Younger Generations do the dig Disney.

[FrumiousBoojum]

My son loves video games. And I have to argure that they are not bad for all children if you chose which games you allow to be played ect.
My son plays quite a bit in the car on the way to places ect. It has not harmed him in any way .He is a straight A student with great manners .
We stick with nintendo games and nintendo systems because they have a lot of child oriented games ..Mario ect. I think sometimes it just depends on the kid.

This is exactly it.... it's the child and the parent, not the games.

Me? Video Game obsessive ever since I was probably 2 or 3 (which is around 1982 or 1983 -- my first trip to WDW was 1982, btw). I have a MAJOR ADD problem. It's always a huge struggle with me.

My grades? Pretty much straight A's.

Creative? I was always in Art classes, even to this day -- so, I should hope so!

In fact, I find games to be a tool that can inspire in creativity and learning. I'm learning Japanese partially because of games. My grades? No lower than a B.

As for the kid at Olive Garden -- you know what I saw? I saw a father spending time with his son and taking interest in what his son likes. That's more than you can say for many fathers.

Some kids -- they just want to follow their older siblings: the oldest one is usually the cool one. So, if the oldest thinks it's lame, the youngest probably will. No matter how much the younger likes something, they'll say it's lame too if the older one hates it. The problem? The older ones always go through a stage where they're too cool for some things. We had this problem with my cousins going to Disney on Ice recently. Excited until they felt like they were the oldest ones there (but they'll still gladly go to WDW).

 

[Teenchy]

[/quote]Now, I don't necessarily say this is a "kid" thing...I think it all depends on how the kids are brought up. I'm only saying this because I know if I gave any of those kids an action figure or a doll...they wouldn't know how to "have fun" with them.

If a kid is brought up not exercising his/her imagination skills...they won't know HOW to "get into" the Disney experience.[/quote]



AMEN. I dont have any kids but my fiance and I are Disney nuts/DVC members etc. And when we are at the parks we talk about how we would involve our kids in the experience, do the Kidcot craft stations etc. There is such a lack of imagination with many kids as you said.

I'm a little older than you and was in the first generation of handheld computer games. (Matel Football, etc. by the way here is an actual graphic from that game - - :lol: ) But I only played them like riding in the back seat of the car, etc. My mother always had me doing "creative things". Thats whats missing.

 

[CoffeeJedi]

Then, I look up...and the FATHER IS PLAYING IT! (while he's eating). Next time I look up...the father's playing and now the son is out of his seat...looking over his Dad's shoulder as he plays. I know this has nothing to do with Disney...but it floored me to think that this probably isn't the first time this has happened.

that's awesome! a father and son, spending some quality time together, playing video games. most fathers would take their kid to a sports game where you'd just sit there and watch overpaid muscle heads chase after a ball, but this dad actually participates in an activity where he and his son play together.

i'm 27, i grew up with video games, they're part of what inspired me to become interested in computers and now they're my living. i play Halo 2 with a group of friends from all over the country almost nightly on xbox live. when my wife (who's a fairly avid gamer herself) and i have kids, i hope that we can all play together, coming together as a family to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles (as well as take them to Disney twice a year )



ok ok, so the above was kinda tounge-in-cheek (but all of it true). but honestly, the dad and son were definitely sharing in a hobby together, i don't see how that's something to criticize

 

[Tinkrbell]

I'm 16 & I absolutely love anything Disney!!! My sister is 18 & my brother is 14, they just don't understand why I love WDW so much. I have the same issue with my friends. I have to keep explaining to them why I want to go back so badly.

 

[Dwarful]

Wow, talk about timing. I just organized a trip to Disney on Ice for my oldest daughter's Junior Girl Scout troop. One mom thought it was dumb because the girls ( 9-10) were far too old for this type of thing. Well, you know what? I had to call that mom back to see if she wanted to change her mind because her daughter was the only one not going. Guess what?? She talked to her daughter, called me back and ordered 2 tickets 1 for the daughter and 1 for her! ( I just hope the mom doesn't ruin it by being negative).

 

[figmentmom]

Your friend must have some jaded kids! Ours were 5 and 8 when we went for the first time, and we ALL cried the day we had to leave! We've been back every year since.