Family Bathroom Locations?

[tinkerbell_mom]

I will be in Disney in March with my 9-year old twin boys. Does anyone have a list of where the family restrooms are located in the parks? I would like to make sure we take a restroom break when we are close to one

 

[NotUrsula]

Just so you know, with the exception of the baby care centers in each park, WDW doesn't have any "family restrooms". What they have are "companion restrooms" designed for the disabled. The only list of the locations is on the disability access guides; they don't show on the regular park maps.

To many people this difference is just semantics, but wheelchair-dependent folks feel very strongly that other guests need to know that the number of these restrooms is limited, and that very often those are the only toilets in a given park that they can use.

 

[SharkyGoddess]

Here is a list of the companion/family bathrooms. If you have a child who needs assistance in the restroom, this restroom is available to you as well.

The chances of your being near a baby care center when your child needs to use the restroom are very slim considering there is only one per park and struggling to make it across a crowded park with a small child trying to "hold it" is not only unreasonably stressful on the child, but the parents as well.

Animal Kingdom

Discovery Island opposite Flame Tree Barbecue, just before DinoLand USA entrance on the right
Harambe Village in the Mombasa Marketplace
Chester and Hester's Dinosaur Treasures in Dinoland USA
Near Maharajah Jungle Trek on the left before the entrance
Inside Maharajah Jungle Trek to the right as you exit the Bat House
Conservation Station at Rafiki's Planet Watch

DHS

Opposite Star Tours
Right side of Millionaire building on Mickey Avenue
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster
Opposite The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Fantasmic! amphitheater
Right side of Lights, Motors, Action!

Epcot

Spaceship Earth On Left as you face SE
Spaceship Earth on Right as you face SE near Gateway Gifts
Future World West opposite The Land - Photo 1 -- Photo 2
Future World East opposite Test Track
Refreshment Port (right side of World Showcase - before Canada)
Morocco on the right
Germany on the right
Norway opposite the Viking ship

Magic Kingdom

Lower level of Cinderella's Royal Table in the Castle
Pirates of the Caribbean
Near Splash Mountain
To the right of Space Mountain
Mickey's Toontown Fair
Transportation and Ticket Center East Gate

Baby Care Center Locations

Magic Kingdom® Park: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is next to The Crystal Palace restaurant on Main Street, U.S.A.

Epcot: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is inside Future World's Odyssey Center.

Disney's Hollywood Studios™: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is in the Guest Services Building inside the Main Entrance.

Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is behind Creature Comforts in Discovery Island™.

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park:
There is no baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park:
There is no baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

Downtown Disney® area:
There is no Baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

 

[liznboys]

Downtown Disney® area:
There is no Baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

When we were in DTD last month I had to change my sons diaper and the regular women's restroom located near the toy store did not have a changing table in it. But the companion restroom did have one, so I had no choice but to use it. I went as fast as I could and fortunately no one was waiting when I came out. But anyway, I thought it was strange that there wasn't one in the regular room.

 

[SharkyGoddess]

When we were in DTD last month I had to change my sons diaper and the regular women's restroom located near the toy store did not have a changing table in it. But the companion restroom did have one, so I had no choice but to use it. I went as fast as I could and fortunately no one was waiting when I came out. But anyway, I thought it was strange that there wasn't one in the regular room.

Thanks for the new info! I'll make the changes to mine!

That is strange though, huh?

 

[livndisney]

Just so you know, with the exception of the baby care centers in each park, WDW doesn't have any "family restrooms". What they have are "companion restrooms" designed for the disabled. The only list of the locations is on the disability access guides; they don't show on the regular park maps.

To many people this difference is just semantics, but wheelchair-dependent folks feel very strongly that other guests need to know that the number of these restrooms is limited, and that very often those are the only toilets in a given park that they can use.

Well stated! And well worth repeating! Disney does not offer "Family Restrooms".

 

[Carriemel]

When we were in DTD last month I had to change my sons diaper and the regular women's restroom located near the toy store did not have a changing table in it. But the companion restroom did have one, so I had no choice but to use it. I went as fast as I could and fortunately no one was waiting when I came out. But anyway, I thought it was strange that there wasn't one in the regular room.

Yeah, y'know what...that WAS weird that the changing table is only in the companion restroom. They do need to do something about that.

 

[Disney1976]

Yeah, y'know what...that WAS weird that the changing table is only in the companion restroom. They do need to do something about that.

That's weird -because there's a changing table in the men's room. Why wouldn't they put one in the women's restroom too?

 

[SharkyGoddess]

That's weird -because there's a changing table in the men's room. Why wouldn't they put one in the women's restroom too?

Could you let me know which restroom (men's) has a baby changing station, please? I'd like to add that to my information list.

Thank you!

