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Post by leannec on Oct 28, 2014 12:09:35 GMT
Disney!!!!  ? Sigh! I love all things Disney and we were really considering hitting Disneyland after Christmas  Our dd's, ages 11 and 15, have never really shown any interest in going to any Disney park ... I've heard that it is really fun for kids at this age ... buuuuuut noooooo they want to go to Mexico or Cuba to an all-inclusive resort  Anyone else have kids who have no interest in visiting the Magic Kingdom? (Whimper!) |
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Post by PEArfect on Oct 28, 2014 12:11:42 GMT
My daughters (15, 12, and 7) have never been interested in going. When we discuss family vacations they always say, "anywhere, but Disney."
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Post by gar on Oct 28, 2014 12:12:48 GMT
Mine never wanted to go - thank god - and they're adults now. Can't think of anything worse for a holiday personally  Sorry!  |
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Post by cakediva on Oct 28, 2014 12:14:16 GMT
Well, having just gone in May, I can say that while my oldest would go again, DH and the other two are done for a while. They feel we've done it all. Um, NO!
My kids were 11, 14 & 16 the first time we went, and they had a blast. This spring, they were 13, 16 & 18, and had just as much fun. But by day 5, all DS wanted to do was hang at the pool and swim.
Beach Club (Disney World) is on my bucket list of places to stay there, so if there is a next time, I'd book the full 7 days at the resort, and then only buy 5 days of park tickets. So we would have two planned days of hanging out at the resort doing nothing, or heading out shopping or something.
But DH and the crew want Cuba or something like that. (secretly, I want to send them there and go to Disney all by myself...LOL)
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Post by eastcoastpea on Oct 28, 2014 12:16:02 GMT
Mine don't either. I went many years ago, prehusband and children, and loved it. I'm guessing I won't get to go again until they are out of the nest.
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Post by anxiousmom on Oct 28, 2014 12:40:01 GMT
Here is a funny story... We used to go all the time when the kids were little. (Annual passes) It was a great way to spend an afternoon. Then, they got older and didn't want to go. In fact, the mere suggestion was met with great distress and reluctance. Then...teenage boy meets teenage girl who loves all things Disney. All of a sudden, there is no memory of the Disney hate. He professes to love the place and will go at every opportunity. Disney park(s) proper, Downtown Disney-whatever. Silly boy.  |
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Post by cropduster on Oct 28, 2014 12:40:46 GMT
When our DS was small (like 2-3 y.o.), we decided to wait until he was older to take him to Disney so he would have memories of it. When he was older, he had no desire to go at all. We had the opportunity to go when he was 15 when we visited family in Florida and he wanted to stay at the beach. Maybe his kids will bug him to go someday.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Oct 28, 2014 13:05:46 GMT
Mine never wanted to go - thank god - and they're adults now. Can't think of anything worse for a holiday personally Sorry! Oh....Oh....I don't know what to say to this! They have been deprived of an important thing.....everyone needs to experience Disney once, especially around Christmas!!  You have missed out on lots of things including the food....and chocolate.......!!  |
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Post by gar on Oct 28, 2014 13:15:19 GMT
Mine never wanted to go - thank god - and they're adults now. Can't think of anything worse for a holiday personally Sorry! Oh....Oh....I don't know what to say to this! They have been deprived of an important thing.....everyone needs to experience Disney once, especially around Christmas!! You have missed out on lots of things including the food....and chocolate.......!! Oh, really? Poor deprived kids We went to Lapland and met the real Father Christmas though, so I think they've grown up unscathed  |
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Post by bearmom on Oct 28, 2014 13:19:33 GMT
Nope, we have the opposite. Two weeks in Hawaii this summer, younger dd: that was fun, but next year can we go to Disney?
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Post by BarbaraUK on Oct 28, 2014 13:21:14 GMT
Oh....Oh....I don't know what to say to this! They have been deprived of an important thing.....everyone needs to experience Disney once, especially around Christmas!! You have missed out on lots of things including the food....and chocolate.......!! Oh, really? Poor deprived kids We went to Lapland and met the real Father Christmas though, so I think they've grown up unscathed Oh yes, the Lapland trip is brilliant! Ours loved that!  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2014 13:22:04 GMT
Honestly we never had the money to go and the kids never showed any interested. They liked going to the beach or the mountains.
Really we live in the Pacific Northwest with parents in Montana. Who needs to go to Disney when we have great natural wonders at our fingertips.
