sueuk
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I think most people understand littlies being in buggies, but kids over school age (11 years old
) is over the top. If they don't want to walk - take them for a rest somewhere or wait until they are older to go.
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I think most people understand littlies being in buggies, but kids over school age (11 years old
) is over the top. If they don't want to walk - take them for a rest somewhere or wait until they are older to go.
SleepingMonk
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If you can't leisurely stroll around a theme park for a full day you are weak, plain and simple.
For your sake and the sake of your family please try to do some actual physical exercise, you'll live a longer and healthier life.
Walking a few miles over the course of eight or more hours shouldn't be a monumental test of your fortitude or a massive undertaking that requires packing everything in the house like you're about to trek off into the untamed wilds.
It's just a day in a park, man the hell up.
For your sake and the sake of your family please try to do some actual physical exercise, you'll live a longer and healthier life.
Walking a few miles over the course of eight or more hours shouldn't be a monumental test of your fortitude or a massive undertaking that requires packing everything in the house like you're about to trek off into the untamed wilds.
It's just a day in a park, man the hell up.
wvdisneyfamily
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I have a little one (13 months old). We went in June when he was 9 months old. We had the BEST stroller. It was from Wal-Mart. The best $10 we ever spent. It's not an umbrella stroller. It folds up like a very small folding chair. It takes up minimal room when folded, but is roomy and soft when unfloded with a mesh cupholder and basket underneath. It has a canopy and leans back. I can easily take it on the bus and sit it next to my seat in one of the little nooks that allow people around me to be comfortable. The best part is I've only seen one or two like it in WDW. That being said, I will be glad when we're no longer anchored to it. I'm not trying to wish his life away, but I can't tell you how many times we've parked it in one of those areas and forgot that we put it there as we carried our son to the next attraction. Fantasyland is especially bad for that because everything is just so close. We'll park at the area near the sky lift and work our way on down the line and be back to Tomorrowland and realize we've left the stroller. I don't know when my son will be tired of it. If his current habits are an indicator, probably soon. LOL. I won't make a big deal of it while he's still little (like not in school), but I think when he starts school, he should be getting used to not using the stroller. However, every family is different. You have to do what works for everyone involved to make for a happy trip. I think the stroller thing really boils down to simply being courteous with your stroller.
Fable McCloud
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Here's my take on the stroller issue:
If I had a small child, 6 and under, I would get a stroller.
The rest of the time, they can learn to walk. I never had a stroller. Once I could walk my mother made me walk. If I got tired, we'd rest or I sat down in the lines for rides.
The only thing I can't deal with is when people who have gigantic strollers or motorized wheelchairs have no regard for people and plow into them.
My last trip a rather rotund woman in a motorized chair was talking on a cell phone, looking to her left and not in front of her and ran me over. I fell, scraped my knee, and had a gash on the back of my ankle. She said she was sorry...and kept on talking on her phone.
If I had a small child, 6 and under, I would get a stroller.
The rest of the time, they can learn to walk. I never had a stroller. Once I could walk my mother made me walk. If I got tired, we'd rest or I sat down in the lines for rides.
The only thing I can't deal with is when people who have gigantic strollers or motorized wheelchairs have no regard for people and plow into them.
My last trip a rather rotund woman in a motorized chair was talking on a cell phone, looking to her left and not in front of her and ran me over. I fell, scraped my knee, and had a gash on the back of my ankle. She said she was sorry...and kept on talking on her phone.
SleepingMonk
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Well, just remember, if he starts to complain, tell him to "man the he!! up."
Not a tough concept is it?
The wife carries the essentials, the husband carries the child when the child is too tired to walk.
Not strong enough to carry your child?
Man the hell up.
The interweb always makes hyperbole so much easier to rationalize.....
SleepingMonk
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My parents did that with us and we did it with our kids. Any adult in even average physical condition should be able to do the same.
This little woman carries her child all day, every single day, as she works and walks in much tougher conditions than your day at the theme park.
You can't do the same?
Evil Genius
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Holy crap on a cracker we're having this conversation again??? :brick:
My parents did that with us and we did it with our kids. Any adult in even average physical condition should be able to do the same.
This little woman carries her child all day, every single day, as she works and walks in much tougher conditions than your day at the theme park.
You can't do the same?
Perhaps you should leave your child rearing methods (or that of your parents) to yourself and let others do as they will, without telling them (or the children) they need to "man up." Which by the way, doesn't exactly apply to the wee lasses, now does it?
But again, since this is the internet, the conditions for rationalizing hyperbole still apply.....
irmonkey
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When I take my kid for his/her first WDW trip (probably Nov of next year at 9 months) there is no way I'll take a monstrous stroller. Heck, I drive a MINI Cooper and tried tons of strollers to find one that would fit. I wouldn't even take that one because I feel it's too big! Of course that's not to say that I won't bring a smaller one..
And a stroller for a nine year old? It's no wonder kids are so lazy anymore. "Sit here, shut up and play your DS!" :brick:
And a stroller for a nine year old? It's no wonder kids are so lazy anymore. "Sit here, shut up and play your DS!" :brick:
Fable McCloud
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I just don't want to see 11 year olds in strollers because they're too lazy to walk. If your kids are too lazy, get them into shape before your WDW trip. To prep for mine, I did a half an hour walk everyday over the summer. When I got to WDW, aside from the poor shoe choice (Converse are way to flat) I was fine stamina wise....except the day in AK when I passed out from dehydration...my own fault for not drinking the Gatorade my dad offered.
WDWmazprty
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Hilarious! Yeah, I remember going to Disney as a kid, I mean like 6,7,8 years old. A stroller?! My mom was having none of that! As a matter of fact, neither was I; I wanted to walk myself!
Again, unless there is a medical condition involved, let the kid walk!
It all starts at home. The parents are the ones who usually think their child will fall apart if, god forbid, they have to walk ALL DAY in Disneyworld 
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Parents need to stop babying their kids when their not babies anymore.
But, thats my opinion. I could be wrong. :hammer:
Again, unless there is a medical condition involved, let the kid walk!
It all starts at home. The parents are the ones who usually think their child will fall apart if, god forbid, they have to walk ALL DAY in Disneyworld
.Parents need to stop babying their kids when their not babies anymore.
But, thats my opinion. I could be wrong. :hammer:
Pioneer Hall
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This item has come up numerous times and it never ends well. I am going to close this to avoid what can become a very nasty argument.
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