SandraC
Longs for the feeling of sandy salt water in her k
- Joined
- Oct 27, 2000
Hi! The first time I went to WDW I was 11 years old ~ too old and too cool for Dumbo ride ~ so I think at the time ~ so I didn't get to ride Dumbo until I was 32 years old with my 4 year old dd.
So when folks ask me "At what age should I bring my kids to WDW?" I say, "As soon as you can afford to go!"
My dd has been 3x, ages 4, 7 and 8. ds has been 2x, ages 15 months and 27 months. All trips were magical!
So here is a story....we have dear friends with children that play with my children. For several years, I've been hearing this from my friend, "We can't wait to go to WDW ~ we are waiting until the kids are old enough to enjoy it and remember it." Last week we all were talking about Disney and her kids announced that they are too old and too cool for WDW and don't want to go. My friend was crushed. She's been really looking forward to WDW. Everytime they had the extra money to go to WDW, they'd play the 'logical game' and spend the money of new furniture, floors, carpets ~ really things they didn't need, but they saw $$$ and reasoned it on tables and chairs instead of parades and Peter Pan. Now it's too late, the kids don't want to go because they are 'too old'. The furniture my friend bought has worn out, the floors and carpets need replacing and they still don't have WDW memories. I am very sad for my friend and her kids. Now my friend won't see her dd's face light up at the first sight of Cinderella's castle, her son won't giggle as Goofy plays around before an autograph and a picture. When her kids announced they didn't want to go, I saw the "it's too late" look on her face.
The morale to my story.......you know. S
So when folks ask me "At what age should I bring my kids to WDW?" I say, "As soon as you can afford to go!"
My dd has been 3x, ages 4, 7 and 8. ds has been 2x, ages 15 months and 27 months. All trips were magical!
So here is a story....we have dear friends with children that play with my children. For several years, I've been hearing this from my friend, "We can't wait to go to WDW ~ we are waiting until the kids are old enough to enjoy it and remember it." Last week we all were talking about Disney and her kids announced that they are too old and too cool for WDW and don't want to go. My friend was crushed. She's been really looking forward to WDW. Everytime they had the extra money to go to WDW, they'd play the 'logical game' and spend the money of new furniture, floors, carpets ~ really things they didn't need, but they saw $$$ and reasoned it on tables and chairs instead of parades and Peter Pan. Now it's too late, the kids don't want to go because they are 'too old'. The furniture my friend bought has worn out, the floors and carpets need replacing and they still don't have WDW memories. I am very sad for my friend and her kids. Now my friend won't see her dd's face light up at the first sight of Cinderella's castle, her son won't giggle as Goofy plays around before an autograph and a picture. When her kids announced they didn't want to go, I saw the "it's too late" look on her face.
The morale to my story.......you know. S