Boy, did I ever learn this on our recent trip with DS4, DS3, and DD1. DS3, who is as tough as nails, was terrified of most everything. We started in MK and did pretty well through Buzz, Small World, Peter Pan (we knew to skip Snow White). We got into line for Haunted Mansion and he freaked when he heard the sound effects so we got out of the line. Headed over to Aladdin which was fine. He got a little frightened in Tiki Birds and then lost it (and I mean lost it) in Pirates. That was the beginning of the end for the rest of the trip. At AK, we tried him in ITTBAB -- big mistake .. had to leave with him right away. At MGM, he couldn't handle Muppets or Little Mermaid. We skipped lunch at SciFi because of the darkness. With the memory of Ursula fresh in his mind from Little Mermaid, the Ursula float in Spectro Magic scared him silly. At Epcot we knew to keep him out of Honey I shrunk the Audience, but who would have thought that Figment and the boat ride in the Land would have freaked him out as well. Forget about Illuminations, Fantasmic or FITS --- we stayed away. His highlights were Small World, Play House Disney, and everything about WL. He had no problem with the characters.
Don't know what costs more --- his trip to DW or the therapy I will be paying for as a result of the trauma for the next 10 years?
Don't know what costs more --- his trip to DW or the therapy I will be paying for as a result of the trauma for the next 10 years?