Final yr for Christmas, my mother and father stunned our complete prolonged household with a visit to Disney! We had been all so stunned and excited to be going again and all collectively as an enormous group. Our little household visited Disney for the primary time final yr, so we had been seasoned within the huge journey expertise. Nonetheless, there have been many new journey necessities we needed to get and locations we hadn’t visited final time. So right here’s a full recap of our journey, together with solutions to some follower questions, for anybody visiting quickly or presently planning a visit!

The place We Stayed

Disney Modern Resort. I’d suggest it. It has straightforward transportation’s to all of the parks and early entry to get in earlier than the crowds are available in.

The Greatest Locations To Eat

Rainforest Cafe, Be Our Visitor Magic Kingdom, House 220 Epcot, Nomad Lounge, Cinderella’s Royal Desk, Cheshire Café, The Plaza Restaurant, Hollywood Brown Derby, Hollywood & Wine, The Backyard Grill, Steakhouse 71 at Modern

The Greatest Rides

Magic Kingdom: Tron, House Mountain, Peter Pan, Seven Dwarfs, It’s a Small Phrase, Dumbo The Flying Elephant, Individuals Mover, Haunted Mansion

Epcot: Guardians of the Galaxy, The Seas with Nemo, Pirates of the Caribbean, Check Observe, Spaceship Earth, Frozen, Soarin’, Kali River Rapids

Animal Kingdom: Avatar the Flight of Passage, Safari, Everest

Hollywood: Tower of Terror, Star Wars, Rockin’ Curler Coaster, Toy Story Mania, Slinky Sprint

WHAT’S THE BEST WAY TO APPROACH THE DAY?

Know your rides you need to ebook on Genie+ the night time earlier than. Attempt to search for rides with the least quantity of wait time in between your quick passes. There’s a lot to do – not simply rides so do not forget that stepping into. The parades and reveals will also be so enjoyable! Discover a good restaurant to sit down right down to eat and DRINK a minimum of as soon as per day – ebook these upfront!

HOW DID YOU MANAGE USING APPS FOR RIDES?

That’s the hardest half – you do want your cellphone to ebook rides all through the day. My sister was superb and would wake early and attempt to ebook our day by way of the apps after which we wouldn’t have to ensure to convey an additional cost for reserving any rides later – I assume that’s simply the beast of Disney. Personally I would like paper tickets – I’m so old-fashioned, flow.

HOW DID YOU KEEP THE LITTLES OCCUPIED?

I really feel like Harrison was so entertain simply being within the park itself. One other factor we acquired him which was completely price it, was the toy bubbler machines that Disney sells. The littles cherished it!!

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE BEST AGE FOR DISNEY?

All ages. Littles love the characters. 6-8 women love the princesses and boys get excited concerning the cool rides. And the larger youngsters love all of the superb, extra superior rides.

HOW DID YOU DO DISNEY WITH A TODDLER?!

So for a lot of the rides, the littles (below 3) we had quick passes for. Nonetheless, there have been a number of the place I waited an hour in line for and it simply was not well worth the wait in my view. Ready in line for a journey it was laborious to entertain them and they might have simply as a lot enjoyable strolling across the parks. The littles cherished seeing the characters. Many rides had been completely price it however positively requires researching the proper rides for them after which reserving quick passes or scoping out the Disney characters.

WILL IT BE MISERABLE WAITING IN RIDE LINES WITH AN 18 MONTH OLD?

I really feel like that’s a better age to attend in line. They dont know they’re ready. My older ones appeared to be much less affected person on strains than Harrison at age 2!

VIP OR GENIE+ ?

We used Genie+ for all the journey!

DID YOU BRING ANY RAIN GEAR JUST IN CASE?

I’m so glad you requested as a result of we didn’t and it did rain all day one of many days and all of us had to purchase $35 ponchos which might have value us $5 on Amazon. Right here’s a pack of 10 on Amazon for many who plan properly!

ANY OVERALL SURVIVAL TIPS?

Simply be ready to go go go! Attempt to ebook a minimum of one sit down restaurant a day – you possibly can chill for a second and get a a lot wanted cocktail. Pack plenty of snacks and an enormous water bottle for the entire fam. I went into the journey understanding it gained’t be essentially the most stress-free however will probably be essentially the most rewarding for the youngsters.

What We Wore And Introduced