Big fat babies....

[ddrongowski]

Well the familiy and I just got back from WDW, and man there are a lot of "big fat babies" in the parks.

Definition of "big fat baby" : any person in a stroller who's knees are touching their chins, or their shins drag on the ground.

But hey Dollar sign, dollar sign, dollar sign.

 

[MKCP 1985]

Today's strollers have nothing on those metal ankle and achilles killers of the 70s and 80s.

 

[Crush Dude!]

Well the familiy and I just got back from WDW, and man there are a lot of "big fat babies" in the parks.

Definition of "big fat baby" : any person in a stroller who's knees are touching their chins, or their shins drag on the ground.

But hey Dollar sign, dollar sign, dollar sign.

Iratating doesnt even begin to describe it :fork:

 

[ddrongowski]

Iratating doesnt even begin to describe it :fork:

Please don't get me wrong, I am a stock holder, and I see them as Dollar signs.

Dollar sign, dollar sign, dollar sign.

I wish everyone in the park rented a stroller.



But the funniest "big fat babies" where the twin 11 year olds, crammed into a double wide stroller.

 

[MUTZIE77]

Please don't get me wrong, I am a stock holder, and I see them as Dollar signs.

Dollar sign, dollar sign, dollar sign.

I wish everyone in the park rented a stroller.



But the funniest "big fat babies" where the twin 11 year olds, crammed into a double wide stroller.

I noticed this last week as well, I cant believe parents let there kids be so lazy. I also was shocked at the monsterous strollers that people were lugging onto the buses. It boggles my mind that people even spend money on things like that, they might was well buy a golf cart.

 

[HouCuseChickie]

I noticed this last week as well, I cant believe parents let there kids be so lazy. I also was shocked at the monsterous strollers that people were lugging onto the buses. It boggles my mind that people even spend money on things like that, they might was well buy a golf cart.

Oh great- we're going to start this again.:brick: Mind you, I don't agree with older kids being wheeled around in a stroller, but I couldn't fathom taking my 2 yr old and 4 yr old to Disney without a tandem stroller...and it's been WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! Now, if you're a parent of young kids and want to forgo a trip like this until your kids are older and can walk all day (and miss out on all of that great little kid character interaction) OR if you're willing to carry your pre-school aged kids in backpack carriers (b/c there's no way you're making it very long with little kids walking on their own) and lug around diapers, wipes, changes of clothes, cups, snacks, etc. in another bag all day- I guess that's your choice.

 

[wm49rs]

 

[erstwo]

Oh great- we're going to start this again.:brick: Mind you, I don't agree with older kids being wheeled around in a stroller, but I couldn't fathom taking my 2 yr old and 4 yr old to Disney without a tandem stroller...and it's been WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! Now, if you're a parent of young kids and want to forgo a trip like this until your kids are older and can walk all day (and miss out on all of that great little kid character interaction) OR if you're willing to carry your pre-school aged kids in backpack carriers (b/c there's no way you're making it very long with little kids walking on their own) and lug around diapers, wipes, changes of clothes, cups, snacks, etc. in another bag all day- I guess that's your choice.

Ha! I'll do you one better. When we go in December we are renting strollers for my 9 year old niece and my 7 year old son.

But here's the catch. It's not for them, it's for ME.

Now I'm sure the rest of you are perfect parents with perfect children. And I'm sure everyone else is able to walk around the parks all day without getting tired or having their feet hurt, etc. But poor, pitiful me - I DO get tired. And my feet DO hurt. And my children *sometimes* get tired as well. And sometimes when I get tired, I get cranky. And sometimes when my kids get tired, they get cranky.

The LAST thing I want when I'm trying to make my way out of the park at 3pm or 9 pm or whenever is my kid whining about how they are tired and their feet hurt, etc.

I'm sure all of you would just "rest on a bench" for the next 4 hours until your kid felt like walking again. But me? I want to go back to my ROOM and relax. (And let's remember that I might be whining too! :lol
So I got them their own strollers.

Honestly, they probably will only use them about half of the time, but let me tell you, when they DO use them, it will be worth EVERY penny! :xmas:

 

[WDW_Emily]

Ha! I'll do you one better. When we go in December we are renting strollers for my 9 year old niece and my 7 year old son.

But here's the catch. It's not for them, it's for ME.

