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[mickeycrazy]

Ok Passporter experts, we get to bring my daughter for her first trip this summer. She will turn 10 months old while we are there. Any tips on rides with such a little one? We get to go often as DVC members so this trip will be all about going at her pace and making sure she is ok. We are already concerned about the heat so we will be extra careful with her there. I was wondering about some rides though. Is there a height requirement for Kilomanjaro Safari? It is such a jerky and bumpy ride I don't want it to be too much even if there isn't a height requirement. Can she sit in our laps, or is this better to skip till she's older?

Also Buzz Lightyear ride, I can't find a height requirement. She definitely wont be able to shoot anything and I know she can't ride in our laps, but didn't know if she could just sit and ride through between us. Her safety is the most important so I don't want to even take a chance with anything.

We don't mind missing anything, we have many more trips to enjoy with her. We will be with my DS and her family so we can just stroller pass or stay behind anytime we need to. This is a whole new trip for us and we are so excited. Any tips on any other rides would be appreciated.

[Eeyoresmom]

I took my daughter at both 8 months and 12 months. Just let her be the guide as to what she can handle (nap in stroller vs. room, when you need A/C, what is scary, etc.)

There was no height requirement on Buzz or the Safari, my daughter was able to ride both. I held her for both. POTC is an excellent place for a nap at that age (dark and cool)! I imagine the Hall of Presidents and CoP would be good as well. Make sure to take enough to keep your baby hydrated. And one of those clip on fans would be great - we didn't have one at the time but they looked wonderful.

Here is one warning - some time the CMs move the strollers in order to save space. Don't freak out if the stroller is not exactly where you left it. You probably want do something to make your stroller look special - like a balloon or a ribbon or something like that.

[mfirst]

We last went when my youngest was 11 months. He was the size of a six month old, and had the motor skills of an eight month old (no walking, crusing or crawling for him). He LOVED the Buzz Light year ride, LOVED It's a Small World, and LOVED Dumbo, Alladin, etc (the spinny rides).

It was hot, so we took advantage of the Baby Care centers when we were at Epcot...so his brothers could enjoy a few more rides. If he got too cranky at the MK, either my husband, parents or I would head back to the Contemporary with him.

We planned our touring so that we were at the parks early, stayed until lunch. We then returned to the hotel to swim/rest, etc. We'd go back to the park around dinner time and tour until the boys were "done in". I was really surprised how much we were able to do!

If you can, I'd bring your personal stroller because your baby knows it best. We also found the rental strollers didn't fit our son because he was so tiny (the seats were hard too) he felt more comfie in his usual stroller. We "lost" our stroller once in Fantasyland...I remember reading that CM's will rotate things to keep the area tidy so we asked a CM and found our stroller. After that, I tied a bright pink ribbons on the handles of our strollers.

[watermelonpatty]

Originally Posted by mfirst

We last went when my youngest was 11 months. He was the size of a six month old, and had the motor skills of an eight month old (no walking, crusing or crawling for him). He LOVED the Buzz Light year ride, LOVED It's a Small World, and LOVED Dumbo, Alladin, etc (the spinny rides).

It was hot, so we took advantage of the Baby Care centers when we were at Epcot...so his brothers could enjoy a few more rides. If he got too cranky at the MK, either my husband, parents or I would head back to the Contemporary with him.

We planned our touring so that we were at the parks early, stayed until lunch. We then returned to the hotel to swim/rest, etc. We'd go back to the park around dinner time and tour until the boys were "done in". I was really surprised how much we were able to do!

Great tips! The Baby Care Centers are lifesavers for sure. Even to just sit and rest in the AC for a while. Napping is very important for them. They will become very stimulated from the rides and you don't want a meltdown!
My son's first time was when he was 5mo. He's almost 2 and we've been about 8 times in the past year and a half (we live 3 hours away) and he still LOVES all the rides that he is big enough to ride. Now we're adding shows and he seems to enjoy the parks more and more.

Don't put any pressure on yourself to get things done. Sometimes we'll go and only ride 4 rides all day. Let your baby guide your pace.

[MommaDante]

Oh, good. If a 10 month old can ride some of these things, then a tall 2-year-old should be able to. ^^ I was worried he wouldn't get to see anything!

[LizCatMom]

YDD's first experience with Disney was at 8 months. We took her to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea (we happened to be living in Japan at the time) and she had a great time. Laughing and smiling. It was actually the rainy season and we were in a downpour -- I will save you the names I was calling DH in my head as he insisted we go "but, there won't be any crowds! -- and when he and ODD went off the ride something, I pushed the stroller, that was covered as best as it could be, to the BabyCenter. Expecting a crying, frightened baby when I lifted the cover, I found a smiling little face. She was drenched from head to toe, but I just found us a little corner and peeled off our wet clothes to change into some dry ones and rocked her to sleep. An hour later, she was warm and rested, it had stopped raining, and back out we went. She loved the sights, the sounds, the characters. As others have said, just take cues from her and make sure she doesn't get overheated, allow for naps -- she took a little snooze while we were in line for POTC -- and you and she should be fine.

Here she was in her little poncho.

[I Lov Mickey Mouse]

Do you have a family member you could bring with you to baby sit? then you could take turns on rides and also plan some time off by your selves during "naptime".

[pinkerbell]

We took our daughter at 10 months and she was very frightened of the fireworks. We've also found that it works best for us if we follow her usual schedule as much as possible and get her to bed early. If you do happen to be at MK or Epcot during fireworks time, the Baby Centers are a good place to hide out until they are done.