Kids at Blue Zoo?

[jennbug]

Can I take my 2.5 and 4 year old to Blue Zoo? Or is it too fancy? They are well-behaved.

 

[jennbug]

Anyone????

 

[jodifla]

I'd say no. We were there in February for our anniversary, and saw no kids. No kids menu, as I recall, either. They have sitting service that you can use free while you're there as i recall for up to two hours. I'd say that's the main clue that it's not for kids.

It's very upscale, and the food isn't kid friendly.

 

[StitchandPooh'sMom]

I have never been to Blue Zoo, so take this for what it is worth. Except for very few places like V&A's, I think most restaurants at WDW expect to see kids. I checked allears.net and there is a children's menu listed for Blue Zoo from March 2005. We took our kids to Emeril's at City Walk and Tchoup Chop at Royal Pacific last time we were at Universal. They are definitely priced for adults(!), but there were other kids there. I think if your kids are well-behaved, you can take them almost anywhere at WDW. We always try to go early in case the meal takes a long time and they start getting tired.

Your littlest is too young for the kids clubs at WDW resorts - not sure about Swan and Dolphin. There is always in-room sitting, but we have taken our kids everywhere and they have done fine.

You can check the menus at allears.net and see what you think. I always think if a restaurant has a kid's menu, they must at least tolerate kids, if not actually welcome them!

 

[jennbug]

Any other opinions?

 

[tjmw2727]

I wouldn't, there are only a few places I wouldn't take kids and this is one of the few. The Dolphin kids club is complimentary for those dining at Schula's and Blue Zoo and includes dinner and a trip to the arcade, maybe that is an option.

I suggest taking a visit to the Dolphin prior to dining at Blue Zoo to see if it is the type of place you would be comfortable taking your kids too and check out the kids club to see if that would be an option.

TJ

 

[Emmaline Lola]

she is now 21 months, and has been I think 2x (my memory isn't good), once as an infant and more recently when she was 15 months..............

Yes, it is a bit more upscale restaurant, but it is DISNEY WORLD! Kids are welcome!

And they do offer a kids menu! GO and bring the kiddos along and ENJOY!

el

ps: I have also taken my dd to Shula's 2+ times, the 1st time she screamed her head off, so we had the dinner packed to go and brought it home.......

At the time that you will probably eat there will be more families there, later in the evenings there are less children because they are usually asleep!

 

[emmyjules]

My kids were 5 and 7 on New Years Eve when we went to Blue Zoo. The staff was soooooooo wonderful and accomodating that I wouldn't hesitate to take even younger kids there. I agree with the sentiment, when you're at Disney, kids are everywhere and no one even thinks twice about it. Kids need to experience these places. Go, have fun and definately have the lobster!!!! It is worth the $40 price tag.

 

[GEM]

I would say, yes, go ahead and take them . . .

BUT, be ready to get them out of there if they start to create any kind of disturbance for the other diners. This is an upscale place where patrons have a right to expect a certain atmosphere. A well behaved, quiet child coloring or eating, etc. doesn't take away from that. A child who is screaming (or just talking loubdly), throwing things, etc. does take away from that.

My husband and I will be eating at Blue Zoo in Feb. We happen to be leaving our 3 year old back at the AKL with my mom that night so we can have a night out. (We're heading to Jellyrolls after dinner!) However, I won't be upset if there are other quiet kids eating there. I will be upset with their parents, though, if they don't cart them outta there at the first sign of them making a scene!

We have, at Disney and other places, taken our little guy to lots of nicer restaurants. Many times, it's worked out great. Other times, we've ended up either boxing our diner up to go or having one person eat while the other took the wee one out for a walk. We never let him ruin the dining experience for others. That's one of the down sides of being a parent.

 

[emmyjules]

Gem...I should have added the fact that the kids need to be well behaved kids to go to Blue Zoo. I was only assuming that fact. Thank you for bringing that up. I completely agree with you about how rude it is sometimes when you go to a nice restaurant and you see some parents completely ignore the actions of their children just so they can have a nice meal. My kids have actually preferred the times when they could go to one of the Disney clubs rather than eat at a nicer restaurant (gives us a break too).

 

[lil mermaid]

Is there a minimum age for the child care at Blue Zoo?

 

[GEM]

Gem...I should have added the fact that the kids need to be well behaved kids to go to Blue Zoo.

I totally understood what you meant, but I really don't think there is any such thing as a child who is "well behaved" all the time. As my 3 year old says, "Nobody can be good all the time, Mommy!" Even the best behaved little angel can have a breakdown under the right circumstances. An early morning to be at rope drop for a park and a long day of rides and fun followed by a two hour dinner in a nice restaurant where they are expected to sit still and be quiet can be a disaster for any little person -no matter how well be haved they usually are! So, even if they are normally the type that would be fine with this sort of thing, please know that, at Disney, normal behavior sometimes goes out the window due to plain old overstimulation and exhaustion. So, be ready to make an escape if necessary!

 

[bedgraynexl]

I want to say it is 4 years old, or 3 if they are potty-trained. I would check out the hotel website www.swandolphin.com