Family Theme Park Vacation Need to Know
by Tammy
(Nampa,Idaho USA)
For a Kid Friendly Theme Park Family vacation you will need to:
1 - Plan your day out
2 - Know where the appropriate rides are for your children's age
3 - Know the time of the parades, and character appearances.
4 - Familiarize yourself with the theme park...
Explain to your children that the family will be going on vacation so that they understand they will be away from home and that things will be different. Try to keep the daily routine of their meals, play time, bed time close to what they are use to.
Other Great Tips
- Pack your own lunch to save on costs.
- Bring waterproof backpacks or zip lock bags to ensuring your phones and cameras are not destroyed on any water rides.
- Wear Loose clothing it best for movement and clothes that can get wet and dirty fast.
- Pick out distinctive stand out clothing for help with locating the kids in the crowd.
- Bring along hats, sunglasses and sunscreen for more protection.
- Take spare clothing for unexpected events.
- Use permanent marker to write your mobile phone number on all of your children's arms or inside the shirts.
- If you are in group with two or more adults and various aged kids, split up the adults. Match the kids up with the adult that fits the rides the kids want to ride
- Safety First talk to the children about stranger danger before you arrive at the park.
- Arrive early - we all know children behaved better earlier in the day. Once you arrive at the theme park, Point out to your children what the workers look like and who is safe to talk; so if something does happen they will find the right person to help them.
- You will want to identify an emergency spot and where to meet for the middle day lunch.
- Children that are younger rent a stroller or a wagon. Prepare the children and your self about the long lines and let them know that this is just part of the fun and that it is well worth the wait.
- Relax and try to enjoy yourself.
