What to Pack for Disney with a Child & 39 Necessities for Disney with Infants

Our first journey to Disney with a child was, to our shock, a whole success. Child A had a improbable time – and so did we! We created an enormous, detailed information stuffed with ideas for visiting Disney World with a child, however we needed to create a information only for packing for Disney with infants, that can be utilized for each Disney World and Disneyland.

Beneath we’ve included a whole record of what to pack for Disney with an toddler, plus our private suggestions and preferences (which, heads up, are usually on the crunchy/sustainable/natural facet of issues). Let the magic start!

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What to Pack for a Disney Journey with a Child?

Touring with a child doesn’t precisely lend itself to packing gentle. But it surely’s not wildly unachievable, both.

For a 5-day journey to Disney (plus a number of additional days in Florida with my mother), we packed 2 massive, checked suitcases, 2 day luggage, a automotive seat, and a stroller for all 3 of us. Child A’s stuff positively took up most of our baggage house.

With regards to issues like what number of outfits, diapers, and bottles to deliver on your child, you’ll know what they want greatest. For us, that appears like this:

• Clothes: 1-2 outfits per every day of our journey (until we can have laundry amenities out there, like at a trip rental)
• Diapers and wipes: 1 pack every. 1 pack lasts us a full week. If we’d like greater than that, we both order it from Amazon or Instacart for supply to our lodging (at a Disney resort, they’ll maintain deliveries on the entrance desk for you) or cease right into a retailer.
• Bottles: Child A takes 1 bottle a day, so we deliver 2 bottles (we are usually too drained at night time to clean her bottle straight away…)
• Components: We deliver a full canister. If we run out, we Instacart a supply or cease by a retailer for extra.

It’s also possible to get away with out bringing large, cumbersome gadgets like a automotive seat or stroller by renting them when you arrive by BabyQuip.

Should you’re visiting Disney World, you’ll be able to keep away from needing a carseat by planning to completely use Disney transportation – particulars on this put up. You’ll be able to lease a stroller from Kingdom Strollers. (Disney World does supply stroller leases, however they’re not appropriate for little ones, solely large kiddos).

Beneath, we break down the precise gadgets we introduced with us to Disney with a child!

Disney Child Packing Listing: Theme Park Necessities

Throughout your journey to Disney with a child, you’ll be spending most of your time wandering across the park. And when you’ve all the time obtained the Child Care facilities in every of the parks to go to as a house base, it’s nonetheless necessary to hold what you want with you so that you just don’t should run all the way in which again to your lodge room if you happen to want one thing.

The necessities to take with you on an extended day of exploring embrace not simply the fundamentals – diaper altering gear, change of garments, customary child fare – but in addition issues to maintain your toddler cool and protected against the solar, and relying on their age, fed, clear and entertained, too! Beneath is the precise gear we suggest bringing on a day within the parks:

• Diaper bag: A cushty diaper bag is important since you’ll be carrying all of it day lengthy and it will likely be stuffed to the brim. When’s the final time you wore your diaper bag for 12 hours straight? Ensure that it’s comfy! We like this diaper bag, however if you happen to don’t want a zillion pockets and a little bit refrigerated part you’ll be able to simply deliver any day bag or backpack – like this one, which is our common journey day bag.

• Water bottle: In case your child is consuming solids, they’ll want a lot of water to remain each hydrated and common. I exploit a Hydroflask stuffed up with a lot of ice to maintain it chilly all day lengthy. Each time Child A sees me sip from the Hydroflask, she calls for some too. This retains us each very hydrated!

• Sanitizing wipes: deliver far more than you assume you may want. We wiped down each experience, lap bar, our fingers after pulling the yellow strap, and wherever the child needed to place her fingers or mouth. We stored them on the prepared and wiped down each experience as we boarded (then hand sanitized after we obtained off). As a result of who desires to be sick at Disney?! Not us. (We additionally wore KN95 masks whereas indoors all through our journey, and none of us obtained a lot as a sniffle throughout our 5-day Disney journey. Masks and sanitizer are extremely efficient!)

• Child Earmuffs: A number of of the newer rides and even some reveals have been means too loud for Child A and completely freaked her out. These tender and cozy child Earmuffs assist dampen sounds. She received’t tolerate carrying them for lengthy however they work a lot better than holding our fingers over her ears. They’re additionally nice for the aircraft – do you know aircraft noise within the cabin can attain 105 decibels?? Airplane noise unhappy gave me tinnitus and listening to issues, so I’m attempting to be proactive about defending Child A’s listening to!

