Disney with a 2-year-old

We took ours when they turned 3 and their favorite things were meeting the characters either in the parks or at the dining meals. Get an autograph book for them to sign.
Make sure you have a stroller to get them around.

Of course, this is all dependent on what Covid allows.

Magic Kingdom has the most rides for the little ones out of all the parks.
Hollywood studios or whatever they call it now has some of the recent shows kids usually watch at that age

Epcot is not very conducive to that age but they did have character meet and greets that were less crowded than other parks. Most kids that age don't like the countries. They did add that Frozen ride to Epcot since I've been there last time.
Animal Kingdom is ok but you are better off taking them to a zoo at that age.

To break up monotony of the parks take them to Disney Springs one day and they will enjoy the toy stores.

We took ours when they were 2 and 5. The good was that the 2yo was free. That's all the good there was. She made it a day and a half. First day at Magic Kindgom was ok. She did have fun seeing the characters and some of the small rides, but a full day is just too much. We paid for it on day 2.
The 1/2 day at Animal Kingdom was horrible (kicking and screaming on the way out). The 5yo had no problems for 3 days. We had grandparents with us so they kept the 2yo the second half of day 2 and all day 3.

Took them back last March before they shut it down for Covid (left the resort Sunday morning and they shut it down Sunday evening). They were 6 and 9 and it was a MUCH better experience. Full 5 days with very minimal issues this time.

My advice, dont do it.


Edit: If you do decide to do it and want to get the character autographs, my daughters really like this character encyclopedia. Also get the clickable Sharpe markers. Im not 100% that is the newest version.

Yall driving or flying ? We planned to take our 2 year old to disney in October but ended up leaving him behind with my mother once we saw how stupid the airlines were being about trying to make kids wear masks. It wasn't a muh freedom or defiance thing with us there was just no way he would keep the damn thing on. He doesn't understand.

We’re flying. We’ve been practicing with the mask and think if we plop a tablet down in front of him he’ll forget it’s even on.

Too young.

We did an extended family trip to Disney (25 people) years ago so we took our 2yo and 4yo along. She decided that she was ready for toilet training a day or two before the trip so we had to have the damn toilet seat in tow. Not ideal but now she is 20 and has no recollection of the trip so I would say save Disney for 5 and up.

I am assuming it’s too late in your planning process, but you may want to consider Disneyland over Disney world with small kids.

The parks are smaller, typically less crowded and you can walk to them from your hotel. We did this for our first trip with our kids who were 18 months, 3, and 5 at the time of our trip.

Go early when the parks are less crowded be ready to leave when they are tired. Plan to spend time at the pool so they can decompress from the park.

Rent one of the big strollers so you have plenty of room for the child and all the crap that your wife will insist on bringing.

Disneyland isn't even open right now and while they are planning to open sometime in late April, theres no way they will open up in time for Easter.

May be worth waiting another year. They will get some enjoyment, but for the most part it’ll be just for you & your wife’s memories. Can’t visit with characters, all of the shows are shutdown. AK was basically a waste of a day for us do to health restrictions & no live shows. As others said, you can get a better experience at a zoo.

If you do decide to go bring your own stroller (especially if you have a jogging/street stroller) . You’ll also want something to block them from the sun when sleeping, and a small fan to move the air around them. Would also be worth a carrier that can strap them to your chest or shoulders for when they are alert.