Packing and timing question

[GothamDoll]

Hello.
My husband has booked a surprise trip for us for April 22-28th.

The trip is for our family which consists of mommy, daddy and two boys ages 2 and 11 months.

I'm a little bit overwhelmed at the thought of packing for everyone as we have never traveled with the boys.

We will bring our stroller to the parks and I'm wondering what you would bring in a diaper bag that will also serve as a day pack for my husband and myself.

I'm also curious about the crowds and the weather at that time of the year. Should I bother packing bathing suits and should I steel myself for large crowds?

Thank you so very very much.

 

[Wendy1953]

Hello.
My husband has booked a surprise trip for us for April 22-28th.

The trip is for our family which consists of mommy, daddy and two boys ages 2 and 11 months.

I'm a little bit overwhelmed at the thought of packing for everyone as we have never traveled with the boys.

We will bring our stroller to the parks and I'm wondering what you would bring in a diaper bag that will also serve as a day pack for my husband and myself.

I'm also curious about the crowds and the weather at that time of the year. Should I bother packing bathing suits and should I steel myself for large crowds?

Thank you so very very much.

I would bring light weight jackets so that if it gets chilly at night you have them with you. I'm assuming you know what to bring for the boys including a change of clothes just incase they get into the sprinklers and/or water rides, and make sure you have sunscreen and some type of bug repellent. They do rent strollers in all the parks so you wouldn't really have to take yours. The the average temp ranges in April are from 53 to 83 degrees, but there can be some hot days (it was 88 last week), so I'd pack the bathing suits....they don't take up much room and better be safe then sorry! You're going during an "average" attendance time - lots of people but lines are manageable, so it won't be as crowded as Christmas, the summer--actually anytime school is out for vacation is when the parks are at the "Most Crowded" stage.....the real off peak season is the 2nd week of Jan-1st week of Feb, week after Labor Day until the week of Thanksgiving, and the week after Thanksgiving until the week before Christmas...You'll be there for EPCOT's flower & garden show.....lots of kid activitis going on....check out the schedule either on the disney site or at Allears.net!
Have a magical vacation!

 

[Tam1067]

Lots of wipes because little ones get messy and sticky everywhere, and Disney bathrooms are often crowded and hectic, so it's a hassle to clean them up in there. And I would certainly bring an extra set of clothes stuck in the bottom of the stroller basket for each boy just in case.

 

[LizAgna]

One of the things that helped with Pull-Up changes for DD2 was that I packed a Pull-Up, a disposable changing pad & a diaper disposal bag into zip lock bags. I would put several of them in our back pack, that way when DD had to be changed either me or DH would grab the wipes and a bag and head to the restroom. It was very convenient DH complemented me on thinking of this because it made changing her easy. Hope this helps!