I am so sick of hearing all this pandering to the whims and moods of children. It seems as if they rule many holidays of British and American families. Is it not time for adults to stand up to them and to tell them what they are going to do.
Enough of this Disney Magic let the adults have some fun as well.
Kids ...
Stand up you parents
I think its time Disney offered creche facilities or at the very least Kids Clubs.
Im sure many a parent%26#39;s day in Disney has been ruined by the whingeing of a hungry, bored, tired and unhappy child.
Though I personally cannot understand what can be tiring about standing in long hot queues all day for rides that you%26#39;re are too small to go on anyway.
A creche would let the kids spend all day in a nice air- conditioned room colouring in pictures of Mickey Mouse and watching Disney DVDs.They would be comfortable, cool and can take a nap whenever they want.
The parents could then be allowed to relax and enjoy the holiday- after all it is them who work hard all year and pay for the holiday anyway.
Stand up you parents
';We believe in our idea:a family park where parents and children could have fun-together'; Walt Disney
Whilst I do agree that children should not dictate the events of a holiday, I%26#39;m not so sure that Walt%26#39;s intention For WDW was to confine children to a Kids Club for days on end.
This reminds me of when we took our first born to Eurodisney for the 1st time. He was 17 mths and was horrendous. Hubby and I actually seriously discussed ';losing him'; deliberately, watching him being taken somewhere by Disney staff and then disappearing for an hour to actually have some fun without him and have a break as we were so fed up with him.
We noticed when watching the staff that they took no notice of the kids whatsoever and we decided not to risk it.
He%26#39;s now 16 yrs and I seriously think I should have ';lost him'; as he%26#39;s still horrible!
We must be lucky, in that we have a child, who has a wonderful, laid back temperament. If he%26#39;s , hot, or Dog tired, he%26#39;ll just go to sleep, and wake up as happy as larry, whoever he was!!
Having said that Vegas, i think your direction of this post is a little insensitive, and lacking in empathy. Afterall, the kids have had to endure a flight of unrelenting tedium, only to end up in a Dorothy gale-esque fantasy land of over stimulation.
The last thing they need is being barked at by over-rustrated parents, who drag their kids around, in a faint attempt to get their moneys worth.
Any parent worth their salt will appreciate their kids concerns, and act accordingly.
That%26#39;s why, i find the idea of a week in Orlando, and a week, or more in the Gulf coast, hopefully achieving an agreable equalibrium.
Thanks jenni at least one person has a clarity of vision as to what is right about parents getting first choice. Parents come onto this forum in anguish about whether their kids are tall enough for the rides or whether they are old enough to remember the magic. Boo bloody hoo ... Stuff them in a creche and they will remember that and be far better tempered than if they had queued in the sun all day.
You could pick them up at lunch and tell them all the rides they had missed so they will be all that more excited when they are old enough ... and tall enough ... and rich enough to come on their own.
Parents unite - we need fun too.
Disney is for ADULTS ... AS WELL.
Or better still, leave them at home to spend %26#39;quality time%26#39; with doting grandparents.
The parents could then afford to fly on an upgraded scheduled flight rather than be forced to mingle with the riff raff who fly cattle class with TCD or another charter airline.
Vegas you are too funny!
Wouldn%26#39;t it be great if Disney did adult only days??! No one under 21 allowed on even numbered days. I think I%26#39;ll email them and suggest they get it on the calendar!
JP, that would be a very sensible solution, afterall, why cart them around, only to whinge for a fortnight? If we all had complying grannys, how quiet would Disney be? Not to mention the flight!
But the question is, how many adults, having let their ';brats'; at home would choose Disney over the carribean, or Indian ocean, or any number of places, less geared to children in the accepted sense of the word?
I am blessed with well behaved children. They are now 11 and 16. They don%26#39;t have tantrums, no whining, no attitude. I simply will not tolerate that kind of behavior. Even when younger. If you cannot behave, you DO stay home.
They have always been excellent travelers. At the parks opening to closing - and all over again the next day. (I understand they are children and make exceptions on the heat, etc. - I%26#39;m not unsimpathetic) However, they know how to behave ';socially acceptable';.
Our trips have been ruined by other people%26#39;s children. Whining %26amp; crying and throwing themselves on the ground. I am not very tolerant.
Unfortuanately, I blame their parents.
Ok, know the ';slams'; are coming...........
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