Too Old?

[Dulcee]

First trip at 6 months old....next trip I'll be 25 and have just gotten married. I'll never be "too old."

On the flip side, my fiance and I went to Carowinds a few days ago for a night (similar to six flags) and decided we are entirely too old to run from roller coaster to roller coaster in these types of parks. Ugh. Definitely wasn't up to Disney standards.

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

What? You're not going have your ashes spread in the Haunted Mansion?!

Can we do that?

[Mickey'sGirl]

I kind of understand this. My kids (aged 13 and 7) still love Disney (YAY ). BUT, they have been going at least once per year since they were babies. They still choose to go back, and they "get it".

My niece is 16, and just returned from a visit with her twin step sisters (aged 19), who thought MK was pretty lame ... that there wasn't much to do. The next day they went to Universal and had a fabulous time. I think that they were introduced to the Disney Theme park experience at the wrong time. They are all about thrill rides and what to do next as opposed to just doing the parks, you know what I mean?

[jonahbear2006]

my guess that either one of two things is happening.
1. they allow their children to be way too grown up for their own good all year round, at home..or......
2. their parents were not trying very hard to bring the magic out for themselves and the children followed suit.

[PEDSNURSE]

I am waaaaay too old for Six Flags but never Disney! Its just a fun atmosphere and generally everyone is happy to be there.
My kids went for the first time at 3 and 5, loved it! again at 6 and 8, LOVED it and we are going again in a month and they will be 12 and 14 and we are staying in a pirate room (because i waited too long to book the trip) and they are very excited about it, even the pirate part. They are two teenage girls but they are willing to sacrifice and stay in Pirate quarters just to go back to Disney. In fact, I think the 14 year old is the most excited... well, behind me and her Dad.

[MissMaryPoppins]

I don't get how you can be too old for Disney World! Before I moved to Florida,my parents had just settled into their house near Disney and I was excited to finally get to see Disney World at Christmas. A few days before I was flying down the girl doing my manicure asked me what I was doing for Christmas and I told her. She said she thought I told her I didn't have kids. I told her she was right, I didn't. So she asked me why I was going. I couldn't think of a snappy come back fast enough so I just told her I was going to be near it and had never seen it at Christmas. she loomed at me like I was nuts. My aunts sister told me her kids weren't interested in going because they liked the boardwalk on the Jersey Shore and didn't think Disney World was better than that. I grew up loving the boardwalk too but you can't compare it to Disney World.

Joy

[WVParkfan]

In all fairness to the OP, she probably spent too much time at the Magic Kingdom... a mistake that way too many first-time visitors make. Fantasyland is for little kids (I know, I know - it's "magical" to us older kids, too). Many teens or pre-teens wouldn't be caught dead in "kiddie land."

That's why it is so important to explore all 4 of the parks, and not spend all of your time at the MK. There's no "too old" for Future World in Epcot or the Safari at the AK or Rock n' Roller Coaster at DHS.

So, when someone says that their kids are "too old" for Disney World, they probably spent all of their time at the MK and didn't explore the other parks. Our 17 year old son and 11 year old daughter LOVE Disney. But we don't spend all of our time at the MK.

[Boost]

Our family definitely falls into the category of "WDW Fanatics". We have several friends who refer to us as the "Disney Family" in our circle of friends. My grandparents took me when I was a toddler and I loved going to the parks when I was in high school. I was a cast member in '88 and on my breaks/lunches, my favorite thing to do was to ride Horizons and World of Motion (now Test Track). I have been (and will always be) fascinated by the World of Disney. My wife and I have apparently gotten all three of our children (two boys and a girl...err...princess) interested and excited about going to the parks.

We live about an hour away and one of our traditions is to raise our hands in the air when driving under the Mickey/Minnie sign just before the MK Maingate. We all yell "Yayy!!!" and it's cheesy, funny and fun all at the same time.

My wife and I are discerning enough to know the difference in the quality of anything Disney vs. anything else out there. I agree with those of you that have posted "to each his own". There are CLEARLY people who gripe and complain about the heat, the lines, what things cost and many other aspects of their trip.

We were driving home the other night after a day trip to WDW and passing another attraction's sign, I remarked to my wife that we have never taken the kids there. Since we are WDW passholders, we want to use our passes as much as possible.

Anyway, we love Disney and we always will!!!!

[johnO]

Never too old for WDW

[Terra]

I lived in Santa Monica as a young child and went quite often. Moved to AZ, as an older child and went back a time or too. Have gone to WDW for 12 plus years as an adult. I'm 40 years old with 2 sons, 4.5 and 3 and we aren't even close to tired of it!

[Disneypixie513]

I've been to WDW 15 times and once to DL. I could never, ever get bored with it. I feel like everytime is my first time there. I still feel the magic. I tear up during the parades and Wishes. I still feel like jumping up and down when I'm in line for the characters.