 

[My2Cinderellas]

In general, I agree that the companion restrooms at Disney are not the same as a family restroom and typically should not be used as such. But in this particular case, I agree that they may be the best option for the OP. I think 9 year olds do NOT belong in opposite sex restrooms anymore, so if she is not traveling with a male adult, and does not feel comfortable letting them go into a regular men's room by themselves, this is the only choice.

A lot depends on the trust factor with the kids, there are some restroom pairs that are much smaller and only have one entrance/exit. If there is no line and you trust them to WAIT RIGHT HERE, these may be an option. When DH has the girls (10 & 8) without me at the mall or such, he sends them in together and dashes into the men's room, but he is usually done before them and waiting when they get out. It's also not a crowded day at Disney.

 

[SueM in MN]

Just so you know, with the exception of the baby care centers in each park, WDW doesn't have any "family restrooms". What they have are "companion restrooms" designed for the disabled. The only list of the locations is on the disability access guides; they don't show on the regular park maps.

To many people this difference is just semantics, but wheelchair-dependent folks feel very strongly that other guests need to know that the number of these restrooms is limited, and that very often those are the only toilets in a given park that they can use.

Well stated! And well worth repeating! Disney does not offer "Family Restrooms".

Thank you for writing this.

As you can see from the list that SharkyGoddess posted,
AK has 6 Companion Restrooms - one of them inside an attraction, meaning there are 5 that can be used.

DHS has 6 Companion Restrooms - one of them inside an attraction (the Amphitheater for Fantasmic), meaning there are 5 that can be used.

Epcot has 8 on her list.

MK has 6 on the list, but one is at the TTC and one is inside Cinderella's Royal Table, which means there are only 4.

No one is saying that these are only for the use of people with disabilities, but many of the handicapped stalls in the bathrooms look large, as you can see in this picture:

but are actually not large enough to get a wheelchair into the stall and shut the door, as you can see from this picture. This is my DD in her wheelchair. At this point, the footrests of her wheelchair were actually touching the toilet. She is not large - she's 5 feet tall and about 85 pounds, with a fairly small wheelchair.

The handicapped stalls in the restrooms are certainly not large enough to get a wheelchair into the stall, shut the door and still have room for someone to assist the person using the wheelchair to get out of the chair and use the toilet. The Companion Restrooms were a way to make a bathroom that is accessible for someone who could not use the regular toilet stall.

Although some of the newer restrooms have much larger handicapped stalls, those don't work for some people - for example, the regular restrooms are much too busy and noisy for my DD, so we have to use the Companion Restroom.
The regular restrooms are also too busy and noisy for some people with autism or similar challenges, for example. And people who have an adult or older child of the opposite sex who needs assistance in the bathroom need to use those Companion Restrooms.

For some people, the Companion Restrooms are the only 4-6 toilets in the park that they are able to use.
So, speaking for people who have no other choice, I only ask that people think of what options they might have besides using the Companion Restrooms. If there are other options you can use, we would appreciate if you would choose another option and leave the Companion Restrooms for the people who have no other choices and can only use those 4-6 toilets.

 

[DWFan4Life]

Here is a list of the companion/family bathrooms. If you have a child who needs assistance in the restroom, this restroom is available to you as well.

The chances of your being near a baby care center when your child needs to use the restroom are very slim considering there is only one per park and struggling to make it across a crowded park with a small child trying to "hold it" is not only unreasonably stressful on the child, but the parents as well.

Animal Kingdom

Discovery Island opposite Flame Tree Barbecue, just before DinoLand USA entrance on the right
Harambe Village in the Mombasa Marketplace
Chester and Hester's Dinosaur Treasures in Dinoland USA
Near Maharajah Jungle Trek on the left before the entrance
Inside Maharajah Jungle Trek to the right as you exit the Bat House
Conservation Station at Rafiki's Planet Watch

DHS

Opposite Star Tours
Right side of Millionaire building on Mickey Avenue
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster
Opposite The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror
Fantasmic! amphitheater
Right side of Lights, Motors, Action!

Epcot

Spaceship Earth On Left as you face SE
Spaceship Earth on Right as you face SE near Gateway Gifts
Future World West opposite The Land - Photo 1 -- Photo 2
Future World East opposite Test Track
Refreshment Port (right side of World Showcase - before Canada)
Morocco on the right
Germany on the right
Norway opposite the Viking ship

Magic Kingdom

Lower level of Cinderella's Royal Table in the Castle
Pirates of the Caribbean
Near Splash Mountain
To the right of Space Mountain
Mickey's Toontown Fair
Transportation and Ticket Center East Gate

Baby Care Center Locations

Magic Kingdom® Park: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is next to The Crystal Palace restaurant on Main Street, U.S.A.

Epcot: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is inside Future World's Odyssey Center.

