Would WDW Ever Do This?????

[bdiddy]

Your child isn't welcome at Grad nights, either. Just so you know.

And DD is comparing this to the Holocaust and the Civil Rights Movement. Do you agree with that, too?

I said I understand where he is coming from. While he used the most extreme form of the idea as a comparison, it is still the same principle - Controlling and discriminating.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

There is always control and discrimination. Many people can't afford to go to Disney. Is that a form of discrimination? Why should poor children get to experience what yours do?

 

[ols386]

DisneyDad - I know where you are coming from.

I think to ask or want Disney to do something like that goes against everything Disney is. It's like asking for a toy store not to let kids in one night a week. It just doesn't make sense. There are many more places in this country and on this earth that are 'adults only' or 'adult friendly' then child friendly. There are very few special places created just for kids and families and Disney is #1 on the list and to ask for kids not to be there even one night a month is discriminatory to the one group whom this park was made for.

You know what I compare this to - telling handicap people they can't come to the Special Olympics one night. Seriously - it's exactly the same....

I don't see it as being anything like that at all. And WDW is not just for children, it's for adults also. If it weren't for the adults, the children would not be there.

 

[ogreenlee]

During "One Mighty Party" (a buy-out event at the Studios, with a special ticket, run by the Gay Days folks) they do.

that sounds like fun!!

 

[si-am]

I kind of find the whole discrimination argument to be a little overblown here.

We're talking about a hypothetical one night hard ticket event, and people are getting crazy up-in-arms defensive over this!

Edited to say:

The Special Olympics analogy is way off base.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

I kind of find the whole discrimination argument to be a little overblown here.

We're talking about a hypothetical one night hard ticket event, and people are getting crazy up-in-arms defensive over this!

Exactly.

 

[WDSearcher]

If you believe that then you don't know the story of Walt Disney's life.
Go read up on it.
To this point especially the parts about why he built Disneyland in the first place.
And the part where he risked his entire company on a single project like Sleeping Beauty.
(not the kind of thing a person dreaming of as much money possible would do)

I think you may be giving Walt just a BIT too much credit. "Taking a risk" and "not wanting to make money" are two different things. No way that Walt would have taken the risk on a single project like Snow White (not Sleeping Beauty, BTW ... Snow White was the one he risked the company on; Sleeping Beauty came much later, once animation was already established, and he didn't stake the company on it) ... but no way would he have risked the whole company on Snow White if it didn't think it would make up the money in the long run. He didn't do it just to see what would happen. He wanted it to be profitable. He didn't just build Disneyland so that his daughters had a place to play. He built it so that other people would come too. If it hadn't been popular and hadn't made money, he'd have shut it down and done something else. He wasn't in it to lose money. He wanted to create and innovate and make enough money to keep doing that. You risk your entire company on a single project because you think it will pay for itself and then some. You don't do it to be altruistic.

And again, no one will answer..Do you want to be the adult to look in the 6 year olds eyes and kick them off Peter Pan telling them they aren't old enough to be there?

That's a bit dramatic. All they would have to do to have an "adults only" theme park evening was to announce that MK was closing at 6pm that night (as they do for other events and parties) to day guests. You clear the park and then open up again at 7pm or whatever and start the special event. You're not sending people through to physically remove kids from rides and send them packing. Although, technically, that's what they do now on MNSSHP and MVMCP nights. A family with kids walks up to Peter Pan at 7pm without wristbands on, and the CM will tell them they can't ride and will, in effect, kick them out of the park. So ... you know ... they already do that.

That said, Disney would still never create an event on their own that closes off the parks to children. If some group wanted to create an event of their own and pay the buy-out fee to buy the park for an evening, then they could certainly design an event with a "no kids, please" theme. But it would be their event, not Disney's.

 

[ols386]

I kind of find the whole discrimination argument to be a little overblown here.

We're talking about a hypothetical one night hard ticket event, and people are getting crazy up-in-arms defensive over this!

Exactly....hypothetical. I think some are trying to make it out to be a civil rights and discrimination thread, and that was not the intention at all.

 

[rosiep]

I kind of find the whole discrimination argument to be a little overblown here.

We're talking about a hypothetical one night hard ticket event, and people are getting crazy up-in-arms defensive over this!

Edited to say:

The Special Olympics analogy is way off base.

Exactly.

