What games do you play in line?

[TinkerbellinLouisian]

(as opposed to Line Dances LOL!)

We play

I spy (with my very little eye) pick a color ...then others have to Guess what you have seen....

Disney 20 Questions... or variations... "Disney Movie 20 Questions" or "Disney Park 20 Questions"... DD2 had us Stumped on the drive down last year... the answer was "PUSH...the walking talking trash can in Tomorrowland"

We have also done the "First letter, last letter" game... DisneY... YetI... InnoventionS... Space MountaiN... etc.

AND the ABC Game: (Each has to remember the previous answer). A = Animations. A= ANimations... B= Beach club. A= An.. B=BC...C= Celebration. A=AN, B=BC, C=Celeb, D= DinosauR.... etc...

Have a Magical Visit!

Hugs
Mary

 

[Lorilais_mommie]

It may have already be mentioned.

Guess that character
One person picks a disney character, the rest try to guess what it is by asking questions. normally yes or no
When the kids are sleeping in stroller the adult play this game too, but we can not use cartoon characters

Guess that Disney movie.
one person picks a movie and says one word from the movie.
(Ex. Magic )
then each person guesses a movie.
(next word: monkey)
each person takes another turn at guessing a movie
( next word: Princess)
Ect.. Ect
( movie was aladdin)

These may seem a little boring, but when the ages of the family rang
from 3-80 it is a game that all can play.
It gets very conpedative.

Character ideas:
Little kids:
Princess, Mickey, minnie, Donald

If you have older kids think more of :
villains, side kicks, and pixar

Adults:
Mary poppins & Bert, pirates, Walt disney,

Hope this helps!

 

[Scurvy]

We always bring along several bottles of party-favor sized bubbles... for outside line waits we've always had a good time giving away bubble bottles to other nearby waiting-in-line kids... makes for good time-killing entertainment and waiting-in-line bonding and happiness.

I feel like a broken record always saying this when someone mentions bubbles, but. . . please don't use bubbles while you're in line. I love bubbles, I really do. I know that kids are always fascinated by them. However, using them is really inconsiderate to those around you in the line. Everyone is sort of a captive audience in line, and those around you can't just leave to avoid the bubbles. They can be incredibly annoying when they land on your glasses or camera lens (which can be very difficult to clean properly), and many people have mentioned on previous threads that they are allergic to the bubble solutions. Plus, they can actually leave oily stains on some fabrics. The thing about bubbles is that once you blow them you can't completely control where they go, so even if you have the best of intentions you can't be sure that they won't get all over the people around you. In more wide open areas, where people can avoid the bubbles if they choose to, go for it. But in confined spaces like the lines please don't.

There are lots of other things you can do in line that don't adversely affect those around you. We enjoy playing I Spy or talking about what we've done so far or what we're going to do next. And of course as others have mentioned if you plan wisely and make use of fastpass, you won't have to worry about waiting in too many long lines.

 

[tttessa]

Hiya,

I have 2 girls - they play clapping/tapping games - "A sailor went to sea, sea, sea" - other people smile/join in/ teach them the rhymes they grew up with -they have learned a few new ones which are doing the rounds of our school now...

Have to agree on no bubbles - had a miserable time trying to get free from the line for Peter Pan when one burst in my 5 yr old's eye - they sting.

Tessa

 

[Schmeck]

I sense the good natured spirit of your writing and wouldn't even think to flame this comment. I always frowned at kids glued to their electronic devices too. Then I met my wonderful stepsons. The get anxious in large crowds and having something that can "put them in their own little world" as you put it is EXACTLY what they need. Children with mild autism and other sensory disorders also benefit from the same techniques. We would be heading back to the room for a break every hour if it weren't for line games and portable electronics.

While I see the desire to have uninterupted time in the parks, using a device to 'put them in their own little world' is really just an avoidance technique that has no long term benefit to the children or the family - how and when will they learn to handle the world if they keep avoiding it? Or is there no plan to get them to be as independent and self reliant as they can be? I think WDW would be the best place to get them some experience with techniques they can use to help them not avoid their issues.

