traveling with multiples!!

[kritter]

The cruise was great!!!!

Look on page fifty post number 750.. That is my trip report. Let me know if you have any questions......

Kristin

 

[mom2jcc]

HI, I need some words of encouragement.....we leave in 15 days for 6 days and 7 nights at WDW and I'm starting to get worried about how our babies will do.
I have been planning this trip since last July when they were 5 months old and have been super excited about it. We are planning on sticking to the babies' schedules (naps, meals, bedtime, etc.) but the nights are what scares me. They have never slept anywhere except in their cribs and we have the wonderful blessing of them going right to sleep when we lay them down at night and close the door...no rocking.

So, any past WDW bedtime experiences that anyone would like to share is welcome. Thank you so much

 

[kritter]

HI, I need some words of encouragement.....we leave in 15 days for 6 days and 7 nights at WDW and I'm starting to get worried about how our babies will do.
I have been planning this trip since last July when they were 5 months old and have been super excited about it. We are planning on sticking to the babies' schedules (naps, meals, bedtime, etc.) but the nights are what scares me. They have never slept anywhere except in their cribs and we have the wonderful blessing of them going right to sleep when we lay them down at night and close the door...no rocking.

So, any past WDW bedtime experiences that anyone would like to share is welcome. Thank you so much

How old are the kids again..

I will tell you the first time we took our twins they were 10 months old. We stayed at a friends house. Next time they were about a year and a half not even. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. The kids hated the cribs for such a nice hotel the cribs were metal and rattled every time they moved. They cried themselves to sleep every night I though for sure they would be soo very tired they would crash hard. They took there naps fine in them.. But after a few nights of crying and thinking we were going to get kicked out of the hotel..LOL... We finally set up pillows and let them sleep in the bed there were two in the room...

Next trip was to the Swan/Dolphin and they slept in the bed with pillows all around them. They slept wonderful naps, and at night time....

If you can get pack n plays instead of the old rickety metal cribs you will be fine. But the bumpers etc. were old and I was soo very thankfull I had brought my own crib sheets.....

 

[mom2jcc]

How old are the kids again..

I will tell you the first time we took our twins they were 10 months old. We stayed at a friends house. Next time they were about a year and a half not even. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. The kids hated the cribs for such a nice hotel the cribs were metal and rattled every time they moved. They cried themselves to sleep every night I though for sure they would be soo very tired they would crash hard. They took there naps fine in them.. But after a few nights of crying and thinking we were going to get kicked out of the hotel..LOL... We finally set up pillows and let them sleep in the bed there were two in the room...

Next trip was to the Swan/Dolphin and they slept in the bed with pillows all around them. They slept wonderful naps, and at night time....

If you can get pack n plays instead of the old rickety metal cribs you will be fine. But the bumpers etc. were old and I was soo very thankfull I had brought my own crib sheets.....

Thanks for the advice! They are 13 months old now. I never even thought about letting them sleep in the other bed. We will be staying at the SOG and I know they have both the pack n plays and cribs. If it comes down to it, our Ds (7) can sleep on the sleeper sofa (thank goodness they have one in the room) and the babies can take his bed. Thanks, Kritter

 

[kritter]

Thanks for the advice! They are 13 months old now. I never even thought about letting them sleep in the other bed. We will be staying at the SOG and I know they have both the pack n plays and cribs. If it comes down to it, our Ds (7) can sleep on the sleeper sofa (thank goodness they have one in the room) and the babies can take his bed. Thanks, Kritter

I would just ask for extra pillows and put them all around them in the bed and on the floor.. We even when we were at the swan/dolphin had them push the two queens together.. So there was no way they could roll out one side was aggainst the wall and the other side was against the other queen. DH and I slept in the queen with the side you could get out on.. The kids were comfy in their queen all next too use but never rolled onto our side....

 

[flipflop]

Bumping

 

[flipflop]

We did a Halloween cruise last year. The kids loved it they were four years old.

We loved the whole cruising thing...The kids were not thrilled about the club they wanted to be with us and in the pool with their friends...

The islands were great..

Other questions ask away....

My cruise report should be in these pages somewhere....

How was the weather? We are thinking about going on the 4 day the first week of Dec 2008. I am nervous it might be too cool but I like the idea of the crowds at the park being low and still getting the benefit of the Christmas decorations. Planning this far ahead seems crazy but I know that the rates go up if you don't book early for DCL. Did your twins not like the clubs b/c the clubs didn't offer sufficient activity or was it more that they wanted to be with you? Thanks for answering my questions!!

Has anyone done MVMCP? Did you think it was worth it? Our kids will be 3.5 at the time we go.

 

[NJDisneyChic]

How old are the kids again..

