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re: Disney w/ Kids (Prayers) Recommendations
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:35 am to TheJunction
Posted on 8/6/23 at 8:35 am to TheJunction
- Put in a break day somewhere. You need a day or two to at least relax and rest. Go visit other resorts or monorail crawl those resorts and snack around them. Go to the ranch they have at Fort wilderness and trail ride a horse. Sit by pool, something other than all park. You’re gonna and your kid is gonna burn out.
- Get a preferred room if you can. Some of the buildings feel like miles away. Nice to come back to your resort and walk a little from your room. Your feet will thank u.
- Jump on skyliner at night and visit Riviera resort. Quick service Primo Piato is pretty good and the grounds are beautiful. There is a large fountain with either or painted stone or glass mural or two princesses that wraps over your head with the lights and fountains at night.
- Go to Disney springs and eat. Plenty of places and most are better than anything in the parks.
- don’t push your kid to ride something that scares them to much. They won’t ride anything after and it turns into a hassle.
- take breaks back at the hotel. Don’t try to open and close with a kid that little. Good luck if you do.
- You’re taking a small train to the petting zoo in Animal kingdom. 4 year old will be worth it. They also have a vet area there with clear glass to watch them working on animals. On animal kingdom anyway, rope drop the safari. Earlier in the day animals will be moving and eating before it gets hot. You can rope drop pandora, but little one may not be tall enough to ride. You do you on ride priorities, just my opinion. Do the Lion King show also!
- yes on purchasing magic band from me. Some of it’s nastalgia, but you can use your phone for everything. If it dies or is misplaced your in a small pickle of walking to get help. Magic band is just easy tap for everything.
- use Mobile order with app when available for quick service dining. Makes it SO much easier.
- don’t rent a stroller. They suck. Bring your own.
- get a popcorn bucket your first chance. Pay initial big first fee then its like $2 refills rest of your trip to light snack on. Have a hook on your stroller and you’ve got a simple snack for when your kid gets hungry.
- watch Disney food blog on YouTube. She’s got one of best content for food related Disney stuff.
I probably wrote too Much but if you need more advice or recommendations with little ones let me know. Wife and I have plenty of things you don’t think of till you get there with little kids advice.
- Get a preferred room if you can. Some of the buildings feel like miles away. Nice to come back to your resort and walk a little from your room. Your feet will thank u.
- Jump on skyliner at night and visit Riviera resort. Quick service Primo Piato is pretty good and the grounds are beautiful. There is a large fountain with either or painted stone or glass mural or two princesses that wraps over your head with the lights and fountains at night.
- Go to Disney springs and eat. Plenty of places and most are better than anything in the parks.
- don’t push your kid to ride something that scares them to much. They won’t ride anything after and it turns into a hassle.
- take breaks back at the hotel. Don’t try to open and close with a kid that little. Good luck if you do.
- You’re taking a small train to the petting zoo in Animal kingdom. 4 year old will be worth it. They also have a vet area there with clear glass to watch them working on animals. On animal kingdom anyway, rope drop the safari. Earlier in the day animals will be moving and eating before it gets hot. You can rope drop pandora, but little one may not be tall enough to ride. You do you on ride priorities, just my opinion. Do the Lion King show also!
- yes on purchasing magic band from me. Some of it’s nastalgia, but you can use your phone for everything. If it dies or is misplaced your in a small pickle of walking to get help. Magic band is just easy tap for everything.
- use Mobile order with app when available for quick service dining. Makes it SO much easier.
- don’t rent a stroller. They suck. Bring your own.
- get a popcorn bucket your first chance. Pay initial big first fee then its like $2 refills rest of your trip to light snack on. Have a hook on your stroller and you’ve got a simple snack for when your kid gets hungry.
- watch Disney food blog on YouTube. She’s got one of best content for food related Disney stuff.
I probably wrote too Much but if you need more advice or recommendations with little ones let me know. Wife and I have plenty of things you don’t think of till you get there with little kids advice.
