This is meant to be lighthearted but no other advert for anything makes me feel this way. Esp if you watch it with your children present; The lifting, swelling, string music and the look of joy and glee on the children's faces and smug contentment of the parents. To top it off it's a "thank-you" to all those wonderful families who let Disneyland share in their celebrations at the time they told their children of this holiday. Surely they are actors?
Although I completely see why you would want to go there and maybe it is a nice family break this advert irritates the hell out of me. It's more that just presenting an attractive product or aspiration, it makes you feel..bad somehow for not doing something amazing for your children, and Disneyland is very, very pricey.
Maybe IABU? - post Chrstmas burn-out 
AIBU?
Is it just me or is that Disneyland Ad designed to make you feel like an utter bastard for not taking your children there?
DoctorAnge · 30/12/2012 22:10
We have season tickets 
for Disneyland Paris. It cost 99 euros each for a year, and my friend's DD got a free annual pass with us as she is under 7. We have a strategy for Disney that ensures that we never wait more than 30 minutes for a ride. (Obv this does mean there are things we don't go on some days, but it usually works out pretty well.)
I will agree that the food is shit though, and the service is appalling.
I agree it's overpriced and stressful - the down side is children do love it. I took my DD to DLP twice, 1st time I was wound up to the point I wanted to kill someone, but had to restrain myself for fear of traumatising my DD who just loved every minute of it. 2nd time, much more sedate, easy going affair, but still not worth the ridiculous price it cost (justified it in my head by splitting the cost with my mum who came with us). Went to Florida in May (someone else paid, I'd never afford it otherwise) and that was a holiday. Fucking amazing it was. DLP? Meh to that now.
whenever it comes on I sing..Ill do anything for love but I wont do THAT!
my kids know the score!
I get the guilt trips from all the stuff they post to me. I ordered toys the last few years online and now they know I'm here. I get their brochures and shiny books that Dd devours. Then we talk to friends and it seems everyone at the school has been this year, my poor Dd nearly 8 and never been, all her friends have been multiple times now. I'd love to take her, it's a 6 hour drive to Disneyland, but Dh hates the place with a passion and I'm not going on my own.
sitting giggling at these responses - esp the big divorce Disney Daddy with lots of guilt!
DD is so off beat in her tastes I would do the reveal and she would look blank or disappointed. She loves our holidays in Northern Spain or Sth France - Haribo factory though. My neighbour goes to DisneyWorld every year but when she shows offtells me about it it just sounds scary - when she started talking about a Disney cruise to Disney Island as their next plan I actually thought she was on crack.
Tell me this doesn't actually exist 
I had acquaintances who went to Disney Florida on their honeymoon! No DC involved.
shesariver, for me it was the brilliant weather DLP was fucking freezing both times we went, the number of theme parks to do with the water parks inbetween, and the lack of rude europeans who continually elbow small kids out of the way in queues, meeting characters, buying food etc. etc. And there was Universal Studios too. Harry Potter & Dr Zuess. And Seaworld. And Discovery Cove. It was brilliant. Totally commercial, and a rip off too, but an enjoyable rip off. It felt like a holiday, whereas DLP felt like an endurance test.
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