Help with 14yr old !!

Why is my 14yr old not excited about this trip? It%26#39;s his first time and he%26#39;s upset that we%26#39;re going on a ';kid'; vacation.... Do you suppose he%26#39;ll change his tune once we arrive?

Help with 14yr old !!

key word here is 14. i may be wrong, but does he seem excited about very much lately? does he seem excited to spend days with his family? might it be possible to allow him to invite a friend along?

does he like roller coasters? where are you staying? how about the hard rock? i dont know exactly what ';trip'; he is not excited about.....

Help with 14yr old !!

14 bless you you have all my sympathy this is a hard age because they are in the zone of inbetween not a child any more (but to us they are) yet not old enough to be a adult (yet they think they are), his emotions may be there but just hidden from view, deep down he maybe excited but just trying to show what he thinks he should from a adultish point of view, now just a idea but maybe if you show him things away from the disney side and more on the wild animals or sports side (because these things seem acceptable somehow) this might make him feel more better for example you could look at www.viator.com at the tours they do around orlando like the everglades tour in the dark to see the alligators etc this might appeal to him more. or sports etc this might help. they seem to think of disney etc as childish and do not look at the stuff on offer that the parks also provide, let him know that fear factors at universal with participation from the aduience, he could go in the helicopter rides on international drive or kissemee theres alot more to offer than just the parks for him....good luck all the best and i hope that all of you enjoy your holiday

I have 3 teens, show him stuff about Disney Quest and the water parks. The water parks have some pretty awesome stuff. Stay someplace where there will be other teens to hang out with. Mine like rides, so I always focus on the coolest rides, like Everest. Ask him if any of his friends have gone to WDW. My kids say all their friends say it%26#39;s awesome, so that makes them even more excited. Take him on an airboat ride to see alligators. And if none of that works...may the force be with you.

You didn%26#39;t say but I assume your just taking about Disney because he should love IOA.

When you go I would do MGM with tower of terror, rock n roller coaster, and the stunt show first to keep him interested than do Epcot with test track, mission space and soarin, than Animal Kingdom if Expedition Everest is open, Kali River Rapids,and Dinosaur, and than do Magic Kingdom last.

He should like DisneyQuest, whenever we go to Magic Kingdom or Animal Kingdom I drop my 12 and 14 year old (boys)off at DisneyQuest while we go to those parks, but they been to those parks a few dozen times and this is his first so he doesn%26#39;t really know what to expect.

Oh, now to worry hotinthemaritimes they just pretend they are not excited or having a good time when they are 14. The good news is my now 18 year old requested his last trip before heading off to college be Disney World!

Last year I took my 15 year old sister on her first trip to Disney World. She didn%26#39;t say anything negative before the trip, but she wasn%26#39;t as excited as I was (well, okay, no one was more excited than me!) But of course she loved it!! Now we are planning another trip this June and she is very excited about going. I think it is a good idea to play up the thrill rides-she loved Tower of Terror, Rock-n-Roller Coaster, etc.

Meant NOT to worry!

At 14 they may or may not like a lot of the Disney parks. If you%26#39;ve been to other thrill parks and that%26#39;s what the kid is used to he/she will find a large part of the Disney parks boring and childish. If not then at least half of the each Disney park should have some appeal. Certainly Universal and especially Islands Of Adventure should suite them. My 10 yo really doesn%26#39;t care all that much for most of the stuff at Disney any more and would rather spend more time at the Universal parks. I guess it all depends on the kid and what they have done in the last few years. Nothing like having your parents drag you through some kiddie park because they want to re-live their childhood.

See if you can get your son to go through the websites for all the different parks and pick out the attractions/rides he thinks will be fun. Sometimes at that age, they really appreciate having someone value their opinion, plus, you%26#39;ll know ahead of time what he wants to avoid. If he%26#39;s into sports, check and see what%26#39;s going on at Disney%26#39;s Wide World of Sports. Sometimes during spring training, they have a lot of activities going on there. If you have your heart set on the Magic Kingdom, and he thinks it%26#39;s just for kids, you can always wait until he%26#39;s off to college and come back for a ';kids'; trip of your own!

My 17 yr. old got to pick anywhere to go in the country for her graduation present from us and this is where she wants to go...So we%26#39;re going for spring break. We went when she was 13 and having a hard time being a teenager. She LOVED it. Maybe you could some how get him involved in planning one or more of the days...including one of the cool restaurants. Downtown Disney has an awesome Virgin Records...my daughter was so excited, She spent lots of time there on our first trip. She also loved the World Showcase in Epcot. She got candy from each of the countries to bring back for her friends. And the water parks were filled with teenagers. A lot of what Disney world offers is for older kids. I am sure he will love it when he gets there.