Annoying Kids Park Chart

[bigbadwolf]

I noticed something 2 weeks ago... I took a trip to WDW on Jan 1st.
The parks where packed with familes... But I noticed something...

Kids are more annoying and more loud depending on the park.

From most annoying to least annoying-

1.Magic Kingdom- Parents have hardly any control over their children... Children where screaming and running around without parents watching.
2.MGM studios-Close to Magic Kingdom, but the star wars and indiana jones area was almost empty.
3.Epcot-Educational rides where almost empty. Test track was packed with over 200 screaming kids.
4.Animal Kingdom-This park... had to be the most peaceful... hardly any screaming kids.

 

[Christina]

LOL!

Thanks for that infromation!? Haha.

Yeah, I agree with you on the most annoying being Magic Kingdom. Ugh.

 

[bigbadwolf]

LOL!

Thanks for that infromation!? Haha.

Yeah, I agree with you on the most annoying being Magic Kingdom. Ugh.

I also notice something else... The IQ level of the families visiting, and their children. People at the magic kingdom had no morals and where rude. People at the animal kingdom where polite and had control over their children.

 

[Pioneer Hall]

I also notice something else... The IQ level of the families visiting, and their children. People at the magic kingdom had no morals and where rude. People at the animal kingdom where polite and had control over their children.

I think the problem isn't really the parents or the children. You have to go in to all the parks (but more so the Magic Kingdom) knowing that there are going to be excited children. They should be there running around and having a good time. I know that sometimes they can get rude, loud, and annoying...but they are kids. Kids will be kids and kids are supposed to have a good time. I would be scared if I saw a kid in Fantasyland that wasn't having a good time by running around or something along those lines. It just wouldn't be normal. You should always enter a Disney theme park ready for this and just accept it when it happens.

 

[aimster]

I think parents do need to control their kids more when on vacation at a place like WDW. SO many parents let their kids just run wild these days it's not even funny. If I ever did half of what I've seen some kids today do, I'd get walloped upside the head and dragged out of the park. My parents taught me to behave in public places and what they taught me stuck. Just last weekend my mom was telling a couple friends of mine how when I was a kid she hardly had any trouble with me.... until I was a teenager. LOL! Even then I was a pretty good kid for the most part.

So I think it's up to the parents to teach their kids good manners and correct any behavioral problems that may arise. If you don't agree then that's your opinion and more power to ya.

 

[TRITON4ME]

Well I guess you have to remember that as kids they often don't know any better.

On a side note: one of my biggest pet peeves are those parents who put their kids on a leash like the are a dog. That is probably the thing that urks me the most as I walk through WDW. What kind of parent would dehumanize their child like that? If I ever did that to my kid I would turn myself into the authorities for child abuse. What ever happen to holding hands? I guess these parents are very 'restrictive' if you catch my drift. But that's just my two cents.

 

[barnum42]

4.Animal Kingdom-This park... had to be the most peaceful... hardly any screaming kids.

This could be a subconscious reason why it's my favourite park :lol:

 

[barnum42]

On a side note: one of my biggest pet peeves are those parents who put their kids on a leash like the are a dog...What kind of parent would dehumanize their child like that?

My guess is a parent who has in the past turned their back and lost sight of the child, had a bad time finding them again and been terrified of permanently losing them in a similar situation.

 

[Dakotadogy]

On a side note: one of my biggest pet peeves are those parents who put their kids on a leash like the are a dog. That is probably the thing that urks me the most as I walk through WDW. What kind of parent would dehumanize their child like that? If I ever did that to my kid I would turn myself into the authorities for child abuse. What ever happen to holding hands? I guess these parents are very 'restrictive' if you catch my drift. But that's just my two cents.

I used to agree. But now that I have a 2 1/2 year old that will purposly dart between adults legs to run away from me (all because he thinks it's funny) really scares me. I've tried everything I can think of. Reasoning does not work. We have a rule now, he either holds an adults hand or rides in a stroller. It's still amazing how fast he can twist his hand out of your tight grasp and run . . .

As of yet, I do not have a child leash -- but I'm thinking about one for our next visit to WDW in July.

 

[Gail Hayden]

Well I guess you have to remember that as kids they often don't know any better.

