Keep Those Tweens In Sight! Changes at the Disney Parks

[This is a guest post by Pauline Frommer]

The Disney organization has announced stricter regulations for solo kids in the parks, a move that's undoubtedly [image error] going to lead to stricter parenting. Kids under 14 are now expected to be within shouting distance of their parents and "cast members" will be on the lookout for solo youngsters.

This will undoubtedly be a big deal for yearly passholders, many of whom routinely drop off their youngster at the park while they do other things, according to USAToday. One has to wonder if this move will also put a crimp in the style of larger families who split up in order to hit more rides, with the tweens going on the thrill rides, while the parents take younger kids to gentler entertainments.

I know, as a parent of a just-turned 14-year-old, that it was her major goal when she was 12 and 13 to be on her own at amusement parks, something we didn't allow. My guess: we're going to be seeing a lot more screaming fights in the Disney parking lots!