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, an entire success. Child A had a incredible time – and so did we! We created a large, detailed information stuffed with ideas for visiting Disney World with a child, however we wished to create a information only for packing for Disney with infants, that can be utilized for each Disney World and Disneyland.

Under we’ve included an entire listing of what to pack for Disney with an toddler, plus our private suggestions and preferences (which, heads up, are typically on the crunchy/sustainable/natural aspect of issues). Let the magic start!

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

Want you would journey to Disney with out leaving residence? We created an immersive digital Disney world tour so you’ll be able to make a journey from the consolation of your couch. It’s additionally useful to get you excited in your journey!

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

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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 mild. Nevertheless it’s not wildly unachievable, both.

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

With regards to issues like what number of outfits, diapers, and bottles to carry in 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 (except we may have laundry amenities obtainable, like at a trip rental)
• Diapers and wipes: 1 pack every. 1 pack lasts us a full week. If we want 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 carry 2 bottles (we are typically too drained at evening to scrub her bottle instantly…)
• Components: We carry a full canister. If we run out, we Instacart a supply or cease by a retailer for extra.

You can even get away with out bringing large, cumbersome gadgets like a automobile seat or stroller by renting them when you arrive by means of BabyQuip.

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

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

Disney Child Packing Record: Theme Park Necessities

Throughout your journey to Disney with a child, you’ll be spending most of your time wandering across the park. And whilst you’ve all the time received the Child Care facilities in every of the parks to go to as a house base, it’s nonetheless essential to hold what you want with you so that you simply don’t should run all the best way again to your resort room in case you 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, commonplace child fare – but in addition issues to maintain your baby cool and shielded from the solar, and relying on their age, fed, clear and entertained, too! Under is the precise gear we suggest bringing on a day within the parks:

• Diaper bag: A cushty diaper bag is crucial since you’ll be sporting 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? Make certain it’s comfy! We like this diaper bag, however in case you don’t want a zillion pockets and a bit refrigerated part you’ll be able to simply carry 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 take advantage of 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: carry far more than you assume you would possibly want. We wiped down each journey, lap bar, our fingers after pulling the yellow strap, and wherever the newborn wished to place her fingers or mouth. We saved them on the prepared and wiped down each journey as we boarded (then hand sanitized after we received 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 received 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 exhibits had been means too loud for Child A and completely freaked her out. These delicate and comfy child Earmuffs assist dampen sounds. She gained’t tolerate sporting them for lengthy however they work significantly 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 making an attempt to be proactive about defending Child A’s listening to!

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

• Silicone toy catchers: These are our favourite option to hold toys within the stroller as a substitute of flung willy-nilly and misplaced eternally. In addition they work for preserving forks and spoons connected to a excessive chair, attaching toys to a automobile seat, and as toys in their very own proper (Child A loves to simply chew on them whereas within the stroller). They’re simple to wash and light-weight. We hold a couple 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 hold cool because it slowly evaporates, offering a cooling impact in your pores and skin. They’re completely important within the Florida warmth – you’ll even see them bought at a couple of kiosks at Disney. As a bonus, they are often good for hydration – Child A likes to suck on hers. These are the right dimension for a sunshade within the service, or behind child’s neck within the stroller. I additionally discovered myself sporting 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 go away behind that gross greasy feeling. The bottle can also 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 and not using a hat (and she or he tends to tug them off) her head is certainly prone to burning. So we received this twist-up powder brush sunscreen. She LOVES IT. It feels good on her face and head, and she or he will get actually excited after we pull it out to reapply! It’s additionally zillion occasions quicker than making use of sunscreen. … Sure, Jeremy and I resorted to utilizing it too. Love these items!

• Child sun shades: In case your child will tolerate sporting a pair of completely freakin’ cute child sun shades, I’m tremendous jealous – Child A simply gained’t. (She loves chewing on MY sun shades, although.) We’ve got 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 recent, tough concrete of a lot of the Disney parks. (If not, be happy to skip any/all footwear.) We introduced an cute 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 with no need 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 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 may’t have them in line, both. You’ll have to park your stroller within the designated stroller parking space and go away it for each journey, attraction, present, and so on. (Oh, and ensure you don’t go away any snacks out, in any other case squirrels will likely be allllll over it – gross.)

