Disneyland questions

[konapoppy]

Our trip is a week away!

1. What should I be sure to pack? I went and looked at old threads, but not sure if anyone has new ideas.

2. Girls are 4. We have some old single strollers we can bring with us. Should we bring both or just one or none and rent if needed?

[ny96]

When we go, we always pack sweatshirts, water bottles, a few snacks, and a couple portable phone chargers. My younger one is 4 and we didn’t bring a stroller with us for him, but went with family members who had a stroller and he spent a good amount of time in it. My H thought he was too old to bring the stroller, but Disneyland can be pretty overwhelming for a 4 year old and he definitely needed a place he could escape to.

[dearprudence]

February is one of my favorite times for Disneyland. Weather and crowds are usually very accommodating.

As for what to bring, sweatshirts, light fleeces are probably a good idea for warmth. I always bring water bottles and snacks for the kids. Things like fruit snacks or goldfish crackers - little things that don't take up a lot of room in my bag, but that I can whip out if we're in line and someone decides they're hungry/cranky. I also bring a solar powered battery/phone charger because the Disney app is a huge battery hog. I like the solar charger because I don't need to worry about it running out.

As for the stroller, my youngest is 6 and we just recently stopped bringing a stroller. It's great for storage of those above-mentioned sweatshirts, but also, Disney involves a lot of walking, so it's a good way to stave off cranky tired kids. My kids also still napped at 4, so for us, it was a place they could nap during the day. (We started staying on property which solved this issue last year when my 6 year old still wanted a nap during the day because he was tired.)

[konapoppy]

Thank you both! We will bring the strollers.

[karinothing]

Our travel agent recommends stroller until age 7! We have a 6 and 10 year old and don't think we will rent one. I think he would use it if it is there, but also we live in an urban areas and walking 5+ miles a day isn't that unusual. My biggest concern is he is slow lol.

konapoppy - we are going on the same days right? I feel like we should wear something to recognize each other lol.

[konapoppy]

Jan 26, 2022 8:18:39 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Our travel agent recommends stroller until age 7! We have a 6 and 10 year old and don't think we will rent one. I think he would use it if it is there, but also we live in an urban areas and walking 5+ miles a day isn't that unusual. My biggest concern is he is slow lol.

konapoppy - we are going on the same days right? I feel like we should wear something to recognize each other lol.

Yes! If you see a mom of twins losing her shit, you will have found me 🤣 we will probably be in fantasy land a lot since the girls are little. We don’t have any fun outfits planned lol

[karinothing]

Jan 26, 2022 8:33:16 GMT -5 konapoppy said:

Jan 26, 2022 8:18:39 GMT -5 karinothing said:

Our travel agent recommends stroller until age 7! We have a 6 and 10 year old and don't think we will rent one. I think he would use it if it is there, but also we live in an urban areas and walking 5+ miles a day isn't that unusual. My biggest concern is he is slow lol.

konapoppy - we are going on the same days right? I feel like we should wear something to recognize each other lol.

Yes! If you see a mom of twins losing her shit, you will have found me 🤣 we will probably be in fantasy land a lot since the girls are little. We don’t have any fun outfits planned lol

lol. I am 100% sure that you will not be the only mom of twins losing her shit I also have no fun outfits planned lol.

[Mushe]

Have so much fun! Glad to see you’re bringing strollers - DS definitely needed one at that age, and liked to be able to ride back to the hotel as we always stay at one of the off property hotels that are close by. They’re also great for holding all the crap we end up buying! 😆

[konapoppy]

Jan 26, 2022 15:02:28 GMT -5 Mushe said:

Have so much fun! Glad to see you’re bringing strollers - DS definitely needed one at that age, and liked to be able to ride back to the hotel as we always stay at one of the off property hotels that are close by. They’re also great for holding all the crap we end up buying! 😆

I figured they would mainly hold crap 🤣

The good news is my parents are coming too, but my dad isn’t going into the park. I am thinking my mom and I can walk the 10 minutes from the vrbo and he and H can drive the girls so we get them at the front.

Who knows, this may be a disaster, but I am going in with basically no plan and hoping for the best lol

[ksun]

You can rent double strollers there. Might be easier than bringing them while you travel. We stopped using a stroller after my DD turned 6.

It got cool enough at night this past week that I put on long sleeves and I hardly ever do that.

I always have extra hand sanitizer, chapstick and an external battery pack.