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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Top 10 tips for conquering DW with young children!

1 Pack your own snacks and water! You can refill your water bottles at the water fountains. Otherwise, you can buy a bottled water for $2.50 inside DW.


2 Use the Baby Centers - They are located near the front of each park (usually) and have many necessities like microwaves, rocking chairs, changing tables, and more. They also have a mini store for baby and toddler necessities, in case you forgot something!


3 Rider Switch - This is where your party goes to an attraction that the younger children can not ride. Walk up to the cast-member that is in front of the ride and tell them you need a rider switch pass for the adult that is staying with the children while the others get in line for the ride. This pass will let the adult hop to the front of the line when the others are able to watch the children.


4 Look at the menu for restaurants before you go, if you have picky eaters. Each restaurant in DW has their menu posted online at the DW website!


5 Bring your own stroller! You can rent a single stroller for $15 per day inside DW. Most airlines let you bring your own stroller for free (Southwest does). The Disney strollers are hard plastic and don't have much room for bags or things.


6 Buy the Memory Maker at the DW website and use your PhotoPass each time they go see a character! This lets you download a digital copy the pictures taken by a Disney photographer! This means the attraction pictures (Tower of Terror, Test Track) or the character pictures (go meet Mickey!). Pictures of your whole party! Just be sure to put them all on the same PhotoPass!


7 If you have extra time, let them nap back at the room. They will be more rested and happier for the evening activities!

8 Alternate long waits with short waits. Younger children are not very patient and if you are always taking them to long lines, they will not be very happy. Also, try playing games or telling stories while they wait!


9 At the end of the day, have an adult save your seats for the evening shows such as Wishes or Fantasmic. The other adult can keep the younger children entertained by continuing to meet characters and riding the attractions.


10 If your child is younger than 3, they get in the park free! When you have Fast Passes for a ride they enjoy, then try this: One person at a time get in the Fast Pass line with the child. They don't have an admission ticket so they are allowed to go with your party without a Fass Pass. If there are 2 adults and 1 child, then the child can ride the attraction twice! Once with each adult! That way, they get to experience the ride again! Peter Pan's Flight is a great attraction to try this!

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