Ditto! I agree..people are taking it waaaay too seriously. I, myself, said I wouldn't enjoy it...but to condemn someone for the mere suggestion is crazy!

 

[Missytara]

I agree; I wouldn't want to go to Disney world if not for the kids and the interaction of the family members. I don't have kids.

I have had some wonderful "magical" moments mostly with parents/grandparents/children that I wouldn't trade for the world!

 

[MapleGirl]

I think it's a brilliant idea and wish that Disney would do it! I also support the idea of having an adults-only Disney resort.

 

[purpliequeen]

To the OP- I think it's a great idea.

Doubt it'd ever happen. Disney's response would technically be, "Go to Vegas." But then again, Disney needs all the guests it can get right now...

 

[Planogirl]

I have a child and this wouldn't bother me at all. I can well understand why some adults think it would be fun to just hang out with other adults - nothing wrong there. Discrimination? Kids are discriminated against all the time, they do not have the same rights as adults.

It will never happen though because that's not how Disney is. A few adults only restaurants and an adult-only resort would be great ideas too though. I don't see the big deal.

And comparing this to Hitler's philosophies is WAY out there IMO.

 

[KellyNY]

I don't mind if they do that but please at the off hours, so people with kids would not suffer. I personally would not go, first, I have a child, second, I do not see the point. Adult only resort, sure why not, but again would not care to stay even so my DD is almost adult. I believe kids is the big part of Disney Magic, I would not feel comfortable in Disney with no kids around.

 

[wisnieea]

DisneyDad - I know where you are coming from.

I think to ask or want Disney to do something like that goes against everything Disney is. It's like asking for a toy store not to let kids in one night a week. It just doesn't make sense. There are many more places in this country and on this earth that are 'adults only' or 'adult friendly' then child friendly. There are very few special places created just for kids and families and Disney is #1 on the list and to ask for kids not to be there even one night a month is discriminatory to the one group whom this park was made for.

You know what I compare this to - telling handicap people they can't come to the Special Olympics one night. Seriously - it's exactly the same....

Why do so many people think Disney is just for kids. That is such an unfair judgement. There are lots of different types of families as well as other parties that travel together to Disney. Obviously children are the number one target audience but they are not the only one. Disney World was created for everyone to enjoy, otherwise it would be restricted to families with children.

I dont think Disney will ever do this as I dont think there is enough of an audience for it. However the idea is not absurd. This thread has become rediculous and I feel bad for the OP who was just creating conversation on a discussion board.

Hitler and the Holocaust? He attempted to wipe out entire populations. This thread is about an idea for a party at an amusement park. IMHO, it is shameful to compare the deaths of millions of innocent people to a 5 hour adult only party at Disney World.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

I just see it as another event. I don't go to the parties anymore, but I might do this as a date night. While Disney is special with little kids I had a great time with my mom traveling as an adult, I would go to disneyland all of the time with friends and by myself when I was a college student. After the kids have been launched, DH and I will continue to go. Not just to see other people's kids, but because it is special to us as adults.

 

[KellyNY]

I just see it as another event. I don't go to the parties anymore, but I might do this as a date night. While Disney is special with little kids I had a great time with my mom traveling as an adult, I would go to disneyland all of the time with friends and by myself when I was a college student. After the kids have been launched, DH and I will continue to go. Not just to see other people's kids, but because it is special to us as adults.

Evening extra hours is the answer, there are not many kids at this time, at least not many little kids, we like to do Epcot, it is so dark and not hot.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

Evening extra hours is the answer, there are not many kids at this time, at least not many little kids, we like to do Epcot, it is so dark and not hot.

I love the parks in the evenings. Especially the silly little firefly things!

 

[famsen]

People, RELAX!
The OP was talking about one night at one park maybe once a month or once a YEAR! It's not like they are talking about banning kids for life.
Sheesh! Some people take so many of these threads to the most extreme limit, it's impossible to have a dialogue.

 

[Indiana Rose Lee]

People, RELAX!
The OP was talking about one night at one park maybe once a month or once a YEAR! It's not like they are talking about banning kids for life.
Sheesh! Some people take so many of these threads to the most extreme limit, it's impossible to have a dialogue.

DH and I were talking about a similar situation last evening. We decided if we got rid of the 5% in the extremes on all issues, the world would be a much more sane and peaceful place! It is the extremes that make people crazy.