I will tell you the first time we took our twins they were 10 months old. We stayed at a friends house. Next time they were about a year and a half not even. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. The kids hated the cribs for such a nice hotel the cribs were metal and rattled every time they moved. They cried themselves to sleep every night I though for sure they would be soo very tired they would crash hard. They took there naps fine in them.. But after a few nights of crying and thinking we were going to get kicked out of the hotel..LOL... We finally set up pillows and let them sleep in the bed there were two in the room...

Next trip was to the Swan/Dolphin and they slept in the bed with pillows all around them. They slept wonderful naps, and at night time....

If you can get pack n plays instead of the old rickety metal cribs you will be fine. But the bumpers etc. were old and I was soo very thankfull I had brought my own crib sheets.....

Kritter,

How did your kids like disney at almost 1 1/2? I have triplet boys that we are thinking of taking in Nov. and they will be 20 months at that point. I'd love to hear your experience/suggestions. We are planning on driving so I think we are going to bring all the pack n plays for them to sleep in. I'm afraid to put them in the beds as they tend to be all over the place in their cribs when they sleep. My husband says they get that from me!

I know they most likely will not remember the trip but I'm hoping they will at least have a good time and it won't be too stressful. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Hello all, haven't checked in in a while. Hope all's well. We're fine...

Our first WDW trip was when our twins were 3yo. We were a little torn between their need for sleep and all the excitement, but they still managed to get in their quiet time whether it was back in the room or a power nap in the stroller or car seats. Nights were fine in the second bed in the room. They crashed hard at night. DH and I remember carrying them, sleeping, up the stairs to the third floor every night (we later learned to request ground floor, our preference). I can't speak for younger than 3yo but I'm sure you'll all be fine...

It's amazing how time flies. They'll be 10 this fall so our summer trip will be the last time we get to pay "child rate" for them for tickets and dining plan, etc Bummer...

We'll be doing our 4th Disney Cruise this summer along with 4 nights at WDW. They turned 6yo on the first day of our very first cruise. They were a little shy about going in the kids club then, wanted to be with us which was fine. Luckily friends had an older DD and she took them to a show one night so the adults could enjoy one dinner at Palo. Second cruise, they were fine in the clubs, in large part I think because they knew what to expect and they were also turning 7yo. Last cruise my son had his best friend along and my DD felt left out so had us paged a lot, LOL. This year we're going with a big crowd of friends as well as DH's parents so we're hoping to emblazon some lounges in the Adults area with our names, we'll see...

I'd go with the expectation your kids will probably not want to spend too much time in the clubs, and if they surprise you, then that's great. If you have any friends or family members who want to cruise with you, it would be nice to "trade off" for some adult time, but if not, you'll still have a nice vacation. One family cruising with us has a 1yo so it will be my first experience (sort of) with Flounder's Nursery.

Have fun planning, everyone!

 

[NJDisneyChic]

Hello all, haven't checked in in a while. Hope all's well. We're fine...

Our first WDW trip was when our twins were 3yo. We were a little torn between their need for sleep and all the excitement, but they still managed to get in their quiet time whether it was back in the room or a power nap in the stroller or car seats. Nights were fine in the second bed in the room. They crashed hard at night. DH and I remember carrying them, sleeping, up the stairs to the third floor every night (we later learned to request ground floor, our preference). I can't speak for younger than 3yo but I'm sure you'll all be fine...

It's amazing how time flies. They'll be 10 this fall so our summer trip will be the last time we get to pay "child rate" for them for tickets and dining plan, etc Bummer...

We'll be doing our 4th Disney Cruise this summer along with 4 nights at WDW. They turned 6yo on the first day of our very first cruise. They were a little shy about going in the kids club then, wanted to be with us which was fine. Luckily friends had an older DD and she took them to a show one night so the adults could enjoy one dinner at Palo. Second cruise, they were fine in the clubs, in large part I think because they knew what to expect and they were also turning 7yo. Last cruise my son had his best friend along and my DD felt left out so had us paged a lot, LOL. This year we're going with a big crowd of friends as well as DH's parents so we're hoping to emblazon some lounges in the Adults area with our names, we'll see...

I'd go with the expectation your kids will probably not want to spend too much time in the clubs, and if they surprise you, then that's great. If you have any friends or family members who want to cruise with you, it would be nice to "trade off" for some adult time, but if not, you'll still have a nice vacation. One family cruising with us has a 1yo so it will be my first experience (sort of) with Flounder's Nursery.

Have fun planning, everyone!

Pea-N-Me,

I noticed you've stayed at the Yacht Club. That's where we'll be staying. Do you think it's roomy enough to fit 3 pack n plays? Should I try to upgrade to a Jr. Suite?

Thanks!

 

[kritter]

Kritter,

How did your kids like disney at almost 1 1/2? I have triplet boys that we are thinking of taking in Nov. and they will be 20 months at that point. I'd love to hear your experience/suggestions. We are planning on driving so I think we are going to bring all the pack n plays for them to sleep in. I'm afraid to put them in the beds as they tend to be all over the place in their cribs when they sleep. My husband says they get that from me!

