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Do most children want to visit Disneyland?

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Greenbutterlfy566 · 17/01/2020 20:45

Do you think most children want to visit Disneyland?

We’ve never been and wondered whether they would be left out so to speak if they didn’t go?

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LynetteScavo · 19/01/2020 09:20

Most children would like to go.

Most children don't have the opportunity to go.

Thesearmsofmine · 19/01/2020 09:22

Nope, it never appealed to me although a fair few of my friends went. My sons have never talked about going.

gaffamate · 19/01/2020 09:23

We go every year to Disney world, DD loves it, but if we had never gone and I don't think she'd care. She'd be happy with smaller UK theme parks. I think she just likes spending 2 weeks with us really as we work long hours. It's the only holiday we've found where we all enjoy it though as we are not ones for 'relaxing' when away.

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Sewrainbow · 19/01/2020 09:23

No, mine wouldn't have known about it when very young and now apart from perhaps some star wars bits wouldn't be bothered.

AuntieMarys · 19/01/2020 09:26

Dd would have liked it. My idea of hell as are all theme parks and child orientated places. She went with friends when she was 18.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 19/01/2020 09:28

I think it’s best to go as an adult, it lets you be a kid again, I know very few people who went as a child actually remember going or were particularly wowed by it. Taking young children is making memories for the adult not the child. I’ve only ever been to the Florida & LA sites, I wouldn’t consider Paris.

36degrees · 19/01/2020 09:29

For me it's about the attention to detail, customer service, amazing restaurants (it's not all burgers and fries), getting everyone to be active with swimming and walking a decent distance every day without complaint, and zero worries because everything is seamless and when things don't go to plan it's addressed immediately and usually very generously. I went when I was 8 and took DD at the same age, we aren't really into meeting or dining with the characters, or the traditional/older films (although Pixar and Star Wars are faves), but it's more about the experience. And for DD a huge bonus is all of us being together in the sunshine as DH won't fly any more than once every 5-10 years so we usually have to holiday by ourselves. Also I'm a project manager so I love the planning aspect of Fast passes and the dining plan, I accept that this is not for everyone!

My cousin has a slightly different view, her DD has additional needs and she finds it's better set up to cater to those needs than pretty much anywhere else she's ever been (and she is a military spouse so they have lived in a lot of places).

Disneyland Paris is a very different experience, I went a few times while I was at uni in France, and it opened as EuroDisney in the same week as my birthday as a teen so we went then, and even though it's evolved over time it's a very different flavour to Disney World. But having said that we have never stayed on site, we always do it as a day trip from Paris, so a completely different setup.

toomanypillows · 19/01/2020 09:34

We've been a few times, DS was only 18 months old the first time (to Paris)
When we had DD we took them both to the Paris one. I have a real soft spot for the Paris one, and DC enjoyed it.
We've also been to Florida and Disney California and hands down the California one is the superior one of the 3. It's a completely different world. We loved every second of it. Also weirdly much less expensive.
That said, Paris is much more convenient and we would def take the DC again (aged 10 and 7now)

In answer to your question though, my DC were too young to ask to go - we took them anyway so it was already their history. Neither of them are massively into Disney films though. But they like the holidays

happycamper11 · 19/01/2020 09:37

DD went with brownies and loved it. She's very unprincessy so I wasn't sure if it would be her thing

happycamper11 · 19/01/2020 09:42

To add to my other post I don't really have much of a desire to go to Disney. We've picked to go to Efteling instead this year which is the darker stories such as Hansel and Gretel, red riding hood etc. Looks more up our street and is also cheaper/less crowded. DD2 doesn't mind missing out on Disney

lilmishap · 19/01/2020 09:46

Mine wants to visit the Titanic, The actual Titanic, the One under the sea. He's been obsessed since he was about 4. I've taken him to the Belfast experience and it made it worse.
So No, not all of them do.

ThinkAboutItTomorrow · 19/01/2020 09:46

Yes. I think they do want to go even if they don't say so.
My DD is 7 and not into the Disney princess thing at all. She's also not interested in meeting 'grown ups wearing costumes' and is under no illusion they're actual characters.

But.....when we told her we were going to Disney world this year she ran round the room screaming for a full 5 minutes. It was excitement not horror (I checked).

I actually think she'll enjoy universal more as she's obsessed with Harry Potter but the Disney name still means a lot apparently.

maddiemookins16mum · 19/01/2020 09:48

It’s usually the parents that think their wains want to visit.
We went last September and I’ve never seen so many miserable children.

Ohyesiam · 19/01/2020 09:54

No
Children can have good taste and dislike tacky shite, not just discerning adults

IceCreamAndCandyfloss · 19/01/2020 09:57

I don’t think they all do.

We always ask where they want to go on the next holiday and they have a large input as it’s their holiday too. We have done Disney but it wasn’t until they were older and wanted to do the big rides.

catlovingdoctor · 19/01/2020 10:35

I never had any wish to visit at any age!

IceBearRocks · 19/01/2020 10:39

We went to Paris when ours were 4,6&8. They loved it!
We went to Florida last year aged 7, 9 & 11. We didn't go to Disney but did Universal, Bushe Gardens and Sea World.
They were past the Character meets etc... and wanted thrill rides.
Plus the background music in Disney sends you a little loopy!

Mummy0811 · 19/01/2020 13:36

We went as a family in 2018 and we are planning DLP again this year. The whole family love it - we go in december due to our jobs. We are planning to go to paris as well but Im excited as I did last time - always look at deals etc - I think this year we are spending about 1800 for the three of us its including a good hotel, half board and tickets. Although , if you dont fancy the whole disney experience- hotel in paris and you can get tickets by them selfs and the train to the park. Gives you an idea. X

carlywurly · 19/01/2020 16:46

Zero interest here from any of us. It looks as cheesy as hell. I have been to wdw while travelling years ago and enjoyed it, but a day was absolutely enough.

The dcs liked legoland while they were at the height of playing with Lego but I think these days they'd be happiest with a water park or nice big pool.

Friends of ours go every year and their dcs are mid teens now. For the money they've shelled out on the Disney hotel they could have travelled the world - I don't get it at all.

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