Young Kids!

[Pumbas Nakasak]

unless the kid is like six or older he/she won't remember it let alone do anything.

Who says the memory is the sole preserve of the kid, im sure my parents have many memories of me and my actions that I cant recall. perhaps when you have a family you may understand. Besides if I wish to waste my money and time its my decision, or is it the fact that handovers are allowed to have a member of family ride with them and this delays youre go, that gets on youre thrupnees.

Hey, I'm sorry if YOUR kids complain about who sits next to who. That has nothing to do with what I'm saying.

I never said it was I was mearly providing a counter argument to youre illconceived point. But hopefully when you grow up youll understand this.:animwink:

 

[Disneyowner182]

Originally posted by happy snapper

Who says the memory is the sole preserve of the kid, im sure my parents have many memories of me and my actions that I cant recall. perhaps when you have a family you may understand. Besides if I wish to waste my money and time its my decision, or is it the fact that handovers are allowed to have a member of family ride with them and this delays youre go, that gets on youre thrupnees.

first of all i am voicing my opinion so don't be defensive ..second of all i never said u couldn't spend ur money on kids

 

[tommy112973]

Ya know, I have a quote that I have passed on to others about taking kids to WDW...

Free till 3!

Thats right, not only will they be free, you'll be away from the same 'ol crap that you have been put tru in the normal world. At Disney World even the brattiest kids tend to slow down and be good.(Not all the time, but some of the time) Im taking my 2 and a half yo on her second trip and I have to say that she is so looking forward to it!! Everytime she see's the commercial, its LET GO TO THE DISNEY STORE!!! Im all for it, take your kids to disney world, have fun and remember.....

Free till 3!

(Free till 3! means park admissions and some breakfast menus)

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

first of all i am voicing my opinion so don't be defensive ..second of all i never said u couldn't spend ur money on kids

Hey im all for personal freedoms and as such a keen follower of the right to self expression I thought you may have accepted my counterpoint.
as for being defencive I notice youve chosen to ignore the comment I made about parents ith kids holding up lines. I take it this is because i discovered the root of youre obvious loathing of young families.

 

[DisneyPhD]

2much2do, I hope your trip is great. We take a trip every year in the winter from Michigan to WDW. Last year I was 32 weeks pregnant. A few months ago our daugher was amlost 9 months old when we stayed at Poly for a week. It was a great trip. We needed a brake from winter, and I can think of no other place as baby friendly, fun for parents and a great vaction in general then WDW. Take lots of pictures. Spend some time at the baby care stations every day just leting your baby relax and hang out on the floor where you don't have to worry about her getting steped on!!!! (BYW we got the greatest stroller/back pak for the trip I loved it! It is discussed in detail in other threads.)

As for people who don't feel other people should take babies. I can remember thinking to myself "why do people take children to WDW? It is so much work, too hard to enjoy yourself" But I didn't have children then, and hey life is work, even more so when you are a parent. Going on vaction with out my child right now is not a vaction. I do not want to be apart from her. I loved showing her WDW for the first time, knowing full well she will never remember it. Did I ever worry about her not remembering her first time she rolled over, sat up, walked, said Mama? Please, I know the memoires are for the parents right now, and I chearish every one. Our experinces help us to grow together as a family, every day ones and one on vaction.

Parent's who don't feel comfortable taking babies out of there house, don't. Those who do go were ever they are comforable with the babies. WDW is great. The only worry I would have is taking a very young baby in hot crowded months. Even then you can do it, if you plan and adjust.

 

[Maria]

Somebody merge this thread into the other one or lock it!! It´s a nightmare!! :hammer: :brick:

 

[mickey-nut]

Disneyphd- I am with you-since I had children taking a vacation without them is NO vacation! Leaving them behind would be nerve racking. Whoever said in an earlier post about WDW being the best place to take small children was sooooo right! WDW was made for them. They are welcome everywhere. There isn't a more kid-friendlier place on this earth.
P.S.-- to stay on topic of the thread-I 1st went to WDW in 1972 (the year it opened). I had just turned 4. I still have memories of that trip.