And Scurvy, thank you for doing the "please no bubbles" spiel - I'm the one who usually chimes in on that, as my daughter is one of those odd people allergic to bubbles!

 

[RMulieri]

I feel like a broken record always saying this when someone mentions bubbles, but. . . please don't use bubbles while you're in line. I love bubbles, I really do. I know that kids are always fascinated by them. However, using them is really inconsiderate to those around you in the line. Everyone is sort of a captive audience in line, and those around you can't just leave to avoid the bubbles. They can be incredibly annoying when they land on your glasses or camera lens (which can be very difficult to clean properly), and many people have mentioned on previous threads that they are allergic to the bubble solutions. Plus, they can actually leave oily stains on some fabrics. The thing about bubbles is that once you blow them you can't completely control where they go, so even if you have the best of intentions you can't be sure that they won't get all over the people around you. In more wide open areas, where people can avoid the bubbles if they choose to, go for it. But in confined spaces like the lines please don't.

There are lots of other things you can do in line that don't adversely affect those around you. We enjoy playing I Spy or talking about what we've done so far or what we're going to do next. And of course as others have mentioned if you plan wisely and make use of fastpass, you won't have to worry about waiting in too many long lines.

2nd this..some of the bubble solutions also STAIN clothing.My shirt was ruined from 4 kids blowing bubbles at my back while in line .It is also a pain in the rear to get it off camera lenses and glasses.There are also people allergic to it as well.I know Cms blow bubbles in fantasyland, but that is easy to avoid if you are so inclined to

 

[dvcdisney]

We've played most of the ones already mentioned. Another game that we play often (and we play this everywhere -- in the car, on the resort bus, in line, etc) is the "name the countries through the alphabet"...ie. A-one person says Argentina, another say Algeria, then we keep going until we've exhausted that letter and then move onto the next letter. We've done this with animals, cities, states, capital, vegetables etc. It all depend on the age of the child. It's a great learning tool and fun.

As an aside: My 5 year old started playing the countries game when she was almost 4 and she can name more countries than her older cousins. When my son was 3 (he's 10 now), he amazed everyone by naming all the countries in South America....starting from north to south and moving in the west to east direction....we were amazed since I don't think I learned these until I was in grade 3 or 4.

Also, we don't like our children playing with electronic games or video games at Disney, at home or in the car. They usually read books, but it's too much to carry since my son's books are so thick, I'm surprised his hands haven't fallen off and of course he would want more than one book. My daughter insists on taking 6-7 books everywhere, so our policy at Disney is that they can read in the resort room in the morning while they wait for us to get ready.

However, sometimes, in a moment of weakness, I consider buying those electronic games so that my husband and I can have at least 2 seconds of silence instead of "what do you want to play now..how about this or that or this or that....

 

[vicki_c]

We don't play any games in line, because we never wait in a line longer than 20-25 minutes, even when we've gone during NYE week, or in the busy part of August. Get there at rope drop and use your Fastpasses wisely and you won't have to worry about it.

This. We never wait in a line even that long except for a few specific times I can remember. A good touring plan, rope drop, Fast Passes (or some good combination thereof) and you won't be waiting in long enough lines to worry about entertaining anyone.

 

[caybean]

My friends and I used to play Questions...they did it on Whose Line is It Anyways.... You go around in a circle and you have to only say questions... "What color is that" "What are we in line for", etc... Inevitably someone answers the question, laughs too hard, or can't think fast enough... and that person is out..then you keep going til one person remains!

We also do the naming everything in one category game (took us an hour in the car once to name all the baseball teams, and we are huge sports fans... we got to all but 1 in the first 10 minutes and spent 45 minutes trying to remember the Minnesota Twins).

With the kids I babysit for, we play High/Low at the end of the day, or an event...or even sometimes when they get home from school... I ask them to name their "high" point of the day, and "low" point of the day... I always make my bf do this when we are traveling home from a vacation too!

