Itinerary for DD3's first trip

[jdmealor]

Our family is headed to DW for our first Family Disney Trip. Our daughter is 3.5 and mom is 4 months pregnant. We are open to your suggestions regarding a daily itinerary. We are staying at All Star Music and have a 5 day MYW Park Hopper with dining package. What are the must sees/must dos for our daughter?

 

[ls_mcknny]

I bought Fodor's Walt Disneyworld with kids 2006. If you have time to pick it up, it is invaluable. It tells you everything that is appropriate by age. What rides and attractions are scary or not to be missed. I have used it to plan for our upcoming trip with our 5 year old. For example: Magic Kingdom for preschool age children (favorites) are listed as:Alladdins magic carpet, country bear jamboree, dumbo, its a small world, jungle cruise, mad tea party, winnie the pooh, peter pans flight, toontown and the parades. In addition to reading this board, it really helped.

 

[dougsmom98]

I totally agree that you should get a guidebook. I prefer the Unoffocial Guide to Walt Disney World. My kids' first trip was when they were 2,2 and 4. I read the guidbook cover to cover and planned my day around what I knew they would like. We could all give you advice, but ultimately you know your child's tolerance level. Everyone said that Snow White was way too scarey for young kids, but my kids had been watching the movie for months before the trip and they absolutely loved it. So, you can only go by what you know your daughter would like. On our first trip we did Dumbo, Cinderella's carousel, Peter Pan, It's a Small World, Pooh about 40 times, Snow White, Buzz Light year, Tomorroland Transit Authority (surpisingly this is really a nice relaxing and fun ride), Toontown, my 4 year old did Goofy's Barnstormer ( you probably shouldn't do this pregnant), Haunted Mansion, my 4 year old was tall enough and did both Splash and Thunder Mountain (not good for pregant women though), The Disney railroad, Pirates (can be scarey, but the kids liked it), Jungle cruise and Aladdin. THe parades were the biggest hit that first time. It is a good way to see all the characters without waiting in lines. We spent 3 out of 5 days at MK because this was so much fun for them. We did MGM and AK, but MK was the best.
Good luck.