Friday, August 24, 2018

You know you're not....


You know you're not at Disney anymore when......

1.  You are walking around your town or neighborhood and no one tells you to "have a magical day."



2.  You are at your local Panera or food place and they don't accept Magicbands as a form of payment.
  

3.  When your alarm goes off at 5:30 am and you don't spring out of bed with the excitement of seeing Mickey.  Instead you hit snooze and dread having to “adult” again. 


4.  When you can’t use your Disney cup to get free refills at restaurants.  




5. You can’t rely on walking the parks to get your steps in for the day.  You actually have to workout instead. 
 





Friday, July 27, 2018

5 ways we beat the July heat at WDW

 1. Take advantage of your hotel pool when you come back from the parks or on your free day.  I found the pool very refreshing after a long day of parks and being in the heat and it helped to ease my aching feet from all of the walking. The boys especially loved to swim at night, which is something that we don't get to do while at home.





2. Get yourself a cool treat like a Dole Whip or Mickey Ice Cream Bar and find a spot in the shade.  This break can help to refresh you and your crew so you can continue on with your day. We also used the fans (#3) to create a little breeze for us while we sat and relaxed.


3. Bring (or buy) a mister with a fan.  I bought ours at Walmart for about $10 each and brought them with us.  This helped when the sun was beating down on us and there was little to no breeze in spots.  You can buy them at the parks for about $25. 


 4. My husband brought his water bottle along and this worked wonders.  It had a great mister attached and when the kids started getting cranky and hot he would mist them and it became their own mini splash pad.  This had a more powerful mister than the fans in #3 but the combination of the two items worked well for us. 


 5. Schedule your lunch during the hottest part of the day.  You can get into some air conditioning, eat some lunch, and if you schedule a character meal you feel like you are still enjoying Disney even if you’re taking a break from the park.