Is nearly three too young???

[mandy5796]

I have a DS who will be 3 in early April he loves Mickey Mouse i also have an 8 year old who has been twice before - but i've had a few remarks that it's a waste of money to take the little one? what do you guys think? i would love to take him and i know he wouldn't remember it but still it's Disney lol we were looking at going in march

 

[markpsych]

Not at all....make use of the 'baby swap' priviledge whilst you can

 

[Curlywurli]

We went in April with our two children for our first time. Our little boy was three in May and our little girl five in July. He absolutely loved it. He wasn't scared of meeting any of the characters, loved the parades, the rides, everything. We did find he didn't like rides that were dark- Pirates being one of them.

He did get a little tired in the afternoons and missed meeting some of the characters because he'd fallen asleep but we took his buggy and he was quite comfortable. I did a little bit of people watching while he was asleep and my husband and little girl went on rides but I didn't mind.

I don't think that's too young at all. We've already booked to go next year.

 

[mzozzietj]

Our daughter has been to Disney three times already and she is not even 2.5 yet. They love different things at different ages. Yes you will get the argument, "why bother when they won't remember anything?" With that argument you shouldn't give them gifts or do anything with them until they are older, it's just absurd. Of course they love it and you will have amazing memories.

If it is only one parent with two kids of those ages it could be challenging though because the younger one may not meet the height restrictions of some of the rides your older child may want to go on. If this is the case, I would set those expectations early on and plan with the older child using a tour book that gives descriptions of rides including those restrictions. We use passporter and it indicates which rides our daughter can't go on. It helps us plan our day and we are not disappointed we can't do something with her when we get there.

HTH!

 

[queendisney]

I have a DS who will be 3 in early April he loves Mickey Mouse i also have an 8 year old who has been twice before - but i've had a few remarks that it's a waste of money to take the little one? what do you guys think? i would love to take him and i know he wouldn't remember it but still it's Disney lol we were looking at going in march

Firstly, its YOUR money not theirs and spend it how you like!

Secondly, your son may not remember it when he is older but he sure will at the moment in time that you are experiencing all the great things to do with him at DLP.

Watch him smile, watch his joy, take loads of photo's and then show them to the people who think its a waste of money!!!!!!

 

[Ms Poppins]

My kids celebrated their birthdays on our first DLP visit - DS was 4 and DD 1, (birthdays only 2 days apart). They are 17 and 14 now and we're just back from our most recent visit. They still comment that it is so cool that they had their birthdays there when they were little and enjoy watching the video footage and photos we took at the time.

I agree with the above poster - you may as well stop doing anything if you go by the rule that they won't remember it. I bet these comments come from people who have never been to DLP.

When your ds meets Mickey Mouse for the first time it's something that YOU won't forget

 

[MiniLoo]

Not too young at all!

I took my daughter for her first birthday last year and I know she remembers it as we have a video of one of the parades, and if we show her it she gets excited.

 

[Happy Tappy]

My son isn't even 2 yet and he's been twice. He was very happy there both times. He loved all the characters and seemed to love the rides.

Even if he can't remember it, I can! It doesn't cost much extra to take children so it was well worth it.

Take him, he'll love it!

 

[numbersix]

If it were going to be the one and only time you ever visit, I would lean towards going when the kids are older, but if you do go more regularly and can take loads of photos, videos etc to help preserve the memories I would say that if you think your children are old enough to enjoy themselves, then they are old enough to go.

 

[LoodlesNoodles]

I think DLP would be a fantastic place to visit with little'uns. They'd be in the stage where they really believe in the magic. And with the cameras you can get nowadays you'd be able to capture every second of it.

 

[Ware Bears]

I agree with the above poster - you may as well stop doing anything if you go by the rule that they won't remember it.

So do I.

When I've seen the look of sheer adoration and wonderment on small children's faces at Disney I only wish we could have afforded to take our own children when they were really young.

mandy5796, you go for it and make some wonderful memories.

 

[Disneyfied family]

No never too young, we have been 10 times since our first trip in 1984, our youngest daughter was nearly 2 and loved it, she's 19 now and we are going in september with our first grandchild who will be 6 months old, hopefully she will get to go many more times, as our own daughters have.

 

[Woolly]

My three children all went when they 18 months old and have been twice while under the age of three. It's harder work as they get older, when you have 3, but still worth it. The last time I went in December 2010 we took a 5 year old and the twins were nearly 3. They were a nightmare for the first 2 days (excitement and tiredness) but after that they were ok. We have decided to give it a break until next summer now.

 

[mandy5796]

well thats certainly convinced me thanks guys i think live for the moment ( disney moment) should be my new motto. I can't wait to see his face

 

[jothp]

Have a great time. Our youngest has been at 1, 2 and 3 and has loved it every time

 

[melowen]

agree with the other posters - my little girl is just 3, we took her last year,and going again in sept - never too young

 

[staceylc]

I also agree. We took my dd just before her second birthday & are going again this year just before her third birthday. She's more into the princesses this year so will definitely be a different experience.

When I was a child we went to Disneyland in California 3 times. I was 18 months, then 2, then 3. I don't remember it at all but have loved looking at the photo's my whole life. And it's also made me a bit of a theme park nut.

 

[RoseBug]

TBH that is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. How can a child be too young to experience anything? Children get different things from experiences at different ages - but they are all valid and part of development, regardless of whether they remember it! We took DD to DLP when she was 4 months old, it wasn't for her as such, it was for us as a family but she had a wonderful time experiencing the colours and the music and was fascinated by everything. We will be taking her again in Feb for her 3rd birthday and I can't wait, she will be in awe of everything, she is just coming to that WOW stage, where everything is wonderful and she loves imagining she is a princess and dancing etc. I really don't see how that can be too young for the magic of Disney. We accept she won't be able to go on all the rides, and will need a nap etc. but her face when she sees the castle, and the princesses and Mickey etc. will be priceless!

It will be amazing! Enjoy every second!