Party of One! - A Solo WDW Trip Report. June 7-11 2017

[SgtTibbs]

Welcome to my Solo Trip Report for WDW June 7/11 2017 featuring my first visit to Pandora. A professional conference I attend every year is in Orlando so I'm coming down for that and of course tacking on a few extra Disney days.

Day Minus 4 - The Dress Rehearsal
Yesterday was my dress rehearsal for the trip. I packed up my things and went on a fourteen hour day trip around DC to test my training/preparations and because it's fun. Sadly it was a gorgeous spring day with light clouds and a cool breeze. I was hoping to test how well I do in the heat.

On to the trip Report:

First up, what I like to call my "Theme Park Load". All the things I carry for a long day of fun in the sun (or rain).

The Theme Park Load

It includes:

Cargo Shorts / Fishing Shirt - 13 Total pockets. One of the advantages of being an older married gentleman, I still wear cargo shorts anytime I want.

Hat / Sunglasses - The hat has a built in squeegee bar in the brim to keep sweat out of my face.

Lanyard - With attached water bottle holder.

Sunscreen / Hand Wipes - Small single use sun screen packets 2/day along with wet hand-wipes to get my hands clean after applying it or when I get melted ice cream on them. Sticky hands are the worst.

Magic band - Of course you need one of these.

Fitbit tracker - I'll be posting my daily steps in my updates.

Cell phone - Of course.

Cell phone battery - I have the Fuel Rod battery you can switch out for a fresh one in the parks.

Rain Poncho - I carry two, one in each back pocket. That way if it rains/stop/rains again later in the day I don't have to carry a wet poncho around. Also they provide a little extra padding so that's a good thing.

Lens Cleaner/Cloth - For glasses and camera. Don't leave home without these.

First Aid kit - Advil, Band-aids, Chap stick, and Napkin or two. I carry two tubes of chap stick, one for lips and the other for umm, any body part that chafes. Works wonders.

Wallet/Cash - Even with Magic Band's I still like to have some cash.

Watch - Smart watch to get calendar alerts. I add all my FP+'s and dining reservations to my calendar so I get reminders.

Running Shoes and good socks

That's what I carry for a full day of theme park fun. Almost. There is one important item I forgot on my dress rehearsal. Any guesses?

Dress rehearsal total steps: 26, 345

 

[SgtTibbs]

Day Minus 2 - Time for some serious packing

Honestly, I thought that would be more of a thing. Packing for a solo trip goes a lot faster than packing for a family trip. At least when you are the family organizer. One carry on sized bag and I'm ready to rock. I don't even need my Magical Express tags.

 

[SgtTibbs]

Day 1 - Magical Express, All-Star Music, Hollywood Studios, Morimoto's, and a first peek at Pandora.

** Place Saver ** Look for updates June 7th.

If you have any specific photo request from those places let me know.

 

[cajunfan]

We want to see all the pictures from those places! LOL! I do not see a cord for charging your phone, but does that come with when you recycle the Fuel Rod?

 

[SgtTibbs]

We want to see all the pictures from those places! LOL! I do not see a cord for charging your phone, but does that come with when you recycle the Fuel Rod?

Winner! That's why we do dress rehearsals.

A cord comes when you first purchase the Fuel Rod after that you just swap out the battery.