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Mansion stretch room too frightening for children

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slappy magoo

slappy magoo

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ninjaprincesst said:
Im sorry 5 is too old and that is just a little sheltered snowflake thatsscared of their own shadow and will stay that way until Mommie quits hovering and says suck it up and deal and stops sheltering and saying Mommie will make Disney change the big bad dark ride.
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I knew Tony Clifton.
Tony Clifton was a good friend of mine.
You, madam, are no Tony Clifton.
 
Lucky

Lucky

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PrincessFairest said:
No, hun. To ALL small children who want to enjoy the experience. My daughter is no more privilege than yours or the next child. I never thought that she deserves special treatment. But for ALL small children there should not be instances that could traumatize or terrify their experience. Disney needs to be inclusive for all ages in all of its ride shows and attractions. If you want more terrifying experience then there is Universal down the road where those type of age-specific rides are found. But disney is not marketed that way and should not be run that way. It is aimed for the famillies with small children who should enjoy all the experiences together, including the smallest children who wish to enjoy. I never once thought my child is any more special -well she is to me of course - but in the grand scheme of things there should never be an entitlement where she alone gets certain privilege above other children. Sorry if i ever came across like that.
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MissingDisney

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Hun, Disney is NOT just marketed towards families with small children.

Edit: for the record, that is the first time I have ever typed the word, if it is a word, 'Hun'. Feels kind of....wrong.:joyfull:
 
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Matt_Black

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HappyDisFam said:
Hun, Disney is NOT just marketed towards families with small children.
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To wit-

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wm49rs

wm49rs

A naughty bit o' crumpet
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PrincessFairest said:
That may have been true years ago but times are changing. Disney is becoming and will continue to become more inclusive for ALL of its guests big or small brave or timid. Once again the problem is not with the HautedMansion ride itself or the stretching room concept. It delights children to watch the portraits on the walls grow and morph into funny scene. The hanging ghost host on top is neither the problem as well. All good fun in setting the stage of the story to come in the Mansion itself. That was never a issue for us. I just wish there had been a warning of the TOTAL darkness and scream in total darkness which for many little ones can be traumatic. But will say again this is no beef with the ride concept or stretching room or hanging gentleman up until the room goes pitch black. Even just a warning would be fine. People act as if I hate the ride or have some anger toward disney which is far from the truth. We love the haunted mansion ride, song story, many of the scenes. It is a great ride and experience and would not want anything to change that. Just a few short SECONDS at the very beginning. Just for the youngest of visitors. But know that we will be back, and we had an amazing trip for our daughters first time. The good so much outweighs the negative when it comes to the past few weeks at disney. Just a few little suggestion was all I was saying. But you will never find this mom hating the Haunted Mansion ride as it is a true classic.
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Put the lads and lasses front and center of each portrait. Best way to toughen them up for the rigors of the world. They'll find security in their Nimitz-class strollers later in the day....
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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PrincessFairest said:
We recently returned from a 11 day Disney trip March 4 - 14. Exhausting but worth every minute of it. yet there are a few things I noticed and am concerned about, mainly the Haunted Mansion stretch room toward the beginning of the attraction. This was the first trip for our only daughter faire age 5. We thought this would be a good age for her first visit as it would be when she would be old enough to remember alot of the magic yet young enough to believe in the magic. One thing that really got her upset and in tears was the opening scene to Haunted Mansion at MagicKingdom. We never expected there would be a few moments of total darkness plus the lightning and scream nearly sent her into a fit. Disney is a place for families with children!!!!! I was appalled at how no cast member told us we probably should not take her into that scene. We spoke to a cast member at the ride exit who smiled to cheer her up, but still that beginning scene needs to either be changed or removed if disney is going to market as a family park for children. The rest of the ride is amazing, as our little princess faire could sit close to mommy and daddy if scared and there was no pitch black darkness. The music was fun and the characters inside the ride were more appropriate for children during most of the scenes. The beginning however really disturbed her and made her not wanting to ride too much more that day as she was still in shock of the total darkness. The majority of our vacation was great besides that one moment of terror in my daughters eyes. Please consider an update or change in the stretch room, maybe just to remove the total darkness to take into consideration the emotions and vulnerability of the child. When older she will learn to appreciate the ride for what it is as a classic.
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For all of our eleven pages of yapping and complaining, there remains the pesky problem that you are, sadly, entirely correct.

