Appropriate rides for a 21-month-old at Walt Disney World?
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Hi,
We are planning on taking our 21-month old to DisneyWorld and I noticed that there are only FOUR rides @ Magic Kingdom that have height requiements (Big Thunder RR, Space Mtn, Stitch's Great Escape & Splash Mtn). Does that mean that I can bring my toddler to all the other rides and attractions without any problems? This is very important for my husband and I to know before we decide to go.
I am not a parent, but I have been to Disney World since I have been an infant! If you are going to only the Magic Kingdom, I believe that is it when it comes to height requirements for attractions. I think the only one that has another one is Indy Raceway, but that it is if he wants to ride it on his own! Magic Kingdom is perfect for a child of that age because other than the attractions you mentioned, he can go on pretty much everything else! Also, many of the attractions there allow you to hold him in your lap or sit really close to him! You should definatly go! He will have a great time and so will you! Say hi to Mickey for me!
Epcot also has a lot of rides for small ones. I have a 9 month old and we just go back from Orlando. He rode on Figment, Mexico, Norway, Spaceship Earth, and the 3-D shows at all the parks. MGM doesn't have much but the shows are good. Animal Kingdom has a few too. You should have no problem as long he can walk and has shoes on. Have fun!!!! Oh, Yeah, use the child swap system. It made our lives easier!!!!!
I hear people saying "My kids are 6 and 9, but I don't think they are ready for Disney yet" all of the time. I don't understand that at all! I am going to Disney World for the first time in April, but I've been to Disneyland with my three kids at ages 10 months, 18 months, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9
I took my 10 month old daughter (and later when she was 18 months) on everything from Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion (my 3 yo son however was scared to death by that, so keep your child's temperment in mind), to the Flying Dumbo's and Small world. She loved the rides at both ages. By the time she was 4, she was crying at the end of the Matterhorn because "*THAT* wasn't scary enough". She's a thrill seeker.
There are many rides and shows that are great for the whole family, many that cater to kids your child's age, and for the rides that are geared more to you and your spouse, you can use the rider switch program, where you go to the cast member at the start of the line and ask for a rider switch pass. Then you wait in line while your husband and daughter go for a stroll. When you come off the ride, your husband goes in through the fast pass line and rides while you wait with your daughter. Of all the family vacations I could have taken with an infant and a toddler, Disney was the best place I can imagine.
I would go for it:-) Fun for her, and fun for you.
O man a Toddler at Magic Kingdom is heaven .Most of the rides are family oriented so there should be no problem with the rides.You would defenitly spend a fair amount of time in Fantasyland and tomorowland and then head for adventureland and froniterland.But for a 21 month year old Fantasyland and tomorowland are prefect while froniter land u could go to Tom Sawyer Island and in adventure land go to da jungle cruise and pirates of the carribean .Hopes this helps.
Yes, a 21 month old could techincally go on most rides at Disney World. I think you have enough common sense to know which rides are too intense for him. Alot of this gets taken care by height restrictions. Also never underestimate the powers of the shows!
You may want to borrow or buy "the unofficial guide to WDW" It outlines all the rides, and rates it by how good it is by age group, and mentions anything that might be scary or problematic for little kids. I used the Disneyland version for my son's first trip when he was 5, and there were some things they pointed out that I might not have recognized as problematic as it had been so long since I had been to Disneyland. Have fun!!
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