Disney's Hollywood Studios™: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is in the Guest Services Building inside the Main Entrance.

Disney's Animal Kingdom® Theme Park: Only one location
The Baby Care Center is behind Creature Comforts in Discovery Island™.

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park:
There is no baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park:
There is no baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

Downtown Disney® area:
There is no Baby Care Center, but the restrooms do have baby changing stations.

Thanks for taking the time to share this information with us! This will really help my friends who are going for a trip next month.

Have a nice day.

 

[Belle1962]

I think 9 year olds do NOT belong in opposite sex restrooms anymore, so if she is not traveling with a male adult, and does not feel comfortable letting them go into a regular men's room by themselves, this is the only choice.

I travel alone with my DGS (8) to the mall, Disney, etc. You can bet your bottom dollar that he is going into the ladies room with me until such a time as I feel comfortable letting him into the mens room by himself--which will probably be a long day coming at WDW as sometimes there are more than one entrance/exits. He either stands directly in front of my stall with his back to me so I can see the heels of his tennies or uses the stall next to me and doesn't come out until I tell him to. (When he was younger I would also make him sing to me so I could hear him also--the ABC song is great) Yes, I think little boys who are allowd to go peeping between the cracks should not be allowed but you can solve that issue too--see last of my post.

Girls however are a different story--simply by nature. A girl going into a mens room is bound to see something as we all know how men's urinals are setup. I have actually been approached by men at Disney asking if I would just watch out for their child in the restroom. No problem--happy to do it.

But boys in a women's room? No problem--we are all in stalls for privacy and if your children know how to listen it shouldn't be an issue.

If you think a boy may peek in on you--tear off a long strip of TP and hang it from the top of the stall along the crack lines. This takes just a few seconds.

 

[WantToGoNow]

If you think a boy may peek in on you--tear off a long strip of TP and hang it from the top of the stall along the crack lines. This takes just a few seconds.

This is not my responsibility to do. If you bring a boy into a womens restroom, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure he's not peeking through/under the doors. The restrooms are separated men/women for a reason - so we can be comfortable while in there.

 

[SharkyGoddess]

Thanks for taking the time to share this information with us! This will really help my friends who are going for a trip next month.

Have a nice day.

You are VERY welcome!!!! I hope they have a wonderful trip!

 

[deedeetoo]

My ds8 would have a fit if I made him go in the womans bathroom. He has been using the men's room alone for at least a year. I can't imagine using a family bathroom with him either.

Maybe the OPs sons have some issues that make it so they can't go alone? If it was just bad people you were worried about, there are two of them so they could use the buddy system.

 

[brymolmom]

This is not my responsibility to do. If you bring a boy into a womens restroom, it is YOUR responsibility to make sure he's not peeking through/under the doors. The restrooms are separated men/women for a reason - so we can be comfortable while in there.

Obviously children should NOT be peeking (nor adults for that matter)...I honestly don't think that has anything to do with gender. Girls may peek (accidentally or to be silly or because they don't know any better) and boys may do the same. About the same chance....about the same 'invasion of privacy' (not a big deal to me, but to some...) and has nothing to do with whether it is a boy or a girl.

DS will be 7 at next visit - he will definitely still go in with me. And yes, I am responsible for his behavior while in there - same as I am with my 5 year old dd. Oh and he would have a fit too...If he thought there was an alternative. He knows this is the rule and that he is only allowed to go alone when I say so. He certainly isn't happy about it. But he's not real happy about eating his vegetables either and that's not negotiable either.

 

[Disney1976]

Could you let me know which restroom (men's) has a baby changing station, please? I'd like to add that to my information list.

Thank you!

The one by Once Upon a Toy has a changing table in the men's restroom.

 

[SharkyGoddess]

The one by Once Upon a Toy has a changing table in the men's restroom.

Thank you VERY much! Adding it to my info

 

[MommytoaSweetie]

When we were in WDW, we found the companion restrooms ALWAYS empty when we were near one (many where the lights were off because they hadn't been used in so long). With me at 7 months pregnant, a toilet training 22 month old, and DH, when all 3 of us needed to go and a companion restroom was available, we went there. Obviously if there was a disabled person nearby needing the restroom, we wouldn't have gone in, and we didn't take longer than necessary when inside, but the term "companion restroom" doesn't imply that ONLY disabled parties may use it, just that it's for those who need more than one person to go in together. We also never had anyone waiting for the restroom when we came out. I think there's a double reason there... it's good that those who don't need the restroom aren't just using them for the fun of it, but at the same time, if you have a legitimate need (in your own reasoning, not necessarily someone else's), there's no reason to leave an unused companion restroom empty and struggle using the regular restrooms. Anyway, we found the companion restrooms to be quite helpful to our visit to WDW and also commented about their usefulness on a survey we were asked to participate in our last day.