Disney with a 19 month old
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Disney with a 19 month old
| Sun, 02-04-2007 - 9:37am |
My dh really wants to go on a vacation this year but I cannot bear the thought of leaving my dd for a week. We've talked about it and decided that we should do a family vacation.
I have started investigating Disney and since many of you seem to know a lot about the place...I was wondering if you could tell me if my dd wold enjoy the trip. We are planning on a September visit and she'll be 19 months old when we would go. Is there enough to do at Disney with a toddler? DO you think we'd have fun?
Any advice would be MUCH MUCH MUCH appreciated!
Thanks everyone!
Melissa

YES! You would have fun and so would your 19 month old. MK is perfect for kids of that age. The only rides she can't ride is any of the mountains ang goofy's barn stormer. Everything else is toddler/infant friendly. AND if you and DH want to ride a ride, they have baby swap where one adult rides and the other waits back with baby and then can go through the fast pass line when the one comes back.
Depending on when you go in September, the crowds might be low (unless Disney offers free dining, then it might be more crowded). It still be be HOT and humid in September, so plan on taking a nap break during the afternoon to cool off.
Take advantage of extra magic hours in the am when temps are cool and crowds are low - you have to stay at a disney resort to take advantage of this feature, but it is worth it. If you are looking at staying at Disney, depending on your budget, I would suggest staying at the Contemporary(you can walk back to the hotel from MK) or one of the other monorail resorts. That way if DD falls asleep in her stroller on the way back to the hotel, you can just roller her on and off the monorail withou waking her.
We traveled last September and our youngest was 9 months. We stayed at the Contemporary and it was so handy to not wake him, fold the stroller and get back to the hotel on our MK days.
Epcot is also a very toddler friendly park.
I say go for it!
Sarah