How old to enjoy Disney?

We're not planning any immediate trips, but since we're heading back to the US, we have English friends who want to visit us. A couple have mentioned going to Disney as well (Florida). How old do you think a child should be to make it worthwhile? I'm talking minimum age here obviously!

TIA

I don't know, I first went when I was 8...but a lot of girls I know back home take their toddlers (sorty of 18 months and up) and the kids love it. I wouldn't want to take my kids unless I thought they were really going to enjoy it...so I would probably wait until they were 4-5. But lots of other people with small toddlers say their kids enjoyed it.

My little sister went when she was about 3 and loved it.  Probably didn't remember much afterwards but she was certainly delighted at the time.

My parents drove half way across the USA many many years ago to visit relative in CA and to take us to Disneyland.  I was 4 and I remember almost everything, it was magical.  I also took my children when they were 3 and 4 and they had a blast.

We're going in December and taking DH for the first time - she is 7.

I have never been and am just as excited as she is - so you can never be too old.

 

I was four my first trip and enjoyed it (and actually remember some bits).

I think it can work at any age, but it all depends on what you want the kids to get out of it.  If you want them to actively enjoy it, I'd recommend taking them at about three years old.

Plus, when you take into account the amount of money it's going to cost to go, it might be better to wait until the kids are a bit older so they can remember it better and you can get your money's worth.

*sigh*  I miss Disneyland.

I've taken my kids to Disneyland a few times, the first time being around 4 for each of them. They loved it and remember it, but it was the time I took them around 7 or 8 that was the best overall.

Drawbacks: There's so much waiting in line and it can be REALLY tiresome for little ones (not to mention for adults as well), also the midday heat just makes everyone cranky ( I try to go in March or April, not during summer months).

It's expensive, but the absolute best time I've ever experienced Disneyland was during the holiday season. It's truly magical.

We went for the first time when I was three,and I don't remember the trip at all. We went again when I was ten,and I loved it.  My parents loved it too because they didn't have to worry about a stroller or carrying me around by that age, too!

Friends of mine took their three year old last year and he loved it. (He is going to be four in November)  We are planning to go next year with Josh, I can't wait!  I'm thinking I'll have my parents come as well though so Rich and I can enjoy some of the other rides

Friends of mine took their three year old last year and he loved it. (He is going to be four in November)  We are planning to go next year with Josh, I can't wait!  I'm thinking I'll have my parents come as well though so Rich and I can enjoy some of the other rides

That sounds like a great plan!

I went to Disneyland at age 5 and remember a lot of it and Epcot/Sea World at 12 which I remember almost as much of. I must be really forgetful!

We took my niece last Christmas for her first birthday. There was a group of us so we alternated waiting with the stroller or taking her on rides. The pictures are priceless and an experience the adults won't forget.

My parents took me when I was four and I don't remember it at all. However we have tons of picture from it, and according to them I had a blast.  According to them, having lunch in Cinderella's palace and getting to meet Cinderella was all I talked about for months after.  (I still have a little book full of the character's signatures)

I'm sure my post is barely relevant since I went back in 1973 (Disney World was only half the size the as it is now) when I was 9.  I remember some of it and enjoyed it, but my little sister (she was 6) was so scared of the Fox and the Wolf that she cried and cried everytime she saw them.

Never too old to enjoy Disneyland/Disneyworld! I went two years ago when I was 20 and still loved it! Then again, it might be a psychological thing with my brain tricking me into thinking I'm having fun and being happy because of fond childhood memories of Disneyland/Disneyworld...

Anyways, I think it's great. Adults can always enjoy rides like Pirates of the Caribbean.

Although for children, I think the average age of a "rough spot" where they are anti-Disney would be 13-17.