Disney World amongst immature children
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I had all 3 of my boys wearable matching shirts each twenty-four hours nosotros were inward Disney World. Read my weblog post: "Make your ain Disney shirts."
Shuttle versus parking
We idea before nosotros came downwards to Disney World that nosotros would accept the resort's shuttle inward to the green each day. However, the shuttle turned out to cost $6 a somebody addition nosotros had to brand a reservation an sixty minutes inward advance (the timeshare is non a Disney resort). We in addition to thus decided to drive our vehicles in addition to green each twenty-four hours instead. Parking cost $15 a vehicle each twenty-four hours ($30 a twenty-four hours to green both our vehicles compared to $66 a twenty-four hours on the shuttle amongst the hassle of making the reservation in addition to waiting for the shuttle). Disney World is really spread out; everything is non closed together similar Disneyland, thus driving worked out simply fine. The parking lots are set out thus that yous don't have to accept the tram in; yous tin walk from every green entrance to anywhere inward the parking lot. We walked from the green to our auto at Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom, in addition to Epcot. We had parked a fair distance away from the entrance to Hollywood Studios in addition to thus nosotros did ride the tram both ways at that park.
Strollers in addition to a wheelchair
With 3 strollers, a wheelchair, in addition to eleven people total inward our party, it was of import to hold out efficient-- loading in addition to unloading at the tram (including folding all 3 strollers in addition to the wheelchair) or parking the strollers exterior rides in addition to restaurants. My middle sis amongst the 1.5-year former immature lady wore a backpack that had everything she needed inward it: money, diapers, etc. I believe underneath her stroller was generally empty. I'm non surely she kept anything inward her stroller too drinks in addition to such (she has a two umbrella strollers at the park. I wore a minor backpack that was generally empty, a minor wallet amongst my debit card in addition to IDs in addition to diverse things I threw inward at that spot throughout the twenty-four hours (purchases, a bottle of H2O for the boys, etc). I hung their diaper pocketbook on the dorsum of i of the strollers in addition to left that at that spot when nosotros went on rides. When I went into a eating spot in addition to left the strollers outside, I grabbed 2 diapers in addition to the wipes out of my diaper bag. On the dorsum of the wheelchair nosotros hung a drawstring bag, a lot similar this: Minnie Mouse drawstring bag. We kept bottles of H2O in addition to granola bars inward that. We made surely to refill the H2O in addition to granola bars each day.
Read my weblog postal service "Strollers inward Disney" for to a greater extent than data on taking toddler twins to Disney World.
Disney tip: purpose stickers, luggage tags, or ribbon to assist grade your stroller or wheelchair. The strollers in addition to wheelchairs must hold out parked inward designated stroller or wheelchair parking or they volition hold out moved to the nearest stroller/wheelchair parking past times a cast member. When parked inward these areas, yous would hold out surprised at how many people withdraw hold your stroller in addition to how all the rental wheelchairs await alike! The ribbons on the dorsum of our wheelchair genuinely helped us discovery our wheelchair chop-chop in addition to the stickers on the dorsum of our strollers genuinely helped when finding our strollers every bit well.
FastPass+
While nosotros were at that spot nosotros encountered 2 novel things: FastPass+ in addition to the Disney Marathon. First, FastPass+. Since nosotros were non staying inward a Disney resort, nosotros did non withdraw hold FastPass+ each twenty-four hours at the Magic Kingdom or at Epcot; nosotros exclusively got to purpose FastPass+ at that spot on surely days that they were testing it. Animal Kingdom had FastPass+ each twenty-four hours in addition to I honestly don't recollect if Hollywood Studios had FastPass+ or not; nosotros exclusively got FastPasses at that spot for Toy Story Mania! The divergence betwixt FastPasses in addition to FastPass+ is huge. When yous larn a FastPass, yous withdraw hold to walk to the ride in addition to larn a FastPass for the fourth dimension available; the FastPass station volition state the fourth dimension inward a higher identify the station in addition to yous tin pick out to larn a FastPass for at that spot or not. For instance, yous could walk to the Haunted Mansion in addition to catch the fourth dimension "1:30-2:30" in addition to either create upwards one's heed to larn the FastPass or not, but yous couldn't larn i for a afterwards or before time. On the bottom of the FastPass it would tell yous the fourth dimension that yous could larn some other FastPass, usually an sixty minutes before the fourth dimension on your FastPass, thus it would hold out virtually 12:30 inward our scenario. For FastPass+ yous tin larn upwards to 3 FastPasses at the same fourth dimension in addition to yous become to a FastPass+ station anywhere inward the park. On i of our days at the Magic Kingdom, at that spot was a homo at the monorail station-- before yous fifty-fifty entered the park-- amongst a FastPass+ sign who gave us FastPasses. We had tiffin plans in addition to thus nosotros got FastPasses for Enchanted Tales amongst Belle at 9:45, instantly after nosotros entered the park, in addition to FastPasses for Big Thunder in addition to Peter Pan in the afternoon, after nosotros ate lunch. When my sister, who was working out all our FastPasses, told us what fourth dimension she got the Big Thunder FastPasses for, my mom in addition to I felt she should withdraw hold gotten them a picayune later, thus she asked the homo to alter them, which he did. I loved that nosotros could alter times in addition to pick out times amongst FastPass+.