 

[McArcDes]

My apologies to those of you who have been following a this thread or a similar one for a long time BUT being a parent I must have my say.

My wife and I made the CHOICE to have FOUR children. We have been to the parks with them at all ages even as young as three months. Caring for young children while trying to enjoy a park is not easy. We have all experienced or read about having to baby swap on rides like Rock n Rollercoaster etc. Been there done that many times.

But if we had waited unitil our youngest was say six years old my oldest would be would be fifteen. I would have missed her at a year old seeing Chip and Dale in Spectro Magic and practicly tipping her stroler over she got so excited. Not to mention the smiles on the faces of all the people sitting near us who saw her. And I would of missed being at the Magic Kingdom on our second oldests third birthday and getting to video tape a cast member taking her out onto the parade route and having hundreds of people sing her happy birthday and seeing how excited she got at the charicter dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern and see her hang over the rail calling "Here Meko, Meko, Meko" trying to get that charicter to come over to see her. And we would of missed seeing my three year old son meet Minnie Mouse for the first time and how much of a fuss she made over him and the look of absolute joy on his face. To my dying day those will be some of my most cherished memories.

To all the people that are taking their young children to the parks...My warmest wishes to you and the treasured memories you are about to create.

The only thing I have to say to SPACESHIP EARTH is this. The next time you go to the parks take some time while you are having fun to watch these familiys with young children and see for yourself how much enjoyment they really get from being there. And remember someday that will be you!

 

[Spaceship Earth]

Thank you!

Thank You disneyowner, finally someones sees from my point of veiw. All thses people are telling us problems with THEIR kids, and that's not the point. Thank you for sticking up for me. Finally someone else who agrees with me.

 

[McArcDes]

Its interesting that DisneyOwner is two years younger than Spaceship Earth....

 

[DisneyPhD]

McArcDes, Well said!!!!!!:sohappy: :sohappy: :sohappy:

To people who expect people who have children to stay home and not go on vaction for 3 to 4 years per child, some parents would never get to leave the house. If that was the case, I think there would be less people making the dession to become parents.

WDW is a wonderful place for adults, children and babies. It was made so families and couples and single people can enjoy it.

 

[SilentRascal]

Spaceship Earth.....I completely agree with you. I think it's downright idiotic for parents to take small children to Disney when they're at an age where they'll never appreciate it. I feel parents shouldn't bring their children there until they're at least 8 years old. They may not be able to ride everything they want (most things they can), but they'll definitely be able to remember the trip, remember what they loved about it and want to go back. Any younger and the child hasn't got a clue that they were even there a week or a month later unless they see pictures that were taken. It's absurd.

 

[2much2do]

Okay....(big, huge, sigh) here goes:

First off, tommy112973: You got it! Free till 3!

To DisneyPhD, Thanks so much for your well wishes! We are so, so, so excited to be going and bringing the baby! Nate was one and a half when we first took him and he absolutely loved it! I made him a little WDW photo album with pics of him and the characters, him on Dumbo, dancing in the Epcot surprise fountains, etc. He looked through that book (and still does and he is four) almost every day! He loves that we took him there and that he is going back. He keeps telling his baby sister all the fun things she is going to see, LOL! 31 days to go!!!!

To mickey-nut: I agree 100% WDW has got to be THE most baby/child friendly place!!! What better place to go on vacation with your young family. Better than any other vacation destination, IMO! (Oh wait, are we not supposed to go on any vacations at all with little kids? I forget.) When you have children, they become a part of you. An extention of who you are. You don't go to the store without them, to the doctor, dentist, bank, car wash, heck, you can't even really use the toilet without them there. Parents have to learn to continue to live their lives along with their kids. They can't (and shouldn't expect) to put their lives on hold until the kids grow up.

