https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:11:44 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251262 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 18:37:06 +0000 DigAPony 251262@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as some PPs have said--because it's so expensive, we'll definitely wait until our (still non-existent!) kids are at least six or seven years old to go to Disneyland so they actually remember it and won't get too tuckered out. My parents took me when I was almost 7 and we had fun, plus I can actually remember going.</p> <p>My friend took her then-five-year-old son to Disneyland last December, and they did have some good times, but also some behavior issues that seemed to spoil the trip a little. Every kid is different, of course, but I think he was still a little bit too young. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251225 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:46:33 +0000 Cole 251225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@eiko2010: My family lives super close to Hershey too! Likewise, we will not pass on an opportunity to go at just about any age (to Disney, Hershey or any others really) but I would probably wait until 3 if we are making a special trip out of it. I would love to do Disney at preschool/late toddler age and then again with them when they are elementary school aged. I think they would have two really different experiences but both would be great. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251187 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:12:49 +0000 littlebug 251187@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our families live like 5 minutes from HersheyPark, which has a lot of kiddie rides and a BIG kiddie water park. They're also only about 35 minutes from Dutch Wonderland, which is essentially a child-size amusement park. I'm pretty sure we'll be taking LO pretty early, especially to HersheyPark, since my parents get season passes. Maybe not next summer (LO will only be 6 months) but definitely the following summer. We also live only 35 minutes or so from Sesame Place, and will probably take LO there pretty early, too. But for something like Disney, where we'd have to travel, I'd definitely wait until LO is old enough to really enjoy it - 3 or 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251179 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:58:30 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 251179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>disneyland is soo expensive now... even though we live 15-20 min away from dland and a lot of our friends have annual passes, we don't plan on taking her until she can remember... maybe when she's 5-6 years old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251164 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:38:06 +0000 BoogieBea 251164@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Will probably wait until our younger one is 3. I don't want it to be boring for her. We did take them to sesame street love recently and he loved it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251154 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:32:16 +0000 Running Elley 251154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We’ll probably take him when he’s about 2. We originally were planning on waiting but we live in CA and both of us love Disneyland so we’ll be ready for a family trip by then anyway! We may even go sooner… But we will definitely be going while he’s under 3 and free :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251147 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 16:26:07 +0000 HabesBabe 251147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: if Charlie likes the characters, go to a character breakfast at one of the resort hotels. The Grand Californian had the best food, but I think the Paradise Pier and Disneyland Hotel have better characters.</p> <p>You can also do a rider switch pass... Mr. Bee waits with the kids while you go on a ride, then you give him the pass and he can ride without waiting in line.</p> <p>Carsland is in California Adventure and is super awesome! And yes, kids under 3 are free. Have your parents check out Costco for discounted tickets or southern California resident discounts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-251067 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:15:07 +0000 brownie 251067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Picture 1 is when my son was 6 months old and his first Disneyland visit.</p> <p>Picture 2 &amp; 3 was our visit yesterday at 15 months old. </p> [attach=1773/12/m8eix9.450x600.PA151204.JPG] [attach=1773/12/m8eixb.448x600.IMG_2378.JPG] [attach=1773/12/m8eixd.448x600.IMG_2411.JPG] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250857 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:24:16 +0000 heffalump 250857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure. It's our tradition to go to a theme park on Christmas, LO will be 17 months then and I think we might try it. I know she won't be able to do much and she won't remember it, but it's Bush Gardens so there are animals to see and shows and a big Sesame Street thing. </p> <p>There's a good chance we'll end up at Disney or at least Sea World sometime soon too. We have a niece that lives in Orlando so we would go to spend time with them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250853 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:23:09 +0000 yoursilverlining 250853@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll probably take LO around age 2; but only because we have friends and family in LA and would be going to the area for a visit anyway. Otherwise, we wouldn't make a vacation of Disney until later...maybe 4 or 5. I am usually pretty anti pretty-princess stuff, but I cannot wait to take LO to the princess salon to get her hair done by a fairy godmother. I would have LOVED that ad a little girl!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250811 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:54:01 +0000 Honeybee 250811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think we're going to wait until DD is 6 and DS is 4 before we hit Disney World, since it's all the way across the country. But we might do Disneyland earlier than that... it's only about an 8-hour drive! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250806 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:50:39 +0000 brownie 250806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took our son at 6 months old for the first time. And it wasn't for him, it was for me. He was free anyways. My mom went with us so she watched him while we did all the crazy rides. He loved the Haunted Mansion and Ariel's rides. They were slow with lots to look at.</p> <p>We just took him again for his second time yesterday and he was in heaven. We were just hanging out with friends so it wasn't a huge deal for us. I will add pictures of both times when I get home from work.</p> <p>Disney has been great. They are really good about food allergies. Yesterday the lunch place we went to double checked that everything we ordered was allergy free. They also have the mother's rooms. There is one in each park (though the Disneyland one is better than Cal Adventure). They have smaller toilets for potty training and nicer changing tables. They have a place with rocking chairs that you can breastfeed (or pump) in. They also have a microwave for warming water or food. You can buy things you didn't bring (or bring enough of) like diapers and food.</p> <p>I just bought an annual pass to take him whenever we are in the area. I'm really excited for it.</p> <p>Edited: We live 2 1/2 hours from DL and go to LA at least once a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250731 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:10:17 +0000 purrpletulips 250731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We took DD to Kings Island when she was around 14m but we live 10min from it so it wasn't a special trip. She couldn't ride anything except the train but we were going with family and so she went along.