Originally Posted By MPierce >> Wait a minute, I ate a corn dog and didn't even notice it wasn't beef??? NO it had to be beef. I can't be that senile. << I can't say for sure about the corndogs Bobbe, but I know the hotdogs are now a beef, pork, and I think chicken blend. I read about that on several Disney forums. I'm sure the guest demanded it though.
Originally Posted By MPierce You were probably so high on Pixie Dust Bobbe you wouldn't have noticed if the corndogs were made from cardboard, and sawdust.
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt <<Dole whip- Finally had one, then another and another. Are those things fattening?>> No, calories don't count at WDW, it's part of the magic!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey Unless you do the dining plan and clean your plate 99% of the time. I usually lose weight at WDW, but in February I gained five pounds!
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad I always gain no matter where I am, but all that walking does do wonders for my back.
Originally Posted By MPierce I always loose weight when I'm at WDW. With the exception of when I had to use the ECV.
Originally Posted By danyoung Boy, not me. Combine the fine dining with the fine drinking, and all the walking in the World just ain't enough for this fat boy!
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<>That's what happens when FP isn't there to artificially create what you experienced at PP.< Sorry, but this just isn't true. PP has always had a long line, much too long for me to wait in should I have wanted to ride on any given afternoon since 1971.>> Yes, obviously PP has always had long lines, FP or no. The OP said he was surprised that HM had lines at 20 mins or less. I said the HM line is short without FP, and that FP artificially increases the HM wait times for standby. Never did I say FP artificially creates long lines at PP. (What FP DOES artificially create at PP is long periods of standby people never moving. Without FP there would never be any line that did not move.)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Boy, not me. Combine the fine dining with the fine drinking, and all the walking in the World just ain't enough for this fat boy! ---- gotta go in August like we did this year with heat indexes of 105-110 every day we were there... the drink sweats right out of ya
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hey vbdad what are your suggestions to handle the heat? I have found it is vital to drink Water and lots of it. Plan to actually be seated and "waited upon" for a mid-day break. I like to go to the Plaza on Main Street for example.It works for those times you don't want to go all the way back to your hotel for a nap or swim in a hot pool. ALso I had heard a radio interview of a construction worker and how he handles the heat all day long. He worked alongside the street as the tar is being poured at over 400 degrees in sunshine. He said he dips a towel or scarf in ice water thru-out the day and keeps it wrapped around his neck. So I took a bandana this trip and tried it and it worked! I don't know if it was you or DVCDad who said he had found certain places to relax and get out of the heat at WDW but it seems like Disney is trying to remove most of those secret little places along with most of the benches. I am really worried about the little theatre on Main Street that was overtaken by DVC Sales and now is being renovated as a future character MeetnGreet. Anyway I hope you or anybody else has other suggestions for handling the heat at WDW or DL! ANd if you have any secret quiet corners that you can share...The peoplemover is good for that also.( Hope they bring it back to DL as mentioned in another post!
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad The heat really didn't bother us. Initially you sweat yourself wet then everytime you enter a building you cool down quickly. stay hydrated and enter buildings often and the heat really isn't an issue.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey My best tip for beating the heat is not to go to WDW in the summer! We were religious summer visitors until the first time we visited in late winter/early spring. The difference was unbelievable - haven't been during the summer since. I know some people have to go during the summer due to school, etc., but I wouldn't go during the summer unless I got a ridiculously fantastic deal.
Originally Posted By danyoung My brother and I took one WDW trip in July (never again!). Our solution to the heat was to take a fresh hand towel from the room every day and just keep it slung over the shoulder. It's right there to wipe the sweat off, which goes a long way toward at least making you feel less yucky. And I can't count the people who saw this and made a positive comment like "I need to try that tomorrow!"
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden We went in August last year, even had a 4 month old with us, and it wasn't that bad. Two things worked well for us. The first is that everyone had their own water bottle which we would fill and freeze the night before, so by mid-morning we had enough ice-cold water to drink until we left the parks for lunch in the early afternoon. Then we refilled them for when we went back at night. We also bought those misters. They were a godsend. They're not something I would have ever thought to buy but 15 minutes into our vacation we caved and got a few. So glad we did. They were refreshing and we all got a kick out of spritzing the baby in the face. The main reason I didn't think August was that bad, or at least not as bad as I built it up to be, is that you really do go inside and out of the heat more than you might think. At least that's the case for MK, EPCOT, and DHS. As for AK, I have always found it to be 20 degrees hotter than the rest of WDW no matter what time of year we have gone. I think if we go back again in August, we might just drive by AK and wave. My favorite August attraction, believe it or not, walking in to the BCV after being out in the parks. That cold blast of air was something to savor. If I am lucky enough to get into heaven, that is what it must be like.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 due to school and sports schedules - we have beem mainly ( not exclusively) limited to be summer visitors for the past 20 years. The first things I will mention is that in Chicago we had over 40 90+ degree days this year- we have had years with 10-15 100+ days ( not with heat index- before) and we get lots of humidity also-- so it's not like someone who say lives in So Cal who just doesn't get that mix. ---- We make sure we are well hydrated..don't use misters but do drink lots of water. Avoid caffeine in the heat - water/vitamin water etc the best. Also we plan it out so that we get an early start --then by the time it is heating up we have a sit down- non rushed lunch in the A/C. We also try and do ride sequences where we are in - then out...i.e. if the younger kids wait for Dumbo in the heat- Philharmgic is next....do Peter Pan ride que - off to Haunted Mansion... never a bunch outside in a row. By SPlash/Thunder we use the Splash gift shop as a break if we are not at Country Bear Jamboree. by 3-4 pm we are back at resort and swimming or boating or enjoying a frozen cocktail. Back to the park for a dinner ( or at a resort)- then to the parks around 7 -7:30. Even later if there are EMH like MK has until 2 AM. We avoid as much as possible that 3:30-6:30 time when the heat just seems to cook ya. Also wear a lot of golf shirt - waterproof- low sweating shirts.the Clima Cool high tech shirts..really makes a difference when you wear that material and the sweat does not get you wet so the A/C does not seem cold then.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 After getting some very hot weather in SoCal over the past few weeks, I can say catagorically that I'll take 99 and no humidity in Anaheim over 89 and 80-90% humidity in O-Town. ~Summers are NOT magical at WDW!~
Originally Posted By vbdad55 agreed- but the weather they have is why homes cost $1.5M for 2500 sq ft and zero lot line... it comes with a steep price
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<agreed- but the weather they have is why homes cost $1.5M for 2500 sq ft and zero lot line... it comes with a steep price>> True ... but our supposedly wonderful climate in FLA has been a driver of absurd real estate prices for the last two decades really (especially in SoFla) ... and the truth is that other than Spring and Fall, the climate isn't what it is cracked up to be. ~Do I hear thunder?~