This post was edited on 8/7/23 at 4:59 pm
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Posted on 8/6/23 at 9:16 am to Pirate0714
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Posted on 8/6/23 at 1:17 pm to Pirate0714
Really appreciate the detailed response, you didn’t write too much. I’d love to hear any other nuggets of wisdom that you have, in particular with how it relates to kids. And again, any off the beaten path ideas that you might have —- my wife and I have ridden most of the rides, seen a lot of the shows, but we haven’t done the smaller details reserved for kids (like the boutique, or petting zoo). Also read where you can go to a place behind the castle for free pixie dust, things like that. She’ll be to small for a lot of the bigger rides.
Glad to see you recommend the petting zoo, that’s something we’ve never done , or even heard of but it seems really neat. Didn’t realize you could take a train there as well. We’ve done the lion king show before and will definitely take our daughter, she loves LK!
Had never heard the popcorn trick - great advice and something we’ll do for sure.
Noted on the mobile order, hadn’t heard that either. We need to download the app and get familiar with it before the trip.
So we have a magic band from 5-6 years ago, would those still be fine or do we need to purchase newer ones? If we need to purchase, we’re leaning towards doing that. Will be much easier than trying to dig our phone out all the time, we’ll probably buy 2 for my wife and I but let daughter wear one of them so that she can feel big.
Glad to see you recommend the petting zoo, that’s something we’ve never done , or even heard of but it seems really neat. Didn’t realize you could take a train there as well. We’ve done the lion king show before and will definitely take our daughter, she loves LK!
Had never heard the popcorn trick - great advice and something we’ll do for sure.
Noted on the mobile order, hadn’t heard that either. We need to download the app and get familiar with it before the trip.
So we have a magic band from 5-6 years ago, would those still be fine or do we need to purchase newer ones? If we need to purchase, we’re leaning towards doing that. Will be much easier than trying to dig our phone out all the time, we’ll probably buy 2 for my wife and I but let daughter wear one of them so that she can feel big.
Posted on 8/7/23 at 2:54 pm to Pirate0714
I 2nd the break somewhere in the middle (also wouldn't try to do MK on day 1). GO to the Boon Enchanting Extras section on the website, and there are a ton of cool things to do outside of the parks. We'll be doing the carriage rides, something in Fort Wilderness, fireworks on the ferry, and wife wants to spend some time just jumping around to some of the other resorts (more nostalgia for her as that's what they would do). We also want to do a pool & movie day at Art of Animation on our first day. Flight lands around 2pm, but realistically don't expect to be able to get into our rooms until after 4pm, between getting off the plane, if we check a bag (trying not do, but wife likes to pack the house), meeting the car service, stopping at Publix...
Speaking of, if you are flying, look into a car service. They meet you at the airport, give you a free 20 minutes to pick-up groceries, drop you off at your hotel (where you should have mobile check-in to go straight to your room), schedule your pick-up when you leave, and bring you to your gate.
Also agree with bringing your own, and make sure it reclines enough for your 4 y/o to take a power nap or 2 while also having sufficient storage.
When planning your days at the park, make sure you know your kid's height with shoes on and plan accordingly. I'm sure you've seen your share of meltdowns of parents having to explain to their kids why they can't go on a ride; especially if they had to wait for a while before actually getting measured. Sounds like a no brainer, but also one of those things that can be easily forgotten.
Speaking of, if you are flying, look into a car service. They meet you at the airport, give you a free 20 minutes to pick-up groceries, drop you off at your hotel (where you should have mobile check-in to go straight to your room), schedule your pick-up when you leave, and bring you to your gate.
Also agree with bringing your own, and make sure it reclines enough for your 4 y/o to take a power nap or 2 while also having sufficient storage.
When planning your days at the park, make sure you know your kid's height with shoes on and plan accordingly. I'm sure you've seen your share of meltdowns of parents having to explain to their kids why they can't go on a ride; especially if they had to wait for a while before actually getting measured. Sounds like a no brainer, but also one of those things that can be easily forgotten.
This post was edited on 8/7/23 at 2:56 pm
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