We just got back from a 2 night three day stay at ASMo with our sons, age 2 and 4 months. These are some things that we did, and what everyone thought.
1. Animal Kingdom...we were going to skip this, but at the suggestion of a CM at the desk, we went at 8 am. Headed right to the safari. My 2 yo LOVED this. We rode again...no long lines. Again, he LOVED it. This was one of the things that he is still talking about. A giraffe wandered up to our vehicle and he got an excellent view. Highly recommend.
2. Character meal....Pooh at the Crystal Palace. This was a wonderful way for our son to warm up to the characters. I would suggest this to anyone even thinking about this.
3. Baby care centers...these were godsends for all of us. Nursing facilities were available as well as places for families to go to the bathroom...much cleaner than the park bathrooms. AK has the best baby center.
4. Strollers....get a good one. We did not have a good one (in my opinion) and it made it worse. The park strollers are hard buggies, and one mother commented that she wished she had brought her carrier since her little one would not sleep and could barely sit in the ones provided at MK. AK has the same ones, but I have heard that MGM has better ones. Can not comment on EPCOT since we were not there.
5. FASTPASS...this is a godsend. We used this on Pooh, Peter Pan, and Buzz. Our longest wait was about 30 minutes. Again, we were there during a down season, but it was wonderful. We got to ride Pooh twice in an hour and others were waiting for almost 30 minutes to get on.
6. E rides. My DS loved this since he got to ride Buzz without a wait. Literally, he rode 16 times in a row...my DH said he was getting carpal tunnel from riding it so much. And, we got to see characters without a wait. A wonderful opportunity for those with little ones. (And, we met moderator Dan Murphy while we were waiting!)
7. Breaks, relaxation, sunscreen and water...these are necessities. I would recommend a break to anyone with small kids. We did this and my DS was still exhausted!! Keep them hydrated. My DS was asking for water all the time!!! And, relax. My first day was miserable, because I was trying to anticipate each childs move all day. WRONG THING TO DO!!!
Another comment, my 4 month old DS was tired and cranky on the bus the day we left (at about 1:00 p.m.) People were more than nice. They empathized with us as we tried to keep him entertained and very very nice people gave up their seat so we could sit down. Fantastic people all around, and we really appreciate this fact.
Last comment....it was not easy to have them both there for the fact that one always needed attention (my little one) and some rides were hard to ride with him. So, my best advice is take it easy. Ride what you can. Relax when you can, and just enjoy the magic of the place. With small ones, you are not going to get to enjoy everything. But you are able to spend some quality time with your family and watch your children have a great time.
Hope this helps someone....I really turned to these boards before our trip.
1. Animal Kingdom...we were going to skip this, but at the suggestion of a CM at the desk, we went at 8 am. Headed right to the safari. My 2 yo LOVED this. We rode again...no long lines. Again, he LOVED it. This was one of the things that he is still talking about. A giraffe wandered up to our vehicle and he got an excellent view. Highly recommend.
2. Character meal....Pooh at the Crystal Palace. This was a wonderful way for our son to warm up to the characters. I would suggest this to anyone even thinking about this.
3. Baby care centers...these were godsends for all of us. Nursing facilities were available as well as places for families to go to the bathroom...much cleaner than the park bathrooms. AK has the best baby center.
4. Strollers....get a good one. We did not have a good one (in my opinion) and it made it worse. The park strollers are hard buggies, and one mother commented that she wished she had brought her carrier since her little one would not sleep and could barely sit in the ones provided at MK. AK has the same ones, but I have heard that MGM has better ones. Can not comment on EPCOT since we were not there.
5. FASTPASS...this is a godsend. We used this on Pooh, Peter Pan, and Buzz. Our longest wait was about 30 minutes. Again, we were there during a down season, but it was wonderful. We got to ride Pooh twice in an hour and others were waiting for almost 30 minutes to get on.
6. E rides. My DS loved this since he got to ride Buzz without a wait. Literally, he rode 16 times in a row...my DH said he was getting carpal tunnel from riding it so much. And, we got to see characters without a wait. A wonderful opportunity for those with little ones. (And, we met moderator Dan Murphy while we were waiting!)
7. Breaks, relaxation, sunscreen and water...these are necessities. I would recommend a break to anyone with small kids. We did this and my DS was still exhausted!! Keep them hydrated. My DS was asking for water all the time!!! And, relax. My first day was miserable, because I was trying to anticipate each childs move all day. WRONG THING TO DO!!!
Another comment, my 4 month old DS was tired and cranky on the bus the day we left (at about 1:00 p.m.) People were more than nice. They empathized with us as we tried to keep him entertained and very very nice people gave up their seat so we could sit down. Fantastic people all around, and we really appreciate this fact.
Last comment....it was not easy to have them both there for the fact that one always needed attention (my little one) and some rides were hard to ride with him. So, my best advice is take it easy. Ride what you can. Relax when you can, and just enjoy the magic of the place. With small ones, you are not going to get to enjoy everything. But you are able to spend some quality time with your family and watch your children have a great time.
Hope this helps someone....I really turned to these boards before our trip.
, so the info on the strollers provided at wdw may not be accurate.
