kimberlymautz
Well-Known Member
Hello All!
I'm currently planning our next trip - one for my son's 3rd birthday in October! This will be our last trip for at least a few years so I want to make sure that we get to do as much as possible.
We'll be heading down September 25th and will be heading home the day after my son's birthday, October 5th. It'll be me, my boyfriend, our daughter (will be 9) and our son.
I need opinions on several different things.
1) Should I go for the Dining Plan? My hope is that by some miracle Disney offers free dining while we are there, but if not I'm wondering if I should even bother with it. Our last few trips were obvious that we were going to be getting it and we found it SO worth it. My daughter LOVES the character meals and they're such a relief from all of the walking and insanity that is Disney. However this trip we'll be there for 10 days and I'm not sure I can figure out 10 different sit down meals that we'd enjoy. On the other hand, I really don't want to pay for character meals out of pocket either. The struggle.
2) Strollers. We don't use one at home very often, my son is pretty good at holding hands when we're out places. For Disney it's a no brainer that I'll be bringing one, but should I bring my large stroller (it's from when my daughter was born and came as a travel system) or should I bring my Joovi stroller? It folds up like an umbrella stroller, but it's definitely sturdier and lays flat. There's no tray on it though so I was thinking my son might find it annoying.
3) What are your favorite add-ons for little boys? We're going to do MNSSHP one night (to be determined depending on party nights), but I'd really like to do something special for my son to celebrate his birthday. We'll definitely be going to Magic Kingdom that day, but since we'll be there two other days we're not confined to it for the entire day.
I'm sure I'll think of more as time comes up, but those are what I've got so far.
Thank you!
I'm currently planning our next trip - one for my son's 3rd birthday in October! This will be our last trip for at least a few years so I want to make sure that we get to do as much as possible.
We'll be heading down September 25th and will be heading home the day after my son's birthday, October 5th. It'll be me, my boyfriend, our daughter (will be 9) and our son.
I need opinions on several different things.
1) Should I go for the Dining Plan? My hope is that by some miracle Disney offers free dining while we are there, but if not I'm wondering if I should even bother with it. Our last few trips were obvious that we were going to be getting it and we found it SO worth it. My daughter LOVES the character meals and they're such a relief from all of the walking and insanity that is Disney. However this trip we'll be there for 10 days and I'm not sure I can figure out 10 different sit down meals that we'd enjoy. On the other hand, I really don't want to pay for character meals out of pocket either. The struggle.
2) Strollers. We don't use one at home very often, my son is pretty good at holding hands when we're out places. For Disney it's a no brainer that I'll be bringing one, but should I bring my large stroller (it's from when my daughter was born and came as a travel system) or should I bring my Joovi stroller? It folds up like an umbrella stroller, but it's definitely sturdier and lays flat. There's no tray on it though so I was thinking my son might find it annoying.
3) What are your favorite add-ons for little boys? We're going to do MNSSHP one night (to be determined depending on party nights), but I'd really like to do something special for my son to celebrate his birthday. We'll definitely be going to Magic Kingdom that day, but since we'll be there two other days we're not confined to it for the entire day.
I'm sure I'll think of more as time comes up, but those are what I've got so far.
Thank you!
