I'm Related to a Weirdo

[lilclerk]

He has no idea what he's missing out on. I'm sure that once he goes, he'll be hooked! If not, I'll blame it on my sister!

I blame my brother in law, haha.

 

[Nemo14]

I blame Meg.

 

[Nemo14]

This is just what I was about to post. I believe that the OP probably said "weirdo" with love. And I'm sure he is surprised that a board of Disney fans are attacking him for joking about his niece in such a way.

I just wonder if his niece feels the same way about a bunch of strangers thinking she's a weirdo.

 

[JillC LI]

I just wonder if his niece feels the same way about a bunch of strangers thinking she's a weirdo.

*I* don't think she's a weirdo based on the original post. I just think the OPer was joking around about her. She may not feel about WDW as the majority of kids do, but I don't think that makes her a weirdo.

 

[graphite1326]

Maybe it's just not her thing.

What's weird is a family member going on the internet to talk trash about a 9-yr-old child who just happens to not enjoy something you do.

your responces are always so negative.

 

[bubbles1812]

your responces are always so negative.

I don't think it was negative. He has a valid point. My fav all time post concerning the subject of people not liking Disney was when that CNN article came out with people saying why they don't go to Disney. And then one poster here implied those parents were abused as children/abusers of their children. And others agreed if Im remembering correctly! Yeah... That was special.

Now the OP may have been joking, but I think it is fairly ressonable that some find is an odd thing to come on and write how your niece is werd to a bunch of strangers, even if you are just kidding.

 

[Disvillain63]

My nephews went once and thought it was ehhh...then they went with me! It really is a different experience when someone in the party knows what to do, where to go, and when to go. My brother and his wife made their reservations and went...no research or understanding of things like EMH and fastpasses or ADRs. Maybe that's what happen to your niece... and at 9-years old, if the adults seem confused, lost, disoriented...a 9-year old is going to roll her eyes and give a huff...as well as attitude.

 

[rsoxguy]

I'm related to some weirdos, but it mostly involves high wire walking, moon howling, and an occasional high speed chase. I really don't want to talk about this anymore.

 

[JIMINYCR]

I would love to take people who say they hate Disney for another trip with me to see if they like it better at my speed.

I volunteer. Lets start a Disney haters intervention group. Scheduled course as follows...
Day 1. How to plan the trip so you will enjoy it thoroughly
Day 2. How to maneuver through each park efficiently, including topics...queues and FP usage
Day 3. How to choose where and how to Dine at Disney, Dining plan yay or nay
Day 4. How to overcome all myths rumors and wrong perceptions about all things Disney. subtopic..Bus drivers
Day 5. CM's.. your friend and ally
Day 6. Week long field trip to Disney to try out all you've learned ( With me of course , to monitor and evaluate your intervention success )

 

[jw24]

Bottom line is that every kid is different. Some may welcome WDW with open arms while others may not be so welcoming. It all depends on their interest of Disney and if they still like it regardless of age. Those who love Disney movies will appreciate it more than someone who isn't really a fan of Disney movies. A nine year old child has probably outgrown most of it with princesses, fairies and all that stuff so that could be one explanation. People's interests do change over time. I've been through it myself. I grew up with Disney and loved it but there was a phase where I'd forgotten about it and had other interests growing, mainly sports, action movies, superhero movies and when I went to Disney when I was 11, well, I didn't really appreciate Disney World and I wasn't the Disney fan that I am now! Until I got older and when my interest in Disney was revitalized for personal reasons, was when I grew to appreciate Disney World as this magical realm beyond my wildest dreams. Some believe in the Disney magic, others don't. Plain and simple.

 

[bethymouse]

I have lots of "weirdo" friends and relatives! They are the ones who think I'm "weird" for being so obsessed w/ WDW!

 

[5thGenTexan]

Geez....

In my family it is not uncommon to rib one another... There are things I did 20 years ago that no one has forgotten about and I still hear about it. Just the way we are. I will probably mess with my niece the next time I see her over this. I see no issue mentioning the incident here. I didn't tell her name, I didn't tell where she is from, I didn't even post her photo. I mentioned that she is 9. That's all. I figured I could, in jest, speak of a kid being "bored" in a place with a giant mouse running around. I guess not. Sorry if I find it a little odd though. I have a kid that puts on her Minnie ears, sets up a chair in the hall and expect the rest of us to get in line for photos.

