Why did family buy tickets to ALL the Orlando parks if they didn't want to go to ANY of the attractions/rides?

Just go take your sister and go on everything. Tell your parents that you'll meet up with them later, but you're not going to waste money by just wandering around in the hot sun looking at stuff.

first i would flat out ask them why they spent all this money if they don't want to do anything besides walk around. then i would convince your sister to go with you and tell your parents to meet you guys later. at least get her to go on the mild rides with you cuz they can be just as fun as the thrill rides in my opinion. if she needs encouragement to go on the rides then give it to her and tell her that your parents don't even know whether she'd like them or not cuz they won't even go on them. if you think it could help go to youtube and have her watch some of the rides that she's not sure about. i don't blame you for being pissed. i would be to. if i were in your situation i'd try to convince everyone to go on the rides but if they refuse then i would just gon on by myself. ture its not the same as going on them with your family but you will still have a good time and when i've gone on rides by myself before such as the orange side of mission space in epcot i've made friends. just cuz your family is a bunch of debbie downers doesn't mean you have to be.

I feel your pain---a trip to a theme park with non-themepark people is my definition of torment. :) I think some people expect theme parks to make them happy because that's the image. They walk in the front gate and the family will laugh and smile in rapturous joy! the children are magically clean and well behaved! and everyone's breath is minty-fresh! This is part of the "sell" of theme parks, so try to give your family a little break on that part. Also, being non-theme parkers lines and heat may be part of it. Most people simply aren't prepared for these things and if they aren't fans of rides in the first place, a short (for us) 20 minute line will make them roll their eyes and sigh like the biggest martyrs on earth. Having said that, your family doesn't want to do ANYTHING? I know you're frustrated but surely there is something that they'd want to do. It may not match with what you'd want to do but if picking a ride becomes a battle of wills then nobody is going to enjoy anything. I would concentrate on finding one or two things that they can do that have little investment and little to make them object. Since you didn't say what theme parks I don't have any suggestions. If y'all have tickets for "all" the theme parks, try steering them someplace like Epcot or Sea World instead of a place like Islands of Adventure, which really does suck if you don't like the traditional theme park rides. The idea to split up is good too, y'all aren't joined at the hip. Take advantage of single-rider lines if available so you can get in the good stuff and this will lower your frustration level. Point out a place they might like to hang around, then say you'll meet them after you've done the ride. Don't turn it into a contest to see if your sister will go with you. She may see how much you like it and that'll motivate her to want to go, instead of being the subject of a tug-of-war. Yeah, this means sacrifice and you might have to be the grownup here, but the alternative is to continue fighting and bickering for the rest of the vacation. You're going to have to take the initiative in planning and seriously take their ideas into account. Compromise is painful. But the alternative is to look like our congress arguing over the debt ceiling and god knows you don't want to be like those people. :) Good luck and I hope y'all can get some fun out of your vacation.