Saturday, September 26, 2009
Random Tip Saturday.
If you are going to ride Splash Mountain with someone who is just tall enough... make sure you sit in the back where you can hold on to them good. Just trust me.
Friday, September 11, 2009
Fun Fact Friday!
On Friday's I will list one fun thing that you may or may not know about Disneyland. Something random, something you can get or try, or just something fun!
Todays Fun Fact is about birthdays! When you go to Disneyland on your child's (or your own) birthday, stop by City Hall (on the left side of Main Street after you pass under the railroad) to get a birthday button and a call from Goofy! Its a fun little thing that your child will remember for many years to come!!
We are doing our first birthday at Disneyland this weekend! We are very excited! I'll let you know how it goes!!
Todays Fun Fact is about birthdays! When you go to Disneyland on your child's (or your own) birthday, stop by City Hall (on the left side of Main Street after you pass under the railroad) to get a birthday button and a call from Goofy! Its a fun little thing that your child will remember for many years to come!!
We are doing our first birthday at Disneyland this weekend! We are very excited! I'll let you know how it goes!!
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Top Five. Must Haves for your little one.
1. Change of clothes. You never think you'll need them, and then you do! Don't go overboard though, you don't need to drag the entire closet into the parks.
2. Snacks. Even if you plan on eating at the parks, you and your little ones WILL get hungry and it will more than likely be when everyone else is. Avoid the meal crowds by being prepared.
3. Water. Bring bottles from home and FILL THEM UP AT THE PARK. Yes, you heard me right. The water they sell at the park is Dasani... you know what Dasani is? Filtered city water. Anaheim has seriously won awards on how good their water is. On top of that, there are a few locations in the park that have filtered fountains. One being in the baby station on Main Street, another is by the Mexican Restaurant in Frontierland, or the Tomorrowland Terrace in Tomorrowland.
4. Wet Ones. I recommend these specifically only because they can clean tables, strollers AND your little ones hands and face.
5. A small blanket. This can be used to cover a cold little one, to cover the ground for you to sit on during a parade, and to shade the sun from little ones eyes while in the stroller.
2. Snacks. Even if you plan on eating at the parks, you and your little ones WILL get hungry and it will more than likely be when everyone else is. Avoid the meal crowds by being prepared.
3. Water. Bring bottles from home and FILL THEM UP AT THE PARK. Yes, you heard me right. The water they sell at the park is Dasani... you know what Dasani is? Filtered city water. Anaheim has seriously won awards on how good their water is. On top of that, there are a few locations in the park that have filtered fountains. One being in the baby station on Main Street, another is by the Mexican Restaurant in Frontierland, or the Tomorrowland Terrace in Tomorrowland.
4. Wet Ones. I recommend these specifically only because they can clean tables, strollers AND your little ones hands and face.
5. A small blanket. This can be used to cover a cold little one, to cover the ground for you to sit on during a parade, and to shade the sun from little ones eyes while in the stroller.
Top Five. Some common sense.
1. Just because you are at Disneyland, does not mean your kids are all of a sudden NOT going to need their nap. If you are going for one day and feel you can push through, I say go for it. Do not be surprised if your child is all of a sudden cranky, scared of everything and just plain intolerable. If you are staying more than one day, remember... its only going to get worse. The lack of sleep will keep building until you and everyone in your party is ready to leave a day early!! Just go back to the room to nap, Disneyland WILL be there when you wake up. And if its not, you will be grateful you weren't there when it met its demise.
2. If you are pushing a stroller (which you should be if you have a child 4 or under), please realize that you are not king of the road. People do not like to be ran into, stopped in front of, cut off, etc. Its A LOT easier to do when pushing a stroller, but try to be careful.
3. Just because you have a baby or toddler, does NOT mean everyone has to accommodate you. So be prepared. Disney is VERY good at making things easier for people with babies and toddlers, but there is only so much they can do. There are baby care centers in both parks that have just about anything you could need for a baby or toddler, just in case you forget something. (Baby care center in Disneyland is at the end of Main Street on the right hand side, behind the Photo Store. The one in DCA is next to the Mission Tortilla Factory, in the back of the park).
4. Check height and age requirements BEFORE you get up to the front of the line. It frustrates you, it frustrates everyone around you and it will disappoint your kid if they cannot ride. MOST of the time, there will be someone posted along the way to measure and make sure this doesn't happen, but sometimes not.
5. Have fun! If you don't ride everything, its not a big deal! Running and rushing around makes Disneyland not fun. Take time to let your little one soak it all in. Disneyland is a wonderful place with lots to do and see and makes for some wonderful memories. Enjoy it! They are only young and at Disneyland once.
2. If you are pushing a stroller (which you should be if you have a child 4 or under), please realize that you are not king of the road. People do not like to be ran into, stopped in front of, cut off, etc. Its A LOT easier to do when pushing a stroller, but try to be careful.
3. Just because you have a baby or toddler, does NOT mean everyone has to accommodate you. So be prepared. Disney is VERY good at making things easier for people with babies and toddlers, but there is only so much they can do. There are baby care centers in both parks that have just about anything you could need for a baby or toddler, just in case you forget something. (Baby care center in Disneyland is at the end of Main Street on the right hand side, behind the Photo Store. The one in DCA is next to the Mission Tortilla Factory, in the back of the park).
4. Check height and age requirements BEFORE you get up to the front of the line. It frustrates you, it frustrates everyone around you and it will disappoint your kid if they cannot ride. MOST of the time, there will be someone posted along the way to measure and make sure this doesn't happen, but sometimes not.
5. Have fun! If you don't ride everything, its not a big deal! Running and rushing around makes Disneyland not fun. Take time to let your little one soak it all in. Disneyland is a wonderful place with lots to do and see and makes for some wonderful memories. Enjoy it! They are only young and at Disneyland once.
Welcome!!
Here, you leave the world of childless days at Disneyland and enter the days of diapers, nursing in public and stroller tantrums.
I plan on passing on all that I know from experience, all that I have read and all that I have learned from others that involves taking kids to Disneyland!!
I plan on passing on all that I know from experience, all that I have read and all that I have learned from others that involves taking kids to Disneyland!!
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