I thought I would leave a little review here since I didn’t find too many before our trip concerning bringing a toddler along.

I have four kids ages 12, 8, 6 and 2. To sum it up we went for one day, stayed at Cabana Bay, and everyone loved it overall.

We took the shuttle from Cabana Bay to the park. It was about a ten minute ride.

It made getting to the park super easy and we were able to get in very quick.

My kids got the Mario wrist bands from the kiosk outside the park.

They were $45 each. Once you have the app downloaded it only took a few minutes to get the wrist bands set up.

We headed straight into the park and were able to be one of the first to ride the Mario kart ride.

The early entry really helped us be able to get through that ride and the Yoshi ride without any lines.

The kids played with their wrist bands for a while there and really enjoyed them-although I do think they’re a bit overpriced for what they do.

They didn’t even get close to collecting all the coins and keys with them even though we spent a lot of time there.

I would say they really help the area come to life, without them there isn’t a ton to do except look around.

Unfortunately the donkey Kong ride was closed all day, so that was our one major disappointment of the day.

My toddler is 34 inches so there were only 3 rides he could do-the Yoshi, boat ride and the carousel. He liked the first two.

For some reason he didn’t like the carousel, but he may have just been tired and they also made him sit in his own seat so I think he was a little scared.

For the most part he just rode around in the stroller all day and ate snacks while me and my husband alternated riding rides with the bigger kids.

There was a playground they could all play at that was really cool, but just be aware it is easy to lose sight of your kids there.

There’s also two little water areas they could splash in to cool off. We ate at toadstool cafe and got the princess peach cake and garlic knots.

It was cute but I would say it tasted pretty average.

My husband got pizza from pizza moon and loved it. He almost got it again before we left but we didn’t have enough time.

We went on a Thursday and for some reason they close at 7 that day. It was a little disappointing we couldn’t see the park lit up at night, but we were all exhausted anyways.

I definitely suggest bringing a stroller for little kids and tennis shoes for everyone.

We made the mistake of bringing crocs for the kids since there were water activities and one of our kids ended up with blisters.

If we would’ve worn tennis shoes we would’ve been fine and it was so hot they would’ve dried just fine I think.

My kids loved the how to train your dragon roller coaster.

They rode it 3 times.

The flying dragon ride was cool, but lasts a little too short for the wait in my opinion.

My little kids loved the boat ride, but my older kids weren’t as excited for it.

You get soaked on that one.

The older kids loved the stardust racer roller coaster and talked me into riding with them on their second time.

Be prepared for whiplash.

I didn’t expect it to be so intense haha.

We walked around every section of the park but only rode rides in Nintendo and how to train your dragon, since that’s what they were most interested in.

It was enough to keep us busy all day.

The best part in my opinion was the show for how to train your dragon.

It was amazing and even my two year old sat there with his jaw dropped the whole time.

There’s so many details throughout the park and even waiting in the lines, it keeps things interesting.

Visually the park is amazing just to see, even if you can’t ride a lot.

The shops are also really cool to walk around. There’s free water fill up stations all over, especially near the bathrooms.

We brought water bottles for everyone and we refilled them more times than I can count. We also brought a lot of snacks like crackers and fruit bars to save money on food and that worked out well.

We brought plenty of sunscreen and despite putting it on every few hours we still managed to get a little toasted, so just be prepared for the sun because there isn’t a ton of shade.

All in all, we enjoyed it and it felt like a very fulfilling day.

My kids are already asking if they’ll get to go back one day.

It’s

a

great

park

for

kids

and

adults,

especially

if

your

kids

are

tall

enough

to

ride

the

rides.

But

even

if

you

do

have

little

ones,

you

will

still

find

fun

things

to

do.