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aladdin (left) and jasmine (right) with kids at disney world

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  1. Steve Jacobsen

    I’ve been visiting Disneyland Resort since I was 8 years old (I’m 69 now!) and decided that when kids came along they wouldn’t appreciate the experience until they were about 5 years old. I held to that criteria over the years and to me it was the correct approach. Always enjoyed taking them with that caveat. Just my experience.

  2. Steve

    I would gladly pay $1,000 for a Disney day without people under 40, that would be sublime

    1. Gary

      Sir, when Walt first come up with his first Park “Disneyland” it was for the whole family including young children. Now in some ways I agree with babies say up to 2 yrs old but sometimes they have to be there parents are not about to leave them! So when you go you are just going to put up with it nicely, there is nothing better then seeing the expressions on the little ones faces when they see things. This is from a former CM and Cousin to the Disney Family!

    2. JoeNYWF64

      Are you kidding? In 1964 a ticket to get in NY worlds fair was only $2!($19 today) & $1 for kids! & had 170 attractions! – not a 1/2 day affair lilke Epcot & Disney Studios.! & it was the ORIGINATOR of Disney’s Small World, Carousel of Progress(with an additional show upstairs on FUSION power), great moments with Mr Lincoln, & Disney’s ford magic skyway ride! & tons more, like GM futurama 2 with the wildest concept cars ever shown!
      Regarding Disney World, as late as 2002, there were very short single rider lines(went on Splash Mountain 15 consecutibe times!) for most attactions & <$30!!/day non hopper park tickets – if you went after labor day on the weekDAYS. No more, thanks to 3 things – loss of PAPER ONLY fast passes only obtainable in person the day of the pass!, the addition of Star Wars(which IMO should have its own theme park), & too many <3 min roller coasters!!! – never had to wait for Ellen's Energy adventure – a nice 45!! min relaxing educational attraction – which should have been updated & not gutted!

  3. Tess

    I’ve been to Disney World 7 times (once before I had kids, three times as a family with kids during various ages, and now three times with my now adult daughter-my adult son and husband don’t like Disney so they won’t come, lol) I can say my favorite times have been the mother daughter trips! Sooo laidback! No worrying about strollers, packing stuff for the parks, temper tantrums, going back for naps, leaving early! My daughter and I love the same things and are close, so traveling with someone like that is effortless. No butting heads or disagreeing on what to do or not do. If I had to pick a time when my kids were little that it was nice, it was when they were between 6 and 8. Old enough to go on all the rides, but still in that magical “imagination” age. Not needing naps and all the gear. And they actually remember the vacation, even now as adults. I don’t know how people take toddlers to Disney. No thank you!

  4. countesspetofi

    I have seen a LOT of kids having a miserable time at the parks. I also see kids having a great time. The difference is all in how the parents handle it.

    I can totally understand wanting to get your money’s worth with Disney prices being what they are, but I see way too many kids having a terrible time because the parents are determined to squeeze the maximum amount of activity into every minute instead of letting the children set the pace.

    One time I fell and broke a bone during a WDW trip, and the ER waiting room at Celebrations Hospital was overflowing with kids suffering heat stroke because their parents had kept them out in the Florida sun way too long. I finished the trip in an ECV, and I probably could have paid for the rental if I had a dollar for every time a parent grabbed their kid or kids and dragged them in front of me when it was obvious I probably couldn’t stop in time. (The kids could see it was a bad idea, but Mom didn’t want to wait five seconds for a safe crossing.)

    I’ve had my heart in my throat a million times watching kids narrowly escape serious injury because their parents weren’t paying attention to where they were, what they were climbing on, or what they were sticking their hands and feet into. Some of those parents were taking “Drinking Around the World” way too seriously.

    It doesn’t bother me to see parents with babies or toddlers too young to enjoy their surroundings, because it’s perfectly fine for adults to go for their own pleasure and carry the wee ones around with them instead of leaving them at home. But I do get upset when I see kids who would be old enough to enjoy themselves if their parents actually made the kids’ enjoyment a priority.

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