 

[abeachchick]

Geez....

In my family it is not uncommon to rib one another... There are things I did 20 years ago that no one has forgotten about and I still hear about it. Just the way we are. I will probably mess with my niece the next time I see her over this. I see no issue mentioning the incident here. I didn't tell her name, I didn't tell where she is from, I didn't even post her photo. I mentioned that she is 9. That's all. I figured I could, in jest, speak of a kid being "bored" in a place with a giant mouse running around. I guess not. Sorry if I find it a little odd though. I have a kid that puts on her Minnie ears, sets up a chair in the hall and expect the rest of us to get in line for photos.

I totally got what you were saying and my family is the same way. I mess with my nieces all the time and they are not traumatized by it. We have lots of fun and we all have a great sense of humor and can laugh at ourselves.
Don't let it get to you....some people feel the need to put their 2 cents in, even when it is negative.

 

[Wilt Dasney]

I try to be thankful for people like that. If everybody was like us, we wouldn't be able to get past the turnstiles.

 

[Darth Tater]

your responces are always so negative.

I'm part Sith Lord. It comes with the territory.

 

[Monty]

I'm part Sith Lord. It comes with the territory.

To steal shamelessly from Doctor Who:

"I'm the intelligent one, you're the potato one!"

 

[golden_mudbug]

I would have to say that I've been pretty lucky with the whole kid thing. The boys would hear me and the wife talk about all the fun we had etc etc etc, and all it did was just whip them up into a frenzy. One of their favorite DVD sets is the Disney Parks documentaries and to hear them talk about it now, one would think they are obsessed with it!

 

[hull327]

I can absolutely see this happening. Sounds like they went at the height of busy season. For a 9 year old to go to what's supposed to be an amazing park and have to elbow their way through crowds, fight lines at every restroom, restaurant, snack shack, etc. it can definitely be a buzz-kill. I remember as a kid going one time in June and it was a terrible mistake. Had that been my first experience I would not have wanted to go back but fortunately I had great experiences before that in the offseason. My 9 and 7 year olds loved it when we went last fall. Crowds were low and even without a fastpass we could walk onto any ride with no more than a 15 minute wait. After 7 days there we were no more than 3 hours away from the park on the drive home and they were asking when the next trip was. Now any time we go out to dinner they tell my wife and I that rather than ordering a $2 iced tea to just get water and put that $2 in the "Disney envelope" since we pay for our trips in cash. LOL!

 

[Spikerdink]

A few years ago one of my friends used her DVC points to send her brother, sister in law and their two kids to Disney for a week. She bought the kids park hopper passes for the stay and gave them all sorts of info, plans, etc.

When the kids returned, she thought she would hear all about how much they loved the park, how they met Mickey, all the rides they went on, the fireworks, the parades....but all she was met with was a 'meh.... it was ok'. She was a bit disappointed since she wanted them to love Disney as much as she did. But she thought 'maybe they were just being kids and didn't want to appear too excited over what they did'. The said they enjoyed the rides, saw a few characters...but it was all just ok.

Fast forward from there to our next trip together....I took our tickets to get FP for a ride....only somewhere along the way I lost her park hopper (no expiration) ticket. (oops, still don't know how I did it.) Well, she went to Customer Relations and asked for help in replacing her ticket. They asked her a couple of questions to help find it in the system. When they did this, they also told her something her brother probably didn't want known....the kids only used two days of their seven day passes. Seems brother and sister in law didn't want to go in the parks, so just sat at the resort for the majority of the vacation...that's why the kids weren't that excited. They hardly got to go into the parks. They sat by the pool, swam, and did other things at the resort. When my friend got home, brother received quite the earful (and not the Mickey/Minnie variety).

So, maybe the niece was surrounded with a bunch of duds who complained about everything, didn't want to go on rides, didn't want to get an ice cream because 'it's too expensive and it will just melt before you eat most of it', and that is why she wasn't all that pixie dusted. If she went with OP - maybe the response would be different.

 

[WDW 3]

So, maybe the niece was surrounded with a bunch of duds who complained about everything, didn't want to go on rides, didn't want to get an ice cream because 'it's too expensive and it will just melt before you eat most of it', and that is why she wasn't all that pixie dusted. If she went with OP - maybe the response would be different.

I think this happens a lot! I know someone that stayed at the Contemporary and DID NOT ride the monorail??? Not once!