US/IOA with kids

[amberj115]

This is our first family trip to WDW and US/IOA 1st week of April (with a 10yr 4yr and 2month)-- i'm thinking of doing 3 days in WDW a day in US/IOA. I know nothing aobut either park -- with the 10yr a huge harry potter fan i'm thining ioa. But is there much there for a 4yr??

 

[DisneyLoverUSA]

This is our first family trip to WDW and US/IOA 1st week of April (with a 10yr 4yr and 2month)-- i'm thinking of doing 3 days in WDW a day in US/IOA. I know nothing aobut either park -- with the 10yr a huge harry potter fan i'm thining ioa. But is there much there for a 4yr??

There's not much at either park for a 4 yr old. The shows.

 

[amberj115]

isnt there some big dr suess par tof IOA? my 4yr is more of a roller coaster rider than my 10yr -- im just afraid he isnt going to be abe to ride anything because of the height limits.

 

[derekburgan]

I'm taking a 2yr old in about a week and after doing some research there is actually a whole bunch of stuff (including play areas) that will keep her going for the two days in the park. I knew she'd go out of her mind for the Dr. Seuss stuff, but even though I am an annual pass holder, I never paid attention to what the parks have available for little kids, turns out there's a whole lot.

 

[damo]

There is quite a bit for a four year old. At IOA, there are two kiddie playgrounds. There is also Seuss Landing which has 4 different rides that are suitable and the playground. At Jurassic Park there is a bigger playground and the ride Pteranadon Flyers. There is a Discovery Center as well with lot of fun interactive dinosaur things. The four year old will also enjoy the Sinbad show. Over in Toon Lagoon, there is a big boat called Me Ship, the Olive which is lots of fun for kids. The four year old can go on the Popeye water ride and also Storm Force Accelatron which is a teacup type of ride. At the Wizarding World, they can do the little coaster Flight of the Hippogriff and also do the Castle tour.

At Universal Studios, a four year old can do Shrek, Disaster, perhaps Men in Black depending on height. They can do the Animal Actors Show and ET and the Woody Woodpecker coaster. There is an entire kiddie area over by the coaster that also has a Barney show.

This summer, Despicable Me will open and they can do that as well.

I'm sure I have missed some stuff.

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[heidi8]

My kids (now 6, 8 and 12) absolutely love the Curious George Ball Factory in US and have for *years*. They can spend an hour there playing, and throwing balls at each other and the other kids. I'm not a fan of the Barney show, but some kids are - and Fievel's Playground is amazing for the littler ones.