Disney promotes WDW, certainly the MK, as toddler toontown. This is not what the MK is, it is, originally, an adult park build by middle aged men to indulge their grown up childhood fantasies. But customers don't expect that, they expect Winnie The Pooh's Puffy Pastel Colour World. As they would, based on the marketing Disney provides them with. And it is not on to have big kid experiences in a toddler play area.

Where we differ is that I bitterly resent and protest the branding and rebuilding of the MK into princess land, rather than asking it should.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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PrincessFairest said:
No, hun. To ALL small children who want to enjoy the experience. My daughter is no more privilege than yours or the next child. I never thought that she deserves special treatment. But for ALL small children there should not be instances that could traumatize or terrify their experience. Disney needs to be inclusive for all ages in all of its ride shows and attractions. If you want more terrifying experience then there is Universal down the road where those type of age-specific rides are found. But disney is not marketed that way and should not be run that way. It is aimed for the famillies with small children who should enjoy all the experiences together, including the smallest children who wish to enjoy. I never once thought my child is any more special -well she is to me of course - but in the grand scheme of things there should never be an entitlement where she alone gets certain privilege above other children. Sorry if i ever came across like that.
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Do you have any statistics on how many children have had a problem with this attraction? People in this thread have said that they have taken children of the same age as yours on the ride and they have had no problem, so it's clear that not every child has a problem with this. Do you believe an attraction should be changed if only a single child has a problem with it? if you do, then virtually every attraction in the park needs to be altered. If not, what percentage is the proper threshold?
 
Bob

Bob

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danlb_2000 said:
Do you have any statistics on how many children have had a problem with this attraction? People in this thread have said that they have taken children of the same age as yours on the ride and they have had no problem, so it's clear that not every child has a problem with this. Do you believe an attraction should be changed if only a single child has a problem with it? if you do, then virtually every attraction in the park needs to be altered. If not, what percentage is the proper threshold?
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It's not a proper thread until we get charts and graphs.
 
Stellajack

Stellajack

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In the Parks
No
The World you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood—not a place on a map, but a state of mind that exists wherever people dream and wonder and imagine, a place where illusion and reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never was—and always will be.

— Michael Eisner, May 1, 1989

Wh?...wait! Why don't we make Disney put the real Hollywood back just exactly like it was!? After that, we'll have them bulldoze that Haunted Mansion and its dastardly crew over in Magic Kingdom!

I love this thread even if she/he/it IS just baiting! (The Hollywood quote above is one of my VERY favorites)
 
EOD K9

EOD K9

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Stellajack said:
The World you have entered was created by The Walt Disney Company and is dedicated to Hollywood—not a place on a map, but a state of mind that exists wherever people dream and wonder and imagine, a place where illusion and reality are fused by technological magic. We welcome you to a Hollywood that never was—and always will be.

— Michael Eisner, May 1, 1989
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And that's what I like about the Studios. An idea of Hollywood that I think most people thought it would have been ideally in the golden age.
 
Konor

Konor

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I was so sure it was Katiebug back again but the fact that this one keeps coming back and doubling down on the wacky has me wondering.

But just because I guess I should respond to this "real" post...No they shouldn't remove anything and not everything in this world needs to be inclusive to all, I wouldn't want my local tavern watering down the taps any more than they do just so the elementary kids can come in and enjoy a pint. Some things are meant for all, some are not. Your post screams "entitled" as well as "I have a pampered, spoiled brat that makes Veruca Salt look like an appreciative child."
 
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