On a side note: one of my biggest pet peeves are those parents who put their kids on a leash like the are a dog. That is probably the thing that urks me the most as I walk through WDW. What kind of parent would dehumanize their child like that? If I ever did that to my kid I would turn myself into the authorities for child abuse. What ever happen to holding hands? I guess these parents are very 'restrictive' if you catch my drift. But that's just my two cents.

The child may not know any better, but, hopefully the parent does and should be controlling the behaviour of their children.
I honestly think that wrist leashes are a great thing, especially for those children that refuse to hold their parents' hands or have a tendency to bolt whenever the urge strikes. It is not, IMHO, dehumanizing the child, it is a method of control. They actually have harnesses too, they were used extensively back in the 50's and 60's. I would not call the parents restrictive, I would call them cautious. If you can control your child/ren without one, then all the more power to you. Some cannot. I could and did not need one, but, I can say if my kids did not behave I would have had one really fast.
I would rather see that then see a parent trying to chase down a child.

 

[Gail Hayden]

I think parents do need to control their kids more when on vacation at a place like WDW. SO many parents let their kids just run wild these days it's not even funny. If I ever did half of what I've seen some kids today do, I'd get walloped upside the head and dragged out of the park. My parents taught me to behave in public places and what they taught me stuck. Just last weekend my mom was telling a couple friends of mine how when I was a kid she hardly had any trouble with me.... until I was a teenager. LOL! Even then I was a pretty good kid for the most part.

So I think it's up to the parents to teach their kids good manners and correct any behavioral problems that may arise. If you don't agree then that's your opinion and more power to ya.

Well stated!!! I totally agree. There is excitment and happiness and then there is bad behaviour.

 

[Gail Hayden]

I used to agree. But now that I have a 2 1/2 year old that will purposly dart between adults legs to run away from me (all because he thinks it's funny) really scares me. I've tried everything I can think of. Reasoning does not work. We have a rule now, he either holds an adults hand or rides in a stroller. It's still amazing how fast he can twist his hand out of your tight grasp and run . . .

As of yet, I do not have a child leash -- but I'm thinking about one for our next visit to WDW in July.

I did that a couple of times as a child. I thought it terribly funny, until my mother whacked me on the butt. Being a stubborn person, it did take two good whallops at two different times to get the message across, but, it worked.
She never needed a wrist leash, she just sent me a look when I got that wild look in my eyes.

 

[scorp111]

On a side note: one of my biggest pet peeves are those parents who put their kids on a leash like the are a dog. That is probably the thing that urks me the most as I walk through WDW. What kind of parent would dehumanize their child like that? If I ever did that to my kid I would turn myself into the authorities for child abuse. What ever happen to holding hands? I guess these parents are very 'restrictive' if you catch my drift. But that's just my two cents.

I am not going to debate my parenting thoughts on this forum, history has shown it to be a volatile subject at times.

But yes, we have used a harness on our now 17month old daughter on our trips to WDW. It is about the only place we use it. She loves to walk and explore, we think the harness gives her more freedom than holding our hand, but at the same time, we can keep her out of danger. Until I was blessed with my DD, I always thought I wouldn't like/need to use one. Now, it makes her happy, and makes us feel safer. If we are in a less congested area, we give her the other end, so it looks like she is walking herself.... :lol:

 

[TRITON4ME]

The child may not know any better, but, hopefully the parent does and should be controlling the behaviour of their children.
I honestly think that wrist leashes are a great thing, especially for those children that refuse to hold their parents' hands or have a tendency to bolt whenever the urge strikes. It is not, IMHO, dehumanizing the child, it is a method of control. They actually have harnesses too, they were used extensively back in the 50's and 60's. I would not call the parents restrictive, I would call them cautious. If you can control your child/ren without one, then all the more power to you. Some cannot. I could and did not need one, but, I can say if my kids did not behave I would have had one really fast.
I would rather see that then see a parent trying to chase down a child.

I have no problem with the harness that wraps around the wrist. That is fine with me. I do, however, have a problem with the harness that wraps around the childs torso. It just looks rediculous to see a parent dragging around a child by litterally pulling them with them.

