Toy Story Mania - too scary for a 4 year old? About This Page:

[oceanmarina]

Hi all,

I'm wondering if I should try this ride with my DD (or just wait while my husband goes on it with DS). I have a 4 year old who spooks easily. She got a little scared in Neemo last year when she was 3.

We are also planning to see Fantasmic at HS, i'm hoping tha won't bee too much for her either, she likes fireworks.

Thanks for any advice,
Marina

[EddieCVS]

Not at all! My two year old loves it!

[kangelop]

The ride is "jerky" but not at all scary.

[phoebec]

My 3 year old loved it

[toddjodybrent]

Our son was 4 the first time he rode it and loved it. It is our family's favorite ride!

[austinsmommie]

My daughter was scared on Nemo too when she was 3. She was a bit scared on Toy Story the first time, but then loved it. It is not scary, but on our trip my daughter went on The land ride with the thunder first and then anything we tried to bring her on made her cry. It took her a few times of us bring her on different things and telling her it would be fine for her to be ok. Toy Story ended up being her favorite ride.

Fantasmic can be scary at times for some. My daughter was always fine with it. You could check it out on utube if you have never seen it.

[jimmymac]

TSM is not scary at all. Fantasmic can be pretty intense for some kids

[mechurchlady]

Nemo is in a darkened line that leads to clam shells that take you past some dark and scary parts. Toy Story Mania is in a well lit line and the ride is well lit. There are lots of fun things to do and see along the way unlike Nemo that suddenly blows up a mine. I took a boy who just turned 4 years old to MK and he was fine on Small World because it was brightly lit but the darker rides freaked hiim out until I got him used to the ride and into the fun. I think she should handle the well lit rides better. If she freaks out over Small World then you might have a problem.

[mzozzietj]

My daughter also loved it at 2yrs old. She's been begging to go back on it for our next trip!

[CinderAbby]

If she spooks easily, I would skip Fantasmic - it focuses on the Disney Villians and has a large snake, a large dragon and the moat gets lit on fire. Not only is it Mickey's nightmare, it might also be your daughters.

As for TSM, it's not scary at all. It has the Toy Story characters and it's carnival games that you play. Although the one thing I'll point out so you can prepare your daughter is occassionally you might get a little squirt of water or a blast of air. If she knows about it and it happens, then hopefully she won't get scared by it.

[Carousel96]

I've never thought of TSMM as scary in any way -- although the motion of the cars can be jerky.
If she scares easily, I'd skip Fantasmic. It's a show about a nightmare more than it's a fireworks show. Just make sure to catch Wishes and Illuminations to get her fireworks fix.

[Tigger25]

my DD(4) went on TSM when she was 3 and enjoyed it very much lots of colors and keeps them engaged with the games.