June trip advice

blobula

blobula

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My family is planning a return to Disney in 2020 and we were thinking of going in June. Would it be best to go the first week of June (i.e 2nd - 10th) or go later in the month?

Also, we'd be flying with 2 kids (4 and 6) and a baby (10 months at the time of flying). We've flown with the older kids before and I'm not worried about that. However, we have never flown with a a baby. Any advice in regards to packing and what to take on the plane for our stay? A stroller and carseat can be left at the entrance to the plane which they will then store?

Thank you!
 
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DryerLintFan

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The later it gets, the hotter it will be. So with a 10 month old I'd go as early in the month as possible.

I don't think you can gate check the car seat but definitely do that with the stroller. If your carseat is approved by the airline, you can use it on board if you bought your baby their own seat. Otherwise you will need to check it, which isn't exactly recommended. If you do, make sure to get a car seat travel bag.

If you're staying at a Disney resort though you won't need the car seat. Just the stroller
 
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DryerLintFan

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Also, general flying advice with a baby:

- bring snacks. Pack a lot of snacks and then double it. Pack high value snacks like a sucker. Baby won't stop crying and doesn't have a dirty diaper and doesn't need to eat, BAM sucker time!

- Bring AT LEAST TWO DIAPERS if you are changing the baby's diaper on the plane. Seriously. Don't walk all the way back there with a fussy baby, get the baby naked, have the sticky thing rip on your diaper and realize you thought you were saving yourself trouble only bringing the one diaper back with you

- if strangers offer to help, or offer knowing glances, accept them. Chances are good that nothing will happen, but a lot of strangers on that plane have flown with babies. Flight attendants helped me out a lot when I traveled with my daughter when she was little. Accept help and be kind to those around you

- pack a couple new toys. Newness works wonders for boredom

- If the snacks are doing nothing, and the toys you brought aren't working, ask the flight attendant for a cup of water and a straw and an empty cup. It's going to be messy but my daughter played for two hours with a half filled water cup and a straw
 
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blobula

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I appreciate the feedback. Where to stay is up in the air. I'm hoping summer discounts are released in a few weeks. Looking at POP or POFQ. Otherwise I think we will stay at Wyndham Bonnet Creek, however, I'm not to thrilled to rent a car. Everything looks to work out to about the same staying offsite at Wyndha/renting a car vs staying onsite and having transportation taken care of. We get more room staying off site.
 
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Hcalvert

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I am going to WDW for two weeks in June 2020 (June 4-18) and highly recommend earlier in June. I went in early-July last year and it was miserable. Late June and July are some of the hottest times in Florida (at least when I lived there).
 
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Queen of the WDW Scene

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I'd go the first week in June.
I know many schools are already out for summer but where I live they don't let out until late June so I'd imagine that by later June there would be higher crowds.

Generally you can gate check carseats and strollers.
Do you really even need the carseat though?
 
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We attended WDW last year in the first week on June and I found the crowds to be fairly light and reasonable. That being said the resorts were PACKED with conventions/conferences.
 
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Phonedave

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We go that last week of June almost every year. It is HOT and the crowds are starting to build at that time. Go earlier if you can (we can't)

I have not flown with a baby in well over a decade and a half, so no help there.
 
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JIMINYCR

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If you can arrange it, I'd say its a better time period earlier in June than later. helps to try avoiding the more oppressive heat, advancing humidity and the ever building crowds.
 
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blobula

blobula

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I have booked plane tickets from June 2 - 10, 2020. Now just need to work on a place to stay. I'm hoping discounts come out New Years week for summer, otherwise might look at Wyndam Bonnet Creek.
 
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correcaminos

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You'll want/need a car seat for the plane, trust me on this. We did it once without and that was a mistake. We also didn't take ME so we could safely ride to the resort, but that's harder if you have more kids.

Bring the necessities. Food, bottles (if used), diapers, and double clothing per day and then some. Maybe a small toy but leave most at home. We would make sure we had a stroller because it was easier getting through the airport.

As for June, we always go the first part of the month. Much nicer than later in terms of crowds and weather. Though crowds are still not as bad as they used to be in the summer.
 
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Queen of the WDW Scene

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helenabear said:
You'll want/need a car seat for the plane, trust me on this. We did it once without and that was a mistake. We also didn't take ME so we could safely ride to the resort, but that's harder if you have more kids.

Bring the necessities. Food, bottles (if used), diapers, and double clothing per day and then some. Maybe a small toy but leave most at home. We would make sure we had a stroller because it was easier getting through the airport.

As for June, we always go the first part of the month. Much nicer than later in terms of crowds and weather. Though crowds are still not as bad as they used to be in the summer.
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Only way they could use it on the plane is if its FAA approved (most are) and if they booked a seat for the baby. They did not specify.
 
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correcaminos

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Queen of the WDW Screne said:
Only way they could use it on the plane is if its FAA approved (most are) and if they booked a seat for the baby. They did not specify.
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It's harder to find a seat that is not FAA approved than it is to find one that is. Absolutley none of ours were not FAA approved and we didn't even look for that as I bought a specific one for flying to save me from having to uninstall and reinstall before and after the flight.

I stand by what I said. No babies should fly without one. Truthfully no children under 44 pounds should fly without a proper restraint. We care about cars but not planes which is rather odd to me. If they don't have a seat, they need to buy one IMO. The FAA suggests this as well.
 
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Queen of the WDW Scene

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helenabear said:
It's harder to find a seat that is not FAA approved than it is to find one that is. Absolutley none of ours were not FAA approved and we didn't even look for that as I bought a specific one for flying to save me from having to uninstall and reinstall before and after the flight.

I stand by what I said. No babies should fly without one. Truthfully no children under 44 pounds should fly without a proper restraint. We care about cars but not planes which is rather odd to me. If they don't have a seat, they need to buy one IMO. The FAA suggests this as well.
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Like I said most are approved and like you said it's only your opinion.
I was just stating the facts that it has to be approved and they have to have bought a seat in order to use it.
And while there are mostly older articles that say infants are more safe in a car seat on a plane there have been recent articles I've seen here and there in the past year or so that actually state the opposite because plane seats were never meant to and not made to hold a car seat. The angle of the seat is different from a car and is designed specifically for protecting people in a plane crash.
So really if anything you should be recommending something like a CARES harness so the baby can be seated in the actual plane seat not a car seat.
But again its dependent of whether the OP purchased a seat for the baby and we have no right to judge them if they didn't since its perfectly acceptable under the law to not purchase a seat for the infant.
 
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larryz

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When @helenabear says double clothing, that means CARRY two extra outfits in the plane with you. Nothing worse than a miserable baby who's redolent of the last bout of puking. And then when it happens again...
 
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