Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I thought I would start this topic as a overflow from the discussion we began in the trip countdown. What are the most comfortable shoes you rely on in the parks? I more my Birkenstocks the last two years and while I stayed blister free the sides of my feet ached by the end of the day and especially the end of the week. I decided to try something else this year and so far it will be my new pair of Keens. I went and tried some on a couple of weeks ago and have been wearing them to break them in and they are very comfortable. I would be interested to know what shoes work for you (then I could buy a backup pair)
Originally Posted By Kala Tevas always tevas. DH and I are very portly and Tevas carry our weight surprisingly well. I think your feet will hurt no matter what you wear because of all the walking. Though we too remain blister free. We soak our feet at night in hot water as hot as we can stand it, soap them up and apply lotion then lie down and elevate them for a bit. If you can sleep with them elevated that would be a bonus. The next day they are ready for more park hiking. DH use to be in the Army and that is what they did after 10+ miles of vigorous hiking. I just bought a pair of crocs, so I may take them to try them out. Good luck on whatever you decide.
Originally Posted By smedley Never tried the hot water and elevation thing, might add that to our list of ideas I'm still looking for a local stockist of the keen sandals here then I'm going to go try some on
Originally Posted By crazyformickey My Disney Crocs!!! Every year I wear my sneakers and by nights end my feet were killing me. On my last trip my feet didn't hurt at all and I did a lot of walking. I won't go to Disney without them again. My DD and DS love theirs too.
Originally Posted By u k fan I always wear sneakers and they work fine for me. They don't make Disney Crocs in my size, mind you I wouldn't wear them anyway! All sandals should be banned! If only I were King for a day...!!!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad <<<They don't make Disney Crocs in my size, mind you I wouldn't wear them anyway!>>> I saw a pair at a local sporting goods store that were size 15.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad My wife wears expensive shoes against my ranting on her about it. Anyway about 2 years ago she brought home a pair of Mephisto sandals. I was mad and fussed at her, but finally agreed to "just try them." It didn't take long for me to realize that although they may not be worth as much money as she paid for them, they were far above in comfort and quality, the Target brand I had been wearing. I still have them, they still wear like new, they really really do custom fit themselves to your feet, and if they get wet, they dry quickly and take all the punishment I can dish out. So against my will, I wear Mephisto sandals, and as bad as I hate to admit it, I love them.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey It's all about the sneaks for me. Nothing else is as comfortable.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I 2nd the sneakers, but hey need to be decent. I had a pair of cheap ones one year nad by day 2 I wanted to cry. We went to Foot Locker at Crossroads and bought a pair of Nikes.. They were, and still are fabulous. I do need a new pair before August as I have had them 3 years now. Although I see people in sandles and flip flops, I could never do that and be comfy all day!
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey You also need to watch how old your sneakers are. When we went to WDW in February my sneakers were almost a year old, and my knees were killing me at the end of each day.
Originally Posted By AuroraRose i'm a flip flop wearer--i am the most comfortable in my bare feet, so wearing flip flops is a close as i can get--i hate to wear wet sneakers, so i don't wear my sneakers to the parks. i have a pair of teva mush thongs--they're super comfie! