Are shoes required?

[Celidh]

I can't speak to the rules about infants, shoes and Disney but if there is any chance at all your child might learn to walk between now and then, it might be an idea to try shoes on him a few times before you go.

My kids didn't wear shoes until they had to. It was too much of a hassle trying to keep track of shoes that kept getting pulled or kicked off. My younger son was walking around 10 months old. He had never wore shoes because he had been in the house as it was December. We had a family Christmas party at the local legion so I thought I should probably get shoes for him, knowing the floor would be wet from snowy shoes coming in.


WELL!! Let me tell you, that child had the biggest hissy fit about having shoes on his feet! He hated them but because of the cold wet floor, I couldn't let him go around bare foot. My dd didn't really care for shoes either when I finally put them on her feet. I think part of the problem with my son, looking back in hindsight, is that he has Aspergers and I'm sure that had a part to play in his fit. That said, given that my dd didn't like it either, I thought it was something to at least mention as a suggestion.

All my kids still prefer bare feet.

I don't see why shoes should matter if a child wasn't walking but I don't make the rules.

Enjoy your trip!

[100acrewoodsfan]

He just started crawling this week and we are leaving in two weeks but that's good advice for the future.

For those of you who have run into problems did they tell as you entered the line or at the ride/character? Just trying to figure out if we can leave them in the stroller or if we need to carry them in our bag.

[dragonfly57005]

Try Robeez. They slip on so easily.

[munchkinsmomma24]

Glad I read this! My son is 20 months, but still rarely wears shoes. He enjoys being barefoot, but more than that he has very hard to fit feet - an extremely thick instep. Shoes that are several inches to long often still won't go over the top of his feet. *sigh* But this is more motivation to try to find something that will work!

[nickandlarisa]

I would have never thought in a million years we would need shoes for our son, he will be 9 months, we leave in a week. He is not walking and will be carried everywhere! Do some character photos really require shoes on babies???

[BubMunkeyBles]

Wow. My babies never had shoes on when they were babies (neither would keep socks or shoes on). We took them to Disney multiple times and no one ever said anything. Interesting.

[WantToGoNow]

Not at Disney but I took ds11 to Kings Island when he was 6 weeks old and they would not let him on the carousel because he didn't have shoes. Because of that he did have shoes when we went to Disney in November when he was 6 months old - it ended up being pretty cold so I was glad he had them.

[NoahsMommy3]

Originally Posted by 100acrewoodsfan

I have a little one that will be 9 months when we go. He just started crawling but no walking. I haven't put shoes on him yet but was wondering if he will need them for the parks. Most of the time he will be held or in the stroller but I wanted to let me loose a few times in the play areas to burn some energy. Are there any rules about little ones wearing shoes if they aren't walking?

I have also seen the skidders at Target & Wal Mart. They are basically & sock with a rubber sole & could probably work as shoes for Disney & also protect his feet from the sun. Here is a link to the actual website http://skidders.com/crabsxy3502.aspx

[lucifie]

I loved the knockoff Robeez for my kids when they were little I got most of them at target, But you can get them at Babies R Us, too. My youngest DD had the cutest pair of boots that sort of looked like pink Uggs. I think I paid about $10 for them.