While this is old news, parents should be aware that the early scenes, and even the queue film are too dark for most preschoolers. If their favorites are the level of Disney Junior or Chuggington, I would keep them off of this one.
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Great Movie Ride revised - warning
- Thread starter BuzzLIghtYear2010
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Disney.Mike
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This is the worst advice I've ever heard... tgmr is a very friendly for all ages ride.
My point is SOME children may not appreciate violent death portrayed graphically. Your reply states categorically that ALL children are ready for this, not allowing for individual differences. The readers can judge which advice is the worst.
In the queue, just before we load onto the cars. It is the final scene from Public Enemy, where Cagney dies in the gutter. There is more violence in the early parts of the ride.
StarWarsGirl
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Hence the sign outside warning that the attraction may be frightening for children.
DiSnEyF@n
Well-Known Member
Took my 2 year old on this 2 weeks ago and while I would never skip this ride, I did have to shield her from some scenes in the queue and on the ride. No harm no foul. A warning would definitely be appropriate if you plan on taking young children, but I wouldn't skip it.
Weather_Lady
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As with any attraction you haven't experienced before or don't remember well, my advice is that if you're taking young children, do a little recon ahead of time -- watch a POV video of the attraction on Youtube, and make a judgment call as to whether it's suitable for your particular child (or whether some well-timed covering of their eyes is necessary during a scene or two).
RememberWhen
Well-Known Member
I appreciate the warning. We're going with DS4 in September and probably won't be doing DHS with him due to the soldiers with guns marching around.
I understand that a lot of people let their kids watch anything, but not all families make the same choices.
Thanks for the heads up.
I understand that a lot of people let their kids watch anything, but not all families make the same choices.
Thanks for the heads up.
bpadair32
Well-Known Member
I do not let my kids watch anything, but I do let them watch SW. Please watch with the insinuations that those of us who let are kids watch SW aren't up to some perfect parenting standard.
Dead2009
Horror Movie Guru
Soldiers? You mean Stormtroopers? Your kids aren't going to join the Dark Side of the Force if they see Star Wars, I can assure you.
The Great Movie Ride has always had scenes where it was dark, and when I think of "violent deaths" I think of blood and gore. The ride has none of that.
RememberWhen
Well-Known Member
I apologize. Truly.
I was feeling a bit defensive about this:
There are so many things that are deemed "friendly for all ages" because they are not active fast rides. For my family that's not true.
I made a bad choice of words.
RememberWhen
Well-Known Member
Yes. I mean storm troopers. While I agree that watching the movie isn't bad, I do know that it's not appropriate for my four year old. And we don't ride TGMR because of the gun scene and the alien scene. For my family those make this ride inappropriate. I appreciate someone else noting that although this ride is accessible to all ages it may not be appropriate for everyone.