Disney tip: when figuring out which FastPasses yous desire to get, Toy Story Mania! at Hollywood Studios in addition to Peter Pan inward Magic Kingdom run out of FastPasses early. Try to larn those FastPasses every bit shortly every bit yous larn to those parks.
Disney Marathon
As for the Disney Marathon, nosotros simply happened to majority our Disney World opor-garai during the fourth dimension the marathon was going on. While all the Disney books in addition to websites state "DO NOT GO TO DISNEY WORLD ON MARATHON WEEKEND," nosotros genuinely didn't withdraw hold many issues amongst the marathon. We went to Hollywood Studios the rootage twenty-four hours (Saturday, the twenty-four hours of the one-half marathon) in addition to had no crowds or traffic. The 2d twenty-four hours (Sunday, the twenty-four hours of the total marathon) nosotros went to Animal Kingdom. We had no traffic getting to the green in addition to Animal Kingdom was non busy. The exclusively encounter nosotros had of the marathon was entering the Animal Kingdom. The marathon route went correct inward forepart of the green entrance in addition to thus when nosotros got off the tram from the parking lot, nosotros had to hold off to hold out flagged through the marathon course. On the agency out of the park, nosotros simply walked to our auto in addition to the marathon was over thus nosotros didn't fifty-fifty withdraw hold to hold off to cross. It all worked out simply fine. However, nosotros tried to become to Shades of Green Sabbatum forenoon to purchase discounted military machine tickets in addition to the traffic over at that spot was horrible, thus nosotros gave upwards in addition to simply went to Hollywood Studios in addition to bought tickets at the gate. It worked out really good to become to our resort concierge in addition to discovery out where the marathon route was in addition to where nosotros should go.
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| Exploring the Shades of Green resort |
Military green tickets
To purchase discounted military machine tickets at Disney World, yous must become to Shades of Green. The military machine tickets are non for sale at the gate of the Disney parks; they volition tell yous to become to Shades of Green. To discovery the military machine prices, become to the Shades of Green website http://www.shadesofgreen.org/index.html, hover your mouse over "Attraction tickets" in addition to and thus click on "Walt Disney World." The rootage thing yous volition catch on that page is the promotion for $169 Four Day Military Appreciation Park Hopper ticket. These tickets are for sale at your local ITT component in addition to yous should purchase these inward advance. Your ITT component tin run out of these tickets. Each military machine household unit of measurement tin purchase upwards to 6 of these tickets inward a calendar year. When yous purchase these tickets, yous are given a voucher that yous activate at the gate of the Disney parks (you produce non become to Shades of Green to produce this). Disney volition give yous your 4 twenty-four hours green hopper tickets at the gate in addition to the military machine fellow member or subject must hold out introduce to activate the tickets; DoD is non eligible to purchase or activate these tickets. Shades of Green does sell discounted military machine tickets that yous tin purchase fifty-fifty if yous withdraw hold bought 6 of the Military Appreciation tickets. To discovery the prices for those tickets, await nether alternative 2 on the "Walt Disney World" tickets page and select what is applicable to you. Since nosotros were non staying at a Disney resort, nosotros selected "I volition non hold out staying at Shades of Green or some other WDW resort hotel" in addition to compared ticket prices for us there. It is also of import to choke along inward heed that children nether 3-years former withdraw hold FREE green entry, thus our 3 toddlers, my 2.5-year former twins in addition to my sister's 1.5-year former daughter, were free.
Side banknote on Shades of Green, it was a genuinely overnice resort! If nosotros did non withdraw hold access to my parents' timeshare, nosotros would withdraw hold stayed at Shades of Green.
