I've got the Disney bug!

Welcome TinkASL so glad you "caught" the Disney bug. Not a day goes by that I don't think about and planning another trip to Disney. So you came to the right place. Let us know what you plan to do on your next trip!

! Glad you have joined. Can't wait to hear about your next trip. It sounds like you are hooked on traveling to Disney.

Welcome, Tink! What were your favorite parts of your first trip?

If everyone listened to their feet at the end of a trip, no one would go back to Disney!! The key is building up your feet for the adventure, taking multiple pairs of sturdy walking shoes, and being prepared to take care of your best buddies on downtime. A little bit of lotion, a soak in a warm tub, and immediately applying moleskin to any blisters (have you discovered this little miracle yet?) goes a long way toward keeping feet happy.

Hello TinkASL and Glad you joined our happy group.

Welcome! Glad you joined us. If you are going to catch a bug, this is the best one to get.

My husband and I always take short 2-3 trips to WDW so we try to cover as much ground as possible. I have a hard time walking well as it is because I have Rheumatoid Arthritis, so a long 13+ hour day at Disney can't be brutal on my feet. My strategy to try to combat some of the pain and fatigue is to make sure that we go to a few longer "sitting" attractions about every 2 hours or less.
For example, if we are in MK for the day and we go to Tomorrowland, we might go to Monsters Inc. laugh factory and immediately follow it up with a ride on the people mover. The People mover is about 10 minutes long and the laugh factory is a 15 minute show but we are sitting for at least 20 minutes. That gives our feet a 30 minute rest but we're still enjoying WDW. If you want to get from one side of the park to the other without walking, take the train. It stops in Frontierland and Fantasyland. Or you can ride the whole way around the park, which takes about 20 minutes. It takes a little planning, but you can do WDW without completely destroying your feet.
I hope you have a wonderful vacation

Hello Tink and . So you got the bug, congrats! Now you'll really starting having fun!

Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay!

Last year, I found wearing a pair of Crocs was pretty much the most comfortable way to wander around the parks - once I got past the blistering stage! I had brought a pair of walking trainers with me but found it was too hot to wear them with socks and not comfortable without, so on my first day in Orlando, I was straight down to DTD to look for a pair of flip-flops or something more comfortable!

The best way, otherwise to save aching feet, is to plan your route through the parks. If you aim to hit certain rides or can plan a route through each land, you'll find you'll spend less time wandering back and forth. Without a game plan, aching feet will be a constant reminder you're in a theme park.

Alicemouse, what is this moleskin stuff you're talking about...I certainly needed that when I blistered in the first few days! Band Aid became my best friends for a short while after that!

from Bonnie Scotland...Aye..I've also been bitten..But here's the good news..There's no cure...Once you've got it..it's there for life..

Hi Tink

to the boards. Glad you got the bug and can't wait to here all about your trip.

Best bug I've ever caught. Welcome, time to visit that castle. Great cure.

hello and welcome

Moleskin is fuzzy on one side and completely adhesive on the other side. You cut off a patch the size that you need to cover the blister and stick it to your skin. You'll never even know that you have a blister! It's like a bandaid, but instead of the non-adhesive pad sliding up and down and rubbing the blister every step you take, the entire patch adheres right to the blister. You'll never even know that there's a blister there. It's amazing!!

Hi and and on getting the Disney bug! I totally get what you mean about being worn out when you get back...it took us 2 days to recover after our last trip! If I had the money, I'd go for two weeks so that I could do resort days/downtime every other day between parks to rest up!

Welcome from southern Wisconsin (where it is actually snowing AGAIN!!!!). You are right, this place is a blast!!!

Welcome to the forum!

I caught the Disney bug at the age of 43 and have never looked back! (partly because my neck doesn't twist as far as it used to).

You know you have the bug bad when you start planning another trip while you are still planning the one that you are getting ready to go on! My DH is starting to get the bug as well. He has been more than willing to let me do all the planning but now within the past couple of weeks, he has started getting in on it as well....the bug is contagious!
We are also waiting to win that lotto....guess we need to start playing first

Story of my life!

AND....when you are mentally planning your next trip WHILE on your current one!