s/o: Best year for first Disney World trip

[Anonymous]

Three kids - 1.5 year gap between the two oldest and 3.5 year gap between middle and youngest. Assume this would be the first trip, but probably not the last (you'd go probably one or two more times during their childhood). Let's make this multiple choice:

A) 2027: Ages 7, 5, 2
B) 2028: Ages 8. 6. 3
C) 2029: Ages 9, 7, 4
D) 2030: Ages 10, 8, 5

[Anonymous]

All ages are good for Disney, especially if you plan to go more than once. My son's first visit was at 5 1/2 months, and we had a blast. But we lived just a few hours from there, had annual passes, and were content to just go on a few rides.

I'd go either in 27 or 28, depending on your children's temperaments.

[Anonymous]

C or D. Wait until they no longer need naps.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C or D. Wait until they no longer need naps.

This. No naps and no strollers.

[Anonymous]

C or D - you want everyone to be somewhat independent and able to tolerate long days.

[Anonymous]

9, 7, 4

[Anonymous]

D

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:C or D - you want everyone to be somewhat independent and able to tolerate long days.

Agree with C or D. Nobody needs a nap by this point.

[Anonymous]

I did 10 and 8. It was pretty great. Both my husband and I went, so the younger one didn’t have to go on ALL the crazy roller coasters that the older one wanted. In your case, the five year old will probably need to be the one who gets special attention and some very different rides - depending the ride preferences of the older kids.

We didn’t do much little kid travel, except to see grandparents.

[Anonymous]

D though we waited until our only was 12 and that was really fun. He could go on everything and stay up late. Didn’t need breaks or get cranky.

[Anonymous]

C and spring for a DVC type villa with 2 bedrooms/2 baths and possibly a split stay so you can choose one resort that is walkable to EPCOT/HS and one that is on the monorail for MK. AK and DS require buses if you use Disney transportation. If you wait until one child is 10, Disney charges for them as an adult at the restaurants (and on the dining plan which we never do).

[Anonymous]

We did a trip when we had a 4 and 2.5 year old and it was a dream! So soo much fun (and younger kid was free). They both napped in the stroller like pros!

Then we did one when kids were 7, 5, 2. It was…hard. It’s partly a personality thing, my youngest was just less flexible about napping and stuff. But also three young kids was tiring!!

Then we went at 10, 8 and 5 and it was amazing, and again at 14, 12, 9 and it was even more fun. So…probably any age is good, but it gets easier when they are older. And very much depends on the kids.

[Anonymous]

OP here. I'm surprised folks went so late! I was kinda thinking B or C.

I think what spurred this was looking at my 6 and 4 year olds and thinking they would LOVE a trip to Disney right now, and they're just at such a great age for the "magic" part of it.

But you couldn't pay me to take my one year old. Ha.

I worry about missing the "magic" age with my oldest - even 8 feels on the old side for that. Which is why I was leaning B.

Three was definitely when I noticed both my older kids got easier on the road!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I'm surprised folks went so late! I was kinda thinking B or C.

I think what spurred this was looking at my 6 and 4 year olds and thinking they would LOVE a trip to Disney right now, and they're just at such a great age for the "magic" part of it.

But you couldn't pay me to take my one year old. Ha.

I worry about missing the "magic" age with my oldest - even 8 feels on the old side for that. Which is why I was leaning B.

Three was definitely when I noticed both my older kids got easier on the road!

Honestly this is where Disney cruises shine.

[Anonymous]

Just go to Disneyland. You can walk to and from the parks from the hotels and take breaks and there are only 2 parks instead of 4. Then you can take them when they are little and it's much more manageable.