 

[MouseMadness]

Feels like we've had this conversation before. :lookaroun

 

[egionet]

I have no problem with the harness that wraps around the wrist. That is fine with me. I do, however, have a problem with the harness that wraps around the childs torso. It just looks rediculous to see a parent dragging around a child by litterally pulling them with them.

I don't believe you can buy the harnesses that only go around the wrists anymore. Parents were having problems with kid's arms getting tired from holding them up. As well as the problems from the children that figured out how to take them off. I don't believe they as sold well and were eventually taken off the market.

I don't have any children, and I always thought it was horrible to put children on "leashes". But then I did my CP in Fantasyland, and you should see what some of these children do. Parents would lose kids all the time because they would just jet off when they turned around to ask a question or find something out of a bag. The kids are excited and just want to see everything (not that I blame them). Parents who lost their child felt so horrible that they weren't responsible enough to watch their own child, even though it may not have been their fault. So the parents that tend to put their children in the harnesses just don't want to take the chance of losing their child.

And yes, MK is definitely the craziest of all the parks. I also think WS is much more relaxed, like AK, unless there are extremely bored children.

 

[HennieBogan1966]

So shouldn't this really be titled annoying parents then? Cause if the parents aren't watching/controlling their children it's not the kids fault. They're going to take advantage as much as the parents will let them. The problem, as is usually the case, is the parents, and NOT the kids. There is a reason they are called children.

 

[barnum42]

I did that a couple of times as a child. I thought it terribly funny, until my mother whacked me on the butt. Being a stubborn person, it did take two good whallops at two different times to get the message across, but, it worked.

The government over here have decided it's better to put parents in prison than allow then to smack their child. They have tried to come to a compromise - they can smack them, provided it does not leave a mark.

 

[bigbadwolf]

So shouldn't this really be titled annoying parents then? Cause if the parents aren't watching/controlling their children it's not the kids fault. They're going to take advantage as much as the parents will let them. The problem, as is usually the case, is the parents, and NOT the kids. There is a reason they are called children.

I never ran around screaming... and I was very afraid of adults. The way kids act from 1985 to now has gotten worse every year. And I do agree the parents are fully responsible, but you do not hear the parents screaming bloody murder and cutting through the lines. Parents need to teach their children to be polite and not rude. Parents are mistaken when their children do not listen to them, it might be "funny" to some parents, and some parents might think their children are jokeing. I do not think these children are jokeing, it is a control issue. When I was 3 I can clearly remember not pushing through lines or screaming. Another thing that disgust me about these annoying children are the ones who are 5 and are sitting in strollers at that age. The leashes? I can care less, but those children seem to be the worst of all, atleast the parents have taken a step to stop it. Parents should HIT their children and YELL at them, when I say hit, I mean a slap on the hand. If a parent continues to let thier child boss them around, do expect them to act like that at a teenage age and much worse. Now is it American children? or other countries?

To be honest, and I am not being racist here, but most of the children I have seen from a latin backround are very very loud and are the most rude, this doesn't mean all of them, just most. Light skinned children seem to be rude and wanting. Dark skinned children are the most quiet and less rude. Children from europe like England, they are very quiet and not rude, but they can be very wicked in a polite way. Example-(When I was in a gift shop, this british boy droped his powder surgar, he began to slam his foot in to the carpet to make it not as visible.)

Maybe I feel like this because I was raised a certain way? maybe... Who knows... You can blame the parents, but the children are the annoying ones.

Sorry if there is any poor grammar and spelling errors... forgot to check

 

[Gail Hayden]

The government over here have decided it's better to put parents in prison than allow then to smack their child. They have tried to come to a compromise - they can smack them, provided it does not leave a mark.

We have the same laws here. My opinion on this has always been : When the government pays my bills and raises my child and pays for said child then they can tell me how to discipline him/her. I understand the rationale in so far as they are hoping to curb child abuse, BUT, child abusers are going to abuse a child regardless of the laws in effect. All this law has done is tie the hands of parents who would not even think (well, maybe think sometimes) of abusing their child. IMHO, there is nothing wrong with a smart smack to the bottom of a child. I rarely smacked my kids and only when all other methods failed.