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Well damn.. almost record highs all week. Feeling like 100…
Better then storms everyday lol
Better then storms everyday lol
This. I'm use to the heat, and it was brutal last week. I'm sure part of that was because I was sick, but still it's the first time I've ever gone to Florida and been hot. The humidity was really bad also.Just got back and it was 95-98 all week. It was brutal. Didn't cool down until like 9PM
Made the best of it, but not much fun was had at the parks.
So, should I save the room for all the ponchos I brought and instead fill that space with cooling towels and fans?Well damn.. almost record highs all week. Feeling like 100…
Better then storms everyday lol
I broke down and bought a cooling towel. Never used one before, but I bought one this trip. I think a big part of what made it feel so much hotter is that it was hot inside as well, so you never cooled off. I read somewhere else that someone said they noticed it seemed like the air-conditioning wasn't running or barely running, and I agree. Usually, you go inside in the south, and it is freezing. This trip it was only slightly less hot inside, so your body never got a chance to cool off making it easier to become overheated. I drank so much water and Gatorade and still got dehydrated.So, should I save the room for all the ponchos I brought and instead fill that space with cooling towels and fans?
I broke down and bought a cooling towel. Never used one before, but I bought one this trip. I think a big part of what made it feel so much hotter is that it was hot inside as well, so you never cooled off. I read somewhere else that someone said they noticed it seemed like the air-conditioning wasn't running or barely running, and I agree. Usually, you go inside in the south, and it is freezing. This trip it was only slightly less hot inside, so your body never got a chance to cool off making it easier to become overheated. I drank so much water and Gatorade and still got dehydrated.
Mid-day breaks are absolutely necessary when the "real feel" temp gets to 100+. A cool shower, a nap in a dark, cool room, it really makes a difference and helps you feel fresh for the evening.I also decided we'll just bite the bullet and do the mid day break even from MK. It'll take some time away from our only MK day, but I think we'll be better off in the long run since I want to stay until fireworks at 9:20, and the park closes at 10. Maybe we'll even get on a ride right before 10 too.
Yes, I never go back to the hotel for mid day breaks, but we did this trip.Mid-day breaks are absolutely necessary when the "real feel" temp gets to 100+. A cool shower, a nap in a dark, cool room, it really makes a difference and helps you feel fresh for the evening.
Yes, I never go back to the hotel for mid day breaks, but we did this trip.
I think part of my problem is some new medication that makes me not run as cold as I normally do and then being sick at the end of the trip, but setting that aside, it was simply way hotter than normal. This was August heat and even then, this felt worse. I used to live in Florida. I grew up in Houston. I've lived in a number of cities on the gulf coast. I'm use to the heat, and this trip got to me. It's the first trip I ever remember being hot, like overheated hot that makes you feel sick. I think I probably drank over 10 glasses of water a day and a few Gatorades, and I still felt dehydrated. I ordered a 24 pack of water for 2 people for 3 days. We ran out, and that doesn't count, water with meals and drinks we bought in the park.
12 hours and I'll be boarding my flight! Vacation Grocery has already delivered our groceries to Beach Club
Hello! We will be in WDW next week. This is our 4th trip, so we are pretty prepared for the heat and everything we need to bring. But this is our first time visiting since fastpass is gone. We are open to close park people. How do our days look? Thanks!
EPCOT
1) Join virtual queue for Guardians. 2) Book 1st Genie+ for Remy's. 3) Ride Soarin' or Test Track
4) Ride Remy's or Guardians. 5) Book 2nd Genie+ ride Soarin' or Test Track
5) Explore, get snack, shop, meet characters. 6) Ride Guardians. 7) Explore, shop, meet characters
8) Ride Soarin' or Test Track. 9) Book 3rd Genie+ for Spaceship Earth. 10) Explore world pavilions and shops
11) Ride Spaceship Earth. 12) Dinner at Chefs de France. 13) Moana's Journey of Water
14) Find a spot for fireworks
AK
1) Join virtual queue for Flight of Passage. 2) Book Genie+ ride Navi River Journey
3) Build avatar in Windtraders. 4) Ride Flight of Passage or Navi River Journey
5) Book 2nd Genie+ ride Safari. 6) Take Rafiki's Planet Watch Train to Conservation Station
7) Visit Petting Zoo. 8) Take Train back and ride Safari. 9) Book 3rd Genie+ ride Expedition Everest
10) Explore, have snack or lunch, shopping. 11) Ride Expedition Everest
12) Book 3rd Genie+ ride Dinosaur or Kali River Rapids
13) If cool enough, walk Maharajah Jungle Trek in Asia
14) Ride anything we missed and head home for dinner
HS
1) Join queue for Rise of Resistance. 2) Book Genie+ for Slinky Dog. 3) Ride Toy Story Mania
4) Ride Rise of Resistance or Slinky Dog. 5) Book 2nd Genie+ for Smugglers Run
6) Snack, explore, shop. 7) Ride Rise of Resistance or Slinky Dog. 8) Ride Smugglers Run
9) Book 3rd Genie+ for Star Tours. 10) Oga's Cafe. 11) Ride Star Tours
12) Book 4th Genie+ for Runaway Railway. 13) Meet characters, snack, shop
14) Ride Runaway Railway. 15) Fireworks
MK
1) Virtual queue for Seven Dwarfs. 2) Book Genie+ for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
3) Ride Pirates of the Caribbean. 4) Ride Seven Dwarfs or BTMR
5) Join virtual queue for Tron or Genie+ for Barnstormer. 6) Ride Seven Dwarfs or BTMR
7) Ride Tron or Barnstormer. 8) Snack, shop, explore. 9) Ride Tron or Barnstormer
10) Book Genie+ for Haunted Mansion. 11) Character meets, shop, explore
12) Ride Haunted Mansion. 13) Book Genie+ for It's a small world
14) Snack, shop, character meets. 15) Ride It's a small world
16) Book Genie+ for Space Ranger Spin. 17) Ride Tea Cups. 18) Ride Space Ranger Spin
19) Space Mountain. 20) Dinner at Tony's at 8:00
21) Fireworks
Expect that Remy may come back for late at night. I booked that at 7am and got a 6:30 pm time. Crowds were moderate on my date.Hello! We will be in WDW next week. This is our 4th trip, so we are pretty prepared for the heat and everything we need to bring. But this is our first time visiting since fastpass is gone. We are open to close park people. How do our days look? Thanks!
