Keeping things cold

[Erin1700]

Yes, I know we will have a fridge in our room at GF. But, there is no freezer.
How does everyone with little kids keep things cold when you are in the park? My baby is on regular milk and if I fill 2 bottles to take with us, how would you keep them cold? I was thinking of filling another bottle with ice and use that like a cold pack?

I will have a cold pack that you freeze with me because of the airport and flight down. Just no way to refreeze it once it thaws.

If you don't need to keep milk cold, how do people keep the lunchmeat sandwiches cold that they bring into the parks? (we are not doing that, just looking for a different prespective)

We leave Wednesday so we are not talking 90 degree weather.

Thanks!!

 

[koolaidmoms]

Yes, I know we will have a fridge in our room at GF. But, there is no freezer.
How does everyone with little kids keep things cold when you are in the park? My baby is on regular milk and if I fill 2 bottles to take with us, how would you keep them cold? I was thinking of filling another bottle with ice and use that like a cold pack?

If you don't need to keep milk cold, how do people keep the lunchmeat sandwiches cold that they bring into the parks? (we are not doing that, just looking for a different prespective)

We leave Wednesday so we are not talking 90 degree weather.

Thanks!!

That is exactly what we did. We would fill baggies (you can wrap them around the cup or bottle) or a sippy cup with ice from the ice machine just before we left and used it like an ice pack in a small insulated bag. We had no problem with it.

 

[MickeyMom2Boys]

When we went last February my DS turned 1 and he was on whole milk. I got a cheap thermos from walmart that held about 2 sippy cups full of milk. I would fill his cup when we left in the morning then have enough the fill it 2 more times from the thermos during the day. The thermos kept it cold all day. I was really impressed. I would use the thermos during non-meal time then order him some milk whenever we stopped for a meal. It worked well for us.

 

[Nicolepa]

When we went last August, I bought a Foogoo waterbottle (by Thermos) for each of my kids. They are supposed to keep liquids cool for up to 12 hours. I didn't believe it, but I figured if I could get 6 that would be great.

In the morning I would fill them with ice and then and then thru out the day I would refill them with bottled water. At the end of each day there was still ice in my bottles! The bottles are pricey but the work so well they are worth the money!

 

[kristinanderic]

We had a fridge the last time we were at POP and we would put our gel pack in the "freezer" part of the fridge and it would freeze it. My husband is on insulin so we had to use the gel pack to keep his insulin cold.

 

[ZPT1022]

We went when my twins were 14 months old and they liked to have bottles of warm milk still- they had just weaned from nursing the week before we left but still wanted their bottles. What worked for us was to use powdered milk and then just add water when we needed it- the baby care centers and restaurants were really great about giving us warm water for baby bottles.

 

[Schmeck]

I will have a cold pack that you freeze with me because of the airport and flight down. Just no way to refreeze it once it thaws.

Can you get a cold pak through sceurity now? I know they were banned last time we flew down - even for keeping baby stuff cold. You could bring the baby stuff through, but the packs were a big no-no.

 

[kristinanderic]

Can you get a cold pak through sceurity now? I know they were banned last time we flew down - even for keeping baby stuff cold. You could bring the baby stuff through, but the packs were a big no-no.

Last time we flew was January 2007. It was a necessity for our insulin. I told the security guard about it when we went thru security and they didn't make anything out of it.

 

[Jake'sMom]

Thanks for the tips. We are going in January with my 4 month old. I think I'm going to bring the ready to feed 8 ounce bottles so that I don't have to sterilize and can just throw them away. They are more expensive but I'm going to start buying now so it won't be such a big shock. Any other tips would help!

 

[dyna]

i'm gonna tell my age here now....

When mine was babies an we used the old fashioned glass an plastic bottle that was just a straight slim bottle I used a pringles can an a couple of ice cubes to keep bottles cold an it worked all day.

At disney it easy to get ice just tell them what if for even the ice machine at the resort works for morning since it's soft ice might have to add a little more during the day just ask for small cup of ice or ice water pour water off an you got ice for keepin bottle cold.