To Maria, I agree. I never wanted this thread to get started all over again. That is what I said in my very first reply to Spaceship. Gee! It will only get ugly, and it has

And finally, to Spaceship and Silent Rascal:

I think you guys just don't understand what some of us are saying. It isn't about whether the kids will remember it, or even whether they will be able to appreciate where they are. It is about having a good time on vacation somewhere with your family. See, people who have little kids still like to do things like go on vacation. Are you saying taking a baby on vacation period, is a bad idea? We take a family vacation every year. We have done this since before we had kids. So, according to you, now that we have kids, we don't get to go on vacation anymore? Or are you saying Hawaii would be a better choice? This is where the differnce comes in. People who take their kids to WDW,like to go to WDW! A parent who loves their child will have to adjuct their vacation (as they will have to do with all aspects of their lives) to having the children with them. If they don't have a problem with this, then no one else should either.

And one last thing, Spaceship. I didn't mean a 15 year would want to start a fight. I meant a 15 year old shouldn't be expected to understand what life is like with children, but I am sure you will one day. Also, why start another thread (that you knew full well would turn into a fight....AGAIN!) . Anyway, what is done is done. And so am I. Replying to this issue again.

PEACE

 

[SilentRascal]

First of all, infants and toddlers would be just as thrilled if the parents took them to the local playground that was painted with bright colors, than if they were taken to WDW. Nobody said (nor implied) that you can't take a vacation just because you have children. But if you want it to mean something to them, it would definitely be more memorable when they're older than infant or toddler-age. To children of such a young age, you can take them on a vacation to your basement and it'd be as good. Not to mention it would save the parents a bundle too.

 

[2much2do]

Originally posted by SilentRascal
First of all, infants and toddlers would be just as thrilled if the parents took them to the local playground that was painted with bright colors, than if they were taken to WDW. Nobody said (nor implied) that you can't take a vacation just because you have children. But if you want it to mean something to them, it would definitely be more memorable when they're older than infant or toddler-age. To children of such a young age, you can take them on a vacation to your basement and it'd be as good. Not to mention it would save the parents a bundle too.

This is true, but a "vacation" to the playground would not be a vacation for the parents. I go to my basement with my baby all the time, and while she thinks it's wonderful fun, I think it's just doing laundry. When my husband has time off of work, and we want to go away and have a vacation from our every day lives (I take my kids to the playground at least four times a week!) we choose WDW.

You said:

But if you want it to mean something to them, it would definitely be more memorable when they're older than infant or toddler-age.

I think I can speak for all the parents on this board with young kids when I say: Yes, this is true. If I wanted my child to remember and appreciate WDW I would take them when they were older. I will, actually. I will take them when they are older. For that reason exactly. So that they can have magical memories for the rest of their lives. But, as has been said numerous times by various parents. We KNOW they won't remember and appreciate it. We want to go and have a fun family vacation with them anyway.

 

[SilentRascal]

Originally posted by 2much2do
I think I can speak for all the parents on this board with young kids when I say: Yes, this is true. If I wanted my child to remember and appreciate WDW I would take them when they were older. I will, actually. I will take them when they are older. For that reason exactly. So that they can have magical memories for the rest of their lives. But, as has been said numerous times by various parents. We KNOW they won't remember and appreciate it. We want to go and have a fun family vacation with them anyway.

You have a very good point there, I must say. I must just have it in mind that a WDW vacation is the kind of place that you would want to remember, and that you would want those with you to remember, particularly children.

 

[2much2do]

Yes, we do want them to remember, which is why we will be sure to bring them back, again and again.

So....truce??????

 

[Spaceship Earth]

hmmm...

Don't you think McArcDes that is interesting. OOo, idea! Maybe you shouldn't judge us or anyone about our age. Just because were teenagers we have a right to express our feelings and opinions. So before you blabber again maybe you should think that their are nice teenagers out there, there not all what you think they are. Interesting huh? And thank you Silent Rascal. oh yeah, McArcDes, Slient Rascal is'nt a teen, aren't you gonna say something about his/her age?

 

[Spaceship Earth]

Ok I'm sorry!

Ok, I'm sorry for this arguement. i never ment for it do go this far. I was just simply giving my opinion and that's that. I will not post this again, and I 'm sorry if I hurt anyone in anyway. I'm Sorry.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Its ok you re just suffering from the normal teenage problem of thinking the entire world revolves aroud you youre hormones and opinions. Just because you shout loudest dosent make youre opinion the most valid.