Disney tip: the trouble times are ever slightly exaggerated. Most of the fourth dimension when a trouble said 25 minutes, it took us 15-20 minutes to larn through. 10 infinitesimal lines usually took virtually 5 minutes in addition to a 5 infinitesimal trouble usually meant nosotros could simply walk on.
Side banknote on Shades of Green, it was a genuinely overnice resort! If nosotros did non withdraw hold access to my parents' timeshare, nosotros would withdraw hold stayed at Shades of Green.
This app was amazing. Before yous go, yous must download this on your smartphone. My sis made tiffin reservations for us at Epcot i black piece nosotros were out to dinner at House of Blues. While nosotros were waiting inward trouble on i ride, nosotros would purpose the app to figure out which ride nosotros wanted to become on next. We did become to Disney World inward Jan thus the lines were short, but nosotros used the app to brand surely nosotros were never standing inward trouble for to a greater extent than than 25 minutes amongst our large political party total of immature children.Disney tip: the trouble times are ever slightly exaggerated. Most of the fourth dimension when a trouble said 25 minutes, it took us 15-20 minutes to larn through. 10 infinitesimal lines usually took virtually 5 minutes in addition to a 5 infinitesimal trouble usually meant nosotros could simply walk on.
Our rootage twenty-four hours inward the green was spent at Hollywood Studios. We had a tiffin reservation at the 50's Prime Time Café, which ended upwards working out bully due to the marathon. While my dad in addition to brother-in-law went to ride Tower of Terror, nosotros took the kids to the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure. They played at that spot for a long time, all the agency upwards to our tiffin reservation. When nosotros rootage entered the green shortly after it opened, nosotros made a beeline to the Toy Story Mania! ride to larn FastPasses. I was surprised that early on inward the twenty-four hours it had a sixty infinitesimal hold off in addition to the FastPass fourth dimension was all the agency at 6:30-7:30 pm. We become the FastPasses in addition to our political party broke up. I didn't experience at that spot was much for our toddlers to produce inward Hollywood Studios, though I think our 5-year former would withdraw hold enjoyed it a fleck more. He didn't genuinely larn a risk to though because he spent the whole forenoon playing amongst us at the Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Movie Set Adventure. They all had a lot of fun there. Lunch at the Prime Time Café was genuinely good. If yous go, state hullo to Cousin Joey for us; he was our waiter in addition to really funny. Before lunch, I ordered the boys Mouse ear hats amongst their names embroidered on the back. My dad in addition to brother-in-law picked them upwards for us later. When nosotros took the boys dorsum to nap, they stayed in addition to rode the Rock'N'Roller Coaster.
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| Digging inward the Boneyard at Animal Kingdom |
Our 2d twenty-four hours was spent at Animal Kingdom. This green was really exciting for the boys to await at. We genuinely started spotting characters here. On our agency to Dinoland, nosotros spotted a Meet in addition to Greet amongst Winnie the Pooh in addition to Tigger. We simply walked downwards in addition to the boys were star struck. This was the rootage graphic symbol encounter for the toddlers in addition to they weren't quite surely what to do. They were really excited to catch Winnie the Pooh in addition to Tigger, but didn't desire to hug them. Our 5-year former had his picayune autograph majority out in addition to took his painting amongst them. After that, nosotros went to The Boneyard in Dinoland. All of our boys loved this, fifty-fifty my dad! After playing for a bit, my mom in addition to I took the toddlers to a play surface area across from the Boneyard. The play surface area was genuinely nice, but really difficult to navigate amongst 3 toddlers. There were lots of stairs in addition to slides that they needed assistance with. I felt this play surface area was geared to a greater extent than toward the older kids (our 5-year former loved it) piece the play surface area inward Hollywood Studios was perfect for all the ages of kids nosotros had amongst us. In Dinoland, our 5-year former rode DINOSAUR and Primeval Whirl. We all went to It's Tough to hold out a Bug; it terrified the toddlers in addition to made our 5-year former nervous. We left amongst clingy crying children wondering if nosotros should withdraw hold skipped it. :) The Kilimanjaro Safari was a huge hitting amongst everyone; the kids absolutely loved it in addition to were all talking virtually it good after it was over. I was genuinely surprised when my 5-year former insisted he wanted to ride Expedition Everest (even though he had already ridden the Primeval Whirl in addition to DINOSAUR in addition to loved them both), but he was adamant. So I allow him ride. He went on it twice in addition to loved it! When nosotros were trying to larn out the park, nosotros got cutting off past times Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade. I was glad nosotros were! The boys loved the parade, particularly when the animals leaned over in addition to stuck their tongues out or a graphic symbol came over for a high five. We all wanted to come upwards dorsum in addition to pass to a greater extent than fourth dimension at the Animal Kingdom. We didn't larn to produce everything that nosotros wanted to-- at that spot was a lot nosotros didn't explore-- but the Magic Kingdom was past times far the biggest hitting amongst our children in addition to thus nosotros spent our final "extra day" at that spot instead of coming dorsum here. I genuinely want nosotros could withdraw hold explored Discovery Island, but our toddlers were inward desperate demand of a nap!
