Brer Mickey
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I openly mocked and humiliated my friend the last time he was at WDW because he was afraid to ride Space Mountain, ToT, EE, RnRC, etc. He finally gave in to the peer pressure and loved them. But he is 28, not 9
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bmarkelon
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My DH has definitely been guilty of a few "wuss" comments here and there too. It happens. And the backing out thing is pretty frustrating for anyone.
And I kind of agree with that attitude. But so was the mom, which they didn't seem to notice the irony. I think a 9 year old should be strongly persuaded to be able to ride space mountain. And as sexist as this may sound, especially a boy. We strongly pushed our 3 year old girls to ride the Jr Gemini this past spring at Cedar point, they weren't sure at first and were apprehensive, but ended up loving it. Then they couldn't get enough of that, nor the roller coaster at sesame place, nor the barnstormer. I have no doubt they'll be all over which ever roller coasters they are tall enough to ride.
zurgandfriend
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My niece did this with test Track 3 times, her parents refused wait in line a forth, she asked my son and I if we would go with her. We did, joking the whole time we were in line so she wouldn't bail again. She rode it loved it and after that my son and her rode it about 3 more times together.
MightyMouse
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LOL. I was "told off" by a lady waiting in line because I told my daughter (4) that she had to go on a ride. My daughter started crying in line for "Living With The Land". Mind you she was so thrilled with POTC the day before that we had to drag her away sobbing because we wouldn't let her ride it for the third time in a row!! Crazy kid. How can you love a pirate and be afraid of a carrot? And that dear folks, is the question I posed aloud that got me in trouble with the lady behind me. heheheh... kids will be kids.
juniorthomas
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And ladies behind you will be ladies behind you...
juniorthomas
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That's crazy. Forcing a kid to do something, even if it is a fun thing to do, isn't really a great way to endear said kid to anything. Even if they do end up going on it, and maybe even finding a way to have some fun, the lasting memory may be more of the parent being pushy.
ShookieJones
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ahh...I can't say much about this for a couple of reason.
1. as other poster have mentioned. context.
2. I just watched a video of our first year as a family at WDW....I taped everything including my wife and I tricking my son into riding ToT. Things like "It's just like kiddie Downtime at Lake Compounce (a kiddie drop ride at our tiny local amusement park)" and " It's not closed in...well it is...but the ride is like Haunted Mansion"
The worst part? The kid was going through a little stint where he was afraid of elevators.
Well he backed out at the last minute...and the CM walked him and my wife to chicken out exit....
which was....you guessed it..an elevator. I wish my wife had the video cam at the time so I could see the CM's face when she told him " I'm sorry we need another exit...he's afraid of elevators.
Where are they handing out those parent of the year awards again???
1. as other poster have mentioned. context.
2. I just watched a video of our first year as a family at WDW....I taped everything including my wife and I tricking my son into riding ToT. Things like "It's just like kiddie Downtime at Lake Compounce (a kiddie drop ride at our tiny local amusement park)" and " It's not closed in...well it is...but the ride is like Haunted Mansion"
The worst part? The kid was going through a little stint where he was afraid of elevators.
Well he backed out at the last minute...and the CM walked him and my wife to chicken out exit....
which was....you guessed it..an elevator. I wish my wife had the video cam at the time so I could see the CM's face when she told him " I'm sorry we need another exit...he's afraid of elevators.
Where are they handing out those parent of the year awards again???
JIMINYCR
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Yes... No need to fear the carrot.
Everyone has their own fears to face. My son hated the idea of the Haunted Mansion. It took 3 trips to WDW before he finally faced his fears and decided to try it out. Still today he will go with me but it isnt a ride he is comfortable with or would do on his own. I took the stand to wait it out instead of force him. Now ToT, SM, and EE, RnR he had no qualms about.
aristo_cat
Active Member
Ha. That's nothing. My friends and I witnessed an actual melt down during NYE '11. This dad just stopped in his tracks and so did the 5 kids he was with and his wife and he all of a sudden started exclaiming, "NO EXISTO! NO EXISTO!" while covering his eyes... for my non Spanish speaking friends, that means "I DON'T EXIST! I DON'T EXIST!". I don't know if this is like Frank Costanza's "Serenity Now!" strategy or he was imbalanced but at any rate, poor guy had enough!
donaldtoo
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My DW constantly gives me (loving) heck for turning all 3 of our kiddos into thrill ride junkies. I never chided, ridiculed, or teased them in any way into any of it. I'm pretty sure they just, at some point, looked at me and said to themselves..."Heck, if the ol' man loves it, maybe I should give it a shot!"
righttrack
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I have one child I have to encourage to do anything and another child I have to hold back. First and second child syndrome, lol. Anyway, I'd never push them that hard. I'd just say, "give it a try". I've been on rides I wasn't ready for either mentally or physically, and it wasn't fun, it wasn't thrilling, it was just awful. That said, there is nothing at WDW that I don't go on out of fear, and neither do my kids. Likely if it was my oldest, I'd just say, to give it a try and likely she would. If I didn't say it she wouldn't and miss out on the fun. Still, that never happened at WDW. I just think the parents should have taken a less is more approach. Encourage, not force.