</p> <p>We went to Disney World when she was 18m and it OK. However, we went with the thought that is was a trip for DH and I and that she wouldn't remember much. We've talked about when to go back and plan to wait a couple years until she and our new LO will be older so the trip can be for them instead of just us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250724 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:05:10 +0000 Mrs. Cowgirl 250724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Bee: we took CB to disney world this past february when he was 2.5. he LOVED it. the rides were a little scary (except for the dumbo-type rides and small world and the carousel), but he adores mickey mouse and loved meeting him and was in heaven during the live shows and parades. now, my parents paid for the whole thing because they were down there for a conference and we flew down at the end, so i'm not sure if we would have gone all on our own, but we certainly don't have any regrets. </p> <p>the other thing to remember is that kids under 3 are FREE. (once you're 3, you still have to pay $80 or something like that) if charlie likes cars, he'll probably LOVE the new cars area at disneyland and if you bring along your mom or a friend, she can hang with the kids while you go on rides here and there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250719 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:02:30 +0000 regberadaisy 250719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were talking about it the other night and since DW is so far for us it would be our big trip of the year we decided 5ish. That way she's old enough to actually enjoy and remember the experience. We decided it was more important they enjoy/remember the experience than save on the entry fee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250718 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:00:57 +0000 MamaMoose 250718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Disney would be a flight for us so we would have to make a vacation of it. Because of this, not until our youngest is at least 5. If we were going to be in the area I probably still wouldn't go unless the child was at least 3. Prior to that I don't think they would get enough out of it to justify the entry fee. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250711 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:56:17 +0000 BananaPancakes 250711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We live in Central Florida and go to most theme parks every year. He'll be 6 months when we hit up Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party this year. I was pregnant with him for it last year, as well as Islands of Adventure and Universal. We have year passes, so he'll grow up knowing the parks well; just like I did. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250710 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:55:10 +0000 Mrs. Pen 250710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we have the option to go to our local amusement park each year for a huge discount through my dad's work.. we skipped this year since I have a 5 mos old.. I MIGHT consider it next year when he is 1.5 years, and probably for sure the year after. There is a really cute little kid section of the park with fun little rides and activities. My mom can't ride anything because of a bad back, so I know she'd love to have him along. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250703 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:52:47 +0000 kokobee 250703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>MIL works for Disneyland so we're able to go anytime but since LO is only 14mos we don't think he would enjoy it so we haven't gone yet. we're thinking maybe when he's at least 2yrs? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250647 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:22:10 +0000 looch 250647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not until at least 4. I would like to be down to no required naps, but free to take them if needed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250643 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:19:26 +0000 T.H.O.U. 250643@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We will take LO when shes 2, for sure before she turns free (when they have to pay to get in). I know right now she would LOVE it but wouldn't remember it. I think by 2 they would at least be able to recognize and enjoy the characters. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250617 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:01:01 +0000 mrsmenow 250617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We waited until DDs were 10 and 3. I couldn't afford the trip earlier with #1 and then we waited until #2 was old enough. I thought she was at the perfect age, she really enjoyed the characters and could go on some of the rides (she is a daredevil so she loved most of the ones that go up in the air). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250610 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:58:04 +0000 Mrs. Blue 250610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We told DH's grandparents (who live 30 minutes from Disneyworld) about the baby by saying that in 3 or 4 years, we'd be bringing their great-grandchild to see them and go to the Magic Kingdom. I don't think we would go until our LO was at least 3, so they would remember at least a little bit of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250607 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:55:57 +0000 HabesBabe 250607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: Camp Snoopy!</p> <p>We'll prob take LO around the holiday time (she will be about 5 months). I used to work st the Resort so I still have tins of close friends who can sign us in. if it wasn't free, I wouldn't take my kids until they were 3 or 4. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250601 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:52:55 +0000 leelee 250601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our season passes to Disneyland actually just expired early this year and I'm still trying to convince DH not to renew them until at the earliest next year. DD is only 6 weeks! I think realistically if you want them to remember the experience, best to wait till 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250565 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:24:26 +0000 chopsuey 250565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister wants to take LO to Knott's when we visit CA in a couple of weeks. I guess there's an area for kiddies?<br /> We were thinking about taking her to Disney World in September (at 1.5 years old), but will probably wait another year or so until baby 2 arrives. I think it'll be fun for her when she's 3 and will be fun for little brother when he's at least 16 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250560 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:20:35 +0000 Mrs. Yoyo 250560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not a huge Disney fan ... let's just say I wouldn't make a special trip. If we were already in the vicinity, I would want to wait until at least 4 or 5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250555 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:16:40 +0000 mrsjazz 250555@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd take her when she will be able to really enjoy and remember it. But she'll probably go before that since DH's dad &amp; little brother live near Disney. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250553 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:15:06 +0000 Mrsbells 250553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would want to take them when they are at an age where they will really remember it so atleast 6years old </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-you-take-your-lo-to-disneylandan-amusement-park#post-250549 Tue, 07 Aug 2012 09:12:48 +0000 Minnie_Girl 250549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>*I* haven't been to Disneyworld/land, Lord only knows when my kids will make it! Probably not until our youngest is old enough to remember, around six or seven. </p>