Why'd? Disney World with 6 month old?

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I did it for a family reunion. There are nursing centers in each park. Wasnt the best vacation ever, but the picture of DD screaming her head off while sleeping beauty was talking to her is priceless!

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Our first family Disney World trip was when my oldest was almost 5, my 2nd child had just turned 3, and my third child was 6 months.
The 6 month old was the easiest--just carried him in a sling everywhere.
The measles things is weird.

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It's a bit young for Disney. Waste if money. They are not going to like waiting in line

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Setting aside the crazy meazles thing for a moment...

Wait until your youngest is at least five. I always wonder what those miserable people dragging their two or three year olds through the parks were thinking. What a waste of a huge vacation budget. Save it for when they'll remember and go somewhere the adults will enjoy instead.

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Anonymous wrote:Setting aside the crazy meazles thing for a moment...

Wait until your youngest is at least five. I always wonder what those miserable people dragging their two or three year olds through the parks were thinking. What a waste of a huge vacation budget. Save it for when they'll remember and go somewhere the adults will enjoy instead.

+1, well said.

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Anonymous wrote:Setting aside the crazy meazles thing for a moment...

Wait until your youngest is at least five. I always wonder what those miserable people dragging their two or three year olds through the parks were thinking. What a waste of a huge vacation budget. Save it for when they'll remember and go somewhere the adults will enjoy instead.

I completely disagree, but it matters what your kid(s) like(s).

Disney with my 18 month old was great! Our next trip is already planned. Sure, she'll love it when she's five too, but meeting characters, riding rides, and swimming are all things she loves. We had a stroller, so she could nap and enough adults that we could switch out on the big rides. Was amazing - even in the August Orlando heat!

If the OP's kid likes rides, characters, etc., then she should definitely go. The airport is probably more dangerous regarding measles than the parks at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:There was a multi-state measles outbreak in 2015 linked to Disneyland.

One can be aware of this, but also not live with the fear that their child will catch measles at Disney World. Disney World is in Florida, not in the land of anti-vax people.

Sorry to disappoint you, but there's plenty of anti-vaxxers in Florida. Also, a number of people from all over the world go there. You may have heard of it.

Right. But the OP's baby could just as easily be exposed at her local Whole Foods. Is she planning to shelter in place until her child gets the MMR?

I highly doubt OP's local whole foods has thousands of people there from multiple countries who have just flown internationally. Look, I took my baby to Disney, I'm not saying it's not okay..but I am saying the idea that it's safe because "people vax in Florida" is a bit ridiculous.

DCarra Whole Foods? Probably has all you just listed.

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Anonymous wrote:We have been invited by my in laws to go to Disney world in December. We have a 3 year old and a 6month old. I was planning on going to the park with the 6 month old in an ergo carrier, but I'm really afraid of measles and I'm now think I'll just stay in the hotel with the baby while my husband goes to the park with our 3year old. Is this crazy?

Yes. You'll make everyone feel bad about you staying behind in the hotel. Go with everyone, or don't go to WDW at all.

btw, WDW is crazy busy for Christmas. If it's just "December" I'd go, because crowds aren't too horrible the rest of the month, but if by "December" you mean any time between Dec 20 and 31, then no way I'd drag a 3 year old and an infant into that mess.

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My parents took me (older siblings too) at 6 months and pictures suggest I loved it. I survived.

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What dates in December?

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Anonymous wrote:It's a bit young for Disney. Waste if money. They are not going to like waiting in line

Well a 6 month old can fly on your lap on the plane, get into the park for free, and stay in your hotel room for no extra cost. I don't see where the extra money is being spent taking a 6 month old to Disney. That is a lot easier age to take a little one than 12-16 months, since then they will constantly be wanting to walk around and such, which is more difficult at Disney with the crowds

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Anonymous wrote:It's a bit young for Disney. Waste if money. They are not going to like waiting in line

Well a 6 month old can fly on your lap on the plane, get into the park for free, and stay in your hotel room for no extra cost. I don't see where the extra money is being spent taking a 6 month old to Disney. That is a lot easier age to take a little one than 12-16 months, since then they will constantly be wanting to walk around and such, which is more difficult at Disney with the crowds

That's what I was thinking--6 month olds are the best--they are free and you can still just carry them everywhere and they mostly like to just look at things, and there is plenty to look at!

People say don't take little kids because they won't remember it but if you are going anyhow, like if you are taking older kids, the younger ones are basically free, especially if they are lap kids on the plane. You don't need a park ticket until they are 3, you don't need an extra hotel room, you don't feed them much, they are happy with a balloon for a souvenir. And they love it! They won't remember it but they will have a good time while they are there. The pools all have zero clearance entry and are great for tiny kids and several hotels have "beaches." There are tot lots in the parks they can play in while older kids do rides. Animal Kingdom has basically two amazing zoos. And they can just ride around on boats and trains all day--my two-year-old would have happily spent hours on that damn peoplemover if I could have withstood it.

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But how about those long lines during the busier times? Don't think we could easily spend hours in a line with our 2.5 year old; or one of us would wait, if that's possible, and then somehow have the other parent with the child come back. How do people deal with those lines for tickets?

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Anonymous wrote:But how about those long lines during the busier times? Don't think we could easily spend hours in a line with our 2.5 year old; or one of us would wait, if that's possible, and then somehow have the other parent with the child come back. How do people deal with those lines for tickets?

Do people really wait in 1 hour long lines at Disney? I go at least 2 times a year, and I never do. Just go on the rides with short lines and get fast passes for the rides that have longer lines. There is absolutely no need to ever wait for 1 hour in a line if you plan correctly. If you are of the mindset that "we have to go on peter pan no matter what" and don't have a fast pass, yeah you will be waiting in line, but if the lines are too long just go do something else. Chances are you will be back at Disney again some other time and can do that ride then.

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Anonymous wrote:But how about those long lines during the busier times? Don't think we could easily spend hours in a line with our 2.5 year old; or one of us would wait, if that's possible, and then somehow have the other parent with the child come back. How do people deal with those lines for tickets?

There's an app that tells you how long the lines are at each ride so you can go to the ones with short lines and avoid the ones with long lines. Use fastpasses for the ones you really want/ones that always have long lines. There is TONS to do that isn't rides (the zoo and the aquarium, tom sawyer island and the boneyard and honey-I-shrunk-the-kids, beauty and the beast, castle shows, visiting Epcot countries, pony rides at Fort Wilderness, the hotel pools) so one person can stay busy--you're not just sitting around.