This link will let you select most of the resorts. You need to click to the area that the line points to, not on the words themselves. That confused me at first. But there are lots of great photos.

We waited until our youngest was tall enough to ride everything before our kids had their First Disney Experience, so that made them 7, 10 and 12; we were glad we waited

If you decide to go and there is a substantial height difference between your kids, measure them before you go and discuss BEFORE YOU GET THERE which rides each can go on and which they cannot. If the older child will be going on rides that the younger cannot, talk about it and plan what fun thing you're going to do instead.

What made me want to wait is that my husband is a big kid and thinks it is all about him. My firm used to have "Six Flags Days" where everyone got free tickets to Six Flags. I can't tell you how many times I was exiled to hours in Loony Toons Land with the little kids while he went off and rode the big roller coasters. It made me furious, so I knew I didn't want to go to WDW until we could ALL ride.

A 3 yr old not enjoying Disney? How silly they'd love it lots of action, characters. Probably would love the Tiki Room with the birds singing or the country bear jamboree. i'm not a big Disney fan but love Main Street

Your children will both love Disneyworld. More than that, at this age, it's more for you as a parent to enjoy watching them. We are finally getting around to taking our 2nd set of twins....our daughters, who are now 12 back to disneyland. They went when they were 3 years old, and can't remember any of it. I don't think they were able to do splash mountain. We've done the disney cruise since then and other trips, but just didn't get back to disneyland....or disney world for that matter. Our older kids have done disney more than these two girls, so they're waaaaay ready to go back! Have a great time and remember to take many pictures....my favorites are pictures of THEM....watching "small world". (your not suppose to take pictures in there, (at least I don't think so) but I snuck a few and they're PRICELESS!!! Oh, and one more thing...when we took our 1st set of twins to disneyworld, our boys, there was a children's captain hook/peter pan type playplace...I believe it was at the Polynesian??? We dropped them off there for a few hours so that we could have a couple of hours to ourselves for a nice romantic dinner....(Disneyworld is where we went on our honeymoon). It was a little expensive, but well worth the couple of hours to ourselves....not to mention that the boys had a GREAT time there.

oh boy, just what Disney World needs....one more stroller.

Lots of topics covered here, however one consideration that wasn't mentioned - at what stage of toilet training your child is at. I took my 2 kids for the first time when they were 2 months shy of 3 and 6. The almost 3 year old was toilet trained however this young bladder was no match for the long lines at the restrooms and the last minute need to go despite having gone very recently and my need to find a restroom quickly when there wasn't one nearby. I felt by the end of the trip I had seen the inside of every restroom on the disney property. Make sure for those last minute emergencies, it may not be a bad idea to have a pull up handy. We were waiting in line to hop on the bus back to our hotel on property and the urge struck. So do I go back through the gate into the park to find the nearest restroom or wait til we board the bus and ride back to the hotel. I was confident we didn't have time for either option. Quickly donning a pull up save us from avoiding certain wetness. Just one more consideration with children in this age range.

I took my kids there when they were 3 & 5. We were in the area for a family event and decided to spend a few days at WDW. My 5 y.o. (this is a few years back, she's 17 now), loved it. It was heaven for her. She was at that perfect disney age. We stayed at a disney property (the polynesian hotel). My son (3) probably enjoyed hanging at the hotel (pool, man-made beach) more than the theme parks. Out biggest problem at the time was there was no apple juice to be found in the theme parks (his favorite drink at the time). We took care of that by buying a stash of juice boxes. It was hot and he was thirsty. The 1st day (before we bought the juice), he was not a happy camper. We mostly spent the mornings and late afternoons/evenings at the parks, and during the busy times we returned to the hotel to relax.

To date, my son remembers nothing from this trip. My daughter does. If you do go, I recommend staying at a disney property just because it's so convenient with little ones to get around.

I think 3 to 5 is the perfect age range for WDW. At that age, they truly believe all of the magic. The characters are real to them. My kids had a fantastic time at WDW at that age.

Stay on site. Do a character meal, pereferable with princesses (and book it as early as you can- I think WDW lets you make dining reservations 6 months out...someone else please verify).

As for the height requirements, both girls will be able to go on most of the rides. The rides with height requirements are mostly the roller coasters (some have a 40" req., some are higher) and other "thrill" rides, and WDW just doesn't have that many of those "thrillers". Under 40", you can go on all but about a dozen or so rides.

We went back to WDW this past year with our kids who are now 8 and 10. Husband and I agreed it was probbly our last trip to WDW (unless we take grandkids some day) as our kids just weren't as excited about it. They know the characters are just people in costumes. They are not into the Disney storylines such as Lion King, Pooh, etc. any more. There were about a dozen rides across the 4 parks they wanted to do, and everything else they thought was too "little kid".

I have a friend whose kids are the same age as mine. They just took their "one and only" trip to WDW this past year as she wanted her kids "to be to appreciate and remember it." I and other friends had told her that she waited too long and she should have gone when they were younger. We were correct; her kids thought it was just another amusement park. In other words, they could have gone to the Six Flags in our city and been just as happy.

Kids at any and every age (adults too) will have a blast. However, having kids and having been 6 times in the last 8 yrs, I would recommend that you wait a cpl of years (unless you plan on going back again in a cpl of years). We have a conference there each year and thus our many frequent trips. But based on our kids and personal experiences, I'd say 5-7 or 6-8 years of age is more ideal for WDW. FYI- My youngest doesn't remember her first trip (she was 3). Enjoy!

I don't think Yale's comments are that way off base. While some people go to DW over and over again, some make it a trip of a lifetime literally. Are you planning to possibly do another trip when they are older for things like Space Mountain and other roller coasters? This might factor into your decision. With the costs of these trips skyrocketing, I'm thinking this might be a part of the consideration. Best wishes on your decision.

