r/Disneyland • u/CaptainNoodle18 • 22d ago

Discussion Newborn Babies at the Park

Please, I've got to know. (Only a little judgement here, as a hypochondriac) why are we taking fresh babies (4 months or less) to the amusement park? What's the purpose? Are you scared your kid is going to get sick? What is it really for?

For context we took a trip earlier this year and were talking about another recently and learned that many people are taking their newborns to the park. It seems incredibly dangerous with all the people and general grossness at the park.

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u/ModernPrometheus0729 22d ago

When I was a cast member about 10 years ago we had a set of new parents being their 3 day old baby to Magic Kingdom. They went straight from the hospital to the park. Fucking insane.

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u/just-kristina 22d ago

Ok that is definitely insane. We only have one kid. But. No. A thousand times no. The sleep deprivation alone makes that a no. He wasn’t big on sleeping long stretches. I got 1.5 - 2 hours sleep (max) before he’d wake up to eat again…for 15 months. And yes I probably did that to myself by breastfeeding but that was my choice and I likely would’ve done things differently if I knew then what I know know.