• Journey towels: Journey towels are light-weight and dry rapidly. So even when your toddler has a blast on the splash pad in Magic Kingdom or Epcot, you’ll be capable to dry them off a little bit bit with out having to schlep round an enormous heavy towel.

• Silicone toy catchers: These are our favourite method to preserve toys within the stroller as a substitute of flung willy-nilly and misplaced ceaselessly. Additionally they work for holding forks and spoons connected to a excessive chair, attaching toys to a automotive seat, and as toys in their very own proper (Child A loves to only chew on them whereas within the stroller). They’re simple to scrub and light-weight. We preserve a number of readily available within the diaper bag for meals and have one completely connected to the stroller with a toy.

• Cooling cloths: These magical little cloths maintain in water and preserve cool because it slowly evaporates, offering a cooling impact on your pores and skin. They’re completely important within the Florida warmth – you’ll even see them bought at a number of kiosks at Disney. As a bonus, they are often good for hydration – Child A likes to suck on hers. These are the right measurement for a sunshade within the service, or behind child’s neck within the stroller. I additionally discovered myself carrying one on the again of my neck most days!

• Thinkbaby sunscreen: A sunburnt child is a depressing child. We like this mineral sunscreen as a result of it’s light-weight, simple to rub in, lasts for a very long time, and doesn’t depart behind that gross greasy feeling. The bottle can be designed for grabby child fingers – solely a tiny bit comes out at a time!

• Powder Sunscreen: Child A enjoys getting sunscreen lotion placed on her legs and arms, however isn’t as tolerant of issues on her face. Additionally, we didn’t actually need to rub greasy sunscreen into her baby-fine hair, however with out a hat (and he or she tends to tug them off) her head is unquestionably liable to burning. So we obtained this twist-up powder brush sunscreen. She LOVES IT. It feels good on her face and head, and he or she will get actually excited once we pull it out to reapply! It’s additionally zillion instances sooner than making use of sunscreen. … Sure, Jeremy and I resorted to utilizing it too. Love these things!

• Child sun shades: In case your child will tolerate carrying a pair of completely freakin’ lovely child sun shades, I’m tremendous jealous – Child A simply received’t. (She loves chewing on MY sun shades, although.) We’ve this pair, which is stretchy and unbreakable and comes with ear extenders and a strap for different-sized heads.

• Sandals: In case your child is standing or taking steps, these are nice to guard their little toes from the new, tough concrete of a lot of the Disney parks. (If not, be at liberty to skip any/all sneakers.) We introduced an lovely pair of these cute Robeez sandals.

• Sunhat: Cute AND sensible! A child sunhats shield child’s face, ears, neck, and even shoulders from the solar without having to hassle with sunscreen. Plus they’re simply freakin CUTE. We suggest one with a strap to remain put. We additionally love this cute Disney outfit that comes with a MATCHING sunhat!

What to Carry Child in at Disney

Carrying a little bit one round at Disney all day lengthy is extra sophisticated than you’d assume, as a result of strollers aren’t allowed inside most buildings and you’ll’t have them in line, both. You’ll must park your stroller within the designated stroller parking space and depart it for each experience, attraction, present, and so forth. (Oh, and be sure to don’t depart any snacks out, in any other case squirrels shall be allllll over it – gross.)

So, what do you do with out a stroller? What’s the simplest method to transition a child on and off of a experience? We’ve obtained a trifecta of baby-carrying units that works completely:

• Tushbaby:  This little seat that straps round your waist is ESSENTIAL to have in case your child is sufficiently old to sit down upright. You’ll be able to’t deliver strollers in strains, so that you want a method to carry child and wait in line, too. The Tushbaby is ideal for older and larger infants – and also you’ll save your again and arms (tennis elbow, anybody? We obtained it BAD as soon as our child hit about 15 lbs!) We use it in strains, sit Child A on it on rides and through reveals so she will see higher, to nurse crossbody, and to carry a number of necessities for rides like hand sanitizing wipes. We additionally used it as a substitute of the stroller or service for brief distances, like from the automotive to the lodge. 

