How many twin, triplet, quads and more! families are on the DIS?

[triplefigs]

Just wondering how many of us there are here. Any tips for making the trip easier? Did you dress the kids alike? Any suggestions for a fun and fabulous time?

 

[Pooh Crew]

There's at least one other one here! Since your screen name is the same, I know you from TC...haven't seen you over there recently, btw.

Anyway, I'm Traci (TC screen name) and have 5 yr old BGG and a 4 yr old B. We are headed to WDW in early October with my 15 yr old stepdaughter and my parents. We haven't been before (Dh and I went back before kids, but I think that's a completely different trip!) so we are verrrry excited. I don't know what to do about dressing alike...I never dress mine alike, but matching WDW t-shirts would be cute. I doubt I could get them to all agree on one shirt though. One would want princesses, one would want some kind of animal, one would want pooh bear, and one would want some totally boy theme. It sure would make them easier to keep up with though.

Good to see you!

 

[booyaa68]

We have twin 5 year old girls. We'll be in Orlando this Saturday!

 

[dougsmom98]

I haven't been here for a while, but I just started to come back as we might be planning another trip. I have 4 year old twin boys and a 6 year old DS. We went to Disney once when the twins had just turned 2 years old and then again when they were 3.5 years old. My twins are a handful at home but they were terrific at Disney. We had our side by side twin stroller and that was the best way to keep them from wandering off. Sometimes we would park the stroller at one ride and then walk to another ride right after, in those cases I just naturally took charge of one of the twins and he would take the other and usually he would be in charge of our older DS too. We went at Christmas time and it was very busy and I think that made the kids a little nervous so they didn't try to wander off. We didn't necessarily dress the kids in the same t-shirt, but we did generally put all three in the same color so it was easier to remember what to look for when they moved. We really didn't get to do a lot of shopping because kids naturally want to get up and look around and it was just too hard to watch them. The only other time we had any trouble was on the tram from the parking lot and the monorail. Again, we went at the busiest time of the year and even if we were the first ones in line, people would just blow past us because we just couldn't move fast enough with the twin stroller, single stroller (these need to be closed up and carried onto the tram and monorail), three kids, back packs... If you are going at a slower time, it shouldn't be a problem. We found it easier to take the ferry across to the magic kingdom then to fight with people to get on the monorail. One day we were first in line and weren't able to get on three different monorails because people just flew past us. On the ferry you are able to keep the kids in the strollers and there is usually plenty of room. This is all I can think of for now. Good luck.
-Amy

 

[Poomba]

Another (MOM -- Mom of Multiples) here! I have 3.5 year old fraternal twin dd, 6-yr old singleton ds, and 2-yr old singleton ds. We will be at WDW from May 30th - June 3rd. This will be our first trip. I plan on dressing all of my children in the same color, and the girls will probably be wearing matching shirts. We will also be celebrating the twins birthdays while we are there. Anyone else going at that time?

 

[BettyCv]

Count me in! We are taking our 5 year old triplets (gbg) 5/15-5/21. Of course, I hardly ever dress them alike in the "real world," but I'm thinking of buying some matching t-shirts for Disney. I doubt that we'd even stand out - I hear a lot of people with singletons saying they dress their kids alike when at WDW.

How I wish we were staying at a monorail hotel, but we just couldn't justify the difference in cost. Besides, DH says he is more than willing to handle getting the strollers on/off the buses. Wish us luck!

I can't wait!!!!

Betty

 

[aplejax76]

Me too! I have 5 year old identical twin boys. I also have a 7 year old ds. Our first trip was last year the boys were 4,4 and 6. We dressed the twins alike only because they would get mad at me if I did not put them in the same thing.They now will let me put them in either a different shirt or pants but something has to match. I would say that this is a wonderful age to take them. If you have any questions I would be happy to answer them. Have a great time!!!!!!!!!

 

[twinmommyks]

Twins here too - Boy/girl age 4 and another ds age 9. We will be at Disney June 18-23 (first time also) and we "all" are wearing matching shirts for the 3 days at the parks. Here's what we have so far; Bright red shirts with the Incredibles logo (I was outvoted on this one even by dh). We also have our blue Old Navy 2005 Flag Shirts. I plan to order a matching t-shirt from Disney store and have those personalized. My twins have never been dressed alike, mostly because they are b/g, but we like to have the same t-shirts when on vacation.

For those with multiples that have been to Disney before, any helpful suggestions for a first-timer? I am so excited!!!!!! Even more than my kids!!

