Disneyland/Disneyworld

Hi A..
D-World is awesome, but has gotten extremely expensive. Make sure you don't pay full price for anything, or you'll "fun" yourselves out of house and home.
My big sis is a self-proclaimed "guru" on how to find Disney discounts, and it also depends on the time of year you decide to go. Send me a p.m. if you want her e-mail, she'll be glad to let you in on her secrets.
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We're taking our very first Disneyland "family" trip this summer. My kids are 5 1/2 and 3 1/2 years old and we've been told by numerous people that they are the perfect age right now. We wanted them to remember the experience so we patiently waited until now. My recommendation is to wait until the little one is potty-trained and old enough to be able to enjoy/remember the theme park activities. Your older one will be more mature and helpful if anything. It should be an enjoyable for all members of the family since the theme park tickets are quite expensive. We paid over $400 for a 2-day family of four package.

too young. it takes a lot of energy at those places. you want to wait until they really appreciate it (and are tall enough for the rides) and won't be scared. Sea world, lego land, science center, children's museums, zoos are better options

A.,

My husband and I just took our 2 year old daughter to Disneyland and had the best time (we are going again in the fall). We drove over Thursday, went to the park Friday and drove back Saturday. DVDs and stopping for lunch made the 7 hours each way go quickly. We only paid for Disneyland - that was plenty for one day. California Adventure is newer and I haven't gone, but wanted to share the traditional park first with my daughter. We had a stroller so she napped for one hour out of the 11 we were there. We had short lines and still didn't go on everything she could have ridden. We saw tons of little ones in strollers - they enjoy the sights even if they can't ride.

We went to Disney World a few years back with my step children. After spending airfare, hotel, car rental...you want to do all 4 parks - which we did in 2 days(I was 5 months pregnant). I would wait a few years for this exhausting for ALL - we are planning to take Alexx at 5 or 6.

I have been waiting till my son is 5 or 6 years old for disneyland, What would you think of sea world even the baby i think would enjoy seeing all the fish and stuff swimming around.

Hi I am a mother of 4 children. 11 yr old boy, 9 yr old girl, 2 yr old boy, and a 11 months old girl. We actually waited until the oldest two were 10, 8 years and we all so took my younger son who was 1 yr at the time, plus i was pregnant with my youngest. It seemed that they got to ride more of the rides at these ages. (my 1 yr old didn't ride as much). We got the park hopper passes, this is where you get to go to Disneyland and hop on over to California Adventures also.
Disneyland is a great place to start at. I thought we all had a great time. It was like we were in a completely different place. A Happy Place. California was like being at a big carnival. It was just as fun.
To save money we actually took snacks and drinks. For example sliced apples, oranges, and watermelons. Took a portable ice chest with wheels to put our drinks and snack in. And don't forget the sunblock.
We spent 2 full days in disneyland and 1 in california adventure. They have this system where you can get something that similar to a raincheck but for tickets to ride the rides. You just go to the ride and around that ride there will be a vending machine that prints out a ticket for the next time the ride is available. This ticket a pass into the next ride. So instead of standing in line, you would be able to go into a different line where you wouldn't have to wait. Disneyland had 7am parades and on some nights, fireworks. Disneyland closes at 11 pm and they do have shuttles. The only thing I thought they lack in was Disney Characters. I was there 3 days and I only saw 3 characters.
I would check out travel sites and see if there are any ticket deals. I know that they have AAA discounts. We spent about $800.00 that included tickets (not including hotel stay). I hope this helped. Have a great time.

If your flying, I would reccomend contacting the shuttle company and ordering 2 carseats so your not lugging yours through the airport. Also Bring your own double stroller and check it in at the gate so you can have it with you right up until you board.
The hotels look like their closer to the park than they actually are. The walk through the parking lot is 30minutes! Most hotels near disneyland dont shuttle anymore, The bus system stops at all the hotels now.
The most convienient would be to stay directly in the parks hotels but are very pricy.
I suggest asking which hotels will shuttle you free directly to the main gate.
Every year my kids bring home a brochure from this website, and you can pick & choose which hotels/price ranges and theres photos and maps .I've used them many times. www.getawaytoday.com
Your going to have a blast!!