Our twins were 10 when we went last Jan. On Day 1, one actually had some tears in his eyes at the start of Splash, he was so anxious about the drop. They worked their way up through everything, including RnRC, by the end of the week. Fears conquered! It’s really the borderline age to “do everything” at WDW for many kids.
I’m going to be super curious to see how UOR goes for y’all. We plan to work our way up in intensity and let people opt out when it stops being fun for them.
Our first visit to WDW was in 2012. DD18 was DD9 at the time. She rode EE once and hated it too! But DD21 was DD11 (almost 12) and rode it 7 times. She loved it! DD18 loves it now too, but wouldn’t try the intense coasters at UOR.
My experience yesterday at Epcot most people were distancing. Today at AK I’d say about only 1/3 of people are.
On that same trip in 2012, we tried Splash for the first time. DD21 (then DD11) was so anxious and worried about the drop. Then the ride stopped just as our log was cresting the hill to the big drop. We just sat there for a few minutes. She started crying hysterically which triggered her little sister to start crying. It was very traumatic for everyone in the log! If we had just gone up and over without stopping, I don’t think it would have bothered her so much.
My quick add. DSthen8 did not like EE…at all! I think the backwards made him sick and the yeti freaked him out.
Same trip, he went on Splash Mountain and loved every second. To where I was on a bench for hours on end as he went Single Rider. I hope your DS keeps trying new things!
Everest is my top 3 favorite ride at WDW and favorite at AK. The kids rode Kali twice using rider swap.
We are all wet and some are soaked! Definitely wetter than it was reported last summer when they had all the water features off.
Ate lunch at Flame Tree BBQ. Pretty good! Very nice location and cool in the shade.
Fantastic photo. I love Flame Tree. One of my most favorite.
Try it again in a decade.
It used to be my favorite. At 47 I thought it was pulling me apart.
I definitely hope to ride it several times in a row at 47 next year!
You ARE more limber than I.
Probably a lot of rider swap and playing at the Camp Jurassic area! 
I think DS9 Will ride Hagrid’s - he’s been looking forward to it. Any thoughts on whether it is as intense as EE? My impression is that it is maybe faster but other than the “drop” not as bad?
That reminds me! On our second ride on EE, we stopped at the end of the backwards section (in the dark after the Yeti silhouette) for like 2 solid minutes and then started going again! I’m so glad DS wasn’t with us that time! He would have fainted. Lol
Very brave indeed. When my DS16 was DS7, he rode EE for the first time. He liked it so much and then rode again, and again, and then lost his lunch 
. I agree with whoever said try again in a few years 
Glad to see you all having such a good time!
You’re all so dang cute!
I like your shirt. I’d be curious to hear (not now, later, other thread) what you’d like to see happen in that were it to be a thing. I really liked Solo a lot.
My DS (he’ll be 9 in July) was so looking forward to Hagrid’s but decided he wasn’t quite ready. He loved the Hulk though and I can’t imagine Hagrid’s being more intense than that. He really hates free falls and someone told him it was a 40 foot drop (it’s not) and he was out.
Hagrid is smoother and not as intense. It does go fast in some spots, but nothing like EE. He will love it!
My DD is very timid when it comes to new things. It required me buying her an I survived the Yeti T-shirt to attempt EE. She was in tears after the first ride, but later that day it was her new favourite.
I still love it, but definitely prefer to be in the front. I still don’t think it’s as bad as RnRC!