I know they most likely will not remember the trip but I'm hoping they will at least have a good time and it won't be too stressful. Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated!

The kids loved it by one and half I think it was there second trip there. They loved it we loved it was a great trip by all.. They really hated sleeping in the cribs that Disney provided so we eneded up pushing the beds together for them to sleep in which was fine.. They slept soo much better than in the cribs since the cribs made a ton of noise every time they rolled over...

We tried to make sure that we still gave them a nap each day which helped with their moods too...Then we were able to go back to the parks at night time too .. They loved the shows, characters and parades..Plus the light parade at MK..

Hope all is well with everyone.. Just made all of my ADRs for our Sept, trip. I am still feeling guilty that I am going to pull the kids out of school . I think in part since I used to teach there...LOL!!!!!

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Pea-N-Me,

I noticed you've stayed at the Yacht Club. That's where we'll be staying. Do you think it's roomy enough to fit 3 pack n plays? Should I try to upgrade to a Jr. Suite?

Thanks!

I seem to recall the room was pretty spacious. There might not be enough room to keep them all together, but I'd think you'd be able to fit them in. What about asking them to take the daybed out for your stay (I'm almost positive there was a daybed). We're used to tight spaces so small rooms don't bother us. I know some people need more room.

 

[kritter]

Anyone ever eat at the Cape May restr??

 

[Pea-n-Me]

We've eaten there a couple of times.

 

[kritter]

Great to know this will be our first time eating there.. Also eating at Captain Jacks. and Ohana's for the first time... How are these places do you know???

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Have never been to CJ's. Ohana is one of our favorites, but haven't been there since the new menu. I love the atmosphere, kids have a ball. Take some time to hang out at the Poly, walk the grounds, beautiful at night with torches lit, etc.. maybe watch EWP from there.

 

[kritter]

Have never been to CJ's. Ohana is one of our favorites, but haven't been there since the new menu. I love the atmosphere, kids have a ball. Take some time to hang out at the Poly, walk the grounds, beautiful at night with torches lit, etc.. maybe watch EWP from there.

Thanks for the suggestion I think the kids will really like it there.. Any other suggestions as to great places to eat...???

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Yikes, that's a loaded question, LOL. Have you done Whispering Canyon Cafe? We had the kids' 9th birthday dinner there last fall, their choice: what a riot. There was another set of boy/girl twins, probably 20yo or so, hopping around the restaurant on hobbie horses singing "Happy Birthday" to themselves! My kids were worried they were going to have to do it too. The waitress was good and knew they were a bit shy, so she just stopped the whole restaurant, had them stand up, made an announcement, then everyone sang HB to them. They enjoyed that and I got it on video. I wish I could post it here, so cute! (I could tell another story but I don't want to ruin anyone's fun... The first time we went there we had lunch, and that was funny too. We had no clue!)

My DS really loved Coral Reef, we sat right next to the aquarium, it's now his favorite - food was good, too. We had a great meal at Maya Grill (CSR) and loved the atmosphere - but we were staying there; Pepper Market is nice, too, for lunch and a stroll around the resort. Love Boma. Like the Chinese food in China but take out menu not as good as it used to be. We always enjoy LTT even though it's Stouffers! Have you done 50's Prime Time? That's a fun place - don't stray too far from the the fried chicken. Sci Fi Drive In is supposed to be fun, had to change our ADR last time so didn't get to try it (food so-so supposedly). Same with Le Cellier, had to change ADR. Those are a few I can think of...

On our to try list: Biergarten; Yachtsman's Steakhouse; Yacht Club Galley; Pecos Bill's; Tusker House; restaurant in Mexico (can't think of name). Anyone been to these places?

 

[momsoftwins]

well i leave monday for disney solo with my girls!!! i cant wait. we are stayin the night b4 at a hotel next to the airport with an indoor pool and i am affriad that the girls will think that the hotel is disney. one of the twins only request to do on vacation is to swim!!! but wish me luck and i will post when i return.
we are eating at chef mickeys for breakfast
rainforest cafe for diner
norway story book princess for breakfast
ohanas for diner
1900 park fare princess gala for diner
the plaze in magic kingdom for lunch
and sci fi for lunch
i will give all my reviews on food when i get back too

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

momsoftwins, flipflop and mom2jcc: I see all of your trips are soon (if not recently). Please be sure to come back when you are home and let us know what a fantastic time you had. I can't wait to hear!

Kritter: I agree that Ohana's is great. We loved Captn Jacks (I know some people don't). I figure that ANY restaurant at Disney World is better than dinner at home! We really enjoyed Liberty Tree Tavern too. Great Character interaction. Le Cellier is our fav, but it isn't as great with kids (they get a little bored). Boma is fantastic too (especially the breakfast buffet).