I am editing to say. We never had the money to do Disney right. And there is always that person that one ups you. You know that person. We only spent $300 on the same trip that cost you $5000 person. I hate that with a passion. When we go camping we can't be one upped.
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Post by Zee on Oct 28, 2014 13:22:09 GMT
Yes! I've offered multiple times to make it happen but they have never been interested, at any age. Now they're 20 and 16 so I guess I'm off the hook for good..
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Post by Sorrel on Oct 28, 2014 13:22:49 GMT
We went once when the kids were little. Neither was overly impressed. I HATE Disneyland, and it will be never be my idea of a fun vacation. Luckily my kids have never asked about going again.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2014 13:41:03 GMT
I don't have kids but it would have been my idea of a nightmare holiday had my parents suggested it. All that enforced happiness...no thanks!!
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Post by leannec on Oct 28, 2014 13:57:14 GMT
Oh, really? Poor deprived kids We went to Lapland and met the real Father Christmas though, so I think they've grown up unscathed Oh yes, the Lapland trip is brilliant! Ours loved that! Now, what is this Lapland that you speak about? Not that my girls would be into it because I'm assuming there will be no beach  |
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Post by peano on Oct 28, 2014 14:00:58 GMT
DH, DS and I did Orlando in February 2012, because we needed to get away after Sandy Hook, and we found a non-Disney hotel deal. After doing Harry Potter, we just sort of looked at each other and said, "Why are we here?" DH doesn't do any rides, and neither DS nor I like the extreme ones, and at 13, he wasn't about to do the teacup ride.
We did like The Blue Man Group at Universal, and played a lot of mini-golf and flowers were in bloom...and we were in a sunshine-y town where not everyone who lived there was devastated by grief.
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Post by BarbaraUK on Oct 28, 2014 14:09:00 GMT
Oh yes, the Lapland trip is brilliant! Ours loved that! Now, what is this Lapland that you speak about? Not that my girls would be into it because I'm assuming there will be no beach No no beach, just snow at that time of year - and it's Lapland in Europe we are talking about, where Santa lives!! This is the sort of thing: Santa at Lapland
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Post by gar on Oct 28, 2014 14:09:00 GMT
Oh yes, the Lapland trip is brilliant! Ours loved that! Now, what is this Lapland that you speak about? Not that my girls would be into it because I'm assuming there will be no beach Lapland is the most northern area of Finland (or Finland, Norway, Sweden and/or Russia depending on where you read about it) where Father Christmas lives. Stunningly beautiful and exactly as you'd imagine his homeland to be |
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Post by gloryjoy on Oct 28, 2014 14:13:52 GMT
Well how do they know they don't want to go to Disney if they've never been  ? There is lots to do around Disneyland/Southern California than just go to Disneyland. But hey, there's nothing wrong with Mexico or Cuba either! |
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Post by mzza111 on Oct 28, 2014 14:18:49 GMT
I love all things Disney and we were really considering hitting Disneyland after Christmas In case you are not local, Disneyland is packed between Christmas and New Years. It slows down by mid-January. |
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Post by J u l e e on Oct 28, 2014 14:18:56 GMT
My daughter has never had a desire. She's never been much of a Disney kid at all though - movies, figures, etc. Give her a beach, a forest, the mountains, a pair of hiking boots or some skis, and you can't drag her away. She's more of an outdoor, amuse yourself, kind of kid.
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Post by rickmer on Oct 28, 2014 14:21:38 GMT
MIL won a bit of money earlier this year and gave us a couple of thousand dollars towards a family vacation. i started looked at some cool options, island destination, europe.... then she explained the money was not to take the family holiday we wanted, but to take her grandkids to disney.
her contribution totalled 1/3 of how much we have put out for holiday so far...and no, my kids do not like amusement parks.
middle DS hates rides, DD can go on like 3 and then is ready to go home and youngest is nervous, more of a spectator. people keep saying "they aren't really rides, they are more like experiences". whatever, i don't really consider badgering my kids to do the "experience" when they are reluctant. the money is spent and i am keeping an open mind, looking forward to shows and exhibits but disney would have not have been the first (second, or third...) choice for either me or my kids.
