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Touring Plan for Disney with a Toddler?
Posted on 8/9/16 at 11:38 am
Posted on 8/9/16 at 11:38 am
Any of you seasoned Disney travelers have a touring plan you could share?
Plan to do two days at Magic Kingdom, one day at Epcot, one day at Hollywood studios, and one at animal kingdom.
Plan to do two days at Magic Kingdom, one day at Epcot, one day at Hollywood studios, and one at animal kingdom.
This post was edited on 8/12/16 at 12:12 pm
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Posted on 8/9/16 at 12:15 pm to LSUfan4444
You better do it in half days with someone that little. There is plenty to do for toddlers, at least you avoid the waits of rides they are too small for unless the adults plan to do pass offs.
Do as many character dinings as you can, kids love that.
Do as many character dinings as you can, kids love that.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 12:15 pm to DieSmilen
Don't be too intimidated by the thought of bringing a toddler to Disney. It can be done with the right planning.
I have an 8 year old and a 6 year old that have been to a Disney park every year of their lives.
What time of the year are you planning on going? How old is the toddler?
Regardless, a stroller is a must have! If you aren't bringing your own, rent one from a vendor, not from Disney. We used Magic Strollers when our children were young enough. I cannot stress enough how much easier it will be on everyone with a stroller. You will average walking 9 miles a day while in the parks. You can't expect the kid to walk that far, nor expect yourself to carry them that far either.
I challenge you to spend a whole day at Animal Kingdom with a toddler. There just isn't enough things to fill a day in that park, even without a toddler. Devote a half day to that park and the other half back in Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom will be their favorite park without a doubt!
You almost face the same dilemma in Epcot. Not much toddler things there, but more than Animal Kingdom has.
Read up on strategies for parent swap. There will be a lot of rides that both you and your significant other will want to ride that the child can't ride. Parent swap allows this with minimal wait.
Get to the parks at opening, especially Magic Kingdom so that you can hit Fantasy-land first thing because once it fills up, it is packed for the whole day.
By getting there early, you will get more done in the first few hours than you will get done the rest of the day.
Take a break mid-day and let your crumb snatcher take a nap. Go back in the early evening to do more stuff.
Good luck and have fun!
I have an 8 year old and a 6 year old that have been to a Disney park every year of their lives.
What time of the year are you planning on going? How old is the toddler?
Regardless, a stroller is a must have! If you aren't bringing your own, rent one from a vendor, not from Disney. We used Magic Strollers when our children were young enough. I cannot stress enough how much easier it will be on everyone with a stroller. You will average walking 9 miles a day while in the parks. You can't expect the kid to walk that far, nor expect yourself to carry them that far either.
I challenge you to spend a whole day at Animal Kingdom with a toddler. There just isn't enough things to fill a day in that park, even without a toddler. Devote a half day to that park and the other half back in Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom will be their favorite park without a doubt!
You almost face the same dilemma in Epcot. Not much toddler things there, but more than Animal Kingdom has.
Read up on strategies for parent swap. There will be a lot of rides that both you and your significant other will want to ride that the child can't ride. Parent swap allows this with minimal wait.
Get to the parks at opening, especially Magic Kingdom so that you can hit Fantasy-land first thing because once it fills up, it is packed for the whole day.
By getting there early, you will get more done in the first few hours than you will get done the rest of the day.
Take a break mid-day and let your crumb snatcher take a nap. Go back in the early evening to do more stuff.
Good luck and have fun!
Posted on 8/9/16 at 12:32 pm to nicholastiger
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You better do it in half days with someone that little.
As long as they can sleep in a stroller, full days are pretty easy. It's actually harder for alot of people to wake them up, fold up the stroller, bus back to your resort, then put them back to sleep then to just let them sleep in the stroller.
When they get older and are out of the stroller and walking the 6+ miles a day is when you need the mid day breaks.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 12:34 pm to Jimbeaux28
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I challenge you to spend a whole day at Animal Kingdom with a toddler. There just isn't enough things to fill a day in that park, even without a toddler.
Wholeheartedly disagree.
I can fill half the day with only doing the Safari, Rafiki's Planet Watch/Conservation Station, Festival of the Lion King, Finding Nemo Show, Bird of Wonder and meeting like two characters. Animal Kingdom doesn't have as much to do as other parks do, but alot of what they have is very time consuming (ie, Safari)
Posted on 8/9/16 at 1:47 pm to nicholastiger
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You better do it in half days with someone that little.
I don't think you need to do half days at all...just take some time to go back to your hotel for a couple of hours so they can nap. Then hit the parks again in the evening. Worked well for us the 3 times we've been since having kids.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 2:17 pm to DieSmilen
Pay the $13 for touringplans.com and create your own plan. I doubted the wait times that it projected but the actual times were less than 5 minutes off.
Every person has different views on each park. I could spend an entire day in Magic Kingdom and Epcot but Hollywood and Animal are half days. My brother and his family are just the opposite.
