Yeah, that's true. I always forget I can pivot and change plans once we're there! Not everything has to be decided beforehand. I am similarly wired to my kids, so I like to know the plan well in advance.
you can still get after you get there alsoThanks everyone- I looked at what it takes to book it before going, and it might not be easy between work and the kids being at school. I have a few weeks to decide- we are 41 days out.
We've made this mistake in the past and are done trying to get them to ride anything that's not tame. They have to come to us and ask to go on the Mountains, etc. The last meltdown I remember was in the Frozen line.Do they get anxiety because of the line experience or because you’re forcing them to ride a thrill ride and they don’t like thrill rides? Some people don’t like thrill rides. That’s OK. Don’t force them to ride anything they don’t want to ride. There are plenty of non-thrill rides at WDW that are lots of fun too!
If your kids want to go on scary rides and the line / wait itself is causing the anxiety then definitely request DAS. Why not? It’s actually really convenient and will allow your kids to enjoy the vacation.
Have fun!
I've now talked about everyone else in my house about the possibility of seeking out DAS, and there is a palpable sense of relief that we may be able to have a much more relaxed trip this time, without the disappointment, frustration and embarrassment that comes from having to leave a line after having waited there for 45 minutes or an hour.We are here now with my 6 year old who has GAD. We have a DAS and haven't had to wait more than 10 minutes for anything. Even so there have been a few rides she enters the line happily but by the time we get to the front she has herself so worked up she can't ride. Every single ride you can see her anxiety mounting as we move through the line, even the tame stuff like small world and Dumbo (Dumbo was one she got too worked up over to ride). I can't imagine putting her through an hour or more of that for some rides, even if I were willing to allow her that much anxiety, she'd never make it through a single line. Das is the only reason she's been able to ride anything. If it will help relieve your kids anxiety I would get it
I say this with all love and respect, but does your family actually even want to go to WDW? It sounds as if from what you said, that they don't enjoy it at all and that it is just too much for them. There are other places to go on vacation that might not be so stressful for everyone. My niece loves WDW but acknowledges that it is just too much for her and looks for other places to go that she can enjoy. Sometimes we want something to work so badly that we fail to see that maybe it is better to skip it and find something else to do.I've now talked about everyone else in my house about the possibility of seeking out DAS, and there is a palpable sense of relief that we may be able to have a much more relaxed trip this time, without the disappointment, frustration and embarrassment that comes from having to leave a line after having waited there for 45 minutes or an hour.
Really, DS has come so far, and I want to just not need to ask for help, but I think we should probably ask for help.
If I do it in advance, it might have to be at 7 am on a weekend.
This will be our fourth trip to Disney, so clearly we enjoy it. You’re hearing about the stressful bits because that’s what I’m concerned about.I say this with all love and respect, but does your family actually even want to go to WDW? It sounds as if from what you said, that they don't enjoy it at all and that it is just too much for them. There are other places to go on vacation that might not be so stressful for everyone. My niece loves WDW but acknowledges that it is just too much for her and looks for other places to go that she can enjoy. Sometimes we want something to work so badly that we fail to see that maybe it is better to skip it and find something else to do.