Disneyland with Toddler Travel Tips

Planning a trip to Disneyland with a toddler? Having gone through the process four different times, here are some tips. Let's start with a stroller. If unable to bring your own, stroller rentals are available just outside the park. The current cost is $15 per day and strollers can be brought back and forth between Disneyland and California Adventure. However, they may not be taken into Downtown Disney.

If needing to do a diaper change or if needing a toddler toilet, stop by the Disneyland Baby Care Center located at the end of Main Street. If visiting California Adventure, the same type of place is located by the Bakery Tour at Pacific Wharf.

Traveling with older kids or other adults and your child is too small for a ride? Check with a Disneyland cast member at the beginning of the ride to obtain a child swap pass. This will allow your group to go on the ride while you stay behind with your toddler, then when they return from the ride, you may go alone or take one other guest with you to go on the ride without waiting in the usual line.

If your little one is tired, but refuses to fall asleep, try the Disneyland Railroad. This train ride goes around the park with stops in the different themed lands. Often, young children will fall asleep while on board. Warning, the train does pass through Primeval World which does feature dinosaurs, but it does so in a non-threatening way.

A fun area for toddlers is Mickey's Toontown where kids can visit both Mickey and Minnie's Mouses homes, along with the family fun Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin ride. There's also the rides in Fantasyland, although some children at this age may find Snow White's Scary Adventures a bit too frightening.

If anyone has any further travel tips, please feel free to leave a comment.