TOTALLY GEEKED!

lilyofcourse wrote:

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What you are saying is that stealing is ok.

You have to tell the cashier how many tickets you need of each age group.

Kids are a lot more astute than you like to pretend.

And even if the kid doesn't know, how is it right to steal, lie, cheat and manipulate?

How can you say, do as I say when you don't?

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 Again, you seem to not be able to read.  Where did I say it was "right"?  

I thought of another dumb rule that I didn't mind breaking. The notion that we can teach someone to drive in a year and then turn them loose on the roads. Ridiculous.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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What you are saying is that stealing is ok.

You have to tell the cashier how many tickets you need of each age group.

Kids are a lot more astute than you like to pretend.

And even if the kid doesn't know, how is it right to steal, lie, cheat and manipulate?

How can you say, do as I say when you don't?

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 Again, you seem to not be able to read.  Where did I say it was "right"?  

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 I'm reading exactly what you are typing.

And I am wondering what you are saying.

You say it isn't right but in the same breath say some rules should be broken.

So I'm attempting to understand just what you are saying about the OP.

Is lying about a child's age to get a discount ok?

Or even a senior discount for someone who could be of age? 

 

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 Then you must have missed the part where I said I didn't care.

huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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What you are saying is that stealing is ok.

You have to tell the cashier how many tickets you need of each age group.

Kids are a lot more astute than you like to pretend.

And even if the kid doesn't know, how is it right to steal, lie, cheat and manipulate?

How can you say, do as I say when you don't?

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 Again, you seem to not be able to read.  Where did I say it was "right"?  

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 I'm reading exactly what you are typing.

And I am wondering what you are saying.

You say it isn't right but in the same breath say some rules should be broken.

So I'm attempting to understand just what you are saying about the OP.

Is lying about a child's age to get a discount ok?

Or even a senior discount for someone who could be of age? 

 

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 Then you must have missed the part where I said I didn't care.

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 I saw it.

You don't care.

But you are not answering the questions. 

Is it ok?

The issue is what example do we set for our kids.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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The issue is what example do we set for our kids.

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 And reading that into this--is stupid.

Integrity, people. Doing the right thing even when no one would no the difference.

It matters.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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Integrity, people. Doing the right thing even when no one would no the difference.

It matters.

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 This.

 

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Not just about Disney.

In general.

Is it ok to lie, cheat, and steal to get a better deal?

What about kids night at IHOP? The movies? Anything.

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 In general?  of course not--but that wasn't the question I was asked until now.  Also, again, I didn't say it was the right thing to do in this case.  I said I didn't care and it was a non issue.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Monday 2nd of November 2015 04:30:24 PM

If I was going to take a three year old to a place like Disney, I'd pay the appropriate admission fee for the three year old.

The likelihood is, however, that I would never do something like that. Here's my reasoning: The prices are unreasonable ($93 for a 3 year old? Really?), and there's little to no chance that a 3 year old will remember any of it anyway.

Please don't teach children to lie. That should have been the advice. Simple and to the point.

WYSIWYG wrote:

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If I was going to take a three year old to a place like Disney, I'd pay the appropriate admission fee for the three year old.

The likelihood is, however, that I would never do something like that. Here's my reasoning: The prices are unreasonable ($93 for a 3 year old? Really?), and there's little to no chance that a 3 year old will remember any of it anyway.

Please don't teach children to lie. That should have been the advice. Simple and to the point.

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 Plus, depending on when you go, you'll spend 1/2 or more of your time standing in line.  

I've been 3 times. Last week of May, middle of June and July 4th.

Never waited more than 10 minutes in any line.

That's the thing about Disney rides, they take either large volumes at once or it just keeps moving.

And with the faspass, you pretty much just walk up and get on.

Yes. Rules can be seem nonsensical.

 

But part of my rules are no lying, no cheating, no stealing, no manipulation. 

 

So I wouldn't engage in breaking my own rules and then expect my kids to follow them.

 

Mellow Momma wrote:

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There are a lot of things your child won't remember at 3 - but we do them anyway. We say I love you, should we wait until the child is old enough to remember we said it? The child won't remember if you hugged them before bed - should we not do it? There are things you do with a child who is too young to remember because it makes both you and the child feel good at the time. Let's not pretend everything we do with our kids has to have a deep meaning beyond "it was fun". Fun is good. Fun is not a dirty word.

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 Seriously.  Why do anything fun with your toddler?  They won't remember it, anyway.  But, you know what?  "I" will.  I'll always remember the look of joy on Baby J's face the first time she hugged Minnie Mouse. 

It is obvious that you have never been to Disney.

There is no hours of standing in line.

And what rip off?

It was worth every cent each time I have gone.

Oh, and I didn't say it was generally a rip-off. I said it was a rip-off for small children who can't even go on the best rides.

Although, Disneyland isn't nearly as good as Disneyworld. It was kind of a rip-off. Plus, the concessions are expensive, too.

lilyofcourse wrote:

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Then you are over exaggerating your wait times.