Now I'm sure the rest of you are perfect parents with perfect children. And I'm sure everyone else is able to walk around the parks all day without getting tired or having their feet hurt, etc. But poor, pitiful me - I DO get tired. And my feet DO hurt. And my children *sometimes* get tired as well. And sometimes when I get tired, I get cranky. And sometimes when my kids get tired, they get cranky.

The LAST thing I want when I'm trying to make my way out of the park at 3pm or 9 pm or whenever is my kid whining about how they are tired and their feet hurt, etc.

I'm sure all of you would just "rest on a bench" for the next 4 hours until your kid felt like walking again. But me? I want to go back to my ROOM and relax. (And let's remember that I might be whining too! :lol
So I got them their own strollers.

Honestly, they probably will only use them about half of the time, but let me tell you, when they DO use them, it will be worth EVERY penny! :xmas:

:sohappy::sohappy::sohappy:
AMEN!

I have no children of my own but I remember one trip we had a full day at the parks, Open to Close, walking almost all day. My mom got me a stroller and I was 8 at the time. I didn't go in it until around 7pm when my feet began to hurt and I was ready to leave. Thank goodness my mom had that stroller because if she didn't that could have been a very miserable night.

 

[Tom]

Neither my brother nor I were ever in a stroller in WDW. We started going in 1985 (I was 5) and - and we went often.

When we went to WDW, we went until we all hit the wall...which often meant 9am until midnight. If we got tired and cranky, we left. And since my brother and I couldn't even fathom LEAVING Disney World once we were there (we stayed off property until I was in high school), we kept our tiredness to ourselves.

I don't know if it's just because those were different times, and parents were still allowed to tell their kids "no" and slap them around a bit - or if my brother and I were just unique children.

I asked my mom a while back (after reading another stroller thread on here) why we never used strollers while at WDW. Her response was, "I wasn't going to mess with one of those things all day. We went there for you kids. If you acted like you didn't want to be there, we left." Good enough! :lol:

 

[Tigger1988]

A stroller for a NINE year old? My god, I would've been horrified at that age to be pushed around in a stroller. But I guess now we're teaching kids that if you fuss and whine enough, you'll get whatever you want.

 

[MagicSparkyFan]

Wow!!! I know the stroller debate is always a strong one..... but still, my almost 8 year old(2 weeks shy) was there in the last week of July & walked until her feet had blisters. I didn't even know she had them until she showed them the next morning. Thank goodness that she got those blisters on the last night of WDW. Both her and my baby(6) lasted at MK until EMH 2 am WITHOUT a stroller. Strollers for children that need them is obviously understood.... but to have a stroller just in case of a meltdown? WOW!!!!

 

[sweetpee_1993]

My brain goes to 'Wall-E'...scenes where all the people have grown so lazy that nobody walks anymore. Wonder where that thought/idea for the movie came from. :zipit:

I was a baby when I went to WDW the 1st time waaaay back in the mid 70s. Yep, I was in a rental stroller. If you look at the pics tho, Mom didn't pack a bag as if it was a 2 week safari. She brought essentials and improvised the rest. I can remember trips starting around 6 or 7 years old. I remember thinking my legs were gonna fall off at the end of the evening walking out but we bucked up & toughed it out. We were so happy to be there we'd have gladly drug our bodies along the ground. No strollers needed. We started taking our kids when the youngest was about 7 & the oldest 8. Never took or rented a stroller. We took a mid-day rest and were mindful of the kids & what they could handle. If they complained their legs hurt we'd let them know ours did too. Sometimes we'd do an impromptu piggy back ride. Sometimes we'd distract them with fun things like skipping. Other times it'd be a good time to find an ice cream & relax. We were creative and everything was fine. Some of my youngest's favorite memories are of the long walks to the buses & I'd be holding his hand, swinging his arm, and catching him off-guard with surprise twirls as we moved along. He'd get all giddy in anticipation of the next twirl & which direction I'd send him. Little does he know that these were diversions to keep him going.

 

[erstwo]

Neither my brother nor I were ever in a stroller in WDW. We started going in 1985 (I was 5) and - and we went often.

When we went to WDW, we went until we all hit the wall...which often meant 9am until midnight. If we got tired and cranky, we left. And since my brother and I couldn't even fathom LEAVING Disney World once we were there (we stayed off property until I was in high school), we kept our tiredness to ourselves.

I don't know if it's just because those were different times, and parents were still allowed to tell their kids "no" and slap them around a bit - or if my brother and I were just unique children.

