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re: Best Disneyworld activities for toddlers.....
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:16 am to Chicken
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:16 am to Chicken
quote:But the parents will remember. The trip is as much for them as it is the kid. Or at least it should be.
Yeah, but that is a lot of money to spend when the kid will forget about the trip in a year.
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:16 am to Spaceman Spiff
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Sounds a lot like mine, minus the water parks. We will be going back next year and maybe the Magic Kingdom will get a little more than two days. They loved Epcot, too - but we were there for Star Wars, so that got a day and a half. They weren't a huge fan of the Animal Kingdom, so that may be a partial day and then hit MK again.
Gotcha, My kids love Epcot a lot as well tends to be the first park we visit during our trips. Yeah Studios aside from a few rides does not thrill my kids an that's the same with AK
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You stay on site?
Yeah, I've stayed at almost every resort at least once.. Grand Floridian is my pic, the wife and kids prefer Polynesian.. But I've also stayed at almost every resort. including Allstar Music,
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Gotta love the buses - we didn't drive but once
I drive.. We'll take bus every once in a while
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:17 am to CE Tiger
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question for our Chef Mickey breakfast @ 7:25. will we be able to take a shuttle from Art of Animation to Contemporary?
No. Busses won't go from resort to resort. I think your best bet might be a cab. Busses will start running to the parks about 6:30 am each, day but sometimes service can be spotty that early.
If you want to try the bus option, you can take one to the Magic Kingdom and walk over to the Contemporary. It's about 1/2 mile:
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:17 am to Chicken
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Two years old is too young for Disney. Why not wait until they are 5 or 6 and can enjoy many more of the rides?
because they are free when they are under three and once they get too big for strollers and can't handle the walking, it becomes more expensive because you are spending more and doing less.
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that is a lot of money to spend when the kid will forget about the trip in a year.
How is Disney different than any other vacation then?
Well, except for the fact that Disney doesn't charge them for tickets or food (even at buffets) and they actually specialize in entertainment in kids of all ages....even two years old?
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 10:21 am
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:21 am to LSUfan4444
Put it this way... The walk from the buses at MK to the Contemporary is really about the same distances as walking to Crystal Palace. It's not that bad.
And I've seen buses going as early as 6:15 going to Magic Kingdom.
And I've seen buses going as early as 6:15 going to Magic Kingdom.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:24 am to ell_13
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But the parents will remember. The trip is as much for them as it is the kid. Or at least it should be.
This. Both of mine are still talking about it. True they will forget some stuff, but to see their faces - esp at this age - is priceless and what its all about.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:26 am to LSUfan4444
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Busses won't go from resort to resort. I think your best bet might be a cab. Busses will start running to the parks about 6:30 am each, day but sometimes service can be spotty that early.
Not necessarily. We stayed at the All Star Movies and it was the last in line of those and the busses stopped at each.
From what I understand, the busses run an hour before the park opens.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:27 am to Spaceman Spiff
My daughter was two in this pic and remembers the attraction we did just before stopping for this show. To say it is a waste of money and they don't remember it is group talk. Someone without kids said it one time, then others jumped on board and just ran with it.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:30 am to Spaceman Spiff
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the busses run an hour before the park opens.
Which is why I said it can be spotty that early. Disney knows people have ADRs and for that reason they schedule early transportation to the parks.
They do not run with the same frequency as they do say at 8 am, but they are running.
The problem is, if there is only one bus and one driver making the run from Art of Animation to Magic Kingdom and he breaks down, you have no bus at that point...which is why it is less reliable.
But, transportation does begin at 6:30 daily.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:31 am to Spaceman Spiff
Two is not too young, the great thing about Disney is that there's something for all kids to do. My boy just turned three and we've taken him three times already. He knows the rides he wants to go on, wants to listen to the music from the parks, knows which characters he wants to see, and which princesses he wants to hook up with. The key to having them remember the vacation is reinforcement. There are youtube videos of the attractions, and he loves going back and watching what he did. Likes to watch Fantasmic, anything that he did, he wants to see. They'll remember, just keep the pictures handy, the videos rolling, and ask them about what they liked.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:32 am to LSUfan4444
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My daughter was two in this pic
That's awesome.. And I agree with you it really cost nothing for them to go.. I was bringing my girls by Age 1 and it truly was about memories for my wife and I and not so much the kids.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:34 am to Shexter
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In October, "Not So Scary Halloween" is a must.
We're expecting our first baby in October this year. The wife wants to take him/her to this next year. I say it's a waste of money because the kid won't be old enough to understand what's going on.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 10:35 am
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:36 am to BugAC
If you're going just to bring him hoping he/she will enjoy it all, then it's a mistake. But if you're going because you both enjoy the place and have the right expectations with bringing a 1-year-old, then it's worth it.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:38 am to LSUfan4444
Oh, I totally forgot...for little kids one thing we have found alot of fun with was my daughter colors pictures for the characters we do meet & greets with. We don't do autograph books because my wife thinks their stupid 
, but my daughter loves to color pictures for people.
So, she colors a picture of Buzz to give to Jessie, a picture of Olaf for Anna & Elsa (who now meet separately), a picture of Flynn Rider for Rapunzel, a piece of cheese for Mickey and so on.
It really does bring something unique to the experience and something different than the standard high five or hug with a picture.
