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10 Things Toddlers Should Experience at the Disneyland Resort

Grand Legacy at the Park

By Grand Legacy at the Park Blog February 1, 2017

Who is headed to Disneyland for Spring Break next month?  We are excited to be taking our boys for a week to Anaheim and all it has to offer.  We will be staying at the Grand Legacy at the Park hotel, located right across the street from Disneyland and with lots of perks for you and your family.  Check it out HERE.

   


Here's a blog post from Grand Legacy about what to do with your toddlers at Disneyland:

According to Scholastic, “Babies’ earliest learning happens through their senses. Long before a newborn’s clenched fist uncurls at about 3 to 4 months-allowing him to take hold of the world and grasp, pat, and bat at objects-a baby is learning through his sensory system: through touch, hearing, sight, muscle sense, taste and smell.” Given this, The Disneyland® Resort is the perfect place for your toddler(s) to not only have fun, but to get some hands-on learning as well! We have provided you with a list of our top 10 activities your toddler(s) should experience that are not just exciting, but also enhance all of their senses.

1. Fantasyland or Fantasy Faire
A perfect starting point for your toddler as this was the starting foundation for Disneyland® itself! Fantasyland features nostalgic rides that bring alive memories of your favorite Disney Classics movies and are very smooth and easy to ride, even for the youngsters. Fantasy Faire features live shows based on the movies and is the kingdom for all of your child’s favorite Disney princesses, so go on and hug Cinderella in her glass slippers or high-five the free-spirited Merida!

Photo via Disney Baby
2. Turtle Talk with Crush
Our favorite surfin’ turtle from Disney’s Finding Nemo and Finding Dory is live and at Disney® California Adventure park! Let your little one go under the sea to see, hear, and talk to Crush! Ask this cool sea turtle questions about anything, including the big ole’ blue to what his favorite food is and he’ll be more than happy to answer. Gnarly dudes!

3. Disney Jr. Live on Stage
If your child is a big fan of any Disney Jr. channel shows, this entertaining performance is sure to be a delightful experience! Disney Jr. Live on Stage brings together all your toddlers’ favorite TV series to life, including such characters from Sophia the First and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Get up, dance, clap your hands, and sing along to this show’s fun visuals and catchy tunes! You may witness a few unexpected surprises!

4. Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train
Enter Bug’s Land and shrink into bug size as Heimlich, the caterpillar foodie from Disney Pixar’s A Bug’s Life, takes you around his delicious turf to experience some of his favorite foods (in giant form now, of course)! From sweet-smelling animal crackers to juicy watermelons, Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train will enhance all of your child’s senses.

5. Animation Academy
Want to learn, if not practice, how to draw your favorite Disney characters? This is the place for that! Animation Academy provides a studio-like learning experience to anyone who wants to perfect their pencil art. Let your little one experience this and you may discover that you have a Picasso in your home!

6. Bakery Tour
Tantalize your smells AND your taste buds! The Bakery Tour is hosted by Boudin Bakery, a world-class San Francisco-based bakery that is well known for it’s French bread. Enter the tour while being handed slices of delicious sourdough bread and watch as experienced bakers magically transform dough into hot, mouth-watering loaves right in front of your eyes! This tour features a factory-like process for bread-making and has entertaining narrations per step by the comedic Rosie O’Donnell and Colin Mochrie.

7. Toon Town
Let your little one enter a world of whimsy! Toon Town is the perfect location to enhance their imagination with its interactive and topsy-turvy architecture. You can visit the fun houses of your favorite classic Disney characters including Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Chip & Dale as well as meet some of them in person! Toon Town is the place where these characters consider to be home, so go and see how upside-down their world is!

8. It’s a Small World
Jump aboard the Happiest Cruise Around the World! It’s a Small World is an original Disneyland attraction dating back to the park’s opening in 1959. With its colorful displays, sing-song characters and world-renown song, your little ones will enjoy seeing all the different cultures of the globe in just one sitting.

9. Tarzan’s Treehouse
Climb up the set of stairs to explore the treehouse that the wild man, Tarzan, once lived in! Tarzan’s story unfolds as guests proceed through the treehouse, filled with memorable scenes from the Disney movie. Witness Kala, Tarzan’s surrogate mother of a gorilla, nurse Tarzan as a baby and even come face-to-face with the frightful jaguar that once terrorized his gorilla clan.

10. Princess Dot’s Puddle Park
This is the place for your toddlers to cool off on a hot Southern California day at Disneyland®. Princess Dot’s Puddle Park is located in the heart of A Bug’s Land in Disney® California Adventure Park. Themed as a water-hose and spigot, your children will enjoy this whimsical water play area and understand how fun it can be to be bug-sized!

All in all, Disneyland® Resort is a magical place for your toddler(s) to continue learning about the world they live in. What are some of the best experiences you’ve had at the parks with your little ones?