Disney Tip of the Week

Beat the Heat Techniques is the title to this one!

If you go to Disney between the months of March and October, you will need to incorporate some beat the heat techniques to insure that you have a good vacation. Believe me, a definition of a good vacation in Central Florida during this time period is one where you don't suffer from heat exhaustion, dehydration or heat stroke.

The most important tip of all and I can not emphasize this enough....WATER, WATER, WATER!!!!!!!

Water is your best friend. Whether you (or your kids) are thirsty or not, drink water. I make light of my life constantly sip water while wandering through the parks. I drink water like a fiend anyway, so I don't have to step up my game much.

Water also comes in handy to cool off your body should you feel overheated. Take a bandanna with you and dip it in the water fountain. Either wipe your body down with the cold wet bandanna or twist it up and tie it around your neck. My mom does this all through out the day and she never gets too hot. Believe me, she is one that gets hot at the drop of a hat.

You can also wet the bandanna and tie it around your head like a pirate. You don't have to feel silly about doing this since you're already in the home of Pirates of the Caribbean! I find that this cools me off more than anything else. Light of my life also does this.

If you start to feel overheated, drink some water and find a cool shady spot to sit for a while until you feel better.

If this doesn't work or if it's a more serious situation, please, please, please go see a nurse at the nurses stations. Your maps clearly note the location of each one in each park. Believe me, it's better to lose a couple of hours during your vacation than days. Which is what can happen if you get too sick.

Wear light loose clothing. Believe me, no one at Disney World cares what you look like. As for what you might look like in pictures at the parks, believe me, the best you will ever look at the parks is when you first arrive. After that, it's all downhill!

I prefer to be as comfortable as possible. I wear pants that don't need a belt (I prefer capris) as well as a sports bra and some sort of light colored loose fitting top. It can be a t-shirt or a loose tank or some sort of gauzy thing. Whatever you choose, make sure it's comfortable.

I do not recommend tube tops or low cut shirts. If you plan on riding Space Mountain, DINOSAUR, Tower of Terror or any other rides of that sort, you will regret it. Believe me, you will regret it. You do not want your photo that's taken on some of the rides to have your girls hanging out for all eternity.

That's all I got for today. I might do some money saving tips next week.

We'll see.

Later,

Mama Dawg