Changes II: Magic Kingdom

The Disney World Magic Kingdom was the first of the Florida Parks to be built. It was planned to correct some of the problems that cropped up with Disney Land in California. Since then, the other Disney Parks have been designed using what was learned from the planning of the previous two Magic Kingdoms. Out of the four Parks, I think that the Magic Kingdom has been the worse for changing diapers. This being Disney, however, their worse is still above and beyond everyone else's best.

But...consider this dismaying observation. There are no changing tables near the Haunted Mansion. The closest restroom is in the Columbia Harbour House. You will sense a disquieting dread when you walk in, finding no baby change area, when of course, you will really desperately need to change a diaper.

The handy Companion Assisted Restrooms in the Magic Kingdom are more spread out and due to this Park's much higher attendance, tend to be in higher demand than elsewhere. So use discretion when deciding to use one of these. One is located outside of the Park at the Transportation and Ticket Center. The ones inside are located at the Caribe del Sol gift shop, Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, Toontown and in the Castle.

The busiest bathrooms are the one outside of Cosmic Ray's in Tomorrowland (which also has a very narrow space between the stalls and sinks) and the ones that lie between Frontierland and Adventureland. I tend to avoid these. However, inside Cosmic Ray's the facilities are very roomy with a large changing area, it’s well worth having to endure the loud animatronics in order to get there.

Inside the Castle, the restroom is small, but wonderfully themed to keep a toddler distracted enough to make changing fast. Next to Pinocchio Village Haus is one of the biggest, easiest to navigate restrooms in the World. Pirates apparently love quiet, as the one located at the Caribe del Sol gift shop outside of Pirates of the Caribbean and the one inside the dining area of the usually closed El Pirata y el Perico are very calm. Luckily, the dining area is connected to Pecos Bills making this a nice little haven away from the chaos.

If you are on Main Street nothing beats the Baby Care Center, so just head there. I cannot stress how wonderful the Baby Care Centers are in general and they have saved my sanity on more than one occasion.

As for the chilling challenge of the Haunted Mansion problem...there’s always my way... Go to the point where Liberty Square and Fantasyland meet. You’ll see an interesting metamorphosis as the two lands change into the other...and you’ll find a restroom with a decent changing area.