So, what do you do and not using a stroller? What’s the best option to transition a child on and off of a journey? We’ve received 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 may’t carry strollers in traces, so that you want a option 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 received it BAD as soon as our child hit about 15 lbs!) We use it in traces, sit Child A on it on rides and through exhibits so she will see higher, to nurse crossbody, and to carry a couple 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 automobile to the resort. 

• Stroller: You’ll need 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. You can even hire a stroller from BabyQuip.
• Rain cowl for stroller: If there’s even a touch of rain within the forecast in your journey, throw considered one of 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 cushty child service (that you simply’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 got a couple of suggestions:
  • Jeremy’s favourite service is made by Colugo. Its tremendous delicate and comfy and the buckles are magnetic which implies they’re extremely simple to placed on and take off
  • My favourite is a heavy-duty service made by BabyBjorn with a pleasant vast leg panel. The BabyBjorn breathable mesh service is ideal for decent 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 preserving within the diaper bag simply in case.

What to Pack for Sleeping at Disney

Lengthy days at Disney could lead to a contented, exhausted child that’s out like a light-weight – or ya know, the precise reverse. It’s sort of a lottery and also you by no means know what you would possibly get. However packing these child sleep necessities with you’ll be able to assist to ensure you and child are each effectively rested (so you’ll be able to get up in time for rope drop)!

• 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 potential. We love Woolino sleep sacks as a result of wool is of course temperature regulating in each sizzling and funky environments, and wool can also 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 – which means they’ll 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 gained’t overheat or be too chilly at evening.

• White Noise Machine: We love this transportable white noise machine whereas touring. Positive, you’ll be able to simply use your cellphone to play white noise, however then you’ll be able to’t use your cellphone – or, even worse, you would possibly end up mindlessly opening up Instagram or TikTok just for some obnoxious video to blast your child awake. Having a bit rechargeable white noise machine that may cling within the stroller to drown out ambient noise has been actually useful for naps on the go in addition to bedtime! Child A listens to rain sounds at evening (which we kinda love, too).

• Pack N Play and Blackout Cowl: In case you’re staying at a Disney Resort, don’t carry a Pack n Play – they’re obtainable for FREE, and so are cribs! And although it’s your decision a blackout cowl, all Disney Resort resort rooms are geared up with good, heavy blackout curtains. However in case you’re staying off-property, you’ll seemingly need to carry one with you (although examine in case your lodging gives one first). We love the Guava Lotus Pack N Play, however our baby sadly outgrew it at a ridiculously early age as a result of she is the newborn equal of a Nice Dane. We often co-sleep in a pleasant large resort room mattress – Disney gives mattress rails upon request. But when your child continues to be baby-sized, a Pack N Play plus a blackout cowl is a incredible 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 a few of the child journey necessities we’ve been utilizing just about since we began touring with Child A at 3 months, like a transportable child altering pad. However this journey required preparation on a complete new stage. Cuz, you understand, Disney journeys are principally marathons.

There’s a superb probability you’ve already received your favourite child gear at residence, so be happy to disregard our suggestions and simply use this as a packing guidelines to ensure you don’t neglect something

• Diapers: Though we love fabric diapers at residence, 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 delicate, by no means leak, and are ethically made within the USA with none bizarre chemical substances. Our backup favourite is Bambo, which can also be bamboo however barely much less delicate.

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

• Moveable diaper altering pad: I’m gonna be sincere with y’all … we use this at residence too anytime we’re too lazy to go all the best way upstairs to vary a diaper! With a transportable, foldable waterproof altering pad you’ll be able to change child anytime, wherever. Like your resort room mattress, for instance. Or the backseat of your automobile. Or some random concrete at a theme park (don’t fear, it’s received 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 residence, we grabbed disposable swim diapers for this journey as a result of we didn’t need to hassle with laundry. We swam practically each day and these had been incredible 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: Actually, pack mild on the subject of toys. There may be a lot occurring within the parks, a lot to see and do that you could be not likely want toys in any respect. We hold a couple of connected to the stroller with this silicone toy catcher and we had a couple of extra within the resort room for occupying Child Some time we drank our morning espresso (psst – carry these, Disney resort room espresso sucks) and received prepared for the day, however that’s about it. 