• Stroller: You’ll desire a stroller that’s comfy for child and so that you can push with loads of room to hold your gear every day, but in addition simple to fold down and carry onboard Disney buses and transportation. For ease of folding down, we love this light-weight journey stroller, which even matches into the overhead compartment on planes. It’s also possible to lease a stroller from BabyQuip.
• Rain cowl for stroller: If there may be even a touch of rain within the forecast on your journey, throw one among these within the backside of your stroller!

• Carriers: We LOVE babywearing. We swear by it. And we discover that in unusual and unfamiliar locations, strapping Child A to us helps her to really feel extra secure and safe, too. In reality, she outright refuses the stroller generally on journeys, so we find yourself carrying her all day, each day. Having a snug child service (that you just’ve used earlier than your journey) is SO useful. Search for one which’s light-weight with mesh panels or simply no matter you’ll be able to put on comfortably. We’ve a number of suggestions:
  • Jeremy’s favourite service is made by Colugo. Its tremendous tender and cozy and the buckles are magnetic which suggests they’re extremely simple to placed on and take off
  • My favourite is a heavy-duty service made by BabyBjorn with a pleasant broad leg panel. The BabyBjorn breathable mesh service is ideal for warm climate.
  • By no means used a service or simply unsure you’ll use it a lot? This travel-friendly child service is light-weight and packs down small. Our different carriers take up fairly a little bit of room however this one is ideal for holding within the diaper bag simply in case.

What to Pack for Sleeping at Disney

• Sleep sack: If a swaddle or sleep sack is a part of your nighttime routine, we suggest bringing it alongside to maintain issues as near “regular” as attainable. We love Woolino sleep sacks as a result of wool is of course temperature regulating in each sizzling and funky environments, and wool can be naturally antibacterial (learn: much less laundry) AND flame resistant.

• Sleepers: We’re large followers of stretchy bamboo sleepers which have adjustable flaps for footed and non-footed sleepers – that means they may match for for much longer, particularly in case your child is tall like ours. Like wool, bamboo has some pure warmth regulation properties so child received’t overheat or be too chilly at night time.

• Pack N Play and Blackout Cowl: Should you’re staying at a Disney Resort, don’t deliver a Pack n Play – they’re out there for FREE, and so are cribs! And although it’s your decision a blackout cowl, all Disney Resort lodge rooms are geared up with good, heavy blackout curtains. However if you happen to’re staying off-property, you’ll possible need to deliver one with you (although test in case your lodging provides one first). We love the Guava Lotus Pack N Play, however our toddler sadly outgrew it at a ridiculously early age as a result of she is the child equal of a Nice Dane. We often co-sleep in a pleasant large lodge room mattress – Disney offers mattress rails upon request. But when your child remains to be baby-sized, a Pack N Play plus a blackout cowl is a improbable journey sleep answer!

• Books: We embrace books in Child A’s bedtime routine, and doing the identical bedtime routine actually helps her to sleep in unfamiliar locations. So, we introduced alongside a few her favorites. We additionally love these tiny pocket-sized board books as toys.

Child Journey Necessities

Listed below are among the child journey necessities we’ve been utilizing just about since we began touring with Child A at 3 months, like a moveable child altering pad. However this journey required preparation on an entire new stage. Cuz, you understand, Disney journeys are mainly marathons.

There’s a superb likelihood you’ve already obtained your favourite child gear at house, so be at liberty to disregard our suggestions and simply use this as a packing guidelines to be sure to don’t neglect something

• Diapers: Though we love material diapers at house, we use disposable diapers on journeys as a result of it’s simply a lot simpler. We actually love Andy Pandy diapers – they’re sustainably made out of bamboo, extremely biodegradable, tremendous tender, by no means leak, and are ethically made within the USA with none bizarre chemical substances. Our backup favourite is Bambo, which can be bamboo however barely much less tender.

• Wipes: Deliver extra child wipes than you assume you want. Jeremy tried to maintain it to 1 pack however he was so, so flawed. 2-3 packs ought to do it! We actually just like the Mum & You biodegradable wipes.

• Moveable diaper altering pad: I’m gonna be trustworthy with y’all … we use this at house too anytime we’re too lazy to go all the way in which upstairs to alter a diaper! With a transportable, foldable waterproof altering pad you’ll be able to change child anytime, wherever. Like your lodge room mattress, for instance. Or the backseat of your automotive. Or some random concrete at a theme park (don’t fear, it’s obtained some padding). There are pockets to carry the necessities and a strap to connect it to your stroller, too.

