From: geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen)
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 15:42:23 GMT
Organization: Roller Coaster fanatic with no hope for a cure
Subject: Re: Need info WDW for 2.5 year old
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js@cs.tulane.edu (Jan Silbermann) writes:
>
>We are planning a trip to WDW in Dec.  My daughter will be 2 1/2
>and is approx. 3' tall.  We plan to see:
>
>	Cinderella's Castle             Pirates of the Caribbean
>	Country Bear Jamboree           Haunted Mansion
>	Mickey's Starland               Dumbo ride
>	Peter Pan ride                  It's A Small World
>	Mr. Toad's Wild Ride            Mission to Mars
>
>I have the Birnbaum _Official Guidebook_,
>but still need answers to the following questions.

You might also want to get a copy of the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney
World, by Bob Sehlinger, published by Prentice-Hall.  It'll give you
some specifics on visiting with kids.  I seem to recall that someone has
mentioned a book on visiting WDW with children before, but don't know
any specifics. 

>2)  Any height restrictions on above?

Nope.

>3)  Any of them too scary?

Probably Mr. Toad, as you may have noticed from recent discussions in
the group.

It really depends on where your daughter falls on the scale from timid
to fearless.

>4)  Can we bring a six month old baby on any of the above?

Yep.

>5)  Can we bring a movie/VHS camera on any of above?

Yes.

>6)  Where are strollers kept while we are on the ride?

There are stroller parking areas.  And I'd definitely recommend a
stroller for the 2.5-year-old.  You'll have a much better day if she
doesn't wear herself out walking from place to place.

>    Are they safe?

Yes.  If you rent a stroller and it gets taken for some reason, just go
back to the stroller rental area and they'll issue you a new one.

>7)  Any place for kids to take a nap?

In the stroller in a quieter part of the park might be your best bet. 
Those more familiar with WDW (I'm only familiar with Disneyland) might
have some specific suggestions.

>10) Any other tips.

Relax and enjoy it.  Don't have a specific agenda -- ``C'mon kids, we've
got to get 5 more rides in before the park closes!!!!!''

Someone else has already mentioned that you'll be subjected to several
rides on It's a Small World if you allow it.  Relax and don't worry
about it.  You'll enjoy every one of them, because your daughter will be
enjoying every one of them so much.

Dumbo and Country Bear Jamboree are other likely hits.  Make sure *she*
controls the Dumbo.  Explain the operation to her, then let her have at
it.  It took my son a few seconds to get the cause-effect relationship
between the knob in front of him and the Dumbo, but once he did, he had
a blast.

Get a copy of the ``Disneyland Fun'' Sing-Along Songs video.  It's
number 7 in the series.  It's about half an hour of scenes from
Disneyland, much of which will be similar to WDW's Magic Kingdom.  Let
your daughter watch it a few bazillion times and she'll be quite ready
for the trip, and you'll all have some sense of what to expect once
you're there.

Enjoy the trip!

Geoff

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