Should You Force Your Kids on Rides & Getting to Know Elaine and Corey
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- In this episode, we get to know all about Elaine Edwards and Corey Martin, plus we hear their fun travel stories, discuss if it's okay to force kids on thrill rides, and so much more!
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I witnessed years ago a situation where a parent and child (maybe around 10-12) were in line in front of me for tower of terror. For 15-20 minutes, the child begged her father not to make her go on the ride - she became so emotional as we waited in line that I had decided I would attempt to tell a cast member about the situation when we were about to board -- much to my amazement (without anything being said) we entered the boarding area and a cast member came over and pulled her out of line and told the father where he could meet her after the ride was finished. I was very impressed as some cast member must have observed her fear -- I too departed the ride (always my intention) and rode with her and a cast member in an elevator at the back of the ride - the girl was instantly calm and I was SO thankful to see the insight of WDW.
My daughter has been riding rides since age 2 and loves them, but she has definitely gone through different stages. At first she didn’t want to go on any type of water ride that would get you wet (It’s a Small World was fine, but Splash Mountain was not). Then eventually, one day she wanted to try a water ride and loved it, but it was always her choice and then her triumph when she was ready to take that next step. She also took steps to be ready for faster rides, rides that have areas that are completely dark, go upside down, go backwards, etc. I always encourage her to try things, but we have never forced her and when she does go on a ride that she has finally worked up the courage to do-then the reward is so great. On our last trip, she was able to conquer “Rockin’ Roller Coaster” and loved it, but wasn’t ready for “Velocicoaster” the year before that (which was perfectly fine). She still is not a fan of “The Mummy” because of the fire ceiling and mummies, so she currently won’t ride it again, but loves to go on any other ride at Universal and most of the rides at IOA (including Hagrid’s which is her favorite). We let her choose what to ride, but let her know if she tries something and doesn’t end up liking it she doesn’t have to ride again unless she wants to. So she is always relaxed and happy and looks forward to the next vacation.
On the opposite side, I had a friend who forced her kids on “Dinosaur” at AK and they were completely traumatized. Not only did they refuse to go on any other rides for the rest of that vacation, but they really do not enjoy amusement parks at all to this day as tweens.
We are in Disney world now. We just finished our yearly trip and stayed for the first time, at the Art of animation suites. We loved staying here, we usually stay at the wilderness lodge. We have been going to Disney with our kids for the past 16 years. This show is very informative and fun to watch. My kids are almost 17 and 19.
My youngest son went on Space Mountain at a very young age. The other three of us were excited to be back on the ride, however his photo was pure terror. He explained that he actually thought that he was going space. It hadn't even occurred to me, in the moment of our excitement of just being back in the park and riding the ride, that his interpretation would have been vastly different. They're old now, 21 and 18, and they never shared the nostalgia that I have as a person of a different generation who was more familiar with the classic IPs, and opening days of the various parks and resorts...
That was such a great episode. Loved getting to know everyone better and hear about their families, and family Disney adventures. Thanks for sharing. Would love more of these!
thanks for discussion. I have a new grandson so i have to learn how to travel with an infant and make decisions on where to stay and what to pack, etc
Greatly needed discussions for those of us taking our children and grandchildren. Thank you.
Listen to your kids.
I am really enjoying these podcasts.
We have an interesting dynamic as we have an autistic 9 year old and an absolutely fearless NT 6 year old.
Our 6 year old daughter did Incredicoaster 5 times in one day in the Summer because she was so excited she was tall enough. She would have gone on more if we had let her.
Her 9 year old Brother prefers rides like Small World.
So it's important to get the right balance for both of them.
As an aside we find that Disney are wonderful with neurodiverse children. Our Son is probably fairly obviously neurodiverse and cast members have been so kind. Special shout out the Mickey at Garden Grill in Epcot. And Indiana Jones at DLR for having the patience to get interactions out of him we didn't think possible.
I am so glad that you have added a show that centers on families and vacationers. I love the DCL show and of course the flag ship show. I think it would be great to add in a guest panelist on this or another show that is maybe a client who can speak to a different prospective each time. Maybe a family with littles one episode, one with teens, one with multi-generations, maybe one traveling with friends or a large group, one with first timers on the expectation and the reality, and one with maybe non-Disney fanatics in the group going into it and if their feelings changed after the experience. I don't see it as much as a trip report as just a client prospective added to a pannel of experts. Idk what show that would fit in the best, probably this one, but I think that would be a cool addition and with so many clients, I feel sure you could find some clients willing to share their experiences.
We were able to frame Haunted mansion as we're visiting Jack (the crew will go overboard celebrating because Santa is letting them this time but they won't let anything bad happen) and then regular times one of the ghosts is having a birthday party! So the wee one was very good with it. No dice on pirates though because of the drops
John, I love this show. Please keep them coming.
No Craig you're not completely wrong. Our first trip our kids were 4 and 18 months so they didn't understand that Haunted Mansion was scary. My son was scared the following 2 visits, so we said just keep your eyes closed on the parts that scare you since it doesn't have rider swap. My daughter has never been scared and I think it's because she's been going on it since she was a baby. Also, at 4 Chase's favorite ride was Splash then we went on once at night and in the first row and it terrified him. When we went to DL he had a full-on panic attack right before the drop (we didn't force him on the ride, he couldn't not go on if his little sister was). His favorite ride in DL, Incredicoaster, so the fear doesn't make much sense.
Our grandson would NOT go on Haunted Mansion regardless of how we kept telling him nothing was real on the ride. Finally at the age of almost 12 he promised Grandma he would go on it and he was OK with it after that. Luckily he was not forced to actually board the Doomobile on the one occasion he got up that far.
What a fantastic show! John you continue to amaze me witg your leadership and heart.
We're a family with two Special Needs kids and have vacationed at WDW several times. My kids watched videos before we arrived to prepare them for the rides. My kids didn't have much of a choice. I told them its okay to be scared but encouraged them to go on every ride at least once. My son (Autism Spectrum) will agree to go on the ride and then when we're all loaded he changes his mind. I tell him close your eyes and hold my hand it will be done in a few minutes. Splash Mountain is the only ride he consistently refuses to go on. I guess once was enough. He also freaks out at the Tower of Terror creepy Twilight Zone music but he always goes on the ride anyway. My daughter's stature and wheelchair use prohibits her from experiencing a few rides like Flight of Passage and Mission: Space. That's when I'm so thankful for rider switch. I enjoyed hearing the perspective of other parents with Special Needs kids navigating WDW.
It’s a great show John! Love seeing all the favorites again.
Thank you for doing these podcasts!
My son was timid. My sister worked on him to try everything but if he didn't like ithe didn't have to do it again. He did everything but when his cousin wanted to do Tower of Terror again he was off eating ice cream. Keep your word. Let them repeat their favorite rides even if its not yours so your kids feel like they do have choices.
Fuck that. I forced my 2 year old on tower of terror. If she cried she rode it again. Rinse and repeat. She's 6 now and granted she still hates it but she doesn't cry and is made of sterner stuff.
@shawnfoster4506 Well, I guess we are different in that way. The point of the trip was to enjoy it together. Whiny kids aren't my cup of tea. He got even after enduring Tower and Roll and Roller Coaster back to back. I had to do Star Tours two times in a row and endure spending time in the gift shop (yuck). Now, he loves both rides. Go figure.
@@veronicareitherreese6671 lol I'm kidding. I made all that up
I think kids should be forced to go on rides they are afraid of. Therapy is much cheaper than WDW APs.;>)