Tips for crawling babies

Happyinwonerland said:

Do you mean in the parks? It's so crowded I wouldn't be comfortable with that at all. We won't even let our walking 2 year walk around the parks except when we're standing in line

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PxyShan said:

Hmm. Which resort are you staying at? I think most if not all have some sort of play ground. As for areas in the parks that you can spend a little time to let the little roam (somewhat) free, see below. Most of these places I mention because they're either carpeted, or they tend to have open spaces where you can easily watch a kid play for a few minutes.:
MK: Casey Jr. Splash zone, waiting for Monsters Inc Laugh Floor, Tom Sawyer Island, on the Liberty Belle, in the waiting area of Philharmagic, the waiting area of Dumbo (inside), in line for Winnie the Pooh, and of course the Baby Center. There used to be a little play area by the bathrooms in Frontierland between Splash and BTMRR, but I'm not sure its still there.

Epcot: Character Spot has lots of carpeting and wider spaces. Same with Innoventions, if it's open. Land pavilion has some space inside for littles to move on carpet. The Seas and especially Turtle Talk has spaces for little kids to roam. I'm drawing a blank on places around the World Showcase, but I'm sure there are places there.

Studios:Honey I Shrunk the Kids if you're feeling bold. I don't feel comfortable letting my 3 year old run around in there, but I'm sure it's safe for event little ones. Preshow area/dancing in Disney Junior Live on Stage. I'm drawing a blank on more options here too.

AK: The boneyard, conservation station/Rafiki's Planet Watch, preshow to It's Tough to Be a Bug. I'm sure there are more, but we haven't gone to AK with littles much, so I don't have much experience.

I hope that helps!

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disneypolybride2008 said:

that was super helpful, thank you.. i was thinking outside rides, but you are right about those que areas. i wish they would add more of these play areas. the splash casey jr area would be great for my dd4 but i wouldn't want the baby crawling in water. we are staying at Grand Floridian, and the latter half at AoA.

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TravelingTotMom said:

I cannot recommend the Boneyard at Ak enough - b/c that is where my son started walking on his own!

We took him to Disney about two weeks after he turned one, and we stopped at the Boneyard just to let him get some energy out (he could take steps holding someone's hands at that point). It was hot, and there was a little water wall he loved splashing in. Well, I had to go get something out of our bag, which means he needed to come with me. DS was inpatient though, so he just let go and took off - a good 10 feet at least! - to get back to the water wall.

And we've been running after him ever since! Actually, he spent the next hour walking around the Boneyard, and it was great b/c the ground is made of rubbery material. So if your DD is then a new walker, or walking with assistance, it is a great place to let out some energy.

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jacknsally19 said:

I just wanted to mention that the sandy beach area at GF is great for a crawling baby.

So when I first took our DD, she was 12 months and actually took her first steps walking to Chip n' Dale at the Character Spot at Epcot! Pretty cool, right? that is awesome! i can't wait for it!! guessing she wasn't afraid of the characters!

Anyway, there are some large grassy spaces in front of main street / Casey's at Magic Kingdom. -do they allow strollers in there? At night, I think its the fast pass space for wishes. if we use FP+ will we be able to bring in our stroller? We also had some good down time in the Country Bears waiting space. In the World Showcase, there are movies that have plenty of space for crawling... like the China one. I know Norway did too - thats closed. I think Canada and France too. There is some green space that we enjoyed in the UK too. -how did you clean her hands after crawling around?

Unfortunately, I don't really have anything to add re: HS and AK. Except maybe skip HS if you can. DD4 loves Ariel and the Disney Junior Show, and i'm excited to show her the play area for Honey I Shrunk the Kids! and we'll go to the Beauty and Beast show, eat at Sci-Fi, that will be exciting for her

I remember being worried about the same thing before our trip - at that age - but there was a lot of areas where she could kind of walk or stand holding onto things like a bench. So she never got really fed up with being held or in a stroller.

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