sonnyjane
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2009
Dusting the cobwebs off my DISboards account after a bit of a hiatus... I was a DisneyLAND expert and AP holder prior to COVID, but haven't been to WDW since 1995!
I'm planning to take my niece, who will be 10 at the time, to WDW around Memorial Day next year for her first visit. I normally wouldn't pick a holiday weekend but that's the only time she's able to go. She's not an early riser so I wanted to stay long enough that we don't feel rushed. I'm planning to arrive Sunday around noon and stay until Saturday morning which would end up being about 6 days in parks. I also intend to get hoppers and Genie+.
Do you think that's too long for a "non-Disney" kid? She's had a tough life without a traditional upbringing and I'm not sure she's seen ANY Disney movies (when I saw her last year I put on the Disney Pandora station and she didn't even know "Let It Go" from Frozen)! When I grew up we had every Disney VHS ever released, so going to the parks was magical. I'm afraid she's just going to look at it like going to Six Flags (sorry Six Flags hah) and be bored after 2 or 3 days.
Anyone else ever been in these shoes? Would love to hear your advice on how to maximize the experience for a non-Disney kid!
I'm planning to take my niece, who will be 10 at the time, to WDW around Memorial Day next year for her first visit. I normally wouldn't pick a holiday weekend but that's the only time she's able to go. She's not an early riser so I wanted to stay long enough that we don't feel rushed. I'm planning to arrive Sunday around noon and stay until Saturday morning which would end up being about 6 days in parks. I also intend to get hoppers and Genie+.
Do you think that's too long for a "non-Disney" kid? She's had a tough life without a traditional upbringing and I'm not sure she's seen ANY Disney movies (when I saw her last year I put on the Disney Pandora station and she didn't even know "Let It Go" from Frozen)! When I grew up we had every Disney VHS ever released, so going to the parks was magical. I'm afraid she's just going to look at it like going to Six Flags (sorry Six Flags hah) and be bored after 2 or 3 days.
Anyone else ever been in these shoes? Would love to hear your advice on how to maximize the experience for a non-Disney kid!