Bren

 

[rgribik]

hi, mom of 2 year old twin boys and a 12 yo girl, 10yo girl and 7 yo girl. My twins celebrated their 2nd B-Day on the Disney Wonder then spent a few days at the world. This was their 3rd time to the world. I always dress them alike just for the ease of picking thier clothes out. When they get old enough to dress themselves they can pick their clothes out. Make sure you take lots of charater pictures if you can. We love to look back and see the kids with the characters. I made a big collage of charater pictures and hung it in their toy room. My boys are a hoot, we always have fun when we go to Disney! Wish our vacation wasn't over!

 

[tripletrouble]

We just came home from our 1st Disney Trip on 4/23. We have 5 year old triplet boys. Although the boys were very anti-stroller prior to going to Disney, they quickly learned to love the strollers! I would recommend getting strollers. It is much easier to manuever through the crowds at our pace w/ strollers than to try to hold on to the three of them.

We pretty much stuck to their schedule (6:30 PM bedtime) unless we were doing Fantasmic or Wishes. On those days, all three of the boys took naps. We couldn't believe it because they don't take naps at home. In fact, one of the boys hasn't napped since he's 22 months old! They were so tired from the parks and the hotel pool!

We usually dress them alike and did so at Disney. We went to Donald's breakfast and they dressed as Huey, Duey and Louie. Donald got a big kick out of them and wrote "to my favorite nephew" in their autograph books.

We sent a package to the hotel with breakfast foods and juice boxes and then bought milk at the hotel gift shop. This was really convenient as the boys could eat breakfast in the room while we got ourselves ready for the day.

If you have any questions, please ask! We had a great time and can't wait to go back!
Missy

 

[Anne MN]

We have fraternal DD 10 yr old and a soon to be 5 yr old. (halloween b-day for the little one)
we had a double stroller for the little one and one twin last time-
do not dress the girls alike anymore- one is a "girly girl" likes skirts, jewlery, bratz stuff (not wearing those jeans) the other likes sweats, sweatshirts, hats- total opposites!
If all 3 were lined up, it looks like a 10,6,4 yr olds (the 2nd twin has medical issues)

they all LOVE disney- we will be going back either for christmas or their birthday beginning of next year.

 

[triplefigs]

This is awesome! Thanks for all the help and tips! We are so excited. I think having multiples just makes it all the more fun!

 

[DsnyGrl]

Hello, I do not have any great advice for you. We just back from Disney with a 4 year old and 10 month old triplets. They were wonderful and we really enjoyed our vacation! Good luck....oh yeah. WAR EAGLE!!!

 

[golfgal]

We have a 12 yo DS and 10 yo b/g twins. We don't dress the twins alike because DS doesn't like to wear pink . As far as matching the kids for Disney, not a chance, they would kill me!

 

[Debbie123]

My fraternal boy twins are 11 are we are going in July. The first time they went to Disney they were 4. They did their birthdays in disney twice. Its so much fun!

 

[mbb]

Stitch obsessed identical twin boys ...tack on the 5yr old nephew that could be their triplet, and the 11mos old Minnie crazed niece , and you've got yourself a recipe for some FUN TIMES at WDW

We had a wonderful family trip in January/Feb...and yes, we dressed the three boys in the same t-shirts. They think it just makes for more fun and interactions with CM's and characters

 

[huey duey & luey]

I have 3 year old gbb triplets. They have been to WDw 2x once at 8 months and then this past Nov. They had a blast. They really loved all the characters and the shows. They also loved the afternoon parades at MK and MGM. Next adventure is the Disney Cruise next May
Tara

 

[triplefigs]

WAR EAGLE!!!

Ok, you and I will seriously have to talk about how you are warping your young children's innocent minds by being Auburn fans...

 

[ladyelle]

Twins are 8 (BB) Triplets are 6 (BBG). We will be at Disney June 10-June 18 and are staying at the Polynesian. We stayed at the Polynesian 2 years ago and loved it. I dressed the kids in same color shirts and will do it again this time. We didn't do the stroller thing when we went to the parks last time when they were 4 and 6 because we usually only stayed at the park for a few hours at a time. My kids are really good about holding hands. We also spent alot time relaxing and enjoying the resort. The volcano pool, the Peter Pan Club and Chef Mickey were my kids favorites.

 

[triplefigs]

Twins are 8 (BB) Triplets are 6 (BBG).

My BBG and I salute you! What a fun and fantastic family you have!