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Post by garcia5050 on Oct 28, 2014 14:27:48 GMT
Went to Disney world 3 years ago, and Hawaii the following year. We ask the kids if they want to go back to either of those places, but they absolutely hate the long plane ride. If we are flying more than 3 hours, they don't want to go. No matter where it is. It's insane to me. And, they only want to go to Disneyland if I can guarantee it won't be crowded. Which I can never do, so we don't go very often. And we are only a 15 minute drive away.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Oct 28, 2014 14:38:14 GMT
First off, let me say that in spite of loving water skiing and water sports, snowmobiling, ATVs, etc., DH is NOT a fan of amusement park rides. Now me, on the other hand? I love everything Disney, always have, and I could ride them All. Day. Long! I went to WDW for the first time when I was about 14 and I LOVED it. I would go every year if I had the money and opportunity, but since he doesn't get into it we just didn't go. That is, until our 10th anniversary when he stepped way out on a limb and surprised me with a trip to WDW.  Needless to say, the guy who hates rides had a GREAT time on that vacation! We spent two days in the parks and the rest of the time doing other things so it was a nice mix. Last year we had the chance to go with friends on a Disney Cruise with our DD, then almost 3. We thought the cruise would be a better way to do something Disney with her and we were right. I could gush on and on, but seriously, it was THE BEST vacation either one of us have ever taken in our lives and he's been to Europe, I've been to Tahiti and we've both been to Hawaii multiple times so that is saying something. DD had a blast and loved every minute of it. So now that DD is 4.5 and at the height of "Princess Fever", we decided that the time to take her to WDW is now before she she's in school for real. DH booked the trip for this December and I'm super excited even though I would have liked a little more notice for a trip like this. Having never gone before, DD won't know the difference and she will love what we have been able to plan. I think it will be fun to be able to go at Christmastime and I'm sure the experience will be magical for her, and for us too because of her sheer delight. And because I scrapbook, I'm pretty sure that the memories we make on this trip will be some she will remember for the rest of her life. |
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Post by BarbaraUK on Oct 28, 2014 14:57:26 GMT
So Gar and Barbara, you got me. I am looking at Lapland and Father Christmas things there. Can you tell us specific locations, tours, groups etc. that you used? There seem to be quite a few just from my google searches. Are there certain ones or certain activities or hotels that you would suggest avoiding? Thanks. Not saying we are going, but it looks enchanting, and I like always having plenty of plans for fun, even if we don't get to do them all. We booked through this organisation I think: Thomson Santa Lapland but flew from our local regional airport, just a three hour flight. It was a wonderful enchanting trip, the scenery is beautiful - the whole experience was just memorable! Everything was organised beautifully and everything important was provided. I personally haven't heard any bad reports about any of the hotels in any of the places offered. Probably better to stay for three or four days rather than do a day trip (not that that would be possible from the US! ) because then one can experience a lot more of what is on offer....but both are fantastic! And if you are around the UK or Europe during December at any point a day trip would be easy to fit into the schedule. It's not the most inexpensive trip to make but it's something that is magical! |
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Post by sillyrabbit on Oct 28, 2014 15:06:05 GMT
Mine were never interested either. My oldest was always way too mature for his age, and my youngest has autism and freaked out over crowds. Now, they are 19 and 18, and my youngest thinks he might like Universal Studios (he's a big Harry Potter fan) but I'm not sure.
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Post by myshelly on Oct 28, 2014 15:11:06 GMT
I LOVE Disney World, but DESPISE Disneyland, so I don't blame them.
Have they been before?
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Post by bc2ca on Oct 28, 2014 15:19:41 GMT
Our first Disney trip was when the kids were 5&7 and it was a great experience. We stayed in one of the Disney hotels and a year later a friend called to find out what we'd paid. She was booking a trip and the least expensive Disney hotel was twice what it cost us?!
I doubt we would have made another family vacation to Disney, but we did have limited passes our first year living in CA and only used them 4 times (the pass paid for itself with 2 visits). The kids would much rather go to Knott's or Magic Mountain for the thrill rides and are old enough that I don't need to go in with them.
The size of WDW has always overwhelmed me.
Because we live near the beach, our favorite vacations are exploring other cities & regions.
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Post by cmpeter on Oct 28, 2014 15:50:00 GMT
When my kids were little we had APs at Disneyland and went a couple times a month (or more), but always a mid-week trip for a few hours on early release day from school. It was fantastic as we never really dealt with large crowds or felt pressure to do a big list of things.
Three years ago as teens we took them to WDW and they were not fans. I however love both parks. I have been back to DL three times in the past two years. On my last trip I took DD (14) we did the Halloween party and she fell back in love...as we were leaving she was talking me into making it an annual trip. :-)
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Sorry! 
You have missed out on lots of things including the food....and chocolate.......!! 
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Needless to say, the guy who hates rides had a GREAT time on that vacation! We spent two days in the parks and the rest of the time doing other things so it was a nice mix.
