Tips On Taking A Toddler To Disneyland

Last Updated on: 26th February 2020, 10:59 pm

When you go on holiday with a child, it is stressful enough. Especially if you are going to one of the top toddler and pre-school holiday destinations in Europe. When we went a couple of years ago, we picked up a few tips and this is what we would love to share with you now. It will help you to make your holiday stress free and more fun. Here are our top tips on taking a toddler to Disneyland.

Go off-season so that the queues for rides are slightly shorter because there is nothing worse than waiting in line with a toddler who has no concept of time and they get annoyed because they want to be on the ride NOW.

Take a buggy/stroller even if your child is nearly out of the buggy. Disneyland is a busy place and they will walk miles in a day. Having the buggy means they can rest their weary feet for a while. If you park your buggy in a buggy park or near a ride, make sure you add a scarf or something colourful to make your buggy stick out for you and make it easy to find.

Carry baby wipes, disinfectant wipes or disinfectant hand sanitizer, this will help to keep you and your child clean

When you’re taking a toddler to Disneyland, you need to be prepared for all weather. Take sunscreen with you but also a raincoat. weather is so unpredictable

Take spare batteries for your camera, the last thing you want to be doing is spending your souvenir money on expensive items like batteries.

Eat just before lunch or just after, these times are less busier in the on-site restaurants and if your there for a few days try different cuisine on different days.

Take your own snacks and drinks in your bag. It may save you some money once you’re in the park and kiddies always want a drink or snack.

Don’t feel rushed to do everything in one go, take your time and soak it all in, enjoy it as you go along and make sure your child is having fun too.

Wear comfortable shoes! there is a lot of walking

Always get a map at the gate and use it as your going around the park. Cross off the rides you go on and hopefully you won’t miss any. If you’re there for more than one day, then plan. Spend time in the evening planning where you want to go the next day and make a route to follow.

Familiarise your child with the characters before you go. This means they are less scared of them. And don’t force them to have character photos if they don’t want them done. This can cause trauma with them.

Make sure you use the FastPass system as it saves queuing.

Try and book in times of extra park opening hours for hotel guests. It means it is a better time to go on the big, fast rides.

Make yourself aware of the baby swap system, where one parent has a go on a big ride and the other waits with the child. Then you swap without having to queue again.