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What age at Disney
DH and I are thinking about taking a weekend trip to Orlando. We were trying to decide between Disney and Sea World. DS will be 2 by the time that we go. Is that too young? When did you take your LO to a theme park? People are always saying that they won't remember it and they don't plan on taking their child until 5 or 6. I am not worried about him remembering anything, but I think that it would be fun for him to see a life size of Mickey and the gang.
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Re: What age at Disney
We are considering taking DS this fall. He will be 2.
Not to Sea World, I am still torn on supporting that place, but to Disney.
We took my step daughter when she was almost 6 for the first time. I think that it was a great time to take her because she can remember it, she could walk around on her own so we didn't need a stroller or anything, and she was a lot less high maintenence (meaning no nap time or diaper changes, all that jazz).
I know people take kids much younger, but to me it seems like a whole lot of unnecessary work. JMO.
we took our boys twice to disney, the first time the youngest was 1 and the oldest was 6. we went again in sept and they were 2 and 7. I am sure that the youngest will not remember any of it but that is what pictures are for. plus, kids are free up until they turn 3 so you are not really loosing out on anything if you take your LO. eventhough he wont remembe anything, when we were at Disney both times, he was aware of what was going on, the smiles and excitement on his face was priceless, Disney, is geared for all ages, there were plenty of rides in disney that he was able to go on. I would say stick to disney, magic kingdom would be best for your LO we did not do sea world as we felt there would not be alot of things geared for our children. plus the LO loves mickey now, when we were in disney, he kept saying mickey everytime we say mickey mouse or anything with mickey mouse, I say you should do disney
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Most of the stuff I do with my son he doesn't remember (he's one). I took him to Disney (Paris) for the first time right before he turned one. We were only there for about 6 hours and did 2 or 3 rides. He enjoyed the rides and the character lunch. He's not so familiar with the Disney characters, but he still loved getting special attention from Pluto for a while. I think it worked out for us because we've been to Disney (Orlando) before we had our son many times so I didn't feel like WE were missing anything.
Like someone mentioned, they're free so you aren't out financially but it is harder to see everything you want to see. But, I think that's true of travel with kids in general and I still do it.
Also, I think Sea World is fun. There are more roller coasters there than Disney (well, I should say the roller coasters are more fun) so I'm not sure if you'd be upset to miss out on those. But, I feel like it doesn't seem as crowded and the animals are fun to see.
I don't think 2 is too young. True, you won't be able to go on all the rides with him at that age, and he might not remember it except through pictures, but he will still have fun.
We took DD1 to Disney when she was 6 months and 18 months. Both times we were already in Orlando, and admittedly the first time was more for us than for her, but by the second time she really enjoyed it. At the time she loved Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, so meeting Mickey and Minnie was a highlight for her. She claims to remember it now but I think that's just from seeing pictures of it. I do think she'd get more out of it now at age 4 (especially since she is OBSESSED with princesses), but we know we can always go back, and probably will in a year or two.
We haven't been to Sea World with the kids, but we did go to Sea Life Park in Oahu which is sort of a smaller scale Sea World, and our girls (at 18 months and almost 4) really enjoyed it. I'd still probably opt for Disney over Sea World, though.
DD #1 went for the first time at 17 months. Does she really remember it? Who knows...what she "remembers" might just be what she's seen in the pictures. But we have those pictures, and *I* remember it.
I'm not a fan of "don't take them until they'll remember it". I went on vacations in my late teens, early 20's I don't remember much about anymore they were so long ago. Does that mean I shouldn't have gone even then? So why apply that same thought process to kids? *Somebody* is going to remember it, and the kids will have souveniers/pictures/video/etc. Definitely not a waste.
We just got back from DW and our son is 2.5. We had a great time! It probably really depends on the child. My little guy was awesome. He LOVED the characters and enjoyed many of the rides.
I would definitely do Magic Kingdom a few days. There was very little he could ride at Epcot, so that was a bit of a bummer. Animal Kingdom was good for this age. We did not do Hollywood Studios.
My son is not good in sit-down restaurants but he enjoyed seeing the characters at some of the meals.
I'm glad we took him . . . he was very easy to please. Just have no agenda and go with the flow. You'll have a great time!
We went a few months ago (about 2 1/2) and honestly, I won't go again until they can survive without a nap. But then again, we weren't staying on the property. We were in Los Angeles visiting family so we went for a day. We got there at 8 and by noon they needed a nap and wouldn't do it in the stroller. Melt down! Maybe it would've been easier if we could've left for a nap then gone back.
That being said they talk about it all the time and loved it! It's amazing what they remember. Sure their memory will fade of it, but my kids still talk about things from this summer we did!
So stay on the property if your child still needs a nap is my best advice otherwise, it may be difficult!
Also, who cares if they remember it! Isn't the point to see their face at that given time? I'm sure you'd go back when they get older. My daughter dancing with princesses and them meeting Mickey and his crew was priceless. Oh and as pp mentioned, they are free under 3 so make what you need to out of it.
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Like what? We just went with our friends whose daughter is just under 2 years old, and we we were able to go on everything with the exception of Test Track and Mission Space.
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We just took DD to Disneyland last December, she was just over 2.5 at the time. She LOVED it.
She loved the basic rides like Dumbo and the Teacups. She was tall enough for 2 rollercoasters and had a BLAST on those.
The only thing she wasn't crazy about was interacting with the characters. She liked looking at them, but the masks freaked her out, I think. She LOVED the Princesses. She still talks about that to this day.
Of course we planned our day around nap time, and we did have one poppy diaper fiasco that necessitated buying a $40 pair of Mickey pajamas because we didn't have extra pants in the stroller, but overall, we had a wonderful time and I'm really glad we went.
We did take our stroller every day, and just parked it in one location and let her walk until her feet got tired.
Let me know if you have any specific questions about going with a 2 year old, I'm glad to answer!
The only reason to wait until your LO is older is if it will be a once-in-a-lifetime trip. Then I would go between 3 and 5 years old.
We are taking our LO there soon and he'll be < 12 months old. I think it will be a lot of fun- we can take him on way more rides than I thought we'd be able to. There is a great family board on disboards.com with posts about kids of different ages.
I agree with PP that it doesn't matter if he will remember it (if you'll be able to go again). I doubt my LO remembers me singing to him or playing with toys but I still do it.
(I will never visit Sea World ever again after watching "The Cove" documentary. I urge you to watch it.)