Anyone have a 3 year old??

[jjcole]

*I posted this to the wrong place - I meant to start a new post, can I delete it or move it??*

Hi - I wonder if anyone can help me, I was chatting to one of the mums at school this afternoon - she had been to DLP last May, and she said that there was so much walking involved that she hired a double stroller for her 5 year old twins, now I didn't even consider taking a buggy for Ruby as she's 3 and a half almost and hasn't even been in a buggy since her baby sister was born a year ago, but now I'm thinking maybe I should, she is a very good walker as she's had no choice and has managed Legoland ect - although I'm guessing DLP is waaaay bigger, so basically do any of you who's children walk everywhere make an exception when you visit? tbh I'm not sure if she'd agree to get in a stroller at first - but I'm sure she'd agree after a good few hours wandering around in the freezing cold!

Thanks, XX Jo

 

[Cyrano]

There you go

 

[Rachie B]

you could always see how she gets on, and hire one if need be, once there ?

my son was 4 the first time we went and he was fine for most of the day ,think the excitement meant he didnt notice how far we were walking ! lol

but we did hire one late afternoon ready for the evening ,as he was getting tired and it was a looooong day!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I recently took my daughter aged 3 and we did some walking around the park but it was so cold she wanted to just sit down in her pushchair.

When we go in Sept (she will be nearly 4) I'm not taking a pushchair, there are plenty of places to sit down and rest.

 

[loopymum]

My friend went last week, and she has a 4yr old and an almost 6yr old and she took a buggy for 4yr old and was sorry she hadnt taken one for her 6yr old.

c

 

[jillrobinson]

There is a considerable amount of walking and when we took my niece at 3 and a half we did hire a buggy every day and my then 6 year old did make the most of the opportunity to jump on the buggy board, probably because before that I'd always made him walk.

 

[FiFi Rose]

We went two days after my daughters 3rd birthday in 2007 and she totally freaked at the thought of going in a buggy ("I'm not a baby") I did take a fantastic backpack called a littlelife backpack which has reigns attached at the back where they don't know they're there I am absolutely paranoid about her getting lost or stolen She wore this happily on our last two trips ( just after her 3rd and then 4th birthdays)

 

[scampbunny]

i will be the opposite lol
ds2 was 2 /12 when we 1st went, and 3(nearly) when we went in december.
we never took a buggy either time, and nor did we hire one, and we were in the parks all day!

he is a bit diff as he hates his buggy, but when he gets tired he does ask to be picked up - but only for a few mins and then he was back down again!! he is very hyper and we call him our duracell bunny, as he just keeps going.... so its hard to say.

if ur daughter is used to bein out of a buggy, she will probably be ok. but u can always hire if u need it!

 

[scampbunny]

We went two days after my daughters 3rd birthday in 2007 and she totally freaked at the thought of going in a buggy ("I'm not a baby") I did take a fantastic backpack called a littlelife backpack which has reigns attached at the back where they don't know they're there I am absolutely paranoid about her getting lost or stolen She wore this happily on our last two trips ( just after her 3rd and then 4th birthdays)

we got one of those too - fab invention!

 

[thelittlemermaid83]

I was going to get one of them for Kyra but she always holds my hand and hates being restrained with straps.

 

[britchic4]

I have a 3 yr old who went to DLRP 3 times last year. The first 2 times we took our own buggy and at Christmas we hired one and were glad we did. She wasn't in it most of the time but it was great for those times you want to go all the way to the other side of the park, or just to give her a rest. Even though she hasn't used her buggy for months now she was happy to sit in that one because it looks so different.
If you do hire one though, pay the deposit so that you can take it between the parks.

 

[jjcole]

We went two days after my daughters 3rd birthday in 2007 and she totally freaked at the thought of going in a buggy ("I'm not a baby") I did take a fantastic backpack called a littlelife backpack which has reigns attached at the back where they don't know they're there I am absolutely paranoid about her getting lost or stolen She wore this happily on our last two trips ( just after her 3rd and then 4th birthdays)

She has one of those - it's a Ladybird with a little hood inside, so cute! Will have to pack it up and take it along - only problem is my son seems to think it's some kind of lead

X Jo

 

[jjcole]

Thanks Cyrano for moving it for me!

