shakebear
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This summer was my family's first trip, and I just wanted to share our biggest mistakes to keep other people from making them. They may seem obvious to those who have been to DW before, they may prove helpful to first timers.
1. LUGGAGE. While this is not necessarily a ''Disney'' tip, it is more of a traveling trip in general. Our plane had a few electrical problems and when we got off the plane, it was either go without luggage or not go at all. Obviously it was unanimous to go without luggage. The only problem was that it took three days to get there. This is what I was wearing on the plane (obviously unaware that this is what I would be wearing for the next 3 days), no joke:
2. MOLESKIN. We all know how much walking you will do while in DW, so you should be well aware of the possibility of blisters (See #2). I recommend this above anything else. It was so helpful when I ended up with about 6 blisters and bought some moleskin at Panchito's (CS's gift shop type-thing), it really, really helped until they were healed. The only thing was getting it off your skin. It's kind of like pulling off a big band-aid that is sticky all over- and pulling off a blister
3. HYDRATION. This may seem silly to people who have been to DW lots of times, but for first-timers who don't quite know the extent of the Florida climate, it is a good tip. Always try to have a cold beverage with you if possible. Our first trip was this August, and we live in a much colder climate (right now we have about 30 feet of snow outide- typical for February), and knew that Florida would be much, much warmer, but didn't exactly know how much warmer. This may seem like an odd thing to say, but although my favorite beverage is water, I don't like drinking water- or drinking anything in general, and didn't have anything to drink the day we went to Typhoon Lagoon. It was one of the hottest days we spent in DW, and I got reaally bad heatstroke. We ended up having to go ho me immediatly because of how sick I got. It came on really suddenly, I got so dizzy I could barely see straight and just ran to the bathroom- and that's the extent of my description of getting heatstroke, don't worry
. Typhoon Lagoon was our last day and last park, so it was a little upsetting to my little sister, but we had gotten a good 6 or 7 hours at the park, we were going to leave in an hour or two anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal, but an hour is like an eternity to a 7-year-old. So I stongly advise everyone to bring a cold beverage, wear a hat, what ever it takes, because you'll thank yourself later- trust me!
Although these descriptions may seem like the vacation wasn't much fun, that is not at all what I meant. It was absolutly the time of my life- I have never had a better time. These little things didn't cause as much problems as I may have made it seem- they were just little mishaps, that's all. Overall, DW is my absolute favorite place on Earth, I would go back in a heartbeat.
1. LUGGAGE. While this is not necessarily a ''Disney'' tip, it is more of a traveling trip in general. Our plane had a few electrical problems and when we got off the plane, it was either go without luggage or not go at all. Obviously it was unanimous to go without luggage. The only problem was that it took three days to get there. This is what I was wearing on the plane (obviously unaware that this is what I would be wearing for the next 3 days), no joke:
Short jean shorts
Silky sequined tank top
4 inch wedges
2. MOLESKIN. We all know how much walking you will do while in DW, so you should be well aware of the possibility of blisters (See #2). I recommend this above anything else. It was so helpful when I ended up with about 6 blisters and bought some moleskin at Panchito's (CS's gift shop type-thing), it really, really helped until they were healed. The only thing was getting it off your skin. It's kind of like pulling off a big band-aid that is sticky all over- and pulling off a blister
3. HYDRATION. This may seem silly to people who have been to DW lots of times, but for first-timers who don't quite know the extent of the Florida climate, it is a good tip. Always try to have a cold beverage with you if possible. Our first trip was this August, and we live in a much colder climate (right now we have about 30 feet of snow outide- typical for February), and knew that Florida would be much, much warmer, but didn't exactly know how much warmer. This may seem like an odd thing to say, but although my favorite beverage is water, I don't like drinking water- or drinking anything in general, and didn't have anything to drink the day we went to Typhoon Lagoon. It was one of the hottest days we spent in DW, and I got reaally bad heatstroke. We ended up having to go ho me immediatly because of how sick I got. It came on really suddenly, I got so dizzy I could barely see straight and just ran to the bathroom- and that's the extent of my description of getting heatstroke, don't worry
. Typhoon Lagoon was our last day and last park, so it was a little upsetting to my little sister, but we had gotten a good 6 or 7 hours at the park, we were going to leave in an hour or two anyway, so it wasn't that big of a deal, but an hour is like an eternity to a 7-year-old. So I stongly advise everyone to bring a cold beverage, wear a hat, what ever it takes, because you'll thank yourself later- trust me! Although these descriptions may seem like the vacation wasn't much fun, that is not at all what I meant. It was absolutly the time of my life- I have never had a better time. These little things didn't cause as much problems as I may have made it seem- they were just little mishaps, that's all. Overall, DW is my absolute favorite place on Earth, I would go back in a heartbeat.
...still haven't figured that one out...and didn't catch up for three days. We sound like twin travel fashion mishaps. I had 3" "jelly" wedges 
(for those old enough to remember those) with a tank top. Who knew Germany could get so cold???
- esp when you don't have a direct flight.
) . Putting on shorts after landing is our way to say - YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAHHHHHHHH, we're away from the cold!