• Garments: We suggest a minimum of 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 danger of getting sick. The very last thing you need to do is be coping with a depressing toddler in the midst of the evening and making an attempt to determine methods to get to the closest Walgreens, so carry a 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 bear in mind. For starters: the supplied excessive chairs at Disney eating places don’t match infants effectively, 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 only don’t work. We ended up placing Child A on our lap or utilizing her transportable excessive chair more often than not, even at eating places.

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

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

• Components: Don’t neglect a can of components! We actually like Bobbie – and in case you run out you may also Instacart it from Goal for supply to your resort room.

• Bottles/nipples: In case you bottle feed, ensure you carry these alongside (particularly in case you’ll be switching off who’s out having fun with the parks at evening). We like Evenflo glass bottles as a result of they’re best to scrub/sterilize and can final for a really very long time. To maintain them clear, carry alongside a bottle brush and a 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: It’s possible you’ll not want a excessive chair in case you’re consuming at a sit-down restaurant (although we did discover that Disney excessive chairs are made with large children in thoughts, and had been a lot too low for Child A). However what a couple of quick-service restaurant? Or dinner in your resort room? Or a snack in between meals? Or breakfast within the parks whereas mother and pa swap out on single-riding rides? Our favourite answer is that this transportable excessive chair. It’s light-weight and simple to fold up, and simply the right dimension for an toddler to sit down and eat a snack whereas having fun with a wonderful park view. We hold ours within the stroller so we’ve it readily available within the parks every time we want 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 large number.

• 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 resort and even meals at eating places in a pinch. It’s simple to wash 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 newborn’s mouth earlier than it lands on child’s cute 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 hold within the diaper bag once more!

• Small transportable 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 personal nursing areas, too. You’ll discover comfy chairs with footrests, tables and shops – all of the necessities. So for a lot of of you, it’s possible you’ll not have to carry 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 straightforward 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 occasions 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 aspect and are nonetheless going sturdy nursing after a yr – and I’m so extremely happy with us each! It has been an exquisite and rewarding expertise, regardless of how difficult it was at first.

That stated, preserving my provide up has all the time been a battle (I’ve really by no means had sufficient to solely 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 classes I skip.

However I’ve been capable of go away Child A for a couple of hours at a time and even journey with out her (for a convention I spoke at, for about 72 whole hours) by determining a couple of methods that nursing mothers who’re additionally conscientious of their provide could discover useful!

So whether or not breastfeeding has been a breeze for you or a problem like me, listed here 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 (severely, we used them up till like, 10 months, and couldn’t make it work with out one)! In case you’re a fan of the My Brest Buddy pillow, which I completely love and swear by at residence, attempt the inflatable journey model! It solely takes a couple of good sturdy breaths to refill. I additionally use this for Child A to nap on throughout flights.

• ​Ceres Chill: This insulated transportable metal cooler is particularly designed to maintain breast milk (or components) refrigerated on to go. You fill the outer chamber of the water bottle with ice out of your resort or a stand within the park, and it retains the interior metal chamber at a secure temperature till you get again to Child or your resort fridge. You may hold 24oz of milk safely refrigerated for 20+ hours! In case you and your accomplice are switching off “baby-free” nights on the park like we did, you’ll be with out child for a number of hours and should have to pump to maintain your provide up or keep away from getting engorged or growing mastitis. Carry alongside the Ceres Chill in a daily day bag and also you’re good to go all evening lengthy.

• Journey-Pleasant Pump: The opposite piece of the “spending hours with out child” puzzle for breastfeeding mothers is a pump! You may in fact simply carry alongside your common pump to the parks and hit the Child Care heart everytime you want – they’ve received personal nursing rooms with shops. However in case you’d prefer to attempt a extra travel-friendly choice, 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 Fashion which is fairly small already.

Do you’ve got questions or issues about packing for Disney with a child that we may help with? Drop us a remark beneath!

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

Want you would journey to Disney with out leaving residence? 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 undoubtedly not a cult. A suicide-themed journey. Lia’s school internship. What do all of them have in frequent? Disney World, in fact! On this episode, Lia spills all of the Mad Tea on essentially the most magical place on Earth, plus insider ideas from her time as a Forged Member. We additionally clarify our tried & examined Disney Technique (aka STRAT), as a result of ready in lengthy traces for rides is a few Bippity-Boppity-BS.

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