Kids under 3

[gobstoper27]

I dont mind strollers it's the stroller drivers who act as if they're entitled because they have strollers. I will admit, I laugh out loud and shake my head when I see a kids feet touching the ground and walk-sitting in the stroller. Throwback to the Flintstones

 

[gobstoper27]

Nope...and with one child stroller aged and one child maybe too old...if you have a double stroller...why not let the older one rest from time to time.

And while we're on the subject...what is everyone's opinion on what is "too old" to be in a stroller?

3-early 4 years( at the most)...but that's kind of pushing it. After that if I have to walk then you do to! If feet are touching the ground, HECK NO, THEY'RE WALKING, lol.

 

[Chef Mickey]

I agree -- just because your 2-year-old won't remember the look on their face the first time they saw Mickey, that doesn't mean YOU won't, and that it won't be a memory you treasure forever! Even if the kids don't remember their earliest Disney trip, the parents certainly will, and if taking their babies and/or toddlers to Disney gives them joy, then why not? (Granted, DH and I waited until our kids were old enough to be potty-trained and capable of going stroller-free to take them to WDW, but that was because making the trip was going to be a financial sacrifice, so we wanted to wait until the entire family could get maximum enjoyment out of it. If we'd had the means to do so, I'm sure we'd have gone earlier.)

I totally agree and take it a step further. It's not just kids that don't remember stuff. I don't remember what I did last week, but I'm sure it was fun at the time. Life isn't all about memories...you have to enjoy the moment too. Take pictures if you want the memories.

This is why I tell people to just WATCH the fireworks in the moment instead of trying to record awful video with your phone.

 

[rsoxguy]

I totally agree and take it a step further. It's not just kids that don't remember stuff. I don't remember what I did last week, but I'm sure it was fun at the time. Life isn't all about memories...you have to enjoy the moment too. Take pictures if you want the memories.

This is why I tell people to just WATCH the fireworks in the moment instead of trying to record awful video with your phone.

Please permit me to join in on disagreeing with the notion that taking a baby to WDW is a waste because of memory issues. To begin with, parents should be allowed the memories of spending time at a place such as WDW with their babies. Parental joy, yes?

Secondly, and more relevant to the point, there is a reason that we refer to childhood as "formative years". The events that will eventually be forgotten within time always serve to mold us into who we eventually become as adults. Each event stacks upon another from birth to adulthood and helps to make us who we become intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually. If taking a baby to WDW is a waste because of memory issues, then singing a lullaby or smiling over a crib should also be considered as wasteful. Life's singular events always add to form a chain in every heart and mind.

 

[Incomudro]

As for my wife and I, we didn't bring our sons (twins) to WDW 'till they were six.
There was no way her and I were going to deal with wheeling our kids around in strollers through the parks.
Everyone is different - and I'm glad I have a wife with the same mindset, but neither of us could fathom taking kids to WDW and lugging strollers. Better to wait until they no longer needed them.

 

[Disney.Mike]

Wow. I couldn't imagine leaving my kids out of a family vacation because they were to much of a hassle

 

[xdan0920]

Parental joy, yes?

An after thought in today's society.

 

[Lexie]

i have to disagree about little
Ones not "remembering" my daughters first trip was when she had just turned three and she loves to look at pictures and talk about the trip. Her brother who was 18 months had the greatest time and I will forever have my.own memories of the look on his face when he first met Mickey Mouse.

As for strollers, I do not consider my daughter to be lazy and she never uses a stroller
At home but if she needs a little
Break walking around in the hot Florida sun I am all for it. My kids will be 11 months,3 and 5 and we are traveling with my 2 year old nephew so our family will be traveling with two double strollers! Cumbersome but for us the only way to go!

 

[Incomudro]

Wow. I couldn't imagine leaving my kids out of a family vacation because they were to much of a hassle

We didn't go without them, we simply waited until we felt the time was right.
There are many things we delayed until we felt like the time would be better both for our sons, and for us.