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We started going when mine was 6 months old. Around 2 he got into the characters a lot more. It was really neat watching him. At 3 now he just runs the park.

We live close so it isn't a hotel or travel thing, so that helps. He also doesn't need naps and can stay up late (last time we went to dland, we did dumbo at 10 pm). So it is up to you.

If you want to go, I wouldn't let your little one stop you or not. We went at 6 months old for me (halloween at dland).

Not until our kids could have great memories from it! Probably around 6 or 7, honestly. We live far away so it would be a once in a childhood type vacation and I would want it to be meaningful.

5. Too expensive for her to not remember!

I don't think 2.5 is too young; she should have a great time there, even if she doesn't remember it.

We took LO for the first time at 14 months, but we were in CA visiting friends and family anyway so it wasn't a special trip just to Disney.

The good thing about going when she is 2.5 is that she will be free! There's almost $100 saved right there!

Depends on the kid, but personally I would say at least 5 or 6. I love love love Disney, and honestly it would be a huge bummer for me to go and have to miss some of my favorite rides/shows due to to height restrictions, bed times, stuff that they're just too little for (Disney does everything BIG and it can be overwhelming for a little one - my SIL took my nephew at 2.5 and there were so many things he thought were scary, but it certainly depends on the child,) etc. You can always do the child swap, but for me that takes away a lot of the fun, I'd rather just save my money and wait until they're a bit older.

Our plan is to take our kids for the first time when the oldest will have just turned 7 and our youngest will be almost 6. But we live on the other side of the country and I'm a SAHM at the moment, so cost is a big factor. If we were going to be in the area anyways or weren't too far away I would have different feelings about it! DH doesn't believe that I'm going to be able to wait as long as I'm currently saying...we'll see, haha!

Kids are free until 3 so I think that'd be a perfect time to go! My cousin just took her 1 year old and she LOVED it.

We are taking my lo in a few weeks when she is just shy of 2 years old. I don't think she will remember it but I think she will really enjoy it. She is into Mickey mouse clubhouse, doc mcstuffins and Sofia the first on Disney junior. We took her to this tiny park a few days ago that had a train that rode through this wooded area and went thru tunnels and bridges and stopped in a "town" that was all toddler sized and she was fascinated by it. She won't remember forever but she has asked about it or mentioned it a bunch of times since then.

Isnt it free before three?

I plan on taking LO before he turns 3 for that reason alone. Also we get cheap flights from NYC and I love going to Florida.

We went when LO 1 was almost 2.5 and LO 2 was 1 and we had a blast. We live nearby and spent the whole day at the park. LO 1 really enjoyed the rides and the lines weren't bad on a weekday.

We took LO in May a few weeks before her 2nd bday. We just really wanted a vacation and figured Disney would keep her happy and all of us entertained. We drove down from NH which was an adventure in itself lol. She did wonderful and there were some moments that me and her dad will cherish forever, but I do think she was a little to young to truly enjoy it. We plan on going back when she's around 6. I will say I think if we went next May when she will be 3, she would be way more into it than last year. Just in the past month she sings all the disney songs and pretends to be a princess. Every time we see that castle at the beginning of a disney movie she says, "Mama, Lala, Dada, remember?!" So she does have the memory of the fireworks at Magic Kingdom.

My parents started taking us when we were 2 and we went pretty much every year. I think I will do the same - once dd is out of diapers!

Four! Just because he's a sleeper and would like to go when he's no longer needing a nap!

We regularly take family vacations, but neither my husband or I are big Disney people. That said, my mom is already talking about a Disney vacation and I sure the kids would love it. My vote is that when our youngest is at least 4, we would consider it!

@illumina: we took our almost 2 year old in august. She turned two a coupe weeks later. We had a BLAST!!! She could ride almost everything in Magic Kingdom and she is still talking about several of the rides and sings It's a Small World all the time. I thought it was great!

I am hoping to skip that entirely. Maybe his grandparents will want to take him.

We went a couple weeks ago and she was 6 months. We rode a couple of rides but pirates and snow white scared her. It was more fun dressing her up as a princess everyday Oh and she got to eat at blue bayou which she loved, got a giant sucker which she loved even more. I really think she enjoyed hetself!

You don't know until you try it. We went last year at 2 years 9 months and are back now at 3 years 9 months. Anything is possible if you are strategic.

We are a huge disney family and go every year but I don't have a little one yet so take what I say with a grain of salt. Our first trip will probably be around LO's first birthday and we will probably go every year for at least a few days.

I think at 2.5 your LO would have a blast, BIL and his wife took their boys at almost 2 and 1 and the oldest remembers bits and pieces and talks about it still two years later.

My minimum is when DS can recognize the characters and not be scared of them. I'm assuming that age will be around 3? My parents have a winter home in FL not too far away from Disney and we go there every winter, plus DH is a huge Disney and theme park fan.

When I was little my parents took us for the first time when I was 7 and my brother was 2. He spent most of it in the stroller and sleeping.

I'd say 4/5 minimum. Its not something I could see us affording to do a lot, so I want her to remember it.