Pre-Arrival Guide

What's Next

You've booked your hotel room, purchased your Theme Park tickets, arranged for your airplane travel and made your restaurant reservations. So what's next? Here's some important information to consider before you pack your bags.

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What to Pack When Traveling with Little Ones

Sunscreen and sunglasses
Hats
Compact Umbrella
Rain Jackets
Rain shell for stroller
Backpack for Essentials
Comfortable Walking Shoes
Bathing Suits
Shorts
Toys
Snacks
Camera

Tips for Traveling with Little Ones

Rider Swap Policy Have a child who is too young or does not wish to experience an attraction? Disney's rider swap policy allows a family to wait in line once and take turns experiencing an attraction, while one parent stays with a child.
Strollers Strollers are available for rent or purchase at the entrance to all 4 Disney Theme Parks.
Lockers For your convenience, lockers may be rented for an additional fee to store items during your visits to the Disney Theme Parks, Disney Water Parks and Downtown Disney Area.
Information Board To avoid long waits, make sure to check the information board in each Disney Theme Park to get wait times for attractions and showtimes for entertainment.
Baby Care Centers All Disney Theme Parks feature baby care centers with diaper-changing rooms, infant feeding rooms, and private rooms and rocking chairs for nursing.
Child Care Service Select Disney Resort hotels feature child care centers, child play areas and even in-room child care services.
Transportation The Walt Disney World Resort transportation system takes care of getting around, so you can concentrate on your family.
Pack 'n Play Playards Pack 'n Play playards are available in most Disney Resort Hotel rooms upon request.
Refrigerators Most Disney Resort hotel rooms feature a refrigerator, which are perfect for child-appropriate food items.

Next Steps

Transportation

Getting to Walt Disney World Resort

Disney's Magical Express service whisks your family from Orlando International Airport directly to your Disney Resort hotel—you can even check luggage and have it delivered straight to your room. Make sure to pack any child care items in your carry-on luggage. If you are not staying at a Disney Resort hotel, shuttle buses, taxis and rental cars are available to transport you from the airport to Walt Disney World Resort.

Getting Around Walt Disney World Resort

If you are staying at a Disney Resort hotel or if you have a valid Disney Theme Park ticket, you can take advantage of the complimentary Walt Disney World transportation system and you should not need to rent a car. This network of monorails, buses and boats links together the Disney Resort hotels, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Water Parks, Downtown Disney Area and other select Walt Disney World Resort locations.

Advanced Reservations Required

- Special Dining Events
  
  Walt Disney World Resort offers special dining events that require special tickets. These dining events offer unique opportunities to enjoy a delicious meal and grant you access to very special experiences.
- Richard Petty Driving Experience
  
  The Richard Petty Driving Experience allows Guests to race their own stock car —or ride along with a professional driver —at over 100 mph on the mile-long, tri-oval Walt Disney World Speedway.
- Dining
  
  Walt Disney World Resort features a diverse collection of delicious restaurants and dinner shows. From convenient counter service to exquisite Signature Dining restaurants, you'll find tastes from culinary traditions around the world and unique dining opportunities like Disney Character Dining.
- Cirque du Soleil – La Nouba
  
  La Nouba is an avant-garde circus spectacle celebrating life that is performed exclusively in the Downtown Disney Area at Walt Disney Resort by the world-famous Cirque du Soleil, featuring renowned acrobats, athletes and performance artists.
- Golf
  
  The 4 PGA championship golf courses and one family-friendly 9-hole golf course at Walt Disney World Resort provide lush, state-of-the-art fairways and magnificent scenery. Many courses were created by renowned designers and have received accolades from Golf Digest.