DVC_Dreamer
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- Dec 29, 2010
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Man! It was hot yesterday! High 90's and humid. I walked during my lunch hour but it was steamy hot like Disney in August. The area where I walk is an open office park with ponds and walking trail. I try and imagine I'm at WDW. Reminded me of comedian John Pinette who does a hilarious routine about Disney in August. Have you ever done the EPCOT Death March? 
You can search it at YouTube but warning there's a couple fBombs.
We ended up booking August because we cancelled a CR Feb booking and bought into DVC. We had two kids in high school(one graduated) so summer vacation was the only free time. We're deep into baseball season and hope playoffs end before we fly out in a couple weeks. Our Southwest airline tickets expire mid-August so we're cutting that close.
We've been to WDW in August before and here's some tips(hope you have more)
- Drink plenty of water - We bring water bottles and fill with ice before leaving resort. Keep water bottles outside of bag with camera/video or the lens fog up. Ice melts fast so we fill up for free at any counter service.
- Slow down - Easier said than done. DW is totally a commando park hopper. Fair warning to you all if they ever hold a race. It's been a while since my last trip but we're going for 8 days and should be able to see a lot with 2 days in each park.
- Rope drop in AM - rest - Evening park - With BLT close to parks, hope this strategy works even easier. Might be hard to maintain as the week progresses but I hate laying in bed half the morning. Our kids are all teenagers so I hope DW isn't disappointed if we have to ditch them in the AM.
- Seek shade, air conditioning and water - I feel so much better when I pour cool water over my head. Kali River Rapids will be fun. When my daughter was young and we rode this for first time, she was so upset when she got soaked on this ride. We had to buy her a whole new wardrobe in gift shop. Shouldn't be an issue in August.
- Water Park - Our water park will most likely be pools. DW is not high on "wasting a day at water park". Her words not mine. I personally love them but a day out of a park is wasted in her opinion. Hopefully this will temper down as we become more experienced DVCers. Is there a list of approved pool hopping choices?
- Don't forget the Vasoline - Or something to prevent chaffing. 'nuff said.
- Watch out for dehydration - We had a nephew who had a scary dehydration episode at WDW. Just need to know when to slow down, cool off and drink lots of fluids.
- Watch for lightning storms - We had a couple of the most scary storm events of my life at WDW. One was a hurricane(whole story for that) and the other was during a long lightning storm at EPCOT. We held up in Canadian gift shop for a long time but the storm was not quitting. We decided to make a run for our car out in the lot. You know how long a walk/run that is. The parking lot was a couple inches in water under our feet and the lightning was close. In the NorthEast where we live, you rarely see lightning from sky to ground due to the rolling hills and trees. In flat places like FL, it's scary especially when your running in water.
Any other strategies to beat the heat?
You can search it at YouTube but warning there's a couple fBombs.
We ended up booking August because we cancelled a CR Feb booking and bought into DVC. We had two kids in high school(one graduated) so summer vacation was the only free time. We're deep into baseball season and hope playoffs end before we fly out in a couple weeks. Our Southwest airline tickets expire mid-August so we're cutting that close.
We've been to WDW in August before and here's some tips(hope you have more)
- Drink plenty of water - We bring water bottles and fill with ice before leaving resort. Keep water bottles outside of bag with camera/video or the lens fog up. Ice melts fast so we fill up for free at any counter service.
- Slow down - Easier said than done. DW is totally a commando park hopper. Fair warning to you all if they ever hold a race. It's been a while since my last trip but we're going for 8 days and should be able to see a lot with 2 days in each park.
- Rope drop in AM - rest - Evening park - With BLT close to parks, hope this strategy works even easier. Might be hard to maintain as the week progresses but I hate laying in bed half the morning. Our kids are all teenagers so I hope DW isn't disappointed if we have to ditch them in the AM.
- Seek shade, air conditioning and water - I feel so much better when I pour cool water over my head. Kali River Rapids will be fun. When my daughter was young and we rode this for first time, she was so upset when she got soaked on this ride. We had to buy her a whole new wardrobe in gift shop. Shouldn't be an issue in August.
- Water Park - Our water park will most likely be pools. DW is not high on "wasting a day at water park". Her words not mine. I personally love them but a day out of a park is wasted in her opinion. Hopefully this will temper down as we become more experienced DVCers. Is there a list of approved pool hopping choices?
- Don't forget the Vasoline - Or something to prevent chaffing. 'nuff said.
- Watch out for dehydration - We had a nephew who had a scary dehydration episode at WDW. Just need to know when to slow down, cool off and drink lots of fluids.
- Watch for lightning storms - We had a couple of the most scary storm events of my life at WDW. One was a hurricane(whole story for that) and the other was during a long lightning storm at EPCOT. We held up in Canadian gift shop for a long time but the storm was not quitting. We decided to make a run for our car out in the lot. You know how long a walk/run that is. The parking lot was a couple inches in water under our feet and the lightning was close. In the NorthEast where we live, you rarely see lightning from sky to ground due to the rolling hills and trees. In flat places like FL, it's scary especially when your running in water.
Any other strategies to beat the heat?
