in every child, but ... a lot of child in every adult."


Oh and by the way, there's a reason why WDW is one of the TOP HONEYMOON DESTINATIONS IN THE WORLD, and it ain't because the newlyweds need a place to take their kids.

Seriously, once you made that comment about not "getting" why you would want to eat in a "fake" castle, it became clear to me that you are just stirring the pot. I think you've been around these boards long enough to realize that a comment like that would push a lot of buttons. If your only motivation for going to Disney is because your kid likes it, then so be it. But that mentality is the exact opposite of what inspired the idea for Disney theme parks in the first place. Ride on, adult Dumbo riders. Ride on.

 

[PaulaSB12]

Don't be so sure my opinion doesn't count. Disney reads these boards and even though more people who disagree with me are vocal on this board, don't think I'm the only one who has this opinion.

Also, keep in mind that at Universal there is a really fun looking ride based on Jurassic Park in which you had to have one child and one adult, and they wouldn't let any adults on without children and vice versa. Anything can change. I can picture the throngs of adults waiting by asking to borrow a kid so they can ride Dumbo! LOL!

Does it really matter that there is 1 ride at universal more suitable for children? I have been to WDW 3 times without child and this year I will be taking 3 teenagers should I appologise for taking up the space that a child could use? Should I be considered rude because I like the Dumbo ride (even though one time I rode it made me feel more sick than mission space) Can't I enjoy the happy looks on people's faces because I am a single female?

 

[ElleBelle]

Wow. So DH and I, at age 27... have dumped thousands and thousands of $$ into fertility treatment and have been unsuccessful. We pay the big bucks to stay at the GF, the WL... etc. We don't deserve to ride? Not sure that I follow. I guess OP's bottom line is....
If you can't procreate- no Dumbo, people.

 

[mickeymyfavorite]

it's way to obvious that the OP is just fake castle, charecters are not real, no adults on Dumbo

I used to say to myself anyone that goes to disney just turns into a kid until they leave. Well I guess there always one rotten apple in the bunch

 

[sarah24]

I've been a member of the Dis for about 8 years. Never have I felt the need to respond to one of the posts that appeared to be nothing but trouble. However, I felt this one deserved a response. My DH and I have been married 10 years, we have no children and we go to WDW almost every year. And, for that week we are there, both of us are away from our stressful jobs, and it's a time for us to enjoy and do whatever we want. We feel that anyone who buys a ticket, and goes through the WDW tunrstiles who FITS the ride criteria deserves to ride. It doesn't matter if you're 2 or 100. To each their own.

You can't go to WDW and not realistically expect to wait in some sort of line for Dumbo, for a meal or for one of the mountains. Do you have the nerve to tell the adults only in the line that they're taking up a space? Because if so, I hope you're there in December when we go, and I'll enjoy taking up my spot in line every minute.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

It is anyone's right who paid admission to ride what they choose, as long as there are no health/height restrictions.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I always hold a door open for someone or give up my seat on a bus for elderly people or parents with kids or kids who need to sleep on the way back to the hotel. I even have my children learning to think of others when it comes to these situations. But you can bet I'm going to enjoy riding each and ever single ride I want too at Disney every single time. One thing has nothing to do with the other.

I agree, I always hold doors open too, and yet, I also ride Dumbo once in awhile. (I would give up my seat too, but I have a bad knee, and it hurts by the end of the day.)

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Wasn't breakfast the only character meal at CRT back in 2002? I remember having a very nice non-character lunch in the castle. In fact I was heartbroken when they changed over to all character meals because I really enjoyed dining in the castle!

Yup, it was only breakfast that was a princess meal before 2004/2005.

 

[WDWFreak200]

I haven't gotten a chance to read the whole thread yet but I think the point that the OP is trying to convey is not right. You cannot limit people on a ride based on height at WDW. That's just not fair (and right). WDW is for everyone, not just for little kids.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Oh, maybe that's why there was an opening -- because there were no characters. We were just, like, "Why do we want to eat at a fake castle?"

The castle is not fake, Cinderella lives there.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

Isnt aladdin like dumbo? (I have no idea but ive heard its kinda the same?)

It's the same thing, except it's carpets instead of elephants. As far as rides go, I actually like Aladdin better, since the carpets can tilt as well, but Dumbo is more sentimental. Then there's also Astro Orbiter, which is again the same ride, but it just goes really high.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

What kind of twisted logic is this? I am the one being selfLESS in suggesting the big adults step aside and let the children (not MY children -- ANY children) ride this CHILDREN'S ride that takes a long time to load and unload. How is this selfish, praytell?

I think some of your responses are very rude. You completely turned me off when you called the castle fake.

 

[disneyfav4ever]

What irks me most about this thread is that people aren't bothering to read or comprehend the post. I am not looking out for my own daughter -- I am looking out for ALL kids. We got on the ride, front of line. No problem. I am not one of those "me and mine" people. I think we should step aside and let the kids ride Dumbo. Not MY kids -- any kids. The kids there now, tomorrow, etc.

And they will all get to ride Dumbo as long as they are in line before park closing. Everyone has a chance, it's equal oppurtunity.