Originally Posted By MdntRose Okay so I'm taking my husnad to Disneyland for the first time in his life. He's 23 and is afraid it's going to be too childish for him. This feeling is only made worse by his two younger siblings 18 and 16 who went with their school and have both told him it's boring and childish. I've been going all my life and LOVE it beyond all reason! My sister is also afraid though that the reason that we love it so much is our childhood memories. He is going with an open mind and is going to give it a chance without either my opinion or that of his siblings getting in his way. My question is has anyone else taken people in thier yearly to mid twenties, and how was it recieved?
Originally Posted By dsnykid I took Robert(BF) for the first time when he was 33.. I don't think he was excited about it, but more excited to see why it was so special to me. We were there just after the 50th celebration started and aside from the crowds Robert was in awe of the detail put forth in the park. Everything was done with such care and purpose and even though he thinks the dark rides in Fantasyland are a waste of time, he enjoys most of the park, LOVES Soaring and BTMRR and is going back for the 3rd time in as many years. This time we are bringing his brother(40) sister (38) and little nephew (6 months) along with us!
Originally Posted By liveforvacations My friend and her family just went in December. Her husband is in his 40's, had never been to Disneyland and hadn't really thought about it and did not participate in the planning at all. My friend was super excited but her husband went with the thought that it was for the kids. They came back and she said she enjoyed it but HE absolutely raved about it! He loved everything about it and cannot wait to go back and started planning a return trip the moment they left! My friend, who was the one who wanted to go in the first place, had a good time but not like her husband! I think all you can ask is your husband have an open mind and go and he is either going to love it or not!
Originally Posted By DlandJB I didn't set foot in Disneyland until I was 38 and I loved it from the first. get him on Space Mountain and Indiana Jones for sure!
Originally Posted By fadedjeans I took my Mum for the first time in 1998. She was 59 and LOVED it. We went back last year and she had just as good a time. We are hoping to go back again this year. The only thing stopping us is finances but we are giving saving a red hot go.
Originally Posted By DaveJ1701 My first time to Disneyland was in 2005 when I was 39. When I got into the park I just fell in love with it and I have been back to Disneyland every spring break since then. When I go to Disneyland its just like stepping into an entirely different world - you can't see that you are in the middle of a large city. What I enjoy most is the atmosphere - yeah, the rides are fun but just walking around and checking everything out and watching people is what I enjoy the most. I think that as long as he doesn't go expecting to ride the biggest and fastest rides around, there won't be a problem. You have to let yourself become part of the magic to really enjoy it. I have some friends that go a couple times a year and they just go for the rides. Around the 3rd day they are there they are starting to get bored because they just don't see everything else around them. My advice is to take it slow, look around, interact with the characters (last year I was finally able to get my picture with Donald Duck!), and just enjoy yourself.
Originally Posted By Spokker Make him read this. "Dear Sirs: I think it goes without saying that I am as critical as you people are of many facets of American life. Lord knows I've raised my voice often enough. But when someone like Julian Halevy equates Disneyland and Las Vegas (The Nation, June 7), I begin to doubt his or my sanity. Not that I haven't met his type before. The world is full of people who, for intellectual reasons, steadfastly refuse to let go and enjoy themselves. Mr. Halevy damns himself immediately when he states he is glad he didn't take a child with him to Disneyland. I did better than take a child; my first visit, I accompanied one of the great theatrical and creative minds of our time, Charles Laughton. I've never had such a day full of zest and good humor. Mr. Laughton is no easy mark; he has a gimlet eye and a searching mind. Yet he saw, and I found, vast reserves of imagination before untapped in our country. I admit I approached Disneyland with many intellectual reservations, myself, but these have been banished in my seven visits. Disney makes mistakes; what artist doesn't? But when he flies, he really flies. I shall be indebted to him for a lifetime for his ability to let me fly over midnight London looking down on that fabulous city, in his Peter Pan ride. The Jungle Boat ride, too, is an experience of true delight and wonder. I could go on, but why bother? I have a sneaking suspicion, after all is said and done, that Mr. Halevy truly loved Disneyland but is not man enough, or child enough, to admit it. I feel sorry for him. He will never travel in space, he will never touch the stars. -Ray Bradbury Letters to the Editor, The Nation, June 28, 1958"
