TRAs, allies and lgbTTTT press FAIL to damage JKR's sales. Let the triggering commence!

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[–]LiterallyawomanTERF IRL 25 insightful - 4 fun25 insightful - 3 fun26 insightful - 4 fun -  (8 children)

Tbf that’s how some childless adults feel about the families especially when the kids are too young to appreciate the place lmao

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 2 fun6 insightful - 3 fun -  (7 children)

It's a child's book series. I don't get the childless adults there or Disney. It seems like stunted adolescence.

[–]LiterallyawomanTERF IRL 25 insightful - 2 fun25 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Nah, stunted adolescence is when youre not a functional adult or worse you think having kids makes you an adult. Infants and kids under 9 aren’t there for HP it’s the parents lol. HP is a series I grew up with and love so it’s fun to just fly for the weekend, visit the park, and have a beer at the Hogs Head. I have an income I have to dispose of frequently and before COVID-19 I just travelled most weekends, sometimes volunteering but yeah a lot of theme parks too! Having hobbies and interests isn’t childish, I hate to see all the parents who think they can only experience fun places if they drag a kid with them. I’m not elbowing kids out of my way or anything just enjoying the same experience sans kids.

[–][deleted] 5 insightful - 4 fun5 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 4 fun -  (0 children)

Oh, I'm sorry - apparently, I struck a nerve. My children read HP between 6-9, so yes, they are there for HP.

[–]materialrealityplz 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

"Children's" book is only a category so stores know where to put it and how to market it. But a lot of books appeal to all ages. HP for one.

[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Depends where in Disney World. Magic kingdom which has a strict no alcohol makes no sense for adults there. The rides are for very small kids and you will be bored. Hollywood Studios and Epcot are more designed for adults. They have food and wine festivals, expensive restaurants etc.

Universal doesn’t really seem kid friendly to me. A lot of the rides that were mildly interesting were for 12 and above anyway. Either scary or dangerous. I have a kid and I skipped Universal mostly because she doesn’t have anything to do there.

[–]bellatrixbells 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Apparently you can also buy a "magic wand" that allows you to interact with some stuff there. My almost 30 yo BFF went last year and he was super excited. Not sure this would have made much sense for children.

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I've clearly offended people here, but we waited for 45 minutes to ride the Cat in the Hat behind the childless adults wearing their Gryffindor striped socks and capes. We didn't go until my kids were 8-14 and am glad we can't afford to do it again. You couldn't even move in the HP areas because of all the adults trying to get the gram of the dragon spitting fire. Disney also makes no sense to me - regardless of if they serve alcohol - not that that keeps the childless adults off the line for the Goofy rollercoaster. I won't go to again after my kids are grown, because why would I want to?

[–][deleted] 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I’m not offended as much as I find your rant ridiculous and somehow out of touch with the reality. Jeeze don’t go. More space for the rest of us.