What to Pack for Disney with a Baby & 39 Essentials for Disney with Babies

Our first journey to Disney with a child was, to our shock, a whole success. Child A had a unbelievable time – and so did we! We created a large, detailed information stuffed with tips for visiting Disney World with a baby, however we wished 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 checklist 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: On the lookout for extra ideas that can assist you plan your Disney journey? Try a few of our different Disney World posts:

Want you might journey to Disney with out leaving dwelling? We created an immersive virtual Disney world tour so you possibly can make a journey from the consolation of your couch. It’s additionally helpful 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 trip. Lia’s faculty 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 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 gentle. Nevertheless it’s not wildly unachievable, both.

For a 5-day journey to Disney (plus a number of further 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 undoubtedly took up most of our baggage area.

On the subject of issues like what number of outfits, diapers, and bottles to carry in your child, you’ll know what they want finest. For us, that appears like this:

• Clothes: 1-2 outfits per every day of our journey (except we can have laundry services accessible, 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 carry 2 bottles (we are typically too drained at evening to scrub her bottle instantly…)
• System: We carry a full canister. If we run out, we Instacart a supply or cease by a retailer for extra.

You may also get away with out bringing massive, cumbersome gadgets like a automotive seat or stroller by renting them when you arrive by BabyQuip.

When you’re visiting Disney World, you possibly can keep away from needing a carseat by planning to completely use Disney transportation – details in this post. You may hire a stroller from Kingdom Strollers. (Disney World does provide stroller leases, however they’re not appropriate for little ones, solely massive kiddos).

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

Disney Child Packing Checklist: 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 bought the Child Care facilities in every of the parks to move to as a house base, it’s nonetheless necessary to hold what you want with you so that you just don’t must 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, normal 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 advocate bringing on a day within the parks:

• Diaper bag: A snug diaper bag is important since you’ll be sporting all of it day lengthy and it is going to be stuffed to the brim. When’s the final time you wore your diaper bag for 12 hours straight? Be sure that it’s comfy! We like this diaper bag, however in case you don’t want a zillion pockets and a little bit refrigerated part you possibly can 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 numerous water to remain each hydrated and common. I exploit a Hydroflask stuffed up with numerous 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 trip, lap bar, our arms after pulling the yellow strap, and wherever the newborn wished to place her arms or mouth. We stored them on the prepared and wiped down each trip as we boarded (then hand sanitized after we bought off). As a result of who needs to be sick at Disney?! Not us. (We additionally wore KN95 masks whereas indoors all through our journey, and none of us bought a lot as a sniffle throughout our 5-day Disney journey. Masks and sanitizer are extremely efficient!)

• Baby Earmuffs: A number of of the newer rides and even some exhibits had been method too loud for Child A and completely freaked her out. These delicate and comfy child Earmuffs assist dampen sounds. She received’t tolerate sporting them for lengthy however they work significantly better than holding our arms over her ears. They’re additionally nice for the aircraft – do you know aircraft noise within the cabin can reach 105 decibels?? Aircraft noise unhappy gave me tinnitus and listening to issues, so I’m attempting to be proactive about defending Child A’s listening to!

• Travel 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 of dry them off a little bit bit with out having to schlep round a giant heavy towel.

• Silicone toy catchers: These are our favourite solution to maintain toys within the stroller as a substitute of flung willy-nilly and misplaced without end. In addition they work for preserving 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 simply chew on them whereas within the stroller). They’re simple to scrub and light-weight. We maintain a number of 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 maintain 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 number of kiosks at Disney. As a bonus, they are often good for hydration – Child A likes to suck on hers. These are the proper dimension for a sunshade within the provider, 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 depart behind that gross greasy feeling. The bottle can also be designed for grabby child arms – 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 wish to rub greasy sunscreen into her baby-fine hair, however with out a hat (and he or she tends to drag them off) her head is certainly susceptible to burning. So we bought 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 quicker than making use of sunscreen. … Sure, Jeremy and I resorted to utilizing it too. Love these things!

• Baby sunglasses: In case your child will tolerate sporting a pair of completely freakin’ lovable child sun shades, I’m tremendous jealous – Child A simply received’t. (She loves chewing on MY sun shades, although.) Now we have 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 ft from the recent, tough concrete of a lot of the Disney parks. (If not, be happy to skip any/all footwear.) We introduced an lovable pair of these cute Robeez sandals.

• Sunhat: Cute AND sensible! A child sunhats defend child’s face, ears, neck, and even shoulders from the solar without having to hassle with sunscreen. Plus they’re simply freakin CUTE. We advocate 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 difficult 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 must park your stroller within the designated stroller parking space and depart it for each trip, attraction, present, and so on. (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 best solution to transition a child on and off of a trip? We’ve bought a trifecta of baby-carrying gadgets 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 solution 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 bought 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 be able to 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 provider for brief distances, like from the automotive to the resort. 

• 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 lightweight travel stroller, which even matches into the overhead compartment on planes. You may also hire a stroller from BabyQuip.
• Rain cover for stroller: If there may be 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 protected and safe, too. In reality, she outright refuses the stroller generally on journeys, so we find yourself carrying her all day, day-after-day. Having a snug child provider (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 possibly can put on comfortably. Now we have a number of suggestions:
  • Jeremy’s favourite provider 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 provider made by BabyBjorn with a pleasant large leg panel. The BabyBjorn breathable mesh carrier is ideal for warm climate.
  • By no means used a provider or simply undecided you’ll use it a lot? This travel-friendly baby carrier 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

• Sleep sack: If a swaddle or sleep sack is a part of your nighttime routine, we advocate 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 massive followers of stretchy bamboo sleepers which have adjustable flaps for footed and non-footed sleepers – that means they are going to 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 evening.

• Pack N Play and Blackout Cover: When you’re staying at a Disney Resort, don’t carry a Pack n Play – they’re accessible for FREE, and so are cribs! And although it’s your decision a blackout cover, all Disney Resort resort rooms are outfitted with good, heavy blackout curtains. However in case you’re staying off-property, you’ll doubtless wish to carry one with you (although examine 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 newborn equal of a Nice Dane. We normally co-sleep in a pleasant massive resort room mattress – Disney supplies mattress rails upon request. But when your child continues to be baby-sized, a Pack N Play plus a blackout cowl is a unbelievable 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 here are a number of the child journey necessities we’ve been utilizing just about since we began touring with Child A at 3 months, like a portable baby changing pad. However this journey required preparation on a complete new degree. Cuz, you realize, Disney journeys are principally marathons.

There’s an excellent probability you’ve already bought your favourite child gear at dwelling, so be happy to disregard our suggestions and simply use this as a packing guidelines to be sure to don’t overlook something

• Diapers: Though we love fabric diapers at dwelling, 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 comprised of bamboo, extremely biodegradable, tremendous delicate, by no means leak, and are ethically made within the USA with none bizarre chemical compounds. 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 mistaken. 2-3 packs ought to do it! We actually just like the Mum & You biodegradable wipes.

• Portable diaper changing pad: I’m gonna be sincere with y’all … we use this at dwelling 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 possibly can change child anytime, wherever. Like your resort room mattress, for instance. Or the backseat of your automotive. Or some random concrete at a theme park (don’t fear, it’s bought some padding). There are pockets to carry the necessities and a strap to connect it to your stroller, too.

• Swim diapers: Though we desire a reusable swim diaper at dwelling, we grabbed disposable swim diapers for this journey as a result of we didn’t wish to hassle with laundry. We swam practically day-after-day and these had been unbelievable and simple.

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

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

• Garments: We advocate not less than 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 overall set that comes with a cute sunhat!

• Infant 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 wish to do is be coping with a depressing toddler in the midst of the evening and attempting to determine the best way to get to the closest Walgreens, so carry a little bit bottle of these items with you (and every other primary 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 actually spectacular how a lot meals a teeny, tiny child can devour, y’all.

Whether or not you’re simply beginning solids or child is method too little to fret about meals simply but, there are some things to remember. For starters: the offered 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 transportable excessive chair more often than not, even at eating places.

Apart from that, it’s all about having the proper instruments 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 little bit transportable shot glass that’s simply her dimension that we maintain within the diaper bag).

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

• System: Don’t overlook a can of formulation! We actually like Bobbie – and in case you run out you too can Instacart it from Goal for supply to your resort room.

• Bottles/nipples: When you bottle feed, be sure to 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 little bit container of cleaning soap (we like Dr. Bronners, and use it for all the pieces from washing arms to washing child to washing dishes and clothes).

• Portable high 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 massive youngsters 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 pop change out on single-riding rides? Our favourite answer is that this portable high chair. It’s light-weight and simple to fold up, and simply the proper dimension for an toddler to sit down and eat a snack whereas having fun with a superb park view. We maintain ours within the stroller so we’ve got it available within the parks each time 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 can make child’s arms 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 resort and even meals at eating places in a pinch. It’s simple to scrub and doesn’t take up a lot area.

• 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 lovable 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 maintain within the diaper bag once more!

• Small portable 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 offered 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 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 following 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 performed in my life. However we got here out the opposite aspect and are nonetheless going sturdy nursing after a 12 months – and I’m so extremely happy with us each! It has been a beautiful and rewarding expertise, regardless of how difficult it was at first.

That stated, preserving my provide up has all the time been a wrestle (I’ve really 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 classes 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 methods 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 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)! When you’re a fan of the My Brest Good friend pillow, which I completely love and swear by at dwelling, attempt 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 transportable 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 resort or a stand within the park, and it retains the interior metal chamber at a protected temperature till you get again to Child or your resort fridge. You may maintain 24oz of milk safely refrigerated for 20+ hours! When 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 should must 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.

• Travel-Friendly 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 middle everytime you want – they’ve bought non-public nursing rooms with retailers. However in case you’d wish 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 possibly can 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 considerations about packing for Disney with a child that we may help with? Drop us a remark beneath!

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

Want you might journey to Disney with out leaving dwelling? We created an immersive virtual Disney world tour so you possibly can 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 trip. Lia’s faculty 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 traces for rides is a few Bippity-Boppity-BS.

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