Ok, as you can probably tell from the title, I’m a little nervous and excited about this trip. We have three children. The oldest is 10, the middle one has ASD and is 7 and our daughter will almost be 4 by the trip (one month away). We are bringing one set of grandparents who are on the younger side (62 years old) and fairly good shape. My mother is not a big ride fan. She’ll probably enjoy some of the tamer ones or take the little one off for kids rides or shows.
So my first question is: Can I get the DAS the first night we are there before going to the parks? We are arriving on a Thursday around 3pm (flight lands at 2:30). We do not plan on going to the parks that day because I want to ease my two younger kids into their first hotel experience (just had their first plane ride too). I figure we can go out to eat at Disney Springs and play by the pool (we are staying on-site). ALso I know it limits us to 6 people with the DAS. Who should I exclude? ALso, I thought I could take advantage of ride swap with the 3 year old who will likely be too short for many of the rides and allow my son with ASD to ride twice since he sometimes doesn’t understand why he cant ride multiple times in a row. Saying “one more time” often helps. We have done theme parks locally before and he loves the big rides since he is a sensory seeker and not avoider. Crowds don’t bother him but waiting in line will cause him to try to elope or touch random strangers. He will get bored and try to run away so it’s best to keep him moving or occupied rather than standing in line.
SEcond, should I get a stroller? Will he fit? He’s on the small side of 7 (birthday in April and in 20% for height). I don’t know exactly how tall because he hasn’t been cooperative with me lately. I’m thinking of bringing my mclaren umbrella stroller from home since it’s only 8lbs and holds up to 60lbs (he’s around 48lbs now). I figure the two can share it and I can save money. We don’t really do strollers for either anymore but I need a way to keep him contained at times. He will probably be wearing a harness to help keep him with us (but of course he also does that annoying thing where he drops to the ground and sits when I try to hold his hand). Anyway, that’s why I’m bringing grandparent reinforcements at the additional cost of getting a second hotel room. They are paying for flights, tickets and meals.
So my first question is: Can I get the DAS the first night we are there before going to the parks? We are arriving on a Thursday around 3pm (flight lands at 2:30). We do not plan on going to the parks that day because I want to ease my two younger kids into their first hotel experience (just had their first plane ride too). I figure we can go out to eat at Disney Springs and play by the pool (we are staying on-site). ALso I know it limits us to 6 people with the DAS. Who should I exclude? ALso, I thought I could take advantage of ride swap with the 3 year old who will likely be too short for many of the rides and allow my son with ASD to ride twice since he sometimes doesn’t understand why he cant ride multiple times in a row. Saying “one more time” often helps. We have done theme parks locally before and he loves the big rides since he is a sensory seeker and not avoider. Crowds don’t bother him but waiting in line will cause him to try to elope or touch random strangers. He will get bored and try to run away so it’s best to keep him moving or occupied rather than standing in line.
SEcond, should I get a stroller? Will he fit? He’s on the small side of 7 (birthday in April and in 20% for height). I don’t know exactly how tall because he hasn’t been cooperative with me lately. I’m thinking of bringing my mclaren umbrella stroller from home since it’s only 8lbs and holds up to 60lbs (he’s around 48lbs now). I figure the two can share it and I can save money. We don’t really do strollers for either anymore but I need a way to keep him contained at times. He will probably be wearing a harness to help keep him with us (but of course he also does that annoying thing where he drops to the ground and sits when I try to hold his hand). Anyway, that’s why I’m bringing grandparent reinforcements at the additional cost of getting a second hotel room. They are paying for flights, tickets and meals.