Though I’m not traveling alone, it’s just me (75) and my guy (68), and we’ve both driven the 1200 (+/-) miles one way that it takes to get to the Fort, and flown into MCO to stay at the resorts.
For whatever reason the universe sees fit, we’ve gotten pretty sick at Disney with an array of issues from food poisoning to covid. While it was scary for the both of us to be flat on our backs for days on end without friends or family to give us a hand, we made it through with kindly cast members and a lot of over-the-counter meds. When I get sick I don’t like interacting with strangers, but the cast members will help (in my experience anyway) if they know you need it.
Some hints- please forgive if I’m preaching to the choir here
1) Make sure you have plenty of ID in your suitcases; I print out our names, addresses and info of a contact relative and put a copy in each bag.
2) Make sure you have a safe call partner, and pre-arrange call times that will fit your travel plans (can’t call on the flight, for instance), when you check in and out, and your basic plans for the day. If you’re a more detail oriented person, print out a copy of your itinerary for the trip.
3) Make a copy of whatever prescriptions you have for your meds (if any). Also, take along over-the-counter meds; analgesics like Motrin or Excedrin, cold remedies you’re familiar with, a thermometer, anti-diarrhea meds (ask me how I know that one…) and meds for the opposite condition. Disney, last I knew, charges an outrageous price for just 2 pain pills, doesn’t have thermometers, etc. While if you get sick enough you can to to the clinic/hospital Disney partners with, and _I believe_ they have on-call med staff they recommend, sometimes you don’t need that level of care and/or the med staff will want to know if you have a fever, etc.
5) As far as personal safety is concerned, of the many times we’ve flown domestically and internationally, we’ve only had one issue. Himself was careless of his wallet during TSA search (when one has to put belongings in bins) and his wallet was stollen. I kind of fault him as it was a very crowded situation and he took his eyes off his wallet that was by itself in a bin. But that was it. In that regard, I suggest making multiple printed copies of your flight ticket, and pertinent info, and put them in different locations. Never take eyes off your bins, as this happened basically right in front of the TSA desk at MCO.
We’ve had nothing but great interactions with cast members when we got sick; they were very respondent to our needs. But most of all, please know that millions of people travel to Disney every year, and the vast majority will never have health or security issues. We’ve been snake bit, and are NOT the norm.
Hope this helps some
(Edited to add: I removed point #4 as there was a link added that I didn’t put in there, and it went to a site I’d never visited and have no idea why my words were linked to it. I tried several times to remove it but it kept coming back, and without the words the paragraph didn’t make sense, so in the end I had to simply delete the whole point.)
); busses may not always stop where they should & that last step off can be a doozy; and always mind the gap getting on & off moving transportation & attraction vehicles.
