Exception to the Situation
I don't go to WDW with kids and I do find a spot early for parades. I guess I am a sucker or something because I am fine with someone heaving their kids on my feet to watch the parade. We usually end up making short-term friends of the whole family and enjoy watching the kids watch the parade as much as we enjoy the parade. One time we bought one of the kids a Mickey mylar balloon and everything.
My favorite way to pass the time before a parade is to park one person on the sidewalk while the other obtains copious quantities of ice cream. I love to people watch and doing it with a waffle cone just makes it that much better! :cloud9: