will a 5yr enjoy or "get" Kimpossible?

[cancersucks]

Searched Kimpossible, and found out alot about it...just not the answer to my??

My DS5 loves playing "spy" and finding "clues," but will this be too advanced for him? I am hoping to get my DH (a non-wdw obsessive like me) and my son into this during our May trip, but don't want to attempt it if it isn't worth doing for them. What are your thought? TIA!

 

[Zeebs]

Ha I was about to ask something very similar.

I have a 5 and 3 year old, obviously they won't be able to do it themselves, but with parental assistance would this be something they would be able to do and enjoy.

Or should we just stick to the kidcot centres for World showcase entertainment?

Might see you there we are there in May as well.

Kirsten

 

[SnowWhite33]

I think if you are helping him he would enjoy it, but you will have to guide him through it. The missions don't take very long so I would try one and see how he does. If he likes it you could keep going.

 

[stargazertechie]

It's a lot of fun! As long as you help, the phone basically tells you what to do. You'll find the clues, and then when you get to where the kimmunicator tells you to go, you push a button and... things happen. That's all I'm going to say in case you don't want the surprises ruined.

 

[cancersucks]

Ha I was about to ask something very similar.

I have a 5 and 3 year old, obviously they won't be able to do it themselves, but with parental assistance would this be something they would be able to do and enjoy.

Or should we just stick to the kidcot centres for World showcase entertainment?

Might see you there we are there in May as well.

Kirsten

We will be there the 14th-20th (can't get my ticker to work!!)


I read somewhere that the Kidcot stops have changed quite a bit, and people didn't like them as much as before. We have never done them, so I don't know what to expect. Either way, I think my DH would enjoy KP more than the Kidcot masks!

 

[cancersucks]

It's a lot of fun! As long as you help, the phone basically tells you what to do. You'll find the clues, and then when you get to where the kimmunicator tells you to go, you push a button and... things happen. That's all I'm going to say in case you don't want the surprises ruined.

I think if you are helping him he would enjoy it, but you will have to guide him through it. The missions don't take very long so I would try one and see how he does. If he likes it you could keep going.

Thanks guys! I think I will have him try it, I just didn't know how difficult the clues were. (We will be helping him, but didn't want him getting frusterated, you know!) What have we got to lose? Haven't read a bad review of it yet!!

 

[stargazertechie]

There were a couple in Mexico that were difficult. I think Germany was the easiest. There are picture and word clues, and CM's in the area can help you if you're *really* stuck.

 

[Zeebs]

We will be there the 14th-20th (can't get my ticker to work!!)


I read somewhere that the Kidcot stops have changed quite a bit, and people didn't like them as much as before. We have never done them, so I don't know what to expect. Either way, I think my DH would enjoy KP more than the Kidcot masks!

You will be leaving as we arrive we drive up from Miami on the 20th. This is only our second trip and our first trip into the World Showcase so we haven't tried the kidcot either, so I guess we are going in with no expectations. But you are right hubby would prefer technology to sticking and glueing.

We might just give it a go as well sounds like fun.

Kirsten

 

[WeLoveLilo05]

DD was 5 last year when we did it and she LOVED it! I think the Japan one was a lot of fun, but its mostly outdoors just FYI. We did a few, Norway, Japan, Mexico and another 1 I cannot remember. I mean you will have to help but its easy in the sense that they usually show a picture of where you have to go. It was cute, hope DD wants to do it again this year lol.

 

[Bradsdadg]

We're going to be trying this in August with our 6 year old. I think he is going to love it because he is really into going on adventures and playing eye spy, etc. I say give it a try, might be a great adventure for the family!

 

[Hopalong]

My daughter was 4 when we did it. We pretty much had to figure out the clues and then let her think that she found them. She loved it. I don't want to give anything away but there are 'interactions' that take place that any kid would appreciate.

 

[sasquatch]

I have a 5 and 3 year old, obviously they won't be able to do it themselves, but with parental assistance would this be something they would be able to do and enjoy.

I agree with this. My DD6 and DS5 has a tough time following the "plot" of each mission as transcribed on the phone. The vocabulary and plot is a little advanced for a five year old. I suppose if the user had experience watching the show Kimpossible the experience might differ than mine. My children were not familiar with the show.

As another poster said, you can try one and see how it goes. It's a neat way for adults to get to see the countries without feeling guilty about dragging the kids along.

 

[Claire&TheBoys]

My 5-year-old loves doing the Kim Possible missions. We have to let him and his brother take turns with the Kimmunicator - he always wants his own. Sure, we help them with the missions, but it's fun for the whole family.

 

[EloiseHarper]

My 5 year old loved it. We did the UK, and I don't remember them having any difficulty with it, but my older sons (8 & 10) were helping. My 3 year old even liked it, but she did lose interest toward the end.

 

[vinotinto]

My DH and I thought it was super neat, but I think we enjoyed it more than our kids (ages 5 and 3 at the time). The problem is the communicator is a little temperamental. Ours froze twice - and we needed to go back to the front to get it reset, which meant backtracking. And the kids wanted to hold it and press the buttons, but if we let them do that, we would miss the clues. I think my DD3 liked it better than my DS5. My DS5 just wanted to go back to Test Track, LOL (it's his favorite attraction in all of WDW!). He's really into Phineas & Ferb and Perry, so I thought he would be more into the mission, but it requires a little bit of patience to walk through the clues and get from country to country, not quite the high-speed gratification of Test Track. But, as I said, us adults thought it was super neat.

P.S. - I think we 'found' all the clues, although we tried to enlist the kids' help.

 

[MomtoGKC]

My 5 1/2 year old son loved it! I helped him with some clues of course. We're going for his birthday this weekend. When I asked what he wanted to do he immediately said a Kimpossible mission!

 

[DisDadDoc]

I five year old will definitely get it!

 

[mjp12831]

I wouldn't advise it - our 6yo is pretty bright and she handled it, but I'd classify it as "manufactured fun" in that it takes too much parental involvement and interaction - or at least more than I wanted to do. We did Norway and bagged it.

I'd say it's more suited to an 8 o 10yo.

 

[pggirl]

my ds5 (who turned 6 during the trip) loved the kim possible missions. i agree with previous posters that they will probably not understand the storyline (and neither did i sometimes ), but they can help find the clues. of course you will have to read the instructions to them, but many of the clues are visual and my son found many of the buildings before i could and this was our first trip to disney and epcot.

i think we did 4 countries as we toured around ws and stopped for snacks and to do the rides in norway and mexico.

the kidcot stops did not hold his interest at all. during our trip in nov 2010 the only thing to do was to color a large duffy bear on a stick at each stop. he colored half of the bear in canada and then decided he didn't want to color anymore. for our next trip i am considering buying the disney magic guide for kids and use that as the passport to get stamps around the world instead of doing the kidcot stops.

give kim possible a try. i think your ds and dh will enjoy it.

 

[lovesdumbo]

You can have the phones repeat the clues and you can get more clues too. My kids enjoyed doing them!

for our next trip i am considering buying the disney magic guide for kids and use that as the passport to get stamps around the world instead of doing the kidcot stops.

My son really loves that book!