It has taken me several months to read this entire thread!!!! I apologize if the info is front and center and I missed it or for my faulty memory. I have read this thread for years and have to say you guys really are the nicest and most patient group on the forum. Finally posting….
We are planning our third stay at the YC this December and are super excited to return this time for our son’s first visit, December 4-12. I am the “Disney person” in the family and am hoping DH will finally become a true convert after seeing all the fun our son will have. DS will be 22 months in December and this trip is 100% tailored to him. I am, of course, agonzinig over our room request. Any advice is hightly appreciated…
Are the ‘cribs,’ cribs? – There is a picture of a wooden mini crib, but does the YC also utilize pack and plays/ both? we would really like an actual crib, does that need to be a request? Since our son is a younger toddler, and I included the crib request in my reservation, do I also have to add it to our room requests or is this an automatic?
Disney reservations told me to call 10 days in advance to the YC and request the crib. Does this seem right?
This is our first trip with online booking as a possibility. I am really confused about whether to utilize this option. We would like a high floor and prefer a king bed. I am guessing I should not do online checkin in and just make sure my requests are listed on the reservation, correct? Also, is adding a non-connecting room too greedy?
We will fully take advantage of the balcony this trip when we put DS to bed. Is there anywhere to dock an IPod or Iphone for white noise? I can’t remember.
Also, can one of us run to the lounge, grab drinks and bring them back to the room? Do they let you leave the bar area with them?
Tarak –Thanks again. you responded to a post on another board about moving/getting a Haramony Babershop appointment. I decided I was going to call once a week until October and then more frequently to get an appointment. Well, the very first time I called there was an availability - for the day and time I was hoping to obtain. I think the system must have been down my initial change appointment call….
Thanks everyone!
to the thread!!!
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list for December.
I haven't stayed at the resort with a toddler, so I can only rely on others experiences for your questions about cribs and activities to keep little ones entertained.
As far as I know, the YC and BC use cribs, not pack and plays, as pictured on Page 1. The villas may have pack and plays. But they may not. Can someone help us out here! If you have a phone number for the YC, go ahead and call to request the crib. Otherwise, I think you can request one from housekeeping.
I have a Windows phone, but I'm pretty sure the phone/clock radio in the room has an ipod dock.
Yes, you can get drinks from Hurricane Hanna's and bring it back to the room.
Yay a question I can answer! Or partially answer. I'm not sure if you can take drinks out of the
lounges- do they have "to go" cups? BUT, you can't bring drinks back to the resort from EPCOT, unless you rely on our handy dandy refill mug tip (see Post 14), which is arguably the best bit of info here on this thread!!!
For the request on the King bed, you need to add the request to your reservation. I believe there are only a few rooms with king beds at the resorts, so although asking for a non-connecting room is not "greedy", make sure you make it clear that the king bed request is the important one. "King bed, upper floor, please. Non-connecting room preferred"
Also, I think I read somewhere that the campfire activities include s'mores. Is this correct and how does it work? Just show up? What is the cost?
And, of course, I thought of another question....what did you guys do to keep your toddlers happy while waiting in attraction lines? I am at a complete loss. Our DS is a true flirt so if we have some playful people nearby we are golden, but otherwise, possibly in trouble.... He is thrilled with videos of himself so we are planning on that for the airport/flight, but don't want it to get old before the return flight and we limit his screen time.
I believe you can just show up at the campfire and you will be provided with sticks and a bag (4) marshmallows (each?) free of charge. If you want to make 'smores you need to bring/purchase the chocolate and graham crackers from the Marketplace.
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My friend said one matchbox car kept her son happy and quiet for a trans-Atlantic flight... Little toys like that can help, but sometimes toddlers are tired and don't mind resting on a shoulder during those lines. 