Example, my friend and I were in line for the Princesses over Labor Day weekend and we were talking and giggling excitedly for our turn to get to meet our favorite princess, Belle. The CM came up to us and said that we were more excited then some of the 5 year olds. We looked at each other, smiled, and said "Yeah probably." We're both 19 years old and sophmores in college.

[Main Street Jim]

"You're never too old for Disney..."

There's a FaceBook app for that

I've been going since February of 1972 - I was six months old. I worked there for almost ten years. Took my oldest daughter the first time in 1989 (she was three months old). Took my son for the first time when he was about three and a half (in 1995), and my youngest in 1998, when she was about a year. When we moved back to Florida in 1999, we got AP's and were at the parks almost every weekend - and sometimes almost every night during the week, making the 70-mile trip in the evenings just to see MSEP and/or Tapestry of Nations/Dreams.

When I started working there in 2001, the kids were 11, 9, and 4. We went to the parks *constantly* - and the older two *never* complained about "being bored" with it. Now that my oldest has a daughter of her own - she's now a year old - the grandbaby's already been twice. My son, who's in the Navy now, stationed up at Pensacola, wanted to make a road trip with his buddies down to Orlando, but they were tellin' him "that place is for kids". My son, who's 19 now, went down by himself (got the military discount...LOL). My youngest hasn't been in about 4 years, but that's because she lives with her mom in Maryland now. When I talk to her on the phone, though, she tells me she misses going to the parks all the time.

You can never outgrow it There's just something....*special* that Disney - and not just the parks - does to you.

I'm 41 years old - and I cried today watching "Cars"...LOL

[Zawadi]

We first experienced Disney in 1998, in our early 30s.

We still enjoy the big-thrill rollercoasters of theme parks but keep returning to Disney (WDW, California & Paris) due to the atmosphere and attention to detail.

14 years on (Sept 2012), from our first trip, we will have been lucky enough to travel from the UK to visit WDW three times (total of 5 weeks) and Paris once within 24 months.

We definitely do not consider ourselves too old

PS: We are considering a holiday to California in 2013 and will just have to call in at Anaheim.

[minnie-mouse]

You are never too old for Disney World, it s meant to be a family vacation, for children and adults of all ages! Every time we go our girls are a little older and every trip is different and more fun than the last one. It is meant to be time spent with your family having fun! Obviously, this woman you met never instilled the idea of "disney magic" in her children. My girls will love it even when they are older because it reminds them of being a kid and being with family building wonderful memories. You never get a second chance to do your childhood over.

[AdventurerKim]

We will never get tired or bored with WDW! I've been going since 1980 and look forward to every trip with great anticipation, as I am hoping this week goes by in a snap so we can get there on Friday!

My DH agreed with "shorter lines for the rest of us."

[LudwigVonDrake]

No one is too old for WDW. It's a magical place for the young and old.

[TheHD]

I've been to DL 20+ times and DW four times now since 2000. I prefer going to the world much more than DL (probably because I grew up around DL and there's much more to do) and will never get tired of it. DW is the only major vacation trip we plan every 2-3 years. My DW often thinks of going somewhere else for our major vacation, but I always convince her that DW would be much more fun. Case in point, we're headed there in November about 2 years since the last time, even though she said we had to wait 3 years My DD is 13 and still looks to get character autographs and photographs.

DW is an amazing place and will continue to be just for the atmosphere alone.

[Wolf]

That woman annoys me and I've never laid eyes on her...I never went to WDW until I was 15 because we could never afford it. I'm 24 now and taking my Mom at the end of this week for another trip. In 9 years since we first went for 3 days around Christmas time and had no idea what we were getting into we have gone I think 7 times and this time I planned most of this trip without her even knowing about it so I could suprise her. I cannot imagine outgrowing Disney, I'd rather be shot I think...Im a proud "victim" of having Peter Pan Syndrome...I'm never gona grow up and I'm good with that.

[mousetrapper]

I guess it's to each his/her own, but our DDs love WDW even more than they did when they were little! Our first trip as a family was in 1999 when they were 8 & 5, and we decided to try to go every other year.

Each time the WDW year would roll around, we'd ask them if they still wanted to go to WDW or if they wanted to try someplace new. They'd look at us like we had three heads!

Now they're 20 & 17, and they both say they love WDW more each time we go. They're even starting to talk about keeping up the tradition of going as a family every other year, even after they're married with families of their own!

Warms my heart...

[MKFD43]

[QUOTE=darthmacho;2202984]It's obviously their (bad) attitude. I'll outgrow WDW when I'm DEAD!

I'm hoping to be able to be a ghost in WDW after I pass. I'll never outgrow it!