How we check our guides

Start with primary sources

Hours, entry rules, minimum ages, fees, and schedules are checked against the operator or public authority responsible for them.

Cross-check family reports

We look across separate parent accounts for recurring patterns. A single story stays an anecdote; disagreement stays visible.

Check fit and freshness

We consider age, pace, cost, and logistics, then date-check details that can change before a family travels.

• Primary facts: hard details are checked with the official source that owns the rule or information.
• Realistic logistics: transfer time, budget, food, access, and recovery needs matter alongside the headline attraction.
• Specific age fit: a guide names who a pick may suit and where an age mismatch could make the day harder.
• Clear attribution: readers can tell the difference between a source-backed fact, a reported family pattern, and our editorial judgment.

• T1 · Primary and official: information from the operator or authority itself, such as a park’s height chart, a resort fact sheet, an airline policy, or a tourism board. Required for hard facts like prices, age limits, and opening hours.
• T2 · Professional editorial: staffed publications with a clear methodology, used for comparative work we have not carried out ourselves.
• T3 · Community first-hand: people describing their own visit in parent forums, destination-specific communities, named family blogs, or family videos. These reports are attributed and are not presented as our experience.
• T4 · Aggregate signal: patterns across many reviews that help show general direction, but are not used as a specific quotation or a substitute for an official check.

An experiential statement such as “queues tend to peak mid-afternoon” needs at least three independent T3 reports, or one T1 source plus two T3 reports. A price or age limit needs a current T1 source. When sources disagree, we describe the split instead of silently choosing one account.

• We do not write a fabricated first-person trip report or imply that the editorial desk visited or stayed somewhere it did not.
• We do not invent star ratings, product tests, awards, or “editor verified” marks without the underlying work and evidence.
• We do not turn another site’s review data into a TravelWithKids score. We identify where claims come from and link to the source.
• A paid partnership does not determine an independent “best of” pick. Any paid placement is disclosed separately; see our editorial policy.

Prices, opening hours, access rules, and age policies can change. Guides show a checked date for details that need current verification, and we revisit them as information changes. If something looks outdated or conflicts with the source you found, send us the page and detail so we can review it.