Ever consider you didn't know the background on the story? It is entirely possible that Jr. had wanted them to take him on the ride and begged to go, maybe had them stand in line to ride it and then got cold feet at the last minute. It is entirely possible that he had now started saying he wanted to ride it again and they were getting him prepped for it so he wouldn't back out again at the last minute.
I fully understand it if that was the case. Nothing more annoying than standing in line with a kid because they want a ride and then at the last minute they decide they changed their mind. Of course I've seen the other where some dingbat mom drags her kid already scared and already saying they don't want to ride the Jellyfish ride at California Adventure, yes the extremely tame ride, and then having him have a full blown crying sobbing fit when she sits him in the seat... Needless to say the operator refused to allow him to ride it because he was so freaked, and she continues to try and convince the operator that he will be alright after it happens... Some parents are idiots and thankfully the CMs will not allow parents to torture their young kids.
Britt
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I think it's pretty sucky when a parent forces a kid to go on a ride they dont want to go on and are scared of! Poor thing! Even more sucky when they're called a wuss for not wanting to.
Hopefully it was a "joking" kind of convo where they're saying "You just HAVE to", the way I'd say "you just HAVE to try the brownie" or something.
Hopefully it was a "joking" kind of convo where they're saying "You just HAVE to", the way I'd say "you just HAVE to try the brownie" or something.
loveofamouse
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the "rule" in our family is Try It Once, then decide you don't like it. That said, my mom will never do a roller coaster. lol. She will try anything except coasters. She has done one or two, though. With my kids, I tell them you can't be afraid to ride it if you've never ridden it. You have no idea what it's like. Would I push them for a ride that is their limit? No. lol. But Splash Mt is definitely a no whining ride. Earlier 2012, my, then, 4yr old went on and on about riding ToT. I thought it was absolutely crazy that she was wanting to ride it, especially considering that, at the age of 3, I had to drag her kicking and screaming onto Peter Pan! She was adamant, though, that she wanted to ride ToT. Well, guess what? She did it. She actually went and rode it. I think she peed her pants and she certainly drew blood out of my arm with her nails (I am sooo not exaggerating), but she did it! Of course, now I tell her that she can't be afraid of riding anything else since she rode that. hahaha
One year, my kids BEGGED to ride splash. Now, for me, I have to be in the mood for splash. I have to be in the mood to walk around wet. I was not in the mood, but the kids BEGGED me. We get to the loading platform and my OLDEST starts crying and whining. DH was outside of the ride with the baby so I would have had to leave with her and wait in line again to take my younger child on. What?!?! Oh, you're getting on this ride now! lol. I made her get on. Needless to say, she got over it and enjoyed it.
Now, on our last trip, I did do something that I truly began to think was a Bad Mom move. My son was finally tall enough to ride RnR. He was so excited to ride! I was excited for him cause I love the ride. We get through the sound booth room...and he sees a ride car launch off. Yeah, that freaked him out. He was ready to leave. It didn't help that the ride chose that moment to break down. The longer we stood in line, the higher his anxiety level got. I knew he would be fine and love it be he was getting worked up. I also knew that, because of the wheelchair, he would not be loaded at the loading platform. I tried to entice him with a bribe (he loves money). I told him I'd give him $10 if he was brave. Then, I told him I'd give him $15 if he could tell me exactly where the track goes upside down. He wasn't biting. I told him that we were going to be taken to a different area to ride a more tame version of the ride like M:S. The cast member took us to the exit platform to load. He totally bought my story and calmed down. He got into the ride car totally ok and calm. When the car moved from the unload platform to the loading platform, he instantly knew I tricked him. From that moment until it took off, I had to hear him say things like , "What kind of mother lies to her children?!" "You tricked me!" "You lied to me!" I felt so bad. I thought I lost his trust. I actually began to cry myself.
