Easy for me when I do my solo trips. Although I love my family dearly, they slow me down. Nag nag, winge winge, spending money like it's going out of fashion.
@Matt.GC raises a good point, I think. Since visiting parks on my own, I have noticed that visiting with company, as much as I enjoy it, definitely slows down proceedings. Although I think I feel “slowed down” for slightly different reasons to Matt.
The main thing I notice when I go to parks with other people is that I often forget just how much of a fast walker I am. I’ve been walking alone a lot more in the last few years, what with me walking to and from the train station to get to university multiple times a week, and when I do that, I can just trot off at my own pace and not worry about anyone else.
When I’m in parks with other people, though, I trot off like I usually would on a solo visit, but I either find that a member of the group quickly beckons me back and I have to double back on myself lots of times, or that I’m told to just carry on and end up waiting outside a ride for a good few minutes before the rest of the group turn up.
For instance, I remember my first day at Islands of Adventure on my trip to Florida last year. We got through the turnstiles and agreed on doing VelociCoaster as our first ride, so I trotted off in that direction… but my dad quickly shouted “Matthew, wait!”, came up to me, and said “You’re going to have to rein in your walking speed a bit during this holiday. Remember, we’ve got the grandparents with us.” before gesturing back to my grandparents, who practically hadn’t got past the turnstiles when I was already in Seuss Landing.
So if you’re a fast walker
@s_g_k, you may find it refreshing not feeling held back or like you have to wait for people!
I do agree that company often slows things down overall, particularly when your group is larger. No one can coordinate when they want food, no one can coordinate their toileting, everyone wants to do different things… going on your own is definitely easier in that regard. With that being said, I do enjoy sharing theme park experiences with my family, and it is sometimes nice to have people to talk to in queues and things.
What I’d say is that I enjoy both solo visits and visits with company, but I enjoy them for very different reasons. I don’t necessarily prefer one to the other.