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| Outside The Seas amongst Nemo at Epcot |
We spent our 5th twenty-four hours at Epcot. Epcot was non really pop amongst our 3 toddlers, though our 5-year former had a proficient fourth dimension there. All of the adults inward our grouping said that fifty-fifty though our 5-year former was having a bully time, it would withdraw hold been fifty-fifty to a greater extent than fun to become at an adult footstep in addition to genuinely larn to explore the dissimilar shops in addition to shows instead of going at a preschooler's pace. My sis in addition to her hubby genuinely got to become dorsum in addition to pass the level there, simply the 2 of them. We were all jealous to hear they constitute an adorable store inward Nihon that sold Totoro stuff. One of the toddlers basically started melting downwards the infinitesimal nosotros walked into the park. We made our agency over to The Seas amongst Nemo in addition to Friends, which was an adorable ride. We did Turtle Talk amongst Crush afterwards in addition to it was a large hitting amongst my 2.5-year olds, but non thus much amongst my sister's 1.5-year old. She seemed to larn bored or antsy during the show. I sat out of Soarin' with my toddlers, fifty-fifty though my mom offered to sit down amongst them thus I could go. They were having epic meltdowns past times this call for in addition to I was feeling pretty tired keeping them happy inward the stroller. Thankfully we had a tiffin reservation at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall set upwards thus I was able to tell the boys that nosotros were on our agency to larn food, which seemed to cheer them up. My sisters in addition to I genuinely wanted a graphic symbol dining amongst princesses, thus nosotros were genuinely looking forrard to this lunch. We were all surprised amongst how much my boys liked it, particularly the toddlers! One of my toddlers gave Aurora the biggest hug in addition to kiss; nosotros idea he would never allow go. It was really cute, addition the nutrient was delicious. (I'm non surely my 5-year former cared for his meatballs though.) After tiffin nosotros were able to simply walk on Maelstrom, which was correct exterior of Akershus Royal Banquet Hall. I withdraw hold to say, the children liked the boat ride, but all the adults were really confused. I in addition to thus left amongst my mom in addition to sisters to larn the toddlers downwards to nap. My dad, brother-in-law, in addition to grandmother stayed to explore some to a greater extent than amongst my 5-year old. I know they went on Captain EO, the Test Track (I don't think Granny rode this), in addition to Mission: Space. They also rode the Gran Fiesta Tour inward Mexico; evidently this boat ride was much less confusing in addition to enjoyable than the i I rode inward Norway. Epcot made me want I had brought our baby-sitter amongst us. I genuinely (really, really, really) wanted to browse through the Disney fine art stores in addition to wander through the countries.
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| Brunch at the Crystal Palace inward the Magic Kingdom |
Magic Kingdom was a hitting amongst our entire party. As due west coasters, nosotros grew upwards going to Disneyland in addition to Magic Kingdom was most reminiscent of the happiest identify on earth. With a large party, at that spot was also the most to produce hither for everyone, including a important adult woman (me), 3 toddlers, in addition to adults. I fifty-fifty think Granny had the most fun here, though she liked exploring Epcot amongst my 5-year former (her picayune man, her rootage great-grandchild). We spent our third, fourth, in addition to 6th twenty-four hours at Magic Kingdom, 3 days total. My 5-year olds favorite rides were Big Thunder, Space Mountain, in addition to the Tomorrowland Speedway. My 2.5-year former twins favorite rides were: Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin (though they didn't genuinely shoot the guns), It's a Small World, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Peter Pan's Flight, in addition to Under the Sea. All of the boys loved dining inward the Hundred Acre Wood at the Crystal Palace on Main Street. I absolutely loved Be Our Guest (we went for their quick lunch, non beingness able to larn a dinner reservation), Enchanted Tales amongst Belle, in addition to taking the boys to the Tiki Room. Obviously my favorite princess is Belle. :) Our other household unit of measurement favorites are Pirates of the Caribbean, Haunted Mansion, Dumbo, in addition to the Jungle Cruise. One thing I liked meliorate at Disney World than Disneyland is Belle's hamlet inward Fantasyland; I loved it. There is a whole Beauty in addition to the Beast shop past times the Gaston fountain. It was also overnice to ride the PeopleMover's again, every bit they withdraw hold been long closed inward Disneyland. However, the Railroad and the Swiss Family Treehouse (now Tarzan's Treehouse inward Disneyland) are much meliorate inward Disneyland. The other genuinely fun experiences nosotros had were the Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate Tutorial (my 5-year former is still talking virtually it) in addition to the Main Street Electrical Light Parade. It was thus worth staying inward the green belatedly for the kids to larn to sentry the Main Street Electrical Light Parade; it is such a fun parade. Instead of battling the crowds to larn out the green afterwards, nosotros headed to Pirates of the Caribbean Area in addition to walked correct on the ride-- no line-- before heading out.
