Debbie7452
DIS Veteran
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- Apr 24, 2002
The ideas I'm getting here are really good. I think the double stroller would have been a great thing to try. My son's stroller was probably too small for him. If he saw something that interested him (about every 2 feet at WDW LOL!) he would just plant his feet down on the ground causing the stroller driver to jerk to a sudden stop. Not good, especially in a crowd where you can hit someone else by suddenly veering off course.
People have asked what they did that was so bad. It really was not any one thing. They were just out of sorts with each other a lot. There was some hitting, a lot of verbal fighting. My 10 year old decided not to ride any rides. She wouldn't even go into some shows. She spent the whole day at the exits waiting for us which naturally wasn't a lot of fun.
Except at Honey I shrunk the Audience, to go off topic, she asked the CM where to wait for us because she didn't want to go in. The CM asked her to be an "assistant" and gave her a lab coat to wear. She participated at the introduction where she was introduced to everyone and had a few lines. We were all just thrilled that this CM was so nice. They gave her a Magical Moments certificate afterward. But you see...our whole trip was not terrrible. I just know I handled it badly. I see now how taking breaks, besides meal time wopuld really help. I had brought cold water and snacks but they didn't want those much.
We WERE too rushed. We did not go back for naps, although DS fell asleep in the stroller. We should not have stayed for the parade, tinker belle, and fireworks after doing the park all day long. I think I did not get anough sleep and was probably less tolerant to some of it than I should have been. It's hard on your first trip there I think. If you ask the kids now, they all say they had a wonderful vacation. Even the 10 year old (who did NOTHING but complain) claims to have had a great time!??
Thanks again for all the practical tips!
People have asked what they did that was so bad. It really was not any one thing. They were just out of sorts with each other a lot. There was some hitting, a lot of verbal fighting. My 10 year old decided not to ride any rides. She wouldn't even go into some shows. She spent the whole day at the exits waiting for us which naturally wasn't a lot of fun.
Except at Honey I shrunk the Audience, to go off topic, she asked the CM where to wait for us because she didn't want to go in. The CM asked her to be an "assistant" and gave her a lab coat to wear. She participated at the introduction where she was introduced to everyone and had a few lines. We were all just thrilled that this CM was so nice. They gave her a Magical Moments certificate afterward. But you see...our whole trip was not terrrible. I just know I handled it badly. I see now how taking breaks, besides meal time wopuld really help. I had brought cold water and snacks but they didn't want those much.
We WERE too rushed. We did not go back for naps, although DS fell asleep in the stroller. We should not have stayed for the parade, tinker belle, and fireworks after doing the park all day long. I think I did not get anough sleep and was probably less tolerant to some of it than I should have been. It's hard on your first trip there I think. If you ask the kids now, they all say they had a wonderful vacation. Even the 10 year old (who did NOTHING but complain) claims to have had a great time!??
Thanks again for all the practical tips!