 

[figmentgirl]

While I see the desire to have uninterupted time in the parks, using a device to 'put them in their own little world' is really just an avoidance technique that has no long term benefit to the children or the family - how and when will they learn to handle the world if they keep avoiding it?

I'm speechless.... This thread was posted to get some ideas for fun games to play in line with the kids while we're on our Disney trip. Save the lecture on how to be a good parent next time OK?

 

[Book Belle]

When my sister and I were younger, we would make up stories about the rides we were going on. For example, if we were going on the Tower of Terror, we would figure out where the hotel was, how we had heard of it, why we had decided to check out the old building, etc. It kept us entertained and really got us in the mood for the ride, so when we got on the ride we were already part of the story.

 

[WVParkfan]

I've always played "Disney 20 questions" with my kids while waiting in line for a ride or a show. The subject can be a character from a movie, a ride in one of the parks, my favorite treat at a specific park, etc. Even though our kids are getting older now, it still helps to pass the time! And now they take turns being "it" and having to come up with the subject and answer the questions.

We've also done the "name game" using only Disney characters. That gets much harder, but again helps to pass the time.

 

[TinkerbellinLouisian]

When my sister and I were younger, we would make up stories about the rides we were going on. For example, if we were going on the Tower of Terror, we would figure out where the hotel was, how we had heard of it, why we had decided to check out the old building, etc. It kept us entertained and really got us in the mood for the ride, so when we got on the ride we were already part of the story.

Book Belle - I REALLY Love this one! Maybe I can figure out how to play with DS18 when we go in May... How creative!

OP!: Just ignore the "Better Than Thou" 's.... This is a GREAT POST and it provides some excellent advice... if one can just look past the few rotten apples...

HUGS,
Mary

 

[Buckeye Princess]

We do lateral thinking challenges.

 

[oogieman8541]

We play 20 questions with characters I also have an app on my ipod that is WDW trivia which is really fun to play

 

[aubriee]

And Scurvy, thank you for doing the "please no bubbles" spiel - I'm the one who usually chimes in on that, as my daughter is one of those odd people allergic to bubbles!

I'm one that usually chimes in too asking people to please refrain from giving their kids bubbles in line. My GD is also allergic to those bubble solutions and we've had to leave lines more than once because of them. Once when we were waiting in line for the safari we saw a mom passing out two small bottles of the stuff to her sons. We immediately asked that she didn't and explained why. Her response was a combination of "you're kidding" and "that's your problem, my kids are bored". One of the boys immediately blew some bubbles toward my GD and we had to dash out of line and find the nearest restroom. Even though we washed the stuff off pretty quick, she still had red marks on her face, neck, and arms.

 

[Schmeck]

I'm speechless.... This thread was posted to get some ideas for fun games to play in line with the kids while we're on our Disney trip. Save the lecture on how to be a good parent next time OK?

Just trying to help - I work with older students with disabilities - parents who want miracles to happen at school (6 hour day) when they don't reinforce that learning at home and during vacations are very shocked and sad when their child reaches the age of majority and shows no progress in independence or self awareness.

I've also read many posts about how great gains in awareness, vocabulary, etc. are made at WDW - more so than anywhere else on this planet, and would hate for a child to miss that opportunity.

So my 'lecture' would be to not let this opportunity slip by - engage the kids in line, give them some of your time and mental energy, that's what a family vacation is all about!

 

[nooneshome]

We play the "who stepped on a duck?" game.

 

[PolynesianLily]

You could play a game of I Spy.
This would be good for "non-dark" queue lines and would be an excellent game to play during the Toy Story Mania line up or such!

 

[PoohsFan1]

Normally my kids don't really have to be entertained because they can entertain themselves or love to look at the different details of an attraction, however, if they start to get a little restless, these are what they like to do. DH and both of my DDs are obsessed with finding Hidden Mickey's. Each time we are in line they always look for them. It also helps that DH has an app on his phone that help them find certain ones on certain rides. The other thing that we like to do is quiz each other on Disney related topics (movies, rides, shows, characters, etc....) we don't have a specific game for it, but rather we make up games as we go along.