Yeah, he'll either like them or he won't.
I guess we'll just need to be prepared to hide out somewhere during the fireworks during
MVMCP, and maybe just catch the show from the Poly beach some night later in the week when we won't be at MVMCP. Maybe have to miss out on Illuminations too. No big deal, but I was really hoping to see it since DW and I skipped it last time we were there.
Earplugs help with fireworks. My older DD used them until she was 6, and the youngest is so used to them that she'll come and ask for them before movies or firework shows. They're also great for the 3D movies at WDW, by the way. Older DD was terrified even of Philharmagic without them but once we figured out it was the volume that was a problem she even enjoyed Tough to be a Bug.
And toddlers can be weird. On youngest DD's first trip, when she was 16mo, she fell asleep during Illuminations.
The Drive in is great! We're very lucky to have it so close to home. Hopefully he will nap for us, but I have only gotten him to fall asleep in his stroller once and that involved pushing him around in a dark building with no outside distractions... I'm not going to hold my breath.
You might get lucky - mine doesn't nap in her stroller at all (or in the car seat, or anywhere other than a quiet room), but she did at WDW on both our trips. And if not, there will be other trips to keep a faster pace.
First of all, thanks to anyone who is still following along despite my lack of recent news. Now that we've made ADR's there really hasn't been much going on in the way of planning recently. I'm still looking into getting an ADR for the Garden Grill for our last afternoon, but so far I've only been able to get 4:20 pm and I'm thinking that 4 hours after we have lunch at Le Cellier is going to be way too soon to eat again. I'll keep checking back about that, but otherwise, I think our plans are pretty much set right now.
I'm right there with you in the planning lull. I have ADRs made and now all that's left is to watch and wait for the fall discounts and the CP packages. I haven't updated my PTR in forever!
We're going to be going to an amusement park near Cincinnati next weekend called Kings Island to give DS a "trial run" day in a park to see how he handles everything. I'm sure he'll enjoy the rides, but unfortunately, it doesn't look like he'll be able to do too many. Disney definitely does a much better job of catering to families than most places.
Yeah, we tried something like that... Just don't put too much stock in the "trial run" idea, okay?
My youngest hated every minute of her first visit to Cedar Point and she is a kid who adores the Disney parks. I can't really blame her either - after a few Disney trips I'm pretty much hating on the who concrete-ocean, no-fastpasses, long-lines, few-family-attractions concept of the mainstream amusement park myself.
CP was great when I was a teenager and would make a fun day out with my teenage son if we left the baby at home, but it really doesn't have much to offer a toddler. Unless Kings' Island has changed a lot in the decade or so since I've been there I'd expect it to be much the same.