The kids will enjoy themselves, even the 3-year-old. The question, to my mind, is whether the parents will.

We took our oldest two when they were 3 and 5 years old, and it was a LOT of work for us (parents). Yes, the looks on their faces were priceless, etc. , but I was exhausted after a week of all that fun. And if the young one isn't "completely" potty trained . . . forget it. WDW has lovely family bathrooms all over its parks, but many of them are not airconditioned and your child will likely be sitting in a wet diaper in a stroller much longer than you'd like. IMO it is just not an optimal situation.

We took our boys the first time at ages 5 and 8, and that was perfect (for the characters and smaller rides). Since it was so hot, we planned in advance and had them in swimming lessons all summer long, knowing that we would want to spend a lot of time at the waterparks or pool in the afternoons. That was a good decision and worked out well. Took them again years later (at ages 11 and 14, which was "roller coaster time" and we also hit Universal Studios on that trip.

Stay on site so you can go back to the hotel in the heat of the day for nap time. We stayed at the Carribean Beach Resort, but that was years ago - and loved it. The second trip we stayed at Port Orleans, and loved that also.

Get the book "Walt Disney World with Kids". It gives great ideas for saving time in lines (what order to go on things in the park really does make a difference in wait times), where to eat that kids really like and will be special, hints to keep the whole family happy.

Read review's of Fodor's Walt Disney World with Kids http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cus...283155&s=books, you can get it at Amazon.com. IT will be the best investment you can make for the trip. We bought it both times we went and were very pleased.

Like you said- "she'll have a ball". She'll be able to ride almost all of the rides- and the ones she won't be able to, her sister probably won't want to. It took me a good 15 minutes to convince my 11 year-old sis to ride splash mountain! Never would have gotten her to ride at 6 or 7. So, it won't be such a huge disappointment. Is money an issue? If so, wait a few years- the ideal ages would be 7 and 9, even 8 and 10, if you really want to get your money's worth (cause it's exhausting, and you probably won't fit much in with such little kids). That said- it sounds like a blast to take kids that age. They'll really buy into the Disney experience! The 11 year old knew Mickey Mouse and Minnie were people and costumes, and she was to self conscious to go hug either

Either way- lucky, lucky girls. Hope you have a great time!

Oh- forgot to ask! Are your dd's big disney fans? My sisters and I (I've 2, A and I are much older than the previously mentioned 11 yr old), more or less grew up on Disney- we saw every movie and A and I nearly memorised Beauty and the Beast. So our ages didn't matter. But I have had friends, like some of the other poster's kids, who consider Dl and DW to be "just another theme park". It makes a difference. If they're big on Disney (and at least one parent) take them when they're older, because it won't really matter. If not- take them now, while they're still at the "Disney" age rather than the "theme park" age- b/c WDW isn't really an awesome theme park- it's attractions like "Tiki", Mr. Toad, Haunted Mansion, and Small World which make it truly unique.Sorry to write so much (I swear, didn't mean to)

We just got back from a week at WDW with our 3 1/2 y/o b/g twins. They had a BLAST! They are young enough to believe the characters are real and it is so exciting to them. It is absolutely amazing to see Disney through their eyes. When we were in line waiting for a picture and autograph with a character and the character had to step away for a 5 minute break, the twins didn't mind them leaving because they really believed (for example) Mickey and Minnie were going in for a bite of cheese and coming back.

We stayed at All Star Movies Resort. It is a Value resort but it is SO DISNEY. I wouldn't stay any place else. There are giant Disney characters everywhere and the twins absolutely loved it. The Fantasia Mickey pool was fabulous. There were times when they wanted to leave the park to go back to "Andy's Room". Also, if you stay at WDW, you get the benefit of the extra magic hours.

We tried to follow a "plan" - go to the park early, come back to the hotel during lunch for a nap, go back to the park that evening and stay for the extra magic hours. But the twins were so excited they didn't want to nap so that didn't work out well. We ended up going to the park later in the morning and staying all the way through.

I agree with everyone on here that said who cares if they don't remember. If you wait to plan a vacation for your children to remember, then you will never go anywhere. When we got back, I bought cheap little photo albums and put pictures of them with each character so they could look at whenever they want. They love looking at their very own pictures.

Our twins were able to ride whatever rides they wanted that was age appropriate and believe me there are tons. I don't think a 3 y/o would look at the Rockin' Roller Coaster and want to ride it. But when they see Dumbo or Aladdin, they get so excited. If there is something you or your husband want to ride, you can do a "parent swap" where you wait in line with the children while one parent rides, then the other parent gets to ride without having to get back in line. My husband road a Star Wars ride while the twins were taking a nap. We were there for 7 days and still could have used more time.

I think you need to ask yourself 2 important questions? Is your child afraid of the dark and is your child afraid of costumed charactors? Lots of WDW rides are in the dark...my friend's child would not go in 'It's A Small World' because it was dark, this is not a scary ride. Just somethings you might consider....you know your child the best to judge these things.

oh btw I live in Florida and go at least once a year but I must confess to only going to EPCOT now...as a child I did the Magic Kingdom so much there is not much "magic" left... but it definately is the place for children

If you live far from Disney or finances are such that you will only be able to make one or two trips there in 20 years...then 3 is not the age that I would choose, for many of the reasons already mentioned. Also a long connecting flight for a 3 year old, and the jet lag screwing up her sleep patterns, can make for a horrible first couple of days at the park.

If my kids could go twice-in-their-young-lives I think i would pick 6 years old and 11 years old.

One advantage to taking them at 3 would be that you could go in the off-season when it's cheaper and less crowded. After they start school, you're pretty much stuck with prime time.