to think that adults who go to them parks without kids are fucking odd?

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Thorpe Park at the weekend. Fairly busy - but there was an abundance of couples there without kids.

I don't mind rollercoasters/rides etc. I'll go on them with the DCs. But never in a million years would me and DH go to one our own for a day out.

I'd feel bloody daft. Standing in a queue with my backpack and cagoul, and a bunch of excited kids surrounding us.

Even worse - adults who go to Disneyland without kids. Someone I work with went to Eurodisney on her honeymoon.

Flame me. Go on.

I haven't been to Thorpe Park but thought it was mainly thrill rides so more suitable for adults.

Eurodisney is great for adults because so many people are there with small kids so the queues for the roller coasters are short because the kids can't go on them. Why would anybody take a small child on the Tower of Terror? Of course rides like that are aimed at adults. And there isn't another ride like the Rock n Roller Coaster anywhere in Europe (that I'm aware of) so if you don't go to EuroDisney you wouldn't get that experience.

As most Lego is bought by adults for themselves, of course lots of adults will want to go to Legoland.

Gulliver's World, on the other hand, is clearly for children and the rides are designed for them.

Have you actually been to Orlando? We've been twice as a couple followed by universal and a road trip to Boca, half the rides kids can't go on, the restaurants are amazing, there is boating fishing golf or just relaxing in a hammock with a cocktail.

It doesn't make you an embroidery wearing becushioned back seat person.

However being so judgemental of the things others find pleasure in does make you a shortsighted twat HTH.

Yabu, and coming across as a bit of a twat. But I think you know that.

YABU, I don't understand why grown adults would want to spend an afternoon watching men kick a football around or spend the day hitting a little ball with a stick into 18 holes, but people have fun in different ways. Live and let live, who's it harming?

I can't believe some people think we grown-ups are supposed to give up everything that's fun. What dull lives you lead.

Who cares whether an activity has been deemed "children only" by a few sad sacks. I love theme parks with scary rides. I also read childrens' books from time to time. I'm in my mid fifties.

Cat you sound boring and rather rude at other peoples choices in life.

I hate theme parks so i an with you op

DH and I have been to Thorpe Park without the kids. We love rollercoasters and jump at the chance to go on them together, without having to do parent share.

I wouldn't go to Legoland without them though or Disneyland.

We've been to Orlando and spent a day at Universal Island of Adventures. We enjoyed it and I personally like scary rides or water parks, but honestly, nah, at 42 I'd rather spend my money on other - equally fun - activities.

Orlando btw is my personal idea of hell.

Yabu I would definitely not take the kids to Thorpe park or alton towers.

Thorpe park is aimed at teenage +, so YABU. I know of lots of Grandparents who go to DisneyWorld without kids, and have a great time, they probably do different stuff to my teenagers. They can be great places without kids, but it does depend on the theme park.

I have been to Florida. The weather and beaches are fantastic. Everything man-made there is shit built for weirdy non-grown up grown ups.

Im With cat and the killjoys all the way.

YABU...my dad and i are going to thorpe park for the day in a couple of weeks...im 39 and he's 64!!

I can't bloody wait!!!

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I'm playing cunt bingo with myself

Well I find it hard to say for theme parks generally because I am not a big fan. However, we took DD to Disneyland Paris when she was about 5 and I must say I did find it a little odd to see adults there without children.

But what I found even stranger is that some of these adults will then try sneaky ways to push in a few places ahead in the queue or get a better view of the parade. A colleague of mine who took his small children there said he noticed some young adults who had worked out that if you went over the barrier when a parade was about to happen the security would come along and tell them to back behind the barrier. But of course that then meant that they were right at the front and had the best view. He had got there early to make sure his small DC were at the front and had a good view but then these sneaky so and sos worked the barrier trick so they ended up at the front instead.

Maybe we shouldn't judge whether an adult without DC goes to Disneyland but surely we can judge someone who would sneak in front of a small child to get a better view of the parade.

YABmassivelyU i cannot wait to go to a theme park with just dp and NO children, we are actually trying to plan to do just this, it means roping in childcare for five tho, which is a pita to organise but OH how i want to go to alton towers and go on some of the rides, i have always been pregnant or busy with a baby the last few times we have been anywhere.

i cant wait to go with no children, i can just play on my phone in the queue, chat to dp etc, no whinging children to entertain etc. MUCH more fun!

The op is being very norty.
And they know it.
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I once booked conference facilities at a large theme park for my department, it was a team building event. There were around 60 of us and it was hard to ind something suitable and interesting. I got excellent feedback from it, after all most team building is shite and a waste of time. Who wants to be standing in a wood "working together" to build a bridge. There's always the overbearing, pedantic idiot who holds everything up.

There is a little boat ride at LEGOLAND, for toddlers. There were 2 adults that lined up behind us for 45 minutes to get in a tiny boat and go around a little lake for 10 minutes. They were a very ordinary middle aged married couple (judging by the conversation I eavedropped), whi were there with no kids.

Your post actually made me feel quite sad. I was unable to have children naturally - though have since adopted and fostered - was I supposed to stay indoors and not go out during that time? Those childless years while undergoing the treadmill of infertility were sheer hell - to be judged by others with where I went for days out would have made things far worse. Are there 'special places' where couples without children ARE allowed to go then? When my children leave home, am I then not supposed to go to Theme Parks then - what about zoos, is that 'normal' in your world, what about Museums, or a day at the seaside?

Your OP may well have been flippant, or you may have been sincere, I do not know. I also realise this is an incredible sensitive subject for me. But I wanted you to know how I felt so sad/almost tearful reading it, and I assume there may be other people who feel the same.

Thanks for spoiling my afternoon, OP.

How very dare you MrsDV

Are you coming to the meet-up BTW???

sorry cornish. I didn't mean to be insensitive - just light hearted.

YABU and miserable too. Why can't the adults enjoy themselves too? We went to Disney World many times as a couple before our DS was born ... loved it!

I am going to Disney world in Florida

With no children

And I may wear mickey ears!

Stick that in your pipe