, but my daughter loves to color pictures for people. So, she colors a picture of Buzz to give to Jessie, a picture of Olaf for Anna & Elsa (who now meet separately), a picture of Flynn Rider for Rapunzel, a piece of cheese for Mickey and so on.
It really does bring something unique to the experience and something different than the standard high five or hug with a picture.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:41 am to BugAC
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I say it's a waste of money because the kid won't be old enough to understand what's going on.
If that is true, then what isn't a waste of money?
Do you just not take him on vacation anywhere? I mean, he won't remember the beach, or pictures with Santa or his/her birthday party.
Disney is the most popular vacation destination in the world and they specialize in kids. They don't charge you for the kid to get in or really eat and they can fly for free (under 2) if they sit on your lap.
Unless your stance is that you just want to stay inside for three or four years, not going to Disney because they won't remember it is silly.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:47 am to LSUfan4444
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Oh, I totally forgot...for little kids one thing we have found alot of fun with was my daughter colors pictures for the characters we do meet & greets with. We don't do autograph books because my wife thinks their stupid , but my daughter loves to color pictures for people.
So, she colors a picture of Buzz to give to Jessie, a picture of Olaf for Anna & Elsa (who now meet separately), a picture of Flynn Rider for Rapunzel, a piece of cheese for Mickey and so on.
That is awesome. We did the auto books, well for my son mostly as he was four at the time. Watching him hand his auto books to Boba Fett and Jango Fett (those are his two favorites by far and goes as one for halloween) was great. I'm not a fan of posting my kids pics on here (or anywhere), but his face made it worth it. My daughter (two at the time we went) also loved giving them the books to sign. I will tell my wife the drawing idea, if you don't mind me stealing it from you.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 10:49 am
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:50 am to LSUfan4444
My only issue would be if the kid actually gets anything out of the trip. Will a 1yo really enjoy sitting through Pirates more than sitting in the kitchen banging pots? Some parents pay all this money for disney with the expectation that their kid will be awake all day and love seeing the characters and riding all these rides, and they go for that reason. And this couple hasn't even had the kid yet!
Like I said, I think it's fine to bring a young child (We are!). But they have to be realistic and the trip can't be centered on the hope that he/she will love every minute of it.
Like I said, I think it's fine to bring a young child (We are!). But they have to be realistic and the trip can't be centered on the hope that he/she will love every minute of it.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:00 am to ell_13
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they have to be realistic and the trip can't be centered on the hope that he/she will love every minute of it.
Oh I agree...Some kids hat the characters, hate the dark etc.
What makes Disney such a nice option in my opinion is there is still plenty of stuff for the parents to do. The entire day does not have to be centered around the child like it does when they are 8 or 9.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:15 am to BigSquirrel
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Be Our Guest failed to meet my expectations for lunch
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WHAT?!?! It's a quick service. Some other quick services in that area are Pecos Bill's, Casey's Corndogs, Tortuga Tavern, That Gross arse Seafood Place by Haunted Mansion, or Pinochio's Place. Be Our Guest is the best quick service meal in the Disney Parks/Hotels, and it's not even close. They bring your food to you, bus it for you after, and the food is good as well. Is it California Grill? No. But for what it's designed for, it's light years beyond any other restaurant, no offense to Cosmic Ray's.
Yep, it didn't live up to the hype, IMO. I understand that it's quick service. But based on the buzz online and many of the podcasters I listen to absolutely RAVE about the lunch there, it didn't live up to my expectations. Was it bad? No. It just didn't meet the hype surrounding it. I still want to try it for dinner though.
I will say, I really liked the pork shank you can get at Gaston's Tavern. But Lefou's brew was just OK....Butterbeer is 1,000 times better.
But I also feel that Boma at Animal Kingdom Lodge isn't as good as people make it out to be (dinner).
Posted on 7/30/14 at 11:22 am to Chicken
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Two years old is too young for Disney. Why not wait until they are 5 or 6 and can enjoy many more of the rides?
Disagree completely. At 2 years old, they can enjoy MOST of the rides. And at that age, they don't care if they ride the carousel or It's a Small World all day long, they still enjoy it. We've take our daughter (who made 2 this past April) twice - October 2013 with grandparents and then January 2014 with just the 3 of us. Seeing how much fun she had on the carousel, the boat attractions and the trains made it completely worth it. She had a blast and, honestly, the January trip was one of my favorite Disney trips I've ever taken.
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Yeah, but that is a lot of money to spend when the kid will forget about the trip in a year.
And like others have already said, you aren't taking them there for them to remember it, you know they probably won't. But as a parent, you get awesome memories. Case in point, while riding It's a Small World for the 10th or so time, we were sitting in the front of our boat and our little girl in between us. We're going through the rooms and her eyes are open as wide as can be. She's swaying and dancing to the music, pointing at things and telling us to look. And then, out of nowhere, she looks at my wife and grabs her hand. Then she looks at me and grabs my hand and then we spend the rest of the ride holding hands while she's smiling, laughing and dancing.
I would have paid extra for a guaranteed moment like that. But the reality is that it didn't cost much extra to bring her with us. She didn't need a plane ticket. There's no extra charge for the room. She didn't need a park ticket. We rented a stroller for $80 for the whole week.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 11:28 am
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