• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Winnie the Pooh
• Dumbo
• Peter Pan
• Snow White
• It’s a Small World
• Buzz Lightyear Astroblasters (Avery also fell asleep on this ride, again, amid pure chaos and noise)
• Alice in Wonderland
• Tea Cups

You can definitely do more as well!

• Disneyland Railroad (we took her on this her second time at the parks)
• Storybook Land Canal Boats (looking forward to doing this one on our next trip!)
• Haunted Mansion
• Casey’s Circus Train
• Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride (I’m not a fan)
• Pinocchio’s Daring Journey (I’m literally afraid of this ride and won’t every take Avery unless it gets to a point where she asks to go on it)
• Jungle Cruise (took her on it her second trip and she loved staring at all the animals!)
• Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin

Throughout the day we did a lot of walking and shopping as Avery napped in her stroller- she did 3 naps total, one for an hour, and two 30 minute naps. If she ever struggled with falling asleep, we planned on heading to the hotel but didn’t need too. One of my biggest tips is, if you are planning on spending multiple days at the park, definitely get a reservation at the hotel! It was so nice having the luxury of heading to the hotel if need be- like if your little one is throwing a tantrum- I’d definitely suggest it, it felt like a nice safety net having the reservation if we needed it.

My other tip is take advantage of the Baby Care Center at the end of Main Street in Disneyland!! We stopped in multiple times to breastfeed and change diapers. The building is for babies only and they have designated private areas for breastfeeding and clean, diaper changing stations. They also have high chairs, formula, lockers, and even refrigerators for storing pumped breastmilk if you need it. It was my first time even being in this building and I was surprised and so relieved that it existed! Also, it’s all air conditioned so if your little one ever needs a break from the heat, you can take one here!

5:00 pm : Dinner at Naples Italian Restaurant Downtown Disney (this is our favorite pizza spot EVER)

– after dinner we went back to the hotel to set up Avery’s pack and play for bed and to change her clothes and grab our jackets because it was starting to get cooler out as the sun went down.

7:00 pm : Back to the Disneyland we go!

– fireworks hadn’t come back yet and the park closed at 9 pm instead of the pre-covid 11 pm closing time. We hit tea cups and Alice In Wonderland and then just let Avery stare and soak up the magic of the castle and carousel all lit up at night.

9:00 pm : Park Closing

-we went back to Downtown Disney to grab some sprinkles cupcakes and then went back to the room to give Avery a shower (parents come prepared! The hotel rooms don’t have baths, just standing showers, so we held Avery in the shower with us to rinse/clean her off.

Day 1 was such a success- I could not imagine it going any better! We all went to bed and rested up for Day 2!!!

DAY 2: DISNEY’S CALIFORNIA ADVENTURE

9:00 am : Park Opening (we made it in the parks around 9:30 am because we wanted Avery to sleep as long as possible since she had a big day the day before.)

-you can access CA Adventures from the hotel which is nice because you bypass all the traffic at the front gates and just scan your ticket with hotel staff to get in the back way. I love it! It also makes it so easy to go back and forth from the parks to the hotel and vice versa since you don’t actually have to leave the park or go through Downtown Disney.

Our second day was a lot like the first only with less rides- there is significantly less to do with a baby at CA Adventures than Disneyland. There is also a Baby Care Center located next to the Ghiradelli shop behind Cars Land. The one at Disneyland is definitely nicer and bigger, but you get the same accessibility and privacy which is nice.

Our first ride was my favorite The Little Mermaid, Ariel’s Under Sea Adventure (to be fair, all Joey’s favorite rides are definitely not baby appropriate, Avery will no be riding the Incredicoaster anytime soon!)

Disney CA Adventure’s Rides for a 6 Month Old

• Ariel’s Under Sea Adventure
• Monster’s Inc Mike & Sully to the Rescue!
• Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind
• Pixar Pal A-Round Ferris wheel (we haven’t taken Avery on this yet)
• Web Slingers (we also didn’t get on this one, but it is baby friendly!)
• Toy Story Mania (see above ^^^)

We spent majority of our time walking around and eating while we were in CA Adventures. We did go on The Little Mermaid twice though! I was expecting to be able to do more in Cars Land but even their “tea cup/bumper car” like rides had a height limit, even for lap sitting so we weren’t able to do a lot.

We probably won’t be back to CA Adventures until Avery is older just because Disneyland has so much more to do for her current age range and Disneyland is my all-time favorite anyway 😉

6:00 pm : Check out of the hotel and pack up the car! We ended up leaving earlier than the 9 pm closing time just because we had done everything we could.

It was the best birthday trip ever and such a nice way to be welcomed back to the parks!!

I loved experiencing Disneyland with Avery and cannot wait for her to grow more and more in love with it as she gets older (just like her mama!)

Things You Need For Your Disney Day with Baby

• cool towels : you can get this wet throughout the parks to keep baby cooled down on warmer days!
• stroller fan
• change of clothes
• TONS of diapers!
• Toys to keep baby occupied
• sunglasses– want to keep baby’s eyes protected if you’re holding them in sunlight in lines, etc.
• baby hats(see above)
• sunscreen!!
• hand wipes– baby will inevitably touch everything. You’ll want to clean their hands afterwards.

**Also, if you’re breastfeeding, I recommend wearing something you can easily get out of while holding a baby, my overalls were clutch!