10 Commandments Of A Disney Trip

Thank you.:mickey:

May I be so bold as to add to 5 & 7? Thou shall not get so caught up in timelines, reservations, and spreadsheet schedules that you do not notice the little things:)

If only this were true. Too many times I hear "We spent all this money for you to have fun and you are going to have fun!!!" All this while dragging a kid by the shirt on to a ride they don't want to be on and to sit for a 1 hour wait.

There is NOTHING at WDW that I must see or do any more. If I can't do it on this trip, there will be another one at some point. Far too often I hear people that finally just slow down and enjoy it, they see and hear things they would have never in the past. Stop and watch the street performers. Sit back and watch the trash can move around Tomorrowland. Go to the resorts and enjoy what they have to offer (Lapu Lapus). I wonder how many people don't know about the piano guy at POR? Free and very entertaining. the street performers on the Boardwalk. Bead activities for kids at AKL

People need to take it easy. The rides are only a small part of WDW. There is so much more to enjoy and appreciate.

Great, it really amazes me how much the little things can ruin some people's vacation.

Thank you for posting this! I agree with every single one! :mickey:

Speaking about dragging kids on rides and stuff like that. One thing I often tell people whi go to Disney World for the first time is the let your kids get their way. I was getting on toy story mania last time I was there and there was a little boy he just screaming and hollering and he did not want to go on the ride. His parents physically put him in the car and held him down while the ride started. To me that was wrong in so many ways. He wasn't happy,his parents weren't happy, and everybody else on the line and cast members felt very uncomfortable. For me, I have found that if I let my kid get his way, he's happier I'm happier. And more often than not once we go on a few rides he wants to go on, he's ready to tackle the one he didn't want to go on in the first place.,

Truthfully, if guests do follow your 10 Commandments of a Disney Trip, they WILL have a Magical Vacation.

I try to follow all of them when I'm there.

These are so Great and I wish everyone would follow these!! Also remember, if your kids can't go for 12+ hours of excitement without a break at home, they can't do it at Disney either!! I know you spent a lot of money on this Magical trip but you will all enjoy it a lot more if you think realistically and take a break or two!!

I think there should be 11!!
"Thou Shalt Not use flash photography during DARK RIDES" :thumbsup:

ransam;2434234 wrote: I was getting on Toy Story Mania last time I was there and there was a little boy he just screaming and hollering and he did not want to go on the ride. His parents physically put him in the car and held him down while the ride started. He wasn't happy,his parents weren't happy, and everybody else on the line and cast members felt very uncomfortable.

Can't tell you how many times I saw this on Splash or Space as a Loader. I would *always* ask the CHILD - not the parent - if they wanted to ride, and 99 times out of 100, it was, "No, no, no, no, no!!" The parent would then always yell at me and say, "Yeah, he/she wants to ride!!", and I would politely tell them that I was asking the *child*, not the parent. I would then open the gates and/or release the lap bars to let them out after a minute or so of...well, to put it nicely..."arguing", and explain that they could either wait for the rest of their party utilizing the Rider Switch, or, they could sit and explain to their child about the ride until they (the child) calmed down enough to *want* to ride on their own. I also told them (the parent) that they wouldn't have to wait in the whole 2-hour queue again; they were more than welcome to wait at the Load area and we'd put them right on to the ride.

There is a huge difference in age between my brother and myself. about 20 years. When he was 6 or 7, I took him to DL and he didn't want to ride anything. He was intimidated. So we sat on a bench and got some ice cream and eventually he went on Small World without arguing...and after that, I couldn't keep up with him,

Don't run me over with your double stroller:mickey:

tiggerbuddy;2435392 wrote: Don't run me over with your double stroller:mickey:

AMEN! I will also add, this is not Ben Hur and your stroller and ECV are NOT chariots and you aren't Messala.

-Though Shalt NOT sing or chant.
-Though shall renounce Frozen and prevent the spread.

texas211;2435397 wrote: AMEN! I will also add, this is not Ben Hur and your stroller and ECV are NOT chariots and you aren't Messala.

-Though Shalt NOT sing or chant.
-Though shall renounce Frozen and prevent the spread.

But that's a part of being silly, "letting your hair down", and being a kid again! ;)

Agree on double strollers/EVC. But it goes both ways. Don't step directly in the path of one or nearly 'over' one to get there 2 seconds before us ;)

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