Momof4girls
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We have five kids - ages 9, 6, 4, 2, and 3 months.
I cannot for the life of me figure out which methods of transportation we should use/bring on this trip. We've done various methods in the past and I feel the need to simplify this trip, since there will be so many of us.
Obviously, the 9 and 6 year olds can walk the whole time (she's almost 7).
However, the 4 year old is a runner - she's not very good at holding hands, realy wants to walk by herself, but then tends to get distracted and stop - sometimes even deliberately separating herself from us. The two year old of course needs a stroller, too.
We're staying in the Ft. Wilderness Cabins and will have our car. I presume we will take the boat over to MK - but we may need to take the internal bus system to get to the dock, campfire, etc.
We will probably drive to AK, MGM, and Epcot.
I think the biggest frustration for us is the constant loading, unloading, collapsing, reloading, collapsing, unloading thing. It makes me nuts. I hate having to get the kids all loaded up, then stop in the parking lot waaay at the end of an aisle, then walk all the way up to the tram, then get off the tram and have to walk again. Or, in the case of the cabins, walk from the cabin to the bus stop, unload, collapse, get on the bus, depart, reload, etc.
One of the main reasons we chose the FWCabins is the fact that we can get on the boat with the stroller set up. (monorail makes me motion sick)
So - bottom line is - what would you take/use?
I have the following options:
baby carriers/slings for the baby and/or 2 year old
infant carseat compatible stroller that we can either pop the seat in or use for my 2 year old (it collapses with one hand and is very easy to use)
mac side by side (a little harder to collapse, but lightweight and two seats)
2 mac singles
Or, of course, we could rent them (I considered this for the 4 & 2 year old, who could walk short distances (ie. from the tram to the car) but I hate the idea of having to leave late at night when the 2 year old will be sleepy without a stroller to get to the car.
Something else?
I cannot for the life of me figure out which methods of transportation we should use/bring on this trip. We've done various methods in the past and I feel the need to simplify this trip, since there will be so many of us.
Obviously, the 9 and 6 year olds can walk the whole time (she's almost 7).
However, the 4 year old is a runner - she's not very good at holding hands, realy wants to walk by herself, but then tends to get distracted and stop - sometimes even deliberately separating herself from us. The two year old of course needs a stroller, too.
We're staying in the Ft. Wilderness Cabins and will have our car. I presume we will take the boat over to MK - but we may need to take the internal bus system to get to the dock, campfire, etc.
We will probably drive to AK, MGM, and Epcot.
I think the biggest frustration for us is the constant loading, unloading, collapsing, reloading, collapsing, unloading thing. It makes me nuts. I hate having to get the kids all loaded up, then stop in the parking lot waaay at the end of an aisle, then walk all the way up to the tram, then get off the tram and have to walk again. Or, in the case of the cabins, walk from the cabin to the bus stop, unload, collapse, get on the bus, depart, reload, etc.
One of the main reasons we chose the FWCabins is the fact that we can get on the boat with the stroller set up. (monorail makes me motion sick)
So - bottom line is - what would you take/use?
I have the following options:
baby carriers/slings for the baby and/or 2 year old
infant carseat compatible stroller that we can either pop the seat in or use for my 2 year old (it collapses with one hand and is very easy to use)
mac side by side (a little harder to collapse, but lightweight and two seats)
2 mac singles
Or, of course, we could rent them (I considered this for the 4 & 2 year old, who could walk short distances (ie. from the tram to the car) but I hate the idea of having to leave late at night when the 2 year old will be sleepy without a stroller to get to the car.
Something else?