Any moms who have been to Disney??

MEP923 · May 2013

Has anyone taken their children to Disney? We are going the end of the month. We booked the trip before I found out I was pregnant. I've been so focused on the pregnancy, planning got set aside. Today somebody was telling me that you need to book a lot of things in advance (like breakfast with the characters) Now I am freaking out a little bit. Is there anything I should be doing now before we go?

okate0213 · May 2013

We went in February to Disneyworld. We just went to Magic Kingdom, for the day and had a blast riding the rides, ds was 2 and could go on mostly all of them. We didn't plan on seeing character and eating with them since our kiddos are small both under 2.5. I did see some lists and info on Pinterest of who to contact and what to plan, if you have that to search on there. Hopefully you get to see some up close! Have fun!

futuremidwestmom · May 2013

the site allears.net is a great planning resource and can answer almost any question you could come up with in relation to disney planning.

KateVA · May 2013

Call for dining reservations ASAP. You can also do it online. We went in September and tried to book a character meal but since it was only 2 months out, everything was booked already. Are you staying on site? If so, I would make your dinner reservations now.

we had so much fun! The kids loved the water parks as much as the theme parks. We were there for a week and had 5 day park tickets, staying off park in a condo. We went to all 4 parks and both water parks, loved everything. We went to Epcot thr first day which I recommend. Then magic kingdom Tuesday including trick or treating which was amazing. Weds was animal kingdom, thurs blizzard beach in the morning, Hollywood studios in the evening. Friday we returned to mk, then went to the other water pack in the afternoon.

Can't wait to go back! Definitely bring your stroller, sunscreen, snacks, and have a plan for what rides you want to do when. Get fast passes and get to the parks before they open. I'm happy to answer any questions you have

Mrbatesisinnocent · May 2013

I'm going in 11 days !!! YAY! We're going to Disneyland just us BIG kids, no LOs so it's going to be a blast!

BoSoxGal11 · May 2013

I am going next week! Can't wait

Reservations are a must and sadly might be very difficult at this point (for anything with characters). People do cancel often so you could get lucky. They have a really great (but slow) app for the iPhone/iPad called My Disney Experience. You can book dining there or on their website too.

Calling is best, because they can check a range of dates. They recommend calling daily at 7 am to see if there were openings.

If you're not successful, there are plenty of character opportunities to get pictures throughout all of the parks each day. Good luck and congrats!

okate0213 · May 2013

Mrbatesisinnocent:
I'm going in 11 days !!! YAY! We're going to Disneyland just us BIG kids, no LOs so it's going to be a blast!

Since you are pregnant they have rides were they say if you are pregnant or have a heart condition to not ride. Hopefully you can still enjoy some of the slow rides.

Mrbatesisinnocent · May 2013

okate0213:
Mrbatesisinnocent:
I'm going in 11 days !!! YAY! We're going to Disneyland just us BIG kids, no LOs so it's going to be a blast!
Since you are pregnant they have rides were they say if you are pregnant or have a heart condition to not ride. Hopefully you can still enjoy some of the slow rides.

I'm not too worried. I am not a huge roller coaster person anyways so I'm not missing much. Most of my favorite rides are pregnancy friendly (i.e. Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Haunted Mansion, the train that goes around the park haha!). Also a few of the roller-coasters were shut down last time I checked so not missing out there anyways. It's going to be fun!

mfnoone · May 2013

Too funny, same thing here! I booked a disney cruise for the summer before I got pregnant and I'll be 5 months pregnant with a 2.5 year old and a 14 month old! I'm a little scared! But definitely book any character dinners or breakfast ahead.. They are so fun.u can rent strollers in the park and they are really nice, just gotta get there early. Good luck.. Have fun!!

MEP923 · May 2013

Thank you guys. I feel so bad because planning this trip did take a back seat when we found out i was pregnant. I did find a place with availability for breakfast with the characters. Thank God. I had to call about 11 places. I am going to look into all your suggestions tonight.

Stephanie2167 · May 2013

Are you doing Disney World or Disneyland? We are also going to Disneyland at the end of the month and I made reservations for Goofy's Kitchen about a month ago. They didn't seem to be too packed but we are going on a Thursday and not a Saturday.

Good luck!

love2b_mrst · May 2013

mfnoone:
Too funny, same thing here! I booked a disney cruise for the summer before I got pregnant and I'll be 5 months pregnant with a 2.5 year old and a 14 month old! I'm a little scared! But definitely book any character dinners or breakfast ahead.. They are so fun.u can rent strollers in the park and they are really nice, just gotta get there early. Good luck.. Have fun!!

Have you checked with the cruise line about their policies for pregnant women? Most cruises don't allow you to cruise once you're past a certain point...maybe 24 weeks?

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