Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
to split up, ask the Disney greeter at the entrance to the height-restricted attraction(s)
how long the wait is. If you tack 5 minutes for riding onto the anticipated wait, and
then add 5 or so minutes to exit and reach the meeting point, you'll have an approx-
imate sense of how long the younger kids (and their supervising adult) will have to
do other stuff. Our guess is that even with a long line for the rafts, the reader would
have had more than sufficient time to take her daughter to Tom Sawyer Island while
the sibs rode Splash Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain with the grandparents. For
sure she had time to tour Tarzan's Treehouse in adjacent Adventureland.
Additionally, children under age 7 must be accompanied on all attractions by an-
other guest age 14 or older, who must sit in the same ride vehicle in the same row or
an adjacent one. While this shouldn't pose a problem on most attractions, some with
small vehicles (such as Gadget's Go Coaster) may require use of a
baby swap
if your
party has an uneven ratio of little members to big ones; ask a cast member at the ride
entrance for assistance if you have questions.
Attractions that Eat Adults
You may spend so much energy worrying about Junior's welfare that you forget to
take care of yourself. If the ride component of the attraction (that is, the actual motion
and movement of the conveyance itself) is potentially disturbing, persons of any age
may be adversely affected. Several attractions likely to cause motion sickness or other
problems for older children and adults are listed in the
chart
. Fast, jerky rides are also
noted with icons in the attraction profiles.
WAITING-LINE STRATEGIES
for
ADULTS
with
SMALL CHILDREN
CHILDREN HOLD UP BETTER
through the day if you minimize the time they have to
spend in lines. Arriving early and using the touring plans in this guide will reduce
waiting time immensely. There are, however, additional measures you can employ to
reduce stress on little ones.
1. LINE GAMES
It is a smart parent who anticipates how restless children get waiting
in line and how a little structured activity can relieve the stress and boredom. In the
morning, kids handle the inactivity of waiting in line by discussing what they want
to see and do during the course of the day. Later, however, as events wear on, they
need a little help. Watching for, and counting, Disney characters is a good diversion.
Simple guessing games such as 20 Questions also work well. Lines for rides move
so continuously that games requiring pen and paper are cumbersome and impractical.
