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

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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!

Adults with no kids visiting - don't see an issue
Adults with kids, leaving them at home - yeah I'm silently judging.

It's very common on some of the Orlando fb groups to leave the baby/toddler at home while they trot off to Disney world.

My grandparents went when I was 6 and I was so offended. Can't imagine if it was my parents!

I don't think they're (all) paedos.. ( I would probably enjoy it too if I had the money but would never without DC) BUT it does pave the way by having more adults without kids seen "as normal".

How about separate adults ands kids times/zones. It will make safeguarding easier for parents.

It’s mystifying to me why anyone would go there, even with their children. DS would adore to go to a Disney park, but I wouldn’t even contemplate it. Holidays are as much for me as my child.

Adults who go to Disney land gives me the ick. It's quite pathetic really and they need to grow up

Is that the same for all theme parks or just Disneyland?

You can go at any age but it is very odd (to put it nicely) to go without your (young/living at home) children. To put it less nicely, it is weird and unpleasant.

Utterly bonkers, see also those who go to theme parks with babies who will understand none of it.

Just Disney land, as it is specifically promoted for kids. It's especially weird when the adults are dressed up in all the Disney "bling", somehow proving their commitment.

But you do realise there are lots of parts NOT aimed at kids? Several of the rides are more suitable for adults, some of the restaurants are very unchild friendly, champagne on Main Street, afternoon tea in the Disneyland Hotel etc. Going with and without kids are very different experiences.

We went to Disney in Orlando with kids (not mine) and on day 3 I had a complete meltdown and asked my mum to lend me the money to get a flight home almost 2 weeks early 😂 I very obviously could not do that and had to give my head a wobble, after that my partner and I along with a couple of other kidless adults decided to separate occasionally from the family’s with kids and it suddenly got a lot better and I enjoyed the rest of the trip.

I would never go with kids again, not my own and not anyone else’s! For somewhere that has so much aimed at children it was not a great place to be with them, too stressful. Maybe when my kids are teenagers but until then I wouldn’t put myself through that again.

Of course it's weird. I don't know anyone who has or would do this. I suppose it's those odd adults who resent their children for disrupting their own perpetual childhood?

Many years ago, my mum and dad did a holiday to Orlando including Disney, to almost do a dry run before actually bringing along my sibling and I. Which they subsequently did many times. Said it was useful to get an idea of what to expect, what worked/didn’t.

Also said they’d never go to Disney without children again!

As I said this was a long time ago, early 00’s when that sort of trip didn’t cost absolutely outrageous money.

Safeguarding from what…?
I have yet to hear of a plethora of children being abused and kidnapped and trafficked in Disney. Photos of small children with Mickey Mouse aren’t all over the disgusting dark web.

It is perfectly fine for adults to enjoy things like this. It’s not my vibe but I don’t judge it as abnormal.
There is no known association between abuse of children and adults who attend Disney without children.