And thanks for all the replies - I think I'll leave the buggy at home and hire one if she really gets fed up with walking everywhere, she's quite sensible so hopefully there won't be too much moaning and groaning, we will be in Disneyland after all!

I'm getting so excited now - the best bit is that the kids don't even know we are going, I have been dropping hints and they often see me looking on here and ask to see the photos of the characters on the posts (although I do admit it's usually the food pics I'm gazing at )

X Jo

PS - if anyone has any advice regarding taking small children to DLP it'd be really appreciated.

 

[mummyal]

We brought the buggy when we went in Dec 'just in case'. DS (who's also 3ish) walked a fair bit when we were there (and actually fell asleep in the buggy after lunch - he stopped napping a while ago lol). Most of the time, we were quite annoyed that we had the buggy as we had to park the buggy before getting on the ride and DH had to go get the buggy after we came off the ride and sometimes, the buggy park is not at/near the exit. So he had to walk a bit more to get the buggy and was not pleased lol.

I wrote (or printed) an "in case I get lost" note with my DS/DD's names, their age, my name, DH's name, our mobile numbers on a piece of paper, laminated it (well, I have no laminator, so used sticky-back plastic lol) and stuck it in the kids' coat pocket and told them it was in there. Also told them if they got lost, to go and look for someone who works there and give them the piece of paper and they will call us. I didn't even think of doing this but just before we went, someone posted that her little one got lost.

 

[Cyrano]

PS - if anyone has any advice regarding taking small children to DLP it'd be really appreciated.

Best advice I can give you is follow your own instincts and try to stick to your child's normal timetable You know their thresholds and what they can manage.

My 5 year old would have moaned about sore feet so we always hired a DLP buggy.
We know that we can only manage 1 or 2 late firework nights otherwise the troops are just stroppy. Personally it is not worth it.
Too many times I've seen kids in meltdown being reminded that they should be grateful and having a lovely time. When a break from the park, or taking things at a slower pace would have been the sensible thing to do

My DS would go on thrill rides but would not ride on Phantom Manor until older

 

[joolz1910]

Why not take a lightweight buggy with a rain cover and leave it in your room if you don't need it? Or take a 'seat-to-go' buggy board so she can get a lift when she needs it. You will cover a lot of miles - some kids cope better than others, but you know best what Ruby will be like.

 

[karenmoloney]

I always find that the buggy is very handy for hanging things on - saves carrying the rucksack between rides! I don't know what I will do without one when my youngest grows out of it! This trip I had a larger pram with me & my 6 yr old was able to sit on the bar at the top when she was tired - and she did.

 

[tiring_day]

I always find that the buggy is very handy for hanging things on - saves carrying the rucksack between rides! I don't know what I will do without one when my youngest grows out of it! This trip I had a larger pram with me & my 6 yr old was able to sit on the bar at the top when she was tired - and she did.

I am with you on the use of the buggy as a pack horse. We were there last week and although at home Josh walks a lot and would never dream of using his buggy the distances between rides and parks can be covered much easier with him sitting down. As someone else mentioned naps suddenly re-appered and he hasn't had afternoon naps since turning 2. It is a very long day for little ones so making things easier for them and less stressful for you is a good idea.

steve

 

[angel_nix]

We went in December when Lottie was 3 1/4 and took her buggy and used it quite a lot. She usually wants to walk everywhere, but the cold and excitement took it out of her and like someone else said, the daytime naps reappeared, so it meant she could nap whilst we popped on and off of a few rides, taking it in turns to stay with her or mooch round the shops.

I think that next time, we would leave the buggy at home and hire one as needed as she's pretty much outgrown her buggy now lol!

 

[mommy2ash]

hi my daughter has just turned two and although she uses a buggy at home she just refused at disneyland so although we were a lot slower she walked the whole time we were there. dont ask me how she did it as my feet were killing me. i would say see how she goes and you can rent one while there if she gets tired. and use the bus to get back to to the hotel.