What is the best age for your children to go to DISNEY?

[Anonymous]

This depends if you are planning to go once and never again or if you'll go several times.

We took my daughter when she was 4.5 and it was cool because she truly believed the princesses were the real princesses. She hasn't stopped talking about it and asking to go back (2 years later). I'm so glad we went when she was that age. But if I hadn't planned to go again when she was older, I would have waited until both she and her younger brother were tall enough to ride everything, could stay up later, etc.

[Anonymous]

We went at five and seven. We now probably won't go back until the Star Wars section opens up. I wouldn't really go before 4, but I recommend going that last year before Kindergarten because then you can go during the off-season and have a much more pleasant time.

[Anonymous]

We go every other year.
Best age is 5-6, no question. It's still magic, but no need for naps and no tantrums.
That said, every age has its benefits. My 12 year old still loves it and I will never forget my 2 year old loving buzz light year

[Anonymous]

We are DVC members and go every other year. I'm very glad our first trip was when my oldest (a girl) was 5. At 5, she thought everything was real and it was so magical and walked around Magic Kingdom in costume. By 7, she had a blast on the rides but she knew the princesses were staff members in costumes and it was just a very different type of trip. She absolutely remembers the trip from when she was at five.

I don't think you can go wrong with a Disney trip because there's a lot to appeal to all age groups. She is ten now and loves Disney more than ever, but we do more rides like Rock'n Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest now rather than the carousel and Cinderella breakfast.

[Anonymous]

We are going later this month. Kids are almost 9 and 7. This will be our first time as a family.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are DVC members and go every other year. I'm very glad our first trip was when my oldest (a girl) was 5. At 5, she thought everything was real and it was so magical and walked around Magic Kingdom in costume. By 7, she had a blast on the rides but she knew the princesses were staff members in costumes and it was just a very different type of trip. She absolutely remembers the trip from when she was at five.

I don't think you can go wrong with a Disney trip because there's a lot to appeal to all age groups. She is ten now and loves Disney more than ever, but we do more rides like Rock'n Roller Coaster and Expedition Everest now rather than the carousel and Cinderella breakfast.

Hi fellow DVC Member! What is your home resort? Ours is Poly. We just stayed at Bay Lake Tower and Grand Floridian Villas for the first time and really enjoyed them.

[Anonymous]

Why do people always say "your kids won't remember it". Who cares if they remember it. If they have fun, it is worth it. Do you not throw your kids a birthday party when they are 6 years old "because they won't remember it". Do you not take your kids trick or treating because they wont remember it?

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people always say "your kids won't remember it". Who cares if they remember it. If they have fun, it is worth it. Do you not throw your kids a birthday party when they are 6 years old "because they won't remember it". Do you not take your kids trick or treating because they wont remember it?

It's like people take their kids to Disney World for the parent points. It's weird.

[Anonymous]

I don't get the memory thing either. My child went to a full day preschool for three years (2-5). She says she has no memories of going. She doesn't remember her teachers or any of the activities. That's ok. Still glad that she had fun there. (I realize this isn't a perfect analogy).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I took my daughter when she was 10 and it was perfect. Old enough for everything, could walk all day long, easy to get along with, enough energy for everything.

Same here.

[Anonymous]

The age when you feel like taking them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't get the memory thing either. My child went to a full day preschool for three years (2-5). She says she has no memories of going. She doesn't remember her teachers or any of the activities. That's ok. Still glad that she had fun there. (I realize this isn't a perfect analogy).

You're on the right track I think. Preschool, vacations, family time. It's all adding to a child's development and bonding with their family and friends. I think vacations are more important than some people realize. I love to look at pictures of family vacations when I was a toddler and listening to relatives stories about our trips. One of my mother's favorite stories involves a trip to San Diego when my brother gave a grumpy look to someone at the zoo. (Long story but it's funny... and so what if we don't remember?)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Why do people always say "your kids won't remember it". Who cares if they remember it. If they have fun, it is worth it. Do you not throw your kids a birthday party when they are 6 years old "because they won't remember it". Do you not take your kids trick or treating because they wont remember it?

It's like people take their kids to Disney World for the parent points. It's weird.

Nice try, but Disney is expensive. Trick or treating isn’t. Some of us don’t have the money to take our children to Disney multiple times throughout their childhood, so we act “strategically” because we want them to have memories of it. If I only have the ability to take my child to a place once, I don’t want it to be at a point in her life where she can’t remember going. If that’s “parent points”, so be it.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why do people always say "your kids won't remember it". Who cares if they remember it. If they have fun, it is worth it. Do you not throw your kids a birthday party when they are 6 years old "because they won't remember it". Do you not take your kids trick or treating because they wont remember it?

It's like people take their kids to Disney World for the parent points. It's weird.

Nice try, but Disney is expensive. Trick or treating isn’t. Some of us don’t have the money to take our children to Disney multiple times throughout their childhood, so we act “strategically” because we want them to have memories of it. If I only have the ability to take my child to a place once, I don’t want it to be at a point in her life where she can’t remember going. If that’s “parent points”, so be it.

How do you know it will only be once? That is what I don't get. The one and done mentality only applies to Disney around here. Maybe you could take them whenever you want AND later if you like it. I never leave a place going "Welp that was nice and I'll never ever ever ever see you again"

[Anonymous]

Honestly our best trips have been last year (ages 12 and 8) and the year before (11 and 7). Kids could take advantage of all the rides, had stamina to last all day, and were a lot of fun.

We also had success at Disney when they were 8 and 4 although the little one still got tired and was too small for some of the rides.