I asked my mom a while back (after reading another stroller thread on here) why we never used strollers while at WDW. Her response was, "I wasn't going to mess with one of those things all day. We went there for you kids. If you acted like you didn't want to be there, we left." Good enough! :lol:

Yes, but we don't just go for our kids! We like it too! :xmas:

A stroller for a NINE year old? My god, I would've been horrified at that age to be pushed around in a stroller. But I guess now we're teaching kids that if you fuss and whine enough, you'll get whatever you want.

My NINE year old niece has never been to WDW. She hasn't whined for anything. I got the stroller for her. She hasn't asked for it. She has no idea we've even rented it.

Wow!!! I know the stroller debate is always a strong one..... but still, my almost 8 year old(2 weeks shy) was there in the last week of July & walked until her feet had blisters. I didn't even know she had them until she showed them the next morning. Thank goodness that she got those blisters on the last night of WDW. Both her and my baby(6) lasted at MK until EMH 2 am WITHOUT a stroller. Strollers for children that need them is obviously understood.... but to have a stroller just in case of a meltdown? WOW!!!!

I think that's great for you. You have to know your own limits. I know mine and mine include the need for a stroller.

 

[Krack]

Ha! I'll do you one better. When we go in December we are renting strollers for my 9 year old niece and my 7 year old son.

But here's the catch. It's not for them, it's for ME.

I respect your honesty, but this right there is a clear example of the problem. On a macro scale, it has resulted in a never ending sea of strollers that has become a noticeable infringement on the traffic flow and ambiance and atmosphere of the parks.

 

[MUTZIE77]

Oh great- we're going to start this again.:brick: Mind you, I don't agree with older kids being wheeled around in a stroller, but I couldn't fathom taking my 2 yr old and 4 yr old to Disney without a tandem stroller...and it's been WORTH EVERY PENNY!!! Now, if you're a parent of young kids and want to forgo a trip like this until your kids are older and can walk all day (and miss out on all of that great little kid character interaction) OR if you're willing to carry your pre-school aged kids in backpack carriers (b/c there's no way you're making it very long with little kids walking on their own) and lug around diapers, wipes, changes of clothes, cups, snacks, etc. in another bag all day- I guess that's your choice.

I understand the need for a stroller, but these things were the biggest things I have ever seen in my life. When I do have children and if i do choose to take a stroller it will be a small easily foldable one. I dont see the need to push a small Cadillac around WDW.

 

[cmatt]

I respect your honesty, but this right there is a clear example of the problem. On a macro scale, it has resulted in a never ending sea of strollers that has become a noticeable infringement on the traffic flow and ambiance and atmosphere of the parks.

very much this. Nothing worse than getting your legs taken down by a parental ramming into the back of your legs. They do say sorry - but it still !*$%ing hurts...

i am quite suprised the kids are happy being rammed into the 'stroller' (read: buggy) as my niece royally kicked off in dlrp when we had to put her in it so we could get her back to the hotel for a nap!

 

[erstwo]

I respect your honesty, but this right there is a clear example of the problem. On a macro scale, it has resulted in a never ending sea of strollers that has become a noticeable infringement on the traffic flow and ambiance and atmosphere of the parks.

And I get that frustration, I really do.

 

[sweetpee_1993]

The stroller parking areas can be in the way in some places but for the most part we don't have a problem with the strollers around us. Of course we don't go during busy times, either, when there's probably a lot more of them. All kids are different and parents will handle them different. No big deal. Variety is the spice of life. Different isn't wrong. It's just different.

Personally, I never wanted to be anchored to a stroller in this particular setting unless I had to be. Thankfully, I didn't. We carried a backpack with a few necessities.

Ya know, just tonight we all went to a local park to do some walking to start building up our legs for our upcoming trip. It was fun. Reminded me of our walk-heavy outings we planned in the weeks leading to those first couple trips when we were still concerned with the boys' stamina. The zoo, aquarium, French Quarter....fun stuff I haven't thought of for a while. :wave:

 

[Susan Savia]

When my 2 kids were young, we rented one stroller from the parks. It was the old metal kind. One kid sat facing front and we laid the back down and the other sat facing backwards, if she needed to ride. They knew that to fuss and whine would only make us leave the park earlier so they didn't do it. They didn't want to miss out on anything! Those old metal strollers had nice baskets under the seat too and we could store stuff there. Our breaks consisted of lunch in the parks and sitting for the shows. I would not of even considered renting one for them when they were 8 or 9 years old. Today's children are so pampered.