Would you let your child wait for you outside of ride???

[bdklein]

Everyone had a blast, they all enjoyed family together time as well (more together than apart) and there were no meltdowns. That's a successful vacation, IMO.

Just because a family does some things separately doesn't make them any less of a bonded family than the family that does everything together.

 

[disney1990]

One child according to the icons, hence the statement of everything together.

We have friends that have one child. They did everything together when he was growing up. When he turned 18, he couldn't wait to move out of the house and gain some freedom. It was sad, his Mom went into totally depression when he left home.

 

[JustAKid]

Somebody put this poor horse out of its misery!! This is ridiculous!

Word.

 

[fitzperry]

Somebody put this poor horse out of its misery!! This is ridiculous!

At this point I can't look away

 

[fitzperry]

At this point I can't look away

I might be able to get some work done if I turned off my darn notifications.

Oops. Meant to edit the above post, not quote it. Stupid iPad app.

 

[bdklein]

For those with this point of view the solution is simple. One kid doesn't want to ride the Haunted Mansion, nobody rides the Haunted Mansion. Not everyone has that viewpoint. Many groups, even nuclear families, are absolutely fine with splitting up for rides or even for the day.

Good point.

So in our case here it goes.

1. I don't want to ride TOT or RNRC. Scary to me.
2. One of my daughters doesn't want to ride Space Mountain. Too rough for her.
3. My other daughter doesn't want to ride Astro orbiter because of not wanting to get dizzy.
3. My wife doesn't want to get wet so she won't ride Spalsh Mountain or Kali Rapids.

I got a great idea. Let's go to WDW and do everything as a family-which now means do basically nothing?

 

[tjmj9801]

At this point I can't look away

In one hour this morning, there were 4 (FOUR) PAGES of posts. ONE HOUR.

 

[Granny square]

I might be able to get some work done if I turned off my darn notifications.

Home sick and bored. I need a lively conversation...

 

[bdklein]

At this point I can't look away

Like a train wreck!!

 

[BlackMagicWoman]

Lawd have mercy. This really has no right/wrong answer it really depends on the family and the child involved.

 

[Granny square]

So in our case here it goes.

1. I don't want to ride TOT or RNRC. Scary to me.
2. One of my daughters doesn't want to ride Space Mountain. Too rough for her.
3. My other daughter doesn't want to ride Astro orbiter because of not wanting to get dizzy.
3. My wife doesn't want to get wet so she won't ride Spalsh Mountain or Kali Rapids.

I got a great idea. Let's go to WDW and do everything as a family-which now means do basically nothing?

Precisely. I feel bad for the dad who wants to do something more than kid rides unless they all are single minded. Ick

 

[fitzperry]

Home sick and bored. I need a lively conversation...

We like to pool hop as a family. But no one hops unless everyone does.

Maybe that will keep things going.

 

[mjkacmom]

My grandfather was one of eight children. They never did anything separately either. I was raised differently. To each his own... which is what I said a million posts ago. Stop attacking people for what they do and stop being snarky and we can all agree to disagree.

Sheesh.

I don't know how a family of 8 could do everything together. Last time we were at WDW, the bigger kids went on rides the little ones couldn't. So, as a family, we can only ride those rides that everyone is tall enough for, and wants to go on? If someone is afraid, or doesn't want to get wet, no one gets to do it? Sounds like a lovely family vacation - not! Timmy and Susie want to go back to the pool, Johnny and Sara want to see a parade - can't compromise - go back to the room.

 

[bdklein]

Well that's great. Sadly for medical reasons, I wasn't able to HAVE A LARGER FAMILY.

What I'd like to say is not very nice, so I'll be going home to my wonderful family now. Good luck doing things separately with your family. Hope that works out for ya.

Sorry to hear that, if that's what you wanted. But if you did have multiple children of different ages and/or sexes, you might not be making the same comments.

 

[JustAKid]

Lawd have mercy. This really has no right/wrong answer it really depends on the family and the child involved.

Thank you for using "lawd have mercy". I could actually "hear" it being said. Totally made my day!

We like to pool hop as a family. But no one hops unless everyone does.

Maybe that will keep things going.

Okay, now THIS had me laughing out loud, for real!

 

[bdklein]

We like to pool hop as a family. But no one hops unless everyone does.

Maybe that will keep things going.

The good thing about having a big family is one person can get a good spot in a line for an attraction and the others can jump right in.

 

[JustAKid]

The good thing about having a big family is one person can get a good spot in a line for an attraction and the others can jump right in.

Oh good God...

The count down to closure begins...10...

 

[mom2rtk]

Look what happens when I step a way for a couple hours!

The good thing about having a big family is one person can get a good spot in a line for an attraction and the others can jump right in.

That should be good for a few more pages!

 

[rainynight]

I disagree. Vacation is for the entire family. It would be one thing if the kid was too short to ride. This isn't the case. He is scared riding it. Mom is great for not making him ride the ride. A lot of parents would. He is 10. By that age he knows this isn't real. Again, if he is scared, you should NOT make him ride it. But, there is no reason he can't wait for 20 minutes or so while the rest of the family goes on a ride they enjoy. Maybe this will even make him face his fears and give the ride a shot!

Agree. Its much worse forcing your child to ride. Once at Soarin there were 2 women trying to get a little boy around the age of 5-6 to ride and he was screaming and crying and they were upset with him trying to force him to sit so they could strap him in. A cast member finally made them leave. The women should have taken turns riding and sitting outside with the boy. The boy would have learned patience and they could have rode the ride. But traumatizing a child is much worse than having them wait outside.

 

[mom2rtk]

Agree. Its much worse forcing your child to ride. Once at Soarin there were 2 women trying to get a little boy around the age of 5-6 to ride and he was screaming and crying and they were upset with him trying to force him to sit so they could strap him in. A cast member finally made them leave. The women should have taken turns riding and sitting outside with the boy. The boy would have learned patience and they could have rode the ride. But traumatizing a child is much worse than having them wait outside.

In all these pages, I don't think a single person has advocated forcing a child onto something they didn't want to ride.

Splitting up or having some wait while others ride is completely different.

And forcing an "all or nothing" situation only makes children more powerful and entitled than is healthy. Yes, everyone needs to get to ride what they really want. But giving a small child veto power over others in the group is just as bad as giving him no power. Splitting up or having someone wait outside a ride is a great compromise.