Disneyland Do's and Don'ts

 

It's been a year and a half since we braved The Happiest Place on Earth, and with two little girls who are currently obsessed with princesses and Minnie Mouse, and a little boy who loves rollercoasters, we knew we were due for a return trip.

 

So we braced ourselves for crowds and flew down for Veteran's Day weekend in mid-October, and learned a few things about Disneyland in the process that we thought we'd pass along... some do's and don'ts for families like ours who are outnumbered, out manned and outmaneuvered by their kids.   

  

1. Do travel with grandparents. Need I elaborate? But I will. The kind that are good at walking around the park and securing FastPasses for your group are especially awesome.

 

 

 

 

2. Do rent a stroller. No grandparents available? Then this rule is even more important, with fewer shoulders to sit on.

 

 

 

3. Do make sure naps happen in that stroller.

 

4. Do purchase a post-nap "lolly-cop." It would be very unwise to not have one of these in your possession.

 

 

5. Divide and conquer. Even better, employ a big brother to escort his little sister on rides.

 

6. Definitely do make time for the Dumbo ride. It's not really a trip to Disneyland if you don't do this.

 

 

7. If you have an opportunity to buy absurdly large glittery mouse ears, absolutely do so.

 

8. Take as many family pictures as possible, preferably featuring said glittery ears.

 

 

 

 

 

9. Take frequent rest stops to fuel your troops. Otherwise, they just might wither up and die right there in Frontierland.

 

 

 

10. Last, but certainly not least, do everything within your power to elicit this reaction from your child. It makes the ticket price for a family of five seem almost worth it.