Backpacks, slingpacks, messenger bags....

[sjams]

I am unsure as to what is going to be the best for me and my family in June. The kids are 4 and 7.5. They will be carrying their own fanny packs. Don't know what kind of contraption I should be carrying...I have a fanny pack, average size, a messenger bag from Old Navy, and a small Jansport backpack. Just not sure what all i need and what is going to be most comfortable.
Can anyone help this frazzled mom?

 

[rileyroosmom]

I carry a big bag on my stroller. Inside that bag goes:
Rain ponchos
sunscreen
a ziploc bag of aspirin, bandaids, chapstick
change of clothes for youngest daughter
autograph books and pens
a tube of wetones
everything the kids want me to carry (i.e. lanyards, hats)

This also leaves room for anything else that gets picked up along the way.

I'm sure this stuff could fit easly into a Jansport backpack

My Dh has a fanny pack that holds
tickets
resort keys
fastpass tickets
camera
extra batteries
money

We also have a mesh bag that we put our Brita bottles in and this bag goes in the basket of the stroller

 

[XAVIER]

Is it true that you cannot take bags that are on whels into the Parks? We have a disney backpack that also has an extendable handle and two wheels to pull it along. Would this be allowed?
(The good thing about it is the kids think it is fun to pull it along, so it saves us the trouble!)

 

[DisneyMomx7]

I wear a small mini backpack. I have a lanyard where I keep our APs and Room keys. I take small bag in the stroller basket with the kids stuff. Thank goodness we're past the diaper bag stage (yeah!) but by the end of the day we always have more stuff than we started with so the bag in the stroller basket fills up quickly.

 

[tlbwriter]

How much do you need to carry? I was able to fit all of my stuff in a fanny pack. That included:

Digital camera and extra memory card
Tickets
Cash/credit cards (including a small envelope of pennies and quarters for the penny press)
Extra moleskin squares
Sunglasses (mine and DD's)
Travel-size ibuprofen
Other small things I can't remember right now!

Lip balm, folded map, and room key/ticket went in my pocket.