Comments on: Travel with kids? Baby at a theme park! http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/ Two geeky girls' guide to the first years of motherhood. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:04:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: ONE love http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-172490 ONE love Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:14:39 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-172490 [...] Sawyer had is first birthday, I scrounged around for this mangled, burned-out treasure and hauled it to Florida for his special [...]

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168900 RookieMom Heather Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:22:08 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168900 @Audrey, Thanks for the tips and perspective. I still haven’t done any Disney with the kids except the ice show.

]]> By: Audrey M. http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168812 Audrey M. Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:22:52 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168812 We’ve been to WDW twice (yes…twice..) in the past year with our 2.5, then ~3 yr old; and our 9 mo, then 18 mo old; as well as 2 other cousins of the same ages. I’d like to add that Walt Disney World is wonderful about babies, with a few caveats. Don’t forget diapers (its like 5$ for 1 that comes in a kit with a few other things, but they can be gotten in a poosplosion emergency). Secondly, the rider swap at WDW works like magic. If you have a child that is not tall enough to ride a ride (all the big rides, Splash, Space, Rockin’ Roller etc. do this) then you can go up to a cast member at any of the fast pass collection areas and ask for a rider swap pass. You get one pass per kid unable to ride the ride, and 3 people can go in on that pass. So if you fast pass 2+ adults, then rider swap with the pass, 5+ people can ride the ride within about 20 minutes of the fast pass time. It is an AMAZING time saver, and the rider swaps are no-limit and are good all day long, which is amazing when you’ve got a cranky/hungry/tired little one. We also froze water bottles and put them in plastic bags under the stroller – perfect for hot days. The second invaluable thing we found in Florida was a fitted rain cover for each stroller. TOTALLY worth the $10-$20 they are on Amazon. Kids were dry, warm, and happy…even though we were sloshing through Hurricane Debbie. The RIGHT amusement parks (no, I wouldn’t go to Six Flags in LA if you PAID me to with little ones) are perfectly fun and totally easy!

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168901 RookieMom Heather Wed, 05 Dec 2012 03:00:56 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168901 @Carrie, It was such a pleasant surprise to have bulky toys that I couldn’t have possibly packed available for exploring free of charge.

]]> By: Carrie with Children http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168808 Carrie with Children Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:38:25 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168808 The Fisher Price gear at Loews was such a lifesaver for us too! It was great for my girls to feel at home in our hotel room – with something that reminded them of home!

Great post!

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168902 RookieMom Heather Wed, 05 Dec 2012 02:00:30 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168902 @Jyl, I didn’t even talk about how nice it was to swap out our 5yo and 7yo at the kid swap: FANTASTIC. After accidentally taking Holden on the scary Mummy ride because he was tall enough to go, we let him sit out many of the more adult rides.

]]> By: jyl @momitforward http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168798 jyl @momitforward Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:22:34 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168798 It’s been a long time since we took a baby to a park (because our boys are 9 and 11), but I even got a lot out of the kids club day care (Friday night babysitting option… so awesome) and the parent swap. My kids are afraid of roller coasters for the most part, so it was great that both Troy and I could ride.

Love the great tips in this post!

]]> By: RookieMom Heather http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168903 RookieMom Heather Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:00:02 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168903 Oh my, @Bekki, I didn’t mention the unbearable 90+ degree temps in Orlando in September. I think I’m melting in those last two photos though.

]]> By: Bekki http://www.rookiemoms.com/travel-with-kids-baby-at-a-theme-park/comment-page-1/#comment-168795 Bekki Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:42:03 +0000 http://www.rookiemoms.com/?p=13427#comment-168795 Although we live in Washington, we have family close to Disneyland and Disney World. My twins have been to both places a ton of times. Their first trip to Disney World was at 11 months old. I love Disney in particular (it sounds like Universal does a good job this way too) because every aspect of it is SO baby friendly. Changing tables in every bathroom, kids menu at every restaurant, enough entertainment beyond the rides to keep everyone happy.

Now that I have 2 four years olds, traveling is much easier, but I would not hesitate to recommend these resorts to people with infants. Our only mistake was taking them in early October. It was so HOT!

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