We usually conclude every night drinking in Epcot while pushing a stroller with 2 sleeping children.
Every person has different views on each park. I could spend an entire day in Magic Kingdom and Epcot but Hollywood and Animal are half days. My brother and his family are just the opposite.
We usually conclude every night drinking in Epcot while pushing a stroller with 2 sleeping children.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 2:40 pm to DieSmilen
How old are you talking? We took our daughter when she was 28 months and 32 months and she could not of enjoyed it more.
As said, bring a large stroller that they can nap in. I wouldn't leave the park if they can nap in stroller, its more hassle to leave and come back.
We have no issues with a full day in each park, by full day I mean close to open to around 6. A great place for them to nap is during one of the longer shows like Nemo at Animal Kingdom because its AC. Both our kids nap around 12 so its fairly easy for us to plan our days around that.
As said, bring a large stroller that they can nap in. I wouldn't leave the park if they can nap in stroller, its more hassle to leave and come back.
We have no issues with a full day in each park, by full day I mean close to open to around 6. A great place for them to nap is during one of the longer shows like Nemo at Animal Kingdom because its AC. Both our kids nap around 12 so its fairly easy for us to plan our days around that.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 2:55 pm to SippyCup
Disney can be done in so many ways. You just need to figure out what works for you. A ton of people don't like them but I refuse to go without park hoppers. Especially with little ones, it is nice to take them back for a rest or a swim in the middle of the day and then be able to go to a different park in the afternoon/evening.
I'll agree that strollers are a must, but I prefer to rent them from Disney. Yes they are more expensive but I also find them more convenient. I just pay for the length of the entire trip on the first day and then I skip the line for the rest of my trip. Just show your receipt and stroller tickets and they give you one and send you on your way. Also, since you just pick it up and drop it off at the front of each park, you never have to fight it getting on and off of buses.
I'll agree that strollers are a must, but I prefer to rent them from Disney. Yes they are more expensive but I also find them more convenient. I just pay for the length of the entire trip on the first day and then I skip the line for the rest of my trip. Just show your receipt and stroller tickets and they give you one and send you on your way. Also, since you just pick it up and drop it off at the front of each park, you never have to fight it getting on and off of buses.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 3:10 pm to baldona
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We took our daughter when she was 28 months and 32 months and she could not of enjoyed it more.
And likely remembers none of it.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 3:53 pm to SG_Geaux
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And likely remembers none of it.
At what age would you approve of parents taking their kids on vacation? Obviously we need to test them years later to make sure they remember some of it.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 7:54 pm to SippyCup
We are going in the middle of January and my son will be 2 1/2. We will be there with another family that has a 3 year old. I have made reservations at be our guests, chef Mickey, yak and yeti, fantasmic dinning at Hollywood and Vine, T-Rex, and California grill.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 8:04 pm to DieSmilen
The links above have all the info you need.
Posted on 8/9/16 at 9:13 pm to DieSmilen
O'hana continues to be the best breakfast every time we go. The most expensive was that damn princesses breakfast in Norway.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 7:31 am to SG_Geaux
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And likely remembers none of it.
Wonderful line of logic. Maybe all parents should simply stop doing things that their kids enjoy because they might not remember it.
Also, you might be surprised what a young child remembers.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 7:35 am to SippyCup
I have been to O'hana but not for breakfast. I think I'll have to do that next time I stay on the monorail loop. There is a good chance that I'll be at Bay Lake next year. My favorite breakfast is Tusker House in Animal Kingdom.
I keep going to the Norway breakfast for my daughter. It is ok but you are right, way too expensive.
I keep going to the Norway breakfast for my daughter. It is ok but you are right, way too expensive.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 8:39 am to DieSmilen
Work in plenty of breaks. Toddler won't care about much of anything but MK and HS to an extent.
Stay in Disney resort
Go early. Be in line when the gates open. Leave by 2pm. Let little one nap and go back early evening.
Get Disney experience app
Stay in Disney resort
Go early. Be in line when the gates open. Leave by 2pm. Let little one nap and go back early evening.
Get Disney experience app
This post was edited on 8/10/16 at 8:40 am
Posted on 8/10/16 at 9:52 am to Jenar Boy
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Be in line when the gates open. Leave by 2pm. Let little one nap and go back early evening.
We're talking about the middle of January with mild temps, not middle of June and a child that will be in a stroller, not a 7 year old.
MK will likely close about 9 pm, Hollywood studios at 8 or 9, Epcot at 9, and who knows with Animkal Kingdom since their night time hours are so poorly attended...maybe 7 pm.
Let the kid nap in the stroller and stay in the park while they sleep.
Posted on 8/10/16 at 10:53 am to LSUfan4444
My son will be 3 when we go in November. We are bringing our stroller but I'll be interested to see how much we use it. He hasn't used one in almost a year. Staying at Bay Lake means we can go back to the room from MK pretty easily. Thoughts?
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