Resort hopping with young children

[bweagle]

We are planning to spend a day away from the parks enjoying what the WDW resorts have to offer. My DH and I have done this on past visits, but on our next trip we will have our 4 yo DS and 2 yo DD with us for their first trip. What are some activities at the resorts that we should make sure to include for them?

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

With kids that age I would concentrate just on one area. For example, you could take them to the 3 monorail resorts. You could start with breakfast at Chef Mickeys, walk around the CR after eating, then hop the monorail to the Poly, hit some of the shops there, take the kids down to the beach, show them the Volcano, the waterfall, etc, then hop the monorail to the GF, maybe rent a pontoon boat and take the kids out on the water, have lunch at the GF cafe, etc. That would be a fun day.

Another idea is you could hit the Boardwalk area. Start with a character breakfast at the BC, walk over to the YC and check it out, then head to the BWI, there are shops and carnival type games and stuff there they would like. There are a couple of different ice cream places too, and boat rental at YC. Another fun day.

DTD is also a fun day away from the parks. Kids will love Legoland, World of Disney, Once Upon a Toy, magic shop, there are tons of places to eat, movie theater, etc.

Sometimes I think our days away from the parks are my favorite.

 

[tiggersmom2]

My 5 year old likes to "arcade hop" at the resorts....so does my big kid (the DH) Anyway, they LOVE to start out at the resort we are in and then move on to the BC/YC, the Poly and finally the Contemporary. They stick a few other resorts in there when the mood hits. I just shop in the stores while they are doing this....