Originally Posted By wonderingalice Thanks triskybear! This is just getting better all the time! *LOL* quincytoo... It won't be too hard to ignore their teasing - especially if your feet feel nummy the whole time you're there!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 quincytoo, I'm also re thinking breaking out of my shell and taking my crocs to DLR Look what you have started wonderingalice. By December you'll be able to pick out the LPers in the parks by looking at their shoes
Originally Posted By tlovesdis I am a big fan of Crocs! I have 5 pairs and I wear them all the time! I am a very large girl and have always had problems with my feet at Disneyland. It seemed that no matter what type of shoe I wore (tennis shoes, flips, sandals, etc...) I would ALWAYS get major blisters and have such terrible leg and foot pain all day long! Well, back in March of this year I was introduced to Crocs and they have changed my trips to Disneyland! I first wore my Beach Crocs on my April trip. They were amazing! Not one blister and my feet and legs felt really good. Even in the rain, they were awesome! Then I went in June and took my Beaches but also purchased the Athens flip flops! I was reluctant to wear flips, but did on our first day! They turned out to be even more comfy than my Beaches! I wore two different pairs of the flips off and on for the whole 4 days I was there and did not get one blister! I also had no pain like I normally did. Of course my pups were tired after a long day at the parks, but they were nothing like they had been in the past. Needless to say, I am a huge supporter of wearing the Crocs! They are my ONLY Disneyland shoes!!!!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I have to give these Crocs another chance, I guess. I can't beleive all the positive reports here.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy Well that's very open-minded and high-arched of you, Jim. ;-) At my part-time men's shoe dept. job these things sell like hotcakes (hotcakes with holes you wear on your feet? I digress). I wondered myself what all the fuss was over these stupid-lookin' shoes, then tried on a pair and found the insoles really comfy. They're way too swimmy fer narrow-feeted folks like me, but did feel good on the bottoms.
Originally Posted By poohbear14 Just don't drag your feet along the side of the escalator. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=2530368&page=1" target="_blank">http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Cons umer/story?id=2530368&page=1</a>
Originally Posted By DlandJB Do you recommend trying them on with or without socks? My feet are quite wide (think Fred Flintstone). Will they be okay with Crocs? Thanks to everyone on this thread!>>> Try them on with just a thin sock or socking first -- I've got the FF feet too -- size 6 wide. I can Never where the yellow crocs. I'll look just like Daisy Duck!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice *LOL* Jim! Amazing isn't it?? I saw the same thing at epinions.com! amazedncal2... Hee hee hee hee... I'd PAY to see DlandJB in a pair of YELLOW! ;-) poohbear14... I was happy to see that the escalator risk was the only 'danger' I could find related to Crocs - I Google everything! They did say it was children with the problem, and I can see that... Kids are naturally curious and playful - they do some weird stuff on escalators sometimes. Speaking of TDG 'swimming' in them... Question for the pros... Since I read on Crocs.com that they're basically not supposed to touch your foot anywhere but on the bottom, if I ordered my regular shoe size 8, will these fit like CROCS are supposed to or should I have ordered a size 'up?' Since it will be December, I'll likely be wearing them with a good pair of walking socks (Thorol brand - I'm trying to really do it 'right' this time, but at the cost of these socks my pups better NEVER see another blister! ;-) They're fairly thick. And I have a weird foot... On the wide side up front, but a narrow heel. Oh, and the socks are white with gray reinforcements... My feet are gonna be REALLY, REALLY, REALLY ugly! *LOL* I don't care... I want COMFORT.
Originally Posted By berol You can put a patch of moleskin where you might get a blister or when you start to feel a hot spot.
Originally Posted By nk28 atinkfan: thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely plan on bringing a couple pairs of shoes for each of us then
Originally Posted By ImNotAllThereMyself Maybe I am a klutz, but i manage to trip over my own feet. I have weak ankles and my feet tend to slip off the side of my shoes. So i don't wear flip flops to DL. I also don't wear heels, or ballet flats that might fall off. The rules in our family (since i was a slightly less klutzy child) are that we wear tennis, well broken in already. I usually take two pairs for a regular vacation, three if the weather looks crummy. I take my Vans(i have had them since i was 19,this is my 30 bday) i take my airwalks, and i take my regular running cross trainers. This is the rule I impose on anyone going with me (children). Besides if you have tennis on it hurts less when people, wheelchairs, and strollers run over your feet. Love Cheshire Cat
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Crocs! Crocs!! Crocs!!! They rocks!!! Not good English, but oh boy. 50 years on this planet and I finally found shoes that work. I bought them last weekend for the first time and have worn them continuously at DL this week with ZERO problems. I got the black "mary jane" style. Go to the website and read the tips to get them a little bit bigger than you normally wear your other shoes. Thanks everyone for this life-saving tip. It's like not wearing shoes at all. (And yes, they're awesome for putting on the Fred Flinstone brakes in the car
Originally Posted By wonderingalice ^^*LOL*! I just got my gold color Mary Janes yesterday afternoon; the "Off Road"-style pair are on backorder. VERY comfy, though I haven't done a whole lot of walking in them yet. I ordered them in my regular size 8, and am thinking I probably should have gone with the 9s (don't think they come in 1/2 sizes - that would be perfect, actually) ... But these still feel big, especially when I'm barefoot in them. My big toes do touch the front a little bit - will keep my nails trimmed for sure!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Anxiously awaiting your feedback, wondering alice. <---Jim's finger poised on the 'order' button on Crocs website.
Originally Posted By kaoden39 I am amazed I didn't see anyone say Birkenstocks. I swear by mine. They can make a long day pass quickly for me.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove Alice, I wear an 8 and got the Crocs in a 9. Keep those nails trimmed and us posted on how ye fare!
Originally Posted By ImTinkerbellsfan I wear sketchers and reebok. Both are broken in and are extremely comfortable. I have high arches, so I guess I can't wear crocs. But I have seen them and they do look comfortable.
Originally Posted By ImTinkerbellsfan Imnotalltheremyself I have a suggestion for those weak ankles. The first suggestion is to "write" the alphabet with your feet. Yes, it sounds cooky and weird, but it does help. The second suggestion is to do the calf raises, you know, where you hang the back end of your foot over an edge and push up using your calves. These things do work, I had to do rehab after I tore my achillas tendon a few years ago, and I still do the excersises to increase the strength of the muscles and ligaments around the tendon. They do work, give them a try and see how they work for you.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I am amazed I didn't see anyone say Birkenstocks. I swear by mine. > I mentioned them earlier, and I also swear by mine. In visiting the Crocs website, one thing I didn't realize is how many different varieties there are. Thought it was just one kind.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice I wore the Mary Janes for quite awhile yesterday and today... Both with socks and without. VERY comfortable! I do prefer them with socks - don't care for the perspiration factor that kicks in without them and the socks feel better because I've never, ever been a barefootin' girl. With the socks, it feels like I'm wearing slippers with support... Good stuff! The Mary Janes are a bit more 'fitting' than they're supposed to be, but the straps stretch and I've even managed to stretch out the spots where my big toes (I have long, mutant big toes! *LOL*) were touching the tip of the shoe - which is against the sizing rules. Tomorrow when Crocs opens for business -8 a.m. Mountain Time, I'm going to call and have them change my back-ordered "Off Road" style to a size 9. Those should be absolutely perfect and I can't wait to give them a go!