 

[monorailsilver]

Can you just bring that Parmalat (sp) milk in cartons to the park? I know it is more expensive but this way you don't have to worry about milk spoiling?

We went in August & I brought an ice pack with me. I put a cooler in my checked bag & put the ice pack in there. I had to bring my ds's butter (he is allergic to dairy & they only use icky Fleishmans in Disney). It kept it cold.

I wanted to bring the ice pack with me to the park but since the Poly did away with their freezer section in the fridge I didn't think I could but our fridge froze stuff in the back of it so the ice pack stayed frozen (didn't find that out until the last day).

I did bring zip lock bags & filled them with ice every am so I could keep my ds's meds in there & our extra water.

I also have those foogo cups. My kids use them for school though. I fill them at 7am with 4 ice cubes & when I empty them 12 hours later they are still cold.

And we got a thermos/Stanley big bullet type canister to hold our water. We filled it every am & then again later on that afternoon & we still had ice in it.

 

[DreaGirl]

When we went last August, I bought a Foogoo waterbottle (by Thermos) for each of my kids. They are supposed to keep liquids cool for up to 12 hours. I didn't believe it, but I figured if I could get 6 that would be great.

In the morning I would fill them with ice and then and then thru out the day I would refill them with bottled water. At the end of each day there was still ice in my bottles! The bottles are pricey but the work so well they are worth the money!

We have one of these too and it keeps liquids cold all day.

Also, at Target they have those small gel packs that look like Nemo or a Princess, those would fit in the freezer part of the fridge and should work to keep the milk cold.

 

[MickeyMom:)]

Actually the firdge's in the room now dont have the little freezer compartment on top. The way I always do it, reagardless of the hotel is as follows. When we return from our day at the parks, we walk by the bell service in the front of the hotels and I hand them a BIG ziplock bag with the freezer packs in them and ask them to freeze it for me. They have a BIG fridge and freezer down stairs and they are always happy to accomodate you. Just write your name on the outside of that ziplock bag with a sharpie, that was in the morning on your way out to the parks you walk by and ask any of the bell service workers there for it, they usually just ask you for the name on the bag. They freeze completely and last all day long, much more efficient than those non-freezer fridges in the rooms!!!!! happy planning

 

[PatsMom]

Last time we flew was January 2007. It was a necessity for our insulin. I told the security guard about it when we went thru security and they didn't make anything out of it.

Insulin or other medication is different than milk or other food items. I believe they still will not allow ice packs unless it is for medical reasons. I took insulin through security with a ziploc bag full of ice in a cooler with no problem.

OP - if your baby is drinking regular milk, you could just buy it in the parks if you don't want to bother with keeping it cold. They sell cartons of milk at all the quick service restaurants. That is what I used to do for DD. Costs a little more than buying a large container and keeping it in your fridge in the room but it is very convenient.

 

[laughinplace199]

Yes, I know we will have a fridge in our room at GF. But, there is no freezer.
How does everyone with little kids keep things cold when you are in the park? My baby is on regular milk and if I fill 2 bottles to take with us, how would you keep them cold? I was thinking of filling another bottle with ice and use that like a cold pack?

I will have a cold pack that you freeze with me because of the airport and flight down. Just no way to refreeze it once it thaws.

If you don't need to keep milk cold, how do people keep the lunchmeat sandwiches cold that they bring into the parks? (we are not doing that, just looking for a different prespective)

We leave Wednesday so we are not talking 90 degree weather.

Thanks!!

DS was on whole milk on our last trip. We had some in the fridge in our room, but when in the parks, I just bought it at CS places. I never had a problem finding whole milk in any of the parks.

 

[laughinplace199]

Thanks for the tips. We are going in January with my 4 month old. I think I'm going to bring the ready to feed 8 ounce bottles so that I don't have to sterilize and can just throw them away. They are more expensive but I'm going to start buying now so it won't be such a big shock. Any other tips would help!

I did something similar when DS was on formula. He was on Nutramigen Ready-to-Feed, which can be hard to find. So, I called Enfamil and ordered a week's worth of nursette (single serve, 6 oz bottles) and had them shipped right to the resort. It worked perfectly.