• Swim diapers: Though we choose a reusable swim diaper at house, we grabbed disposable swim diapers for this journey as a result of we didn’t need to hassle with laundry. We swam almost each day and these have been improbable and simple.

• Swim onesie/swimsuit: We choose high-SPF long-sleeved onesies as a result of it means much less sunscreen to rub in and re-apply.

• Toys: Truthfully, pack gentle in relation to toys. There may be a lot occurring within the parks, a lot to see and do that you could be probably not want toys in any respect. We preserve a number of connected to the stroller with this silicone toy catcher and we had a number of extra within the lodge room for occupying Child Some time we drank our morning espresso (psst – deliver these, Disney lodge room espresso sucks) and obtained prepared for the day, however that’s about it. 

• Garments: We suggest at the very least 2 outfits per day of your journey, and have a spare set in your diaper bag always. For this journey, we picked up some cute Disney garments from Amazon! We love these Princess onesie/shorts/outfits, and this gender-neutral Lion King total set that comes with a cute sunhat!

• Toddler Tylenol: There are such a lot of diseases floating across the parks. And irrespective of how a lot you hand sanitizer and attempt to wipe down banisters, there’s nonetheless a threat of getting sick. The very last thing you need to do is be coping with a depressing toddler in the midst of the night time and attempting to determine how one can get to the closest Walgreens, so deliver a little bit bottle of these things with you (and another fundamental well being provides you want, like a snot sucker).

What to Pack for Feeding Child at Disney

Since Child A was 10 months throughout our journey to Disney, she was consuming 3 full meals a day PLUS snacks. It’s really spectacular how a lot meals a teeny, tiny child can eat, y’all.

Whether or not you’re simply beginning solids or child is means too little to fret about meals simply but, there are some things to remember. For starters: the supplied excessive chairs at Disney eating places don’t match infants nicely, like, in any respect. I don’t know what it’s, however the tables are actually excessive or he seats are actually low and they simply don’t work. We ended up placing Child A on our lap or utilizing her moveable excessive chair more often than not, even at eating places.

Apart from that, it’s all about having the appropriate instruments readily available (and for older infants, a zillion moveable snacks). Just about all of our moveable baby-eating provides are silicon, so that they’re light-weight and simple to clean. We don’t deliver alongside particular utensils or cups for Child A – she prefers to make use of the grownup model (although we do have a little bit moveable shot glass that’s simply her measurement that we preserve within the diaper bag).

Right here’s what we discovered most useful for feeding infants at Disney:

• Components: Don’t neglect a can of formulation! We actually like Bobbie – and if you happen to run out you can too Instacart it from Goal for supply to your lodge room.

• Bottles/nipples: Should you bottle feed, be sure to deliver these alongside (particularly if you happen to’ll be switching off who’s out having fun with the parks at night time). We like Evenflo glass bottles as a result of they’re best to clean/sterilize and can final for a really very long time. To maintain them clear, deliver alongside a bottle brush and a little bit container of cleaning soap (we like Dr. Bronners, and use it for all the things from washing fingers to washing child to washing dishes and clothes).

• Moveable excessive chair: You could not want a excessive chair if you happen to’re consuming at a sit-down restaurant (although we did discover that Disney excessive chairs are made with large children in thoughts, and have been a lot too low for Child A). However what a couple of quick-service restaurant? Or dinner in your lodge room? Or a snack in between meals? Or breakfast within the parks whereas mother and pa change out on single-riding rides? Our favourite answer is that this moveable excessive chair. It’s light-weight and simple to fold up, and simply the right measurement for an toddler to sit down and eat a snack whereas having fun with a superb park view. We preserve ours within the stroller so now we have it readily available within the parks at any time when we’d like a child to sit down and eat, and we used it in our room for breakfast and dinner, too.

• Snacks: Our favourite snacks for park days are fruit/veggie pouches (we love those from Costco), Cheerios, and puffs. We averted snacks that may make child’s fingers sticky or make a multitude.

• Silicon bowl: This small, light-weight silicon bowl is what we serve snacks like Cheerios in on the go, in addition to breakfast within the lodge and even meals at eating places in a pinch. It’s simple to scrub and doesn’t take up a lot house.

