The last time we were at Disneyland, we took a stroller for the almost 8-year old to use in the evenings. We were hitting the park as soon as it opened each day, and the early morning entrances when we could. We ate dinner outside, then came back into the park with the stroller. He would fall asleep in lines, but it meant that we could (as a whole family) stay at the park later. He couldn't quite keep up with all the walking the 10- and 12-year olds could do.
We took Nintendos for them to play with in long lines, but I also took books that I read aloud to them, and they liked that a lot. We are lucky that the older two kids still loved hearing humorous kids' books read out loud so I could find a books that they all liked. But that was also limited to how long my voice would hold out. Some of those lines are pretty darned long. :)
My oldest is also easily overstimulated and would ask to go back to the hotel a lot. Seeing him with his nose buried in a book looks a lot like he's ignoring the magic around him, but it's his way of decompressing, since he can't really pace in line.
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Date: 2013-03-18 12:00 am (UTC)We took Nintendos for them to play with in long lines, but I also took books that I read aloud to them, and they liked that a lot. We are lucky that the older two kids still loved hearing humorous kids' books read out loud so I could find a books that they all liked. But that was also limited to how long my voice would hold out. Some of those lines are pretty darned long. :)
My oldest is also easily overstimulated and would ask to go back to the hotel a lot. Seeing him with his nose buried in a book looks a lot like he's ignoring the magic around him, but it's his way of decompressing, since he can't really pace in line.
So, yeah, every family is different.