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[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]
The crowd calendar was a 4 on the day we were at MK.  Apparently certain days if they close early for Mickey’s Not So Scary Party, the crowds are lower because people don’t want to pay admission if the park closes early. It didn’t matter. It’s pretty much always busy. I suppose crowds could be a little lower in August but then you have to go to Florida in August.

And shocking that people are willing to shell out another $200 to come back for a 3-4 hour Halloween party. We had fun but no desire to ever return. [/quote]

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