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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Side question: what do kids do while waiting in line? Look at phones?[/quote]

They lose their GD minds. I have really great, well behaved kids, but it's a LOT to ask a 2 year old to wait in line 45+ min. 90 min? Shoot me. And then you repeat all day for 12 hours straight. But to answer your question, we play games on our boogie boards, color, eat a million snacks. I really wish we could have strollers so my 2 year old could nap, but no it's fine if I hold her for HOURS every day. Just schedule a chiropractor appt when you return.

All of my friends whose kids have even minor diagnoses like ADHD or Autism get special medical exemption to cut the line. I actually think this might be why lines are longer for everyone else. One friend made it up and it worked although you do have to have a brief interview with Disney to get the medical pass. [/quote]

You're asking for trouble by bringing 2 year olds. My kids are older and we're going for the first time to WDW in a few months. The youngest is 8. We've done Disneyland several times and have mastered Genie+ such that we almost never wait in a line more than 20 mins. Knowing how much patience is required for the heat, lines, and crowds why do people bring babies and toddlers? It's setting them up for failure.[/quote]

I brought all four of my kids annually, starting when my oldest was 2.  It has nothing to do with the age.  This PP made her 2 year old wait in 45+ minute lines all day?  That was the problem.  There are lots and lots of activities and rides at WDW that do not require those wait times.  With a 2 year old, you go early in the morning and hit a bunch of rides while others are trying to get to the park, then you leave and go back to the hotel for a nap and then return in the late afternoon.  Use Genie+ and LLs.  Choose your parks and park hopping wisely to go opposite from the crowds, etc.  And don't go during peak periods.  [/quote]

When I went, every hour was peak hour. I hear what you're saying and that worked on an earlier trip for me, but they PACK the parks now. You can barely move.

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You have to pull the kids from school if you are insistent on lesser crowds. Its just math. [/quote]
[b]It still doesn’t work! Have you been lately? We went at the end of October and pulled out kids from school and it was still terrible[/b]. [/quote]

There are certain weeks it works. End of October isn’t it. First two weeks of Sept. The week after Thanksgiving. The first week of May. Certain dates in Jan/Feb but you have to be really careful. [/quote]

You picked a bad time. You have to look at a crowd calendar. It’s not only pulling kids from school but also looking for any special events at Disney. End of October disney has Halloween events=bad time to go.

Some weeks in August-September and early May are the lowest crowd times. [/quote]

Now they schedule special events for what used to be “slow” times. I have a relative who works for Disney working in corporate relations and it’s constant. [/quote]

Its not constant. There are still good times to go, but its not as simple as "well I pulled my kids out of school so it must be a slow time." [/quote]

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