Question of Resort pools and infants

[ErickainPA]

I know there was a thread about pools and infants. My question is a bit different though; if you take your infant, are you able to use one of the inflatable float toys? I wouldn't let me son float around the pool (he will be 7 months old), I would be holding onto his floater if they are allowed. Just thought I would see if anyone knows before I bother to contact Disney. If you know for both WDW and DL, that would be cool (we are going to DL in July)

Also, if anyone has used Blue Lizard Australian Suncream before, how did you like it?

Thanks
Disney bound in 32 days

 

[coltow]

My son was 8 months old his 1st trip and we used one if these at Music without any grief, and it had a sun shade too so I didn't worry so much about him getting burned. I know I got it cheap at Walmart and then didn't even bother to bring it home, more room for souveniers.

 

[tigsmom]

I've seen plenty of little kids in them and the older kids have used noodles when the pool isn't that crowded. Enjoy your trip! :wave:

 

[ErickainPA]

Thanks for the help. I will be getting one for the trip then, saw a few that I thought would be good because of the sun shade.

Since we are going to Disneyland most likely in July, will just keep it to use for there too.

 

[Unplugged]

Thanks for the help. I will be getting one for the trip then, saw a few that I thought would be good because of the sun shade.

Since we are going to Disneyland most likely in July, will just keep it to use for there too.

Little add on.....
We had one for our vacation last year that worked well. In fact, we took ours to Typhoon Lagoon so our son (then 1 year) could float with us in the lazy river. Disney life guards are always happy to see little ones properly cared for.:sohappy:

 

[unkadug]

http://www.crownlaboratories.com/bluelizard/testimonials.html

 

[sweetale]

The only time lifeguards usually have a problem is when the child is wearing a life vest or arm floaties. Life vests can be a problem b/c they are difficult to cut off if CPR is necessary. Arm floaties are generally not a great idea b/c they are not coast guard approved, they can pop easily, and if the child goes unconscious their arms will remain afloat but their head will not. I'm not saying Disney will not allow them, I'm speaking as a former lifeguard. :wave:

~Amy

 

[Dwarful]

When we were at Pop they wouldn't let anyone use raft type of toys. Everything had to have an opening of some sort. The baby floating island things were fine. It just couldn't be something that was large, solid colored and obstructed the view underneath...I guess this is so that lifeguards would be able to see if someone were in trouble underneath. Noodles for older kids were a great idea. Also, nerf style toys were not allowed. However, we had a beach ball and they let them play water volleyball with that.

 

[ErickainPA]

Thanks again

We went tonight and got DS a floater with sun shade. Picked up Little Swimmer diapers and sunscreen. The lady at TRU said going on vacation, guess it was that obvious :ROFLOL: Considering we had snow flurries earlier today.

 

[Deadmanwalking]

The only time lifeguards usually have a problem is when the child is wearing a life vest or arm floaties. Life vests can be a problem b/c they are difficult to cut off if CPR is necessary. Arm floaties are generally not a great idea b/c they are not coast guard approved, they can pop easily, and if the child goes unconscious their arms will remain afloat but their head will not. I'm not saying Disney will not allow them, I'm speaking as a former lifeguard. :wave:

~Amy

Considering that the Animal Kingdom supplied life vest when we were last there I don't think they have a problem with life vests. In fact they didn't have a problem with our daughter wearing a snorkeling mask only with the snorkle.

 

[typhoonguy]

Back in the day as a lifeguard at Typhoon, we were given guidelines to follow, but were told to use our best judgement. Most importantly, if something impeded our view of the guest using the apparatis or impeded the view of OTHER guests, we did not allow it. Also, wave pools and slides have MANY more restrictions than pools and lazy rivers for obvious reasons. If you ever have a question, it's best to ask the lifeguard that's scanning the area you're swimming in, as things can change based on what that particular guard is comfortable with.

 

[sweetale]

Considering that the Animal Kingdom supplied life vest when we were last there I don't think they have a problem with life vests. In fact they didn't have a problem with our daughter wearing a snorkeling mask only with the snorkle.

Some places do allow the vests and others do not (there is no hard and fast rule about them). I'm only suggesting what types of floatation devices may cause concern to the lifeguards and vests are one of them. This is especially true of the vests that are built into swimware and cannot be easily zipped off or unclipped. Again, this only is a concern when it is necessary to perform CPR and those seconds it takes to cut through the foam really do count!

~Amy

 

[coltow]

The only time lifeguards usually have a problem is when the child is wearing a life vest or arm floaties. Life vests can be a problem b/c they are difficult to cut off if CPR is necessary. Arm floaties are generally not a great idea b/c they are not coast guard approved, they can pop easily, and if the child goes unconscious their arms will remain afloat but their head will not. I'm not saying Disney will not allow them, I'm speaking as a former lifeguard. :wave:

~Amy

DS and Nephew wore arms floats at WL last year. They never told us to remove them, even on the slide.