EPCOT
1) Join virtual queue for Guardians. 2) Book 1st Genie+ for Remy's. 3) Ride Soarin' or Test Track
Again, probably won't be riding Remys this early, but you never know.4) Ride Remy's or Guardians. 5) Book 2nd Genie+ ride Soarin' or Test Track
We didn't have any problems getting LL for Spaceship Earth at any time.5) Explore, get snack, shop, meet characters. 6) Ride Guardians. 7) Explore, shop, meet characters
8) Ride Soarin' or Test Track. 9) Book 3rd Genie+ for Spaceship Earth. 10) Explore world pavilions and shops
This is some backtracking. You might think about doing Moana's when you are near Soar'n or Spaceship Earth. It's just a walkthrough, so you should be able to fit it in when you have a few minutes.11) Ride Spaceship Earth. 12) Dinner at Chefs de France. 13) Moana's Journey of Water
If being right up front is important, you may need to stake something out early, so not sure how that fits in with your dinner plans. Also be careful of dinner plans and LL return times Remy and Rise return times if you aren't successful at 7am and have to do 1pm drop. You might be better off for lunch plans and leaving dinner open. I ended up getting my 11 Frozen LL and my Rise VQ both for 8pm which was the same as my dinner, so I couldn't do either. Just depends on how early your dinner is.14) Find a spot for fireworks
NO VQ for FoP, but you can buy a ILL for it, or you can try to rope drop it. We bought the ILL, and I thought it was worth it to not have to rush and be able to take our time. I booked it for right at opening and then also got a LL for NRJ at opening. We went to Pandora first right about 8 after a break during early entry for Starbucks and waited maybe 10 minutes for NJR in standby. Then did ILL for FOP, then back to NJR for our LL.AK
1) Join virtual queue for Flight of Passage. 2) Book Genie+ ride Navi River Journey
3) Build avatar in Windtraders. 4) Ride Flight of Passage or Navi River Journey
I'm not sure about your dates, but on our recent trip, almost all of the attractions at AK, the LL were giving times back for right then, not hours later, so you wouldn't have time to go to Conservation Station and back before your LL. I'd do Safari, then go to the Conseravtaion Station.5) Book 2nd Genie+ ride Safari. 6) Take Rafiki's Planet Watch Train to Conservation Station
I think if you book a LL before lunch for EE, it will give you the right time. EE was giving times slightly delayed from present but not way out.7) Visit Petting Zoo. 8) Take Train back and ride Safari. 9) Book 3rd Genie+ ride Expedition Everest
10) Explore, have snack or lunch, shopping. 11) Ride Expedition Everest
I'd walk the trail before heading down to Dinsoaur to cut down on back tracking. You'll probably have some time to kill before your LL fr Dinosaur that would be a good time to do it after EE.12) Book 3rd Genie+ ride Dinosaur or Kali River Rapids
13) If cool enough, walk Maharajah Jungle Trek in Asia
14) Ride anything we missed and head home for dinner
I still want to book the Genie+ for Remy first since it may run out, correct? Can I book another genie+ reservation at 9:00 or would I have to wait until 6:30 pm or after to book another genie+ ride if I run into the same thing? Remy doesn't have ILL right?Expect that Remy may come back for late at night. I booked that at 7am and got a 6:30 pm time. Crowds were moderate on my date.
I still want to book the Genie+ for Remy first since it may run out, correct? Can I book another genie+ reservation at 9:00 or would I have to wait until 6:30 pm or after to book another genie+ ride if I run into the same thing? Remy doesn't have ILL right?
Thanks for your detailed response! That helps a lot.
I still want to book the Genie+ for Remy first since it may run out, correct? Can I book another genie+ reservation at 9:00 or would I have to wait until 6:30 pm or after to book another genie+ ride if I run into the same thing? Remy doesn't have ILL right?
Thanks for your detailed response! That helps a lot.
From my experience this past week, you're going to want to book Slinky before Rise and TRON before anything else. Those two go FAST. My cousin and I were in the doorway of our connecting rooms right on time booking and I got TRON and he didn't and he got Slinky and I didn't on another day... and crowds were light.I still want to book the Genie+ for Remy first since it may run out, correct? Can I book another genie+ reservation at 9:00 or would I have to wait until 6:30 pm or after to book another genie+ ride if I run into the same thing? Remy doesn't have ILL right?
Thanks for your detailed response! That helps a lot.