No more trips for a while

[mushumadness]

we took our oldest ds at 8 weeks (trip booked before i found out i was pregnant) hes now been three times and hes 2, he loved it the last twice, thought mickey was fantastic

our youngest has been twice hes 1 now but first went at 4 months

neither have been a bother on the plane, and if they do cry its because of something, only one person has tutted and commented and im betting they wished they hadnt now lol

our twin girls are due this June so we are holding off on going again for 3 years, as the prices of six seats is alot (and we do book seats for them all for comfort space and ease). so morgan will be 5 the next time we go and lucas 4 and the girls coming up on 3

we may get a trip in to dlp even though I dont like the place

 

[orangetiggs]

mush- congrats on the twin girls from another twin girl mummy!!!

we are taking our girls this oct and they will be 23 months, we had planned on taking them last sept but due to a family issue didnt go we ended up in egypt

they know mickey already and pooh bear so we cant wait to take them

 

[Elise79]

I take it a seat is a seat on a flight no matter what age of the occupant? Would make sense but I'm new to all this so don't know.

I actually thought you paid the same at Disney whether you were 1 month or 100 actually as I thought I read Walt wanted his parks to be for everyone to enjoy the same no matter what.

Child seats are reduced in the 'fare' portion but unfortunately they pay the same in taxes as an adult.

When booking our September trip a year in advance for DD being 15 months old we decided to book her a seat to give her a luggage allowance (at that time VA only gave infants 10kgs) plus it gave us some extra space for her to play.

We then decided to take a last minute trip in the March with DD being 9 months and took her as a lap baby as she would just fit the skycot.

That flight was fine but it reinforced our decision she needed a seat from then on - she liked her own space especially to sleep. It is a case of knowing your own child - our DD will not sleep in our bed with us ever and she will not fall asleep while being cuddled. However one of my work colleagues has a DS who 4 months younger than DD and he has never gone to sleep in his bed he always has to fall asleep being cuddled - now that is my idea of hell but they wouldn't have need a plane seat

And September is going be a shock as we have to buy a park ticket for DD for the first time as she turns 3 in June

 

[Elise79]

we took our oldest ds at 8 weeks (trip booked before i found out i was pregnant) hes now been three times and hes 2, he loved it the last twice, thought mickey was fantastic

our youngest has been twice hes 1 now but first went at 4 months

neither have been a bother on the plane, and if they do cry its because of something, only one person has tutted and commented and im betting they wished they hadnt now lol

our twin girls are due this June so we are holding off on going again for 3 years, as the prices of six seats is alot (and we do book seats for them all for comfort space and ease). so morgan will be 5 the next time we go and lucas 4 and the girls coming up on 3

we may get a trip in to dlp even though I dont like the place

Congrats on the Twins

 

[Disneymadhouse]

Thanks guys, the last thing I would want is to take a little un and have them terrified by the characters and scar them for life. Plus if they are too young I imagine we ourselves wouldn't be able to enjoy it.

This years promises to be an exciting if scary one for us anyway. We are currently trying to navigate the minefield that is looking at prams.

One thing is for sure, my son or daughter (find out in 2 weeks) will be brought up on Disney films

Congratulations!!

We have a two year old daugther and I have already begun her Disney film training! We are going Dec 12 and she will have her 4th birthday on Christmas Eve whilst we are there. We are also considering a trip to DLP just to give her a "taster".

 

[zippy99]

We first went to DLRP in 2004 when DS was 5 and DS was 3, but did not go to Florida until they were 7 & 9.

I suppose for us we avoided the whole holidays with toddlers - the cost of going to America is high and we never wanted to think we were spending £300 a day to be on holiday yet still be restricted by the needs of the children - after all it is a family holiday. Even on our early Paris trips DH and I would get frustrated that we could not do as much as we wanted due to the children needing to sleep and we would spend many a bored evening in the hotel room.

I know others may not agree with our thoughts but I am glad we waited till they were at an age to cope with flights, weather, staying up late and riding the attractions - in fact it is more likely to be us now that want to stop for a rest!

Although, I must confess had I visited Florida before I had children we may have looked at things differently....

 

[Elise79]

We first went to DLRP in 2004 when DS was 5 and DS was 3, but did not go to Florida until they were 7 & 9.

I suppose for us we avoided the whole holidays with toddlers - the cost of going to America is high and we never wanted to think we were spending £300 a day to be on holiday yet still be restricted by the needs of the children - after all it is a family holiday. Even on our early Paris trips DH and I would get frustrated that we could not do as much as we wanted due to the children needing to sleep and we would spend many a bored evening in the hotel room.

I know others may not agree with our thoughts but I am glad we waited till they were at an age to cope with flights, weather, staying up late and riding the attractions - in fact it is more likely to be us now that want to stop for a rest!

