How Old Is Too Old? (age limits in Disney World)

Although Disney World claims to be great for all ages, it doesn't fit in all ages. Sadly, Disney World is mostly directed to towards toddlers and their parents. And if you aren't reading this from a picture book, you are neither. I know, how unfair, your life is slipping through your fingers, blah blah blah, you have to focus on the positive!

I'm at the ripe age of 14 years old: Right smack dab in the middle of nowhere. I can't go on Dumbo or take a picture with Ariel without getting judgmental stares from other tourists. It's weird for me to eat breakfast with my favorite Disney Princesses, yet it's inappropriate for me to go to the fun adult clubs in Downtown Disney. I'm either too young or too old. And I know for certain that I'm not alone in my suffering.

So, my question is, how old is too old? Are we too old to go to the Bippity-Boppity-Boutique? Are we too tall to climb around in the various playgrounds? Are we too old to squeal every time we see Mickey Mouse? And how old is too old to cry at the end of Lilo and Stitch? Neverland.

Disney World is Neverland in the fact that, although it isn’t the fountain of youth, you will never have to let go of your childhood. Every ride is directed towards children so that you can be children! They don’t put a height limit on great rides like The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh or Buzz Lightyear because, otherwise, or our heads would explode! People from ages tween to college need that yearly get away to go back and visit their childhood, and what better way than eating lunch with Mickey or taking a picture with Aladdin? It’s like a yearly mid-life crisis.

Yes, Disney World isn’t fit for all ages: Disney World is a safe haven for us to go and blow off that 4-year-old steam.

So how old is too old? Never.