Mansion stretch room too frightening for children

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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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Have you got a therapist lined up yet? This is a seriously situation..
No it doesn't need to be changed... It's been that way for decades and it's fine..
 
Dead2009

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Yes, but it would have to be equal to all who has a living wage

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For some people newer to the Magic Kingdom, the Mansion could be a surprise.

Many of the rides especially in Fantasyland are little kid friendly, so sweet, lovable, fun, wonderful, and magical ( I could go on). Walking though Main Street and Fantasyland, after It's a Small World and the Peter Pan ride, and seeing Tangled bathrooms, I don't think it is a stretch for a parent to think "how scary could it be?" about the Mansion. They have seen how little kid friendly the Magical Kingdom has been at that point, and let their parent guards down. Only to end up very surprised at the ride and be dealing with some very upset kids. I don't see this as bad parenting, or not having prepared their kids enough for the ride.
Yes, it's a parent fail, but can you see how it could happens? how a parent might feel a little peeved about it.

I don't think this means they should change the ride in any way..I would suggest they put up a sign warning people the ride could be scary for little ones, but no one would read it, let alone pay attention to it....Except for the few that have a beef with the ride and would use the sign to defend what ever position they take up. See you Honor, we have proof Disney acknowledges the ride is.....
 I have a friend whose 2nd grader could watch Nightmare on Elm Street and laugh her butt off....my son at 5 years old had to run from the room when Dora went into the Spooky Forest. He is 13 now and loves the Tower of Terror.... Everyone is different, they learn and develop differently. There is no way one person should choose what's best for the millions that will see that ride or argue against the millions that have seen it. But one person could see something of value that millions have missed.

If your kids are a little apprehensive about loud noises, sights or darkness, then going to a ride named The Haunted Mansion should be check out before getting in line, but even going online at disenyworld.com, part of the description of the Haunted Mansion is...
Creepy Fun for Little Ones
The Haunted Mansion contains some mildly frightening subject matter. But there is no gore, the ghostly residents are friendly and the experience is appropriate for all ages.

while this is true, "Mildly frightening" is very subjective here when it comes to smaller children.
 
DfromATX

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Bairstow said:
You're assuming it wasn't a forum regular, posting under a pseudonym for the lolz?

If I recall, that post was copypasta'd onto all the major Disney forums the same time.
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I think she (or he) is either a regular poster on here, laughing at all the responses she's received, and if that's not the case, then she is really "off."
 
Dead2009

Dead2009

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All goofing off aside, if the OP truly is a newbie then she should of done some kind of research when booking the WDW trip, or watched a POV on YouTube to see what the ride was like.

If she isn't a newbie and has been there before without kids, she knows how the ride is and is trolling to get people to sympathize with her case. To the OP...if the latter is the case did you take your child on Pirates or Stitch? If you did, why are you trying to mention JUST the Mansion?
 
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