To not understand parents who go to Disneyland without their kids?

[TheGhostsOfMeAndYou]

I know I'm being irrational. I know it's none of my business.

BUT.... I've seen a couple of friends over the last year or so, who have children the aged who'd enjoy Disney, and yet they go to Disney without their kids.

I cannot understand it!

Hmm no I’d find that a bit strange. I’ve been once and we took the children who all loved it. If my DH and I were going away by ourselves I’d go somewhere that I now the kids wouldn’t enjoy as much

Are you actually serious?? Are you genuinely insinuating that adults who go alone to DisneyWorld are all paedos, how dare you. It’s for people of all ages and features more than just rides for kids, it’s got Michelin star restaurants FGS. If anyone’s a brainless fool, it’s you.

Absolutely fine for adults to go.

But I do think it’s mean to leave at home kids who are old enough to enjoy it. Imagine being 10 and your parents fuck off to Disney, and you get a day out at Blackpool with Nana.

Mine would never forgive me!

I went to Disney pre-kids and it was fab.
Once you've got kids, though, going without them feels really really mean, unless you're taking them separately. It's every kid's dream, isn't it? Why would you not want them to share the fun?

Fookin' hell. Are you OK!

I think you need a glass of wine, a sit down, and a nice warm mince pie. Help you chill a little bit. (And book some anger management classes for after Christmas eh?) And try and get someone to speak to, to try to find out why you have such dark and weird thoughts.

Will you be having toast with that enormous serving of judgement?!

'I am howling at 'moronic!'

Easily pleased aren't ya?

Ah, the voice of reason. Thank you.

You ok? Jesus….

Thank you. I am gobsmacked at the judgement, the nasty comments, the scorn, and the 'people who go to Disney parks with no children are paedophiles' type comments. Utterly horrific!

WTF is wrong with some people?!

Bit OTT isn't it?

That sounds weird who does that?!

I'm not concerned about child-free adults going to Disney, horses for courses and all that.

Parents going and leaving their kids at home is shitty, selfish behaviour. Baffles me that some people actually consider that decent parenting.

No OTT, I think the poster pours scorn on others and needs some therapy

That post you quoted is horrific isn't it?

I’m glad you said it last time we were in Florida. There were a few people male and female who looked as if they shouldn’t have been allowed in.

100% agree.

Why?

Adult Disney is a very different experience than kiddy disney

We always go without the kids as we can’t go on rides together when they are there especially not the big rides. But we do always take the children there too on a separate trip so they don’t miss out

Thank you. I love Disneyland, and I am pretty old. I'd go with my DH if I can. It's a nostalgia thing, I love the songs and the rides. I wonder if it's an American thing, many adults in the US still enjoy Disneyland. You would see many adults still loving the merchandise which I do too. I don't find it weird, just like I still love Hello Kitty merchandise, I have more money to spend on the things I couldn't buy as a kid.

Odd to me too.

I know there are adults who enjoy Disney and of course adults are free to go there without children - assuming those adults don't actually have kids, or have children that are too young or for whatever other reason wouldn't enjoy it. But yes - if those adults actually have children who would enjoy Disney parks I cannot understand why they would do that.

I've only been to DWP - are there activities at others that wouldn't be suitable for children?

I took my kids when little to disneyworld twice. First time they were 3 (girl) 5 (boy) and 8 (boy) and it was a nightmare. The smaller 2 were hot over tired over stimulated and a nightmare. We had maybe 3 good days out of the 14. Couldnt go on any rides easily which is all my eldest wanted to do, spent almost every day split as a family trying to keep everyone happy. Second time was 5 years later. It was better, however we discovered my then 8 year old hated rides and rollercoasters, my sons preferred universal by then, which is all rides and rollerocasters. So none were happy at the same time. My daughter still to this day hates rollercoasters.

Now, i would 100% go without them. Theres nostalgia to Disney and the other parks in Orlando, I enjoy the atmosphere of the parks, the food was amazing at some of the onsight resturants and totally wasted on younger children, the cocktails were good, great shopping, and i love rollercoasters. The hotels we stayed in were amazing. They may enjoy it now they are older, my sons probably more than my daughter, i couldnt just take 2 out of the 3, but i know I would enjoy it.

Dont know about Disneylands though, but World, without an ounce of guilt, id go without them.

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I don't think the poster was judging adults who go to Disneyland without children - it was those who go without their own children when the children would have enjoyed going. There's a difference.