Disney tip: the quick tiffin trouble at Be Our Guest moves much faster than yous would think. When nosotros stood inward line, nosotros were told xxx minutes in addition to it took virtually 20 minutes. They opened upwards for tiffin at 11:00 am, but yous tin start standing inward trouble at 10:30 am. Make surely yous await at the carte du jour piece waiting inward trouble because yous guild before yous are seated.
Disney tip: the quick tiffin trouble at Be Our Guest moves much faster than yous would think. When nosotros stood inward line, nosotros were told xxx minutes in addition to it took virtually 20 minutes. They opened upwards for tiffin at 11:00 am, but yous tin start standing inward trouble at 10:30 am. Make surely yous await at the carte du jour piece waiting inward trouble because yous guild before yous are seated.
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| Napping inward the Magic Kingdom |
Toddlers in addition to naps
Napping piece at Disney World was a play it past times ear kinda thing amongst us. I originally planned on heading dorsum to our timeshare everyday at naptime, no affair what. Sometimes it simply didn't operate out that way. Our rootage twenty-four hours at Hollywood Studios did. The twenty-four hours at Animal Kingdom did not. Most of our days at Magic Kingdom didn't. On Monday, when nosotros were at Magic Kingdom from ix am to almost ix pm for the Main Street Electrical Light Parade, all 3 of our toddlers genuinely napped inward their strollers. My mom sat amongst them all piece the residual of us rode the Jungle Cruise. The Epcot twenty-four hours nosotros had to larn out correct after tiffin to set the toddlers downwards to nap because they were behaving thus badly. We had a lot of long days. We had to withdraw hold a lot of patience amongst the toddlers. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 tired toddler doesn't desire to larn off his favorite ride in addition to i of my toddlers absolutely lost it when nosotros got off Winnie the Pooh. But it was thus fun. They loved riding Small World. They loved coming together the princesses in addition to Mickey. They loved the Electrical Light Parade. This definitely is non how nosotros produce things at home. I don't commonly deport bags of granola bars to bribe our kids amongst piece waiting inward trouble for things. We simply tried to hold out calm, relaxed, hold out patient, hold out understanding, hold out prepared (crayons, snacks, plenty of H2O on hand), in addition to become amongst the flow.
My household unit of measurement tin tell you, I was really nervous when heading out on this Disney vacation, particularly since my hubby wasn't coming. I felt that I would hold out important in addition to tired in addition to withdraw hold 3 over-stimulated worn out boys on my hands. Instead, my household unit of measurement was amazingly helpful. Our timeshare organisation worked out perfectly (so overnice to hold out able to set them inward a room in addition to closed the door during naptime). I idea I would simply halt upwards missing out on all the materials I wanted to produce (yes, I love Disney). Instead, I had a bully time. There were stone oil moments (ahem, Epcot). There were tiring days (the walk dorsum to the auto 16-weeks important after spending almost 12 hours inward the Magic Kingdom amongst 3 strollers, 1 wheelchair, in addition to a political party of eleven felt similar a long, long walk). But parenting is a boundary of faith, an adventure, a ginormous why not? You never know until yous endeavor in addition to this fourth dimension was i of those times that I was beyond thrilled that I had taken the risk (okay, that my woman nurture in addition to hubby talked me into it) in addition to that I had an adventurous attitude. So a huge give thank yous you to my household unit of measurement for beingness thus wonderful. You were thus supportive in addition to agreement the whole week. You genuinely helped me out in addition to I had thus much fun amongst you. Thank yous to my hubby for listening to my nighttime worries the calendar week leading upwards to the trip in addition to to my friends who offered all their advice in addition to Disney tips before nosotros went.
All our dreams tin come upwards truthful if nosotros withdraw hold the courage to pursue them.
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