When the ride was over, I had a very happy boy who has deemed RnR his FAVORITE ride of all time. We had the most hilarious story to tell family. I also owed my son $25. Thank you, Disney, for putting a LIGHT at that section of the tracks! LMAO. Once hitting the brake section of the ride, before getting to the unload platform, he shouted, "That was AWESOME!! You owe me $25! I know exactly where the track turned upside down." LMAO
I knew as soon as I saw that light come on, I was had. lol. My son is sitting here giggling his butt off as I read this post outloud to my husband.
One year, my kids BEGGED to ride splash. Now, for me, I have to be in the mood for splash. I have to be in the mood to walk around wet. I was not in the mood, but the kids BEGGED me. We get to the loading platform and my OLDEST starts crying and whining. DH was outside of the ride with the baby so I would have had to leave with her and wait in line again to take my younger child on. What?!?! Oh, you're getting on this ride now! lol. I made her get on. Needless to say, she got over it and enjoyed it.
Now, on our last trip, I did do something that I truly began to think was a Bad Mom move. My son was finally tall enough to ride RnR. He was so excited to ride! I was excited for him cause I love the ride. We get through the sound booth room...and he sees a ride car launch off. Yeah, that freaked him out. He was ready to leave. It didn't help that the ride chose that moment to break down. The longer we stood in line, the higher his anxiety level got. I knew he would be fine and love it be he was getting worked up. I also knew that, because of the wheelchair, he would not be loaded at the loading platform. I tried to entice him with a bribe (he loves money). I told him I'd give him $10 if he was brave. Then, I told him I'd give him $15 if he could tell me exactly where the track goes upside down. He wasn't biting. I told him that we were going to be taken to a different area to ride a more tame version of the ride like M:S. The cast member took us to the exit platform to load. He totally bought my story and calmed down. He got into the ride car totally ok and calm. When the car moved from the unload platform to the loading platform, he instantly knew I tricked him. From that moment until it took off, I had to hear him say things like , "What kind of mother lies to her children?!" "You tricked me!" "You lied to me!" I felt so bad. I thought I lost his trust. I actually began to cry myself.
When the ride was over, I had a very happy boy who has deemed RnR his FAVORITE ride of all time. We had the most hilarious story to tell family. I also owed my son $25. Thank you, Disney, for putting a LIGHT at that section of the tracks! LMAO. Once hitting the brake section of the ride, before getting to the unload platform, he shouted, "That was AWESOME!! You owe me $25! I know exactly where the track turned upside down." LMAO
I knew as soon as I saw that light come on, I was had. lol. My son is sitting here giggling his butt off as I read this post outloud to my husband.
J_Carioca
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ahh...I can't say much about this for a couple of reason.
1. as other poster have mentioned. context.
2. I just watched a video of our first year as a family at WDW....I taped everything including my wife and I tricking my son into riding ToT. Things like "It's just like kiddie Downtime at Lake Compounce (a kiddie drop ride at our tiny local amusement park)" and " It's not closed in...well it is...but the ride is like Haunted Mansion"
The worst part? The kid was going through a little stint where he was afraid of elevators.
Well he backed out at the last minute...and the CM walked him and my wife to chicken out exit....
which was....you guessed it..an elevator. I wish my wife had the video cam at the time so I could see the CM's face when she told him " I'm sorry we need another exit...he's afraid of elevators.
Where are they handing out those parent of the year awards again???
Sorry to hijack this thread, but this reminds me of something I've wondered for a long time. I can't do TOT, or more specifically, I can't do the sudden drop in TOT, because of health issues. However, I have seen lots of discussions about the theming of the ride and I would loooove to do everything everything up to the drop point. So, if you are you saying that there is a chicken out exit, can I ask at what part of the line-up/ride? What I'm asking is if it is possible to do part of the ride and then to get out before the actual drop. Thanks.
You could do the queque and that is it. The chicken exit is an actual elevator located right at the load area. Once you load onto the ride vehicle, you are there until it is over.
donaldtoo
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Have you had problems with your ears before on drop/thrill rides?
Talk to your Doc. I have a heart condition known as PSVT. When I was diagnosed with it way back when, one of the first things my silly self asked the Doc about was continuing to be able to ride thrill rides and such. Since PSVT is not, generally, life-threatening I was given the "all clear", which is a good thing 'cause this ol' boy LOVES him some thrill rides...!
Just ask your Doc. He/she may very well give you clearance Clarence.
draybook
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I agree! That's why I leave those pesky kids at home, little brats!!
My wife pokes at our son and I for being "sissies", but I won't make him ride anything he doesn't want to. That being said, he's told us that on our upcoming trip he plans on riding Splash Mountain. He's 11, fwiw.