The lines and rides are designed to keep moving.

You are rarely in a line for more than 5-10 minutes.

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Most were at least 20--but I wasn't talking hours at one ride, I meant through the day.

 

Even if you only wait 10 minutes for a ride, you'll spend a couple of hours waiting to get on very many during the course of the day.  If it takes 10 minutes to wait, and 10 minutes to ride the ride and get to the next one, that's only three rides an hour if you NEVER have to wait longer than that.   

 

That's a half an hour wait time PER HOUR, so through an eight hour day, you'd be standing in line for FOUR HOURS--and that's using YOUR figure for wait times.

-- Edited by huskerbb on Tuesday 3rd of November 2015 11:16:55 PM

lilyofcourse wrote:

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And in the 3 times I've been during the busiest of summer months, I only had to wait one time in a line that long.

And staying in the resort means you don't have to spend 8 solid hours in the park.

So I guess if you are there for just a day it would become very tedious.

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Whatever.  First you said "rarely more than 5-10 minutes".  Now you are saying you don't even have to wait in line. 

 

I call BS.  There are lines.   

No. You can't even keep track of the nonsense you post. You said you "rarely had to wait more than 5-10 minutes". That would mean you wait for at least 5 minutes every time and 10 minutes some of the time, and on "rare" occasions--more.

But have it your way. Even at 5 minutes wait time that would still be 20 minutes per hour waiting, so for an 8 hour day, that would be more than 2 and 1/2 hours.

I know what I said.

You just want to be a grippy butt.

Between 5-10 minutes could be 5 minutes, or 6 or 7 or 8 or 9.

huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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And in the 3 times I've been during the busiest of summer months, I only had to wait one time in a line that long.

And staying in the resort means you don't have to spend 8 solid hours in the park.

So I guess if you are there for just a day it would become very tedious.

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Whatever.  First you said "rarely more than 5-10 minutes".  Now you are saying you don't even have to wait in line. 

 

I call BS.  There are lines.   

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 There are also things called fast passes.  So, if you time your fast passes right and PLAN your day, you can avoid a lot of lines altogether. 

I, personally, know the best time to go to Disney.  I have walked right onto to Space Mountain 3 times in a row without a wait - which normally has the longest line in the Magic Kingdom.  I have ridden Expedition Everest without waiting.  People who just "go" to Disney without research and understanding the crowd flow usually do end up in ridiculous lines.

It's all about planning and timing.

Lawyerlady wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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And in the 3 times I've been during the busiest of summer months, I only had to wait one time in a line that long.

And staying in the resort means you don't have to spend 8 solid hours in the park.

So I guess if you are there for just a day it would become very tedious.

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Whatever.  First you said "rarely more than 5-10 minutes".  Now you are saying you don't even have to wait in line. 

 

I call BS.  There are lines.   

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 There are also things called fast passes.  So, if you time your fast passes right and PLAN your day, you can avoid a lot of lines altogether. 

I, personally, know the best time to go to Disney.  I have walked right onto to Space Mountain 3 times in a row without a wait - which normally has the longest line in the Magic Kingdom.  I have ridden Expedition Everest without waiting.  People who just "go" to Disney without research and understanding the crowd flow usually do end up in ridiculous lines.

It's all about planning and timing.

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And, forking over even more $$$.

No. Not at all.

You get a map and a daily event and show schedule.

You don't go first thing and wait for the gates open. You go about an hour later.

You go to the most farthest point of the park and work your way back.

Between 11 and 1 people are looking for food, so you stay out of the eateries.

Around 2 or 3 you go back to your room and chill by the pool, eat, take a nap and go back to the park around 6 or 7.

The park is thinned out pretty good then cause people are exhausted, going to character dinners or jus looking for dinner.

And then people start getting in place for the parade and fireworks and the rides are just about completely empty by then.

And with the extra hour after the park closes, when everyone is stuck in traffic in the parking lot, you're riding rides.

We were there to almost midnight one night.

That was probably the best night.

Lady Gaga Snerd wrote:

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Lawyerlady wrote:

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huskerbb wrote:

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lilyofcourse wrote:

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And in the 3 times I've been during the busiest of summer months, I only had to wait one time in a line that long.

And staying in the resort means you don't have to spend 8 solid hours in the park.

So I guess if you are there for just a day it would become very tedious.

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Whatever.  First you said "rarely more than 5-10 minutes".  Now you are saying you don't even have to wait in line. 

 

I call BS.  There are lines.   

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 There are also things called fast passes.  So, if you time your fast passes right and PLAN your day, you can avoid a lot of lines altogether. 

I, personally, know the best time to go to Disney.  I have walked right onto to Space Mountain 3 times in a row without a wait - which normally has the longest line in the Magic Kingdom.  I have ridden Expedition Everest without waiting.  People who just "go" to Disney without research and understanding the crowd flow usually do end up in ridiculous lines.

It's all about planning and timing.

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And, forking over even more $$$.

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 ????  You don't pay for fast passes at Disney.