I went to Disney World with 3 youngsters, 5 and below. Listed here are 4 errors I received't make once more subsequent time.

• I am a mother of three youngsters 5 and below — we lately visited Disney World for the primary time collectively.
• I want we might tried extra meals and hadn’t tried to go to so many parks throughout our quick journey. 
• I underestimated how scorching it could be in April and I want I would introduced a stroller for my oldest. 

I am a mother of three youngsters and I completely love going to Disney World. Though I would not think about myself a Disney grownup — I’ve solely been to the Florida park a handful of occasions — I’ll by no means say no to a fast journey to see the characters and get some rides in. 

Earlier this yr, my husband and I took our three youngsters, all 5 and below, collectively to Disney World for the primary time. We had taken our son earlier than when he was 18 months outdated, and we had such a blast that we wished to do the identical for our twins who have been born through the pandemic. 

Our journey got here collectively relatively shortly. We had deliberate to go to my mother and father in Miami, and when the climate there was horrible, we determined to take the three-hour drive and head to essentially the most magical place on earth.

As a result of we did not have a lot time to plan, we made some horrible errors that now I will keep in mind by no means to do once more. 

We did not have relaxation days between parks

Our journey was a brief one at 4 days, together with our arrival and departure. I made the beginner transfer of reserving 4 parks for 4 days, which means we might do one per day. This is able to’ve been OK had it been simply the adults, however it was so much with youngsters so little.

By the point we hit Magic Kingdom on our third day, we have been all exhausted and fairly executed. However, as a result of it is a park geared towards little youngsters, we nonetheless go to do a number of issues. It was totally different the subsequent day once we visited Hollywood Studios. All the youngsters had meltdowns, they usually have been prepared to depart the second we walked into the park. 

Subsequent time I will keep in mind so as to add some relaxation days between parks, particularly since we have been staying at a Disney World resort with lovely swimming pools and loads of leisure choices. The remaining days would’ve allowed all of us to decompress, grasp by the pool, and do one thing totally different than working from attraction to attraction. 

I underestimated the warmth

I’ve lived in Florida earlier than, so I do know it will possibly get scorching. We have additionally visited the parks on the finish of Could, so we have been properly conscious of how scorching — and due to this fact exhausting — it may be. I believed we might be OK since I deliberate the journey for early April however the warmth was actually intense.

Each Animal Kingdom and Epcot have been manageable within the warmth since they’ve loads of shade and indoor points of interest with air con. However Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios have been the other. We did not even get to look at any parades as a result of the youngsters wished to go inside to relaxation. 

We principally did rides

As a result of our journey was so quick, we tried to stay to solely happening rides and assembly characters. This meant a variety of experiences like watching parades, getting a Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique makeover, attempting a bunch of cool meals and drinks, or strolling into present retailers weren’t a part of this journey. 

We returned dwelling wishing we had tried sure meals you’ll be able to solely get on the parks and purchased our youngsters souvenirs to mark the journey. 

That mentioned, as a result of we have been so centered on doing rides, we went on each trip we wished in each single park. This included Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, Seven Dwarves Mine Practice, Tron Lightcycle / Run, Avatar Flight of Passage, and Remy’s Ratatouille Journey. 

We solely had one stroller

In Disney, there is no age restrict for strollers, and I’ve to agree.

We introduced a double stroller to push our twins in as a result of they are often sluggish walkers and have a tendency to wander round, however we did not think about that our 5-year-old could not take as many steps as we adults can daily. He was understandably drained by noon, which meant we needed to carry him round. This made our journey much more troublesome. 

By the third day, we determined to lease a stroller on the park. The rental wasn’t as costly as I anticipated it to be — $15 a day for a single stroller or $27 for a double — however it was one more expense in an already costly journey.