• Silicon Bib: We love these light-weight, easy-to-clean silicone food-catching bibs. They’ve a pocket to catch no matter falls from the child’s mouth earlier than it lands on child’s lovely outfit. After a meal, we merely wipe it off with some water or wash it within the sink with cleaning soap, and roll it as much as preserve within the diaper bag once more!

• Small moveable cooler: Important for each bottles and snacks! Stuff it with greek yogurt, Babybel or string cheese, hummus and pita, and contemporary fruit.

What to Pack for Nursing at Disney (& Pumping)

You’re welcome to nurse wherever on Disney property, and there are supplied Child Care facilities with non-public nursing areas, too. You’ll discover comfy chairs with footrests, tables and retailers – all of the necessities. So for a lot of of you, it’s possible you’ll not must deliver something particular for you or child: simply nurse as you want on the go! And that’s superior – skip on right down to the subsequent part, y’all.

Personally, I didn’t have a simple breastfeeding journey. For the primary 3 months of Child A’s life, we triple fed – pumping and bottle feeding after each single nursing session, which was about 12 instances a day, across the clock each 2-3 hours. I actually solely had quarter-hour in between every marathon power-pumping session and her subsequent nursing session, and felt like I used to be chained to my nursing chair.

It was terrible and by far the toughest factor I’ve ever completed in my life. However we got here out the opposite facet and are nonetheless going sturdy nursing after a 12 months – and I’m so extremely pleased with us each! It has been a beautiful and rewarding expertise, regardless of how difficult it was at first.

That mentioned, holding my provide up has all the time been a wrestle (I’ve truly by no means had sufficient to completely breastfeed, so we combo feed) and I’ve to watch out about how a lot time I spend away from Child A and what number of nursing periods I skip.

However I’ve been capable of depart Child A for a number of hours at a time and even journey with out her (for a convention I spoke at, for about 72 complete hours) by determining a number of tips that nursing mothers who’re additionally conscientious of their provide might discover useful!

So whether or not breastfeeding has been a breeze for you or a problem like me, listed below are some necessities for nursing at Disney:

• Inflatable Nursing Pillow: Not everybody wants a nursing pillow, and there are mothers like me who can’t nurse with out one (significantly, we used them up till like, 10 months, and couldn’t make it work with out one)! Should you’re a fan of the My Brest Buddy pillow, which I completely love and swear by at house, strive the inflatable journey model! It solely takes a number of good sturdy breaths to refill. I additionally use this for Child A to nap on throughout flights.

• ​Ceres Chill: This insulated moveable metal cooler is particularly designed to maintain breast milk (or formulation) refrigerated on to go. You fill the outer chamber of the water bottle with ice out of your lodge or a stand within the park, and it retains the internal metal chamber at a secure temperature till you get again to Child or your lodge fridge. You’ll be able to preserve 24oz of milk safely refrigerated for 20+ hours! Should you and your associate are switching off “baby-free” nights on the park like we did, you’ll be with out child for a number of hours and will must pump to maintain your provide up or keep away from getting engorged or creating mastitis. Deliver alongside the Ceres Chill in a daily day bag and also you’re good to go all night time lengthy.

• Journey-Pleasant Pump: The opposite piece of the “spending hours with out child” puzzle for breastfeeding mothers is a pump! You’ll be able to in fact simply deliver alongside your common pump to the parks and hit the Child Care middle everytime you want – they’ve obtained non-public nursing rooms with retailers. However if you happen to’d wish to strive a extra travel-friendly possibility, many mothers swear by the Willow hands-free pump, which inserts discreetly and comfortably into your bra so you’ll be able to pump in line, strolling round, or wherever you want. Personally, I simply use my common Medela Pump ‘N Model which is fairly small already.

Do you might have questions or considerations about packing for Disney with a child that we may help with? Drop us a remark under!

Psst: In search of extra ideas that can assist you plan your Disney journey? Try a few of our different Disney World posts:

Want you possibly can journey to Disney with out leaving house? We created an immersive digital Disney world tour so you’ll be able to make a journey from the consolation of your couch!

We even have a Podcast episode all about Disney! A futuristic utopia that’s positively not a cult. A suicide-themed experience. Lia’s school internship. What do all of them have in widespread? Disney World, in fact! On this episode, Lia spills all of the Mad Tea on probably the most magical place on Earth, plus insider ideas from her time as a Solid Member. We additionally clarify our tried & examined Disney Technique (aka STRAT), as a result of ready in lengthy strains for rides is a few Bippity-Boppity-BS.

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