Although, I must confess had I visited Florida before I had children we may have looked at things differently....

I have to say that we have never sat bored in our hotel room - we put DD on a schedule so she has a longer afternoon nap and then is happy to stay up late. She loves the fireworks and parades.

At 15 months she made it till 11.30pm at MNSSHP - and it was us that wanted to leave!

 

[Tinkerbell1989]

Hello there, well we wont be booking to go back to Disney for quite a while, the reason is because my wife is expecting our first child.

We are mega excited but were watching a programme about WDW last night and I started thinking already what is the soonest you could go to WDW with a little un.

I was thinking maybe between 2 and 3 they would start to enjoy it, what are people's experiences of taking young ones?

Anyway that is all far down the priorities right now but it is still in the back of my mind

Our trips and indeed our lives will never be the same I imagine.

(Ps I'm targetting staying at the Art of Animation in 2013 but don't tell the wife )

Congratulations Tom on the news of your son!! My sister went to Disney World aged 4, and she says that she doesn't remember very much of it, but she loves looking through the pictures and hearing the stories that we tell her. Like when she jumped out of the stroller and ran towards Snow White the second she saw her!

I just want to set the record straight. People talk, shout, yell, laugh or sit silently. Babies cry when they need to communicate something. It is a fact of life and not saying I have no consideration for anyone, but people need to accept that. And you know what's great about it? Most people do. When you get to that point you will soon find that (1) 99% of the time, the only person bothered by the baby's crying is you and (2) One of the reasons many folk really don't worry about it is that it is so easy to tune out crying when it's not your baby. So don't worry about it.

If you ever want a laugh at a crying baby situation on a 12 hour flight at any point, let me know and I will relate a story of my 'worst' flight, which to this day sends me into fits of giggles whenever I think of it now.

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2Tiggies, I couldn't agree more - however, I work in the baby room of a nursery, so I've learnt not to tune out the crying! I end up saying to DBF "That baby sounds like so-and-so" or "Aww, that baby sounds so tired..."
Oh, and I would love to hear this story!

xxx

 

[princess jackson]

Congratulations

I took DD when she was 9 months, she took first steps there

DS went to DLP 19 weeks old.

 

[TCO]

Hi guys, just to let you know baby Arlo was born on Friday morning at 7lb, he's doing well but had a little jaundice so him and his mummu are still in the hospital.

Today I told him the story of Splash Mountain during a feed, can never start them too soon ha ha!

 

[wayneg]

Great news Tom, Congratulations. Hope they are home soon.

 

[dixonsontour]

Cogratulations

 

[disneyholic family]

DD was 2 years old the first time we took her...
she LOVED it....if i weren't lazy about posting pictures, i would post a few from that trip..

DS first went when he was 6 weeks old, but i doubt he even noticed....not even when the big mouse himself held him....
DD was 2 and a half on that trip...

yes we took her twice within 6 months....the second trip was her prize for getting a baby brother!! (to paraphrase the television commercial, "chani, you just became a big sister, what are you going to do now?".... "i'm going to disney world")..

 

[crabbie1]

DD was 2 and a half but i would hv no problem taking a baby. Its a good opportunity for all of you. No they wouldnt remember it but you both would. Lots of swimming for baby abd lots of attention from the characters. The only drawback is the long flight with a baby but then if ur prepared it will b fine. Congrats to you both

 

[joolz1910]

Congratulations!

We went to DLP when my eldest was just 5 and middle one was 11 months.
We went to DLP again when eldest was just 9, middle one was almost 5 and youngest was 15 months.
We are going to WDW when eldest will be 12, middle will be 8 and youngest will be 5.

All of them got something out of it, whatever age they were. We got some great memories as parents too. A lot of people will say that toddlers are too young to remember but you will remember even if they don't!

 

[tinks_1989]

congratulations lovely name My 11 week old is already watching disney films with me

 

[Missish]

I was 7 when I first went, and I think that's a near perfect age.

I know some people would disagree, but I personally would want my child to be walking, and able to handle walking a lot before I took them. Having said that, I know once I eventually have children this may change - I'm not sure I could go 5 or 6 years without going to WDW!

Oh, and congratulations on your new baby

 

[loobzuk]

congratulations on the birth of your Son, hope he and his mummy are both home soon. I took my DD for her 4th birthday and had that so focused in my mind that I 'forgot' I had a DS who was only 11 months old! Neither of them remember that first trip particularly well but me and DH do! It was absolutely brilliant (it was our first time too - I mistakenly thought you had to have children to visit WDW). We go on our 4th trip this year and we have had a different holiday every time as the children have been able to enjoy different things as they've grown up. This year DD (now 10) is looking forward to HP and DS (now 7) is looking forward to Shrek and the Lego shop.

I hope you enjoy planning for your son's first trip whenever you decide to take it.