MickeyMinnieMom
If you ticket it, they will come... ;)
- Joined
- Aug 9, 2007
There is a creepy doll at some point as the ride ends -- it's off to the side somewhere, and I didn't even notice it the first few times I rode.
Here's our family:
I would personally give her as vivid an image of the ride as possible -- watch videos online if you can find them -- I haven't looked for them in ages, but ALWAYS did this with my kids if I thought a ride was questionable. Then leave it up to her -- I think that's reasonable at 10yo.
Aside: Every trip, I see some kids being told by their parents that a ride isn't scary, bumpy, a real roller coaster, dark, etc. -- either they are ignorant and haven't looked it up (bad IMO), or they're lying (worse IMO). I always personally felt it was my responsibility to prepare my kids -- then give them a choice. Have I nudged hard sometimes to at least try it ONCE? Yes. But if they hold firm, I respect them. And I don't lie to them. Feels like all that communicates is: I can't trust my mom to tell me the truth about this stuff -- and now I don't know what to expect on ANY ride. Not my style.
Here's our family:
- DD11 hates scary movies (but cannot help herself but watch some anyway, then regrets it later!). She has been going to WDW since 9mos, and was the 3yo telling the 8yo in Haunted Mansion that everything was going to be ok -- it's all pretend. She rode ToT BEFORE I DID at 6 or 7 yo (I was worried about the drops). She ran out saying it was AWESOME and that I HAD TO ride it -- so I did.
- First time I held on for dear life and did not like it. Second time, I copied my daughter and put my hands up in the air -- "surrendering" to the experience like that made it a ton of fun!
- DS13 still refuses to ride ToT. He LOVES scary movies and scary books, but he HATES the dropping sensation.
I would personally give her as vivid an image of the ride as possible -- watch videos online if you can find them -- I haven't looked for them in ages, but ALWAYS did this with my kids if I thought a ride was questionable. Then leave it up to her -- I think that's reasonable at 10yo.
Aside: Every trip, I see some kids being told by their parents that a ride isn't scary, bumpy, a real roller coaster, dark, etc. -- either they are ignorant and haven't looked it up (bad IMO), or they're lying (worse IMO). I always personally felt it was my responsibility to prepare my kids -- then give them a choice. Have I nudged hard sometimes to at least try it ONCE? Yes. But if they hold firm, I respect them. And I don't lie to them. Feels like all that communicates is: I can't trust my mom to tell me the truth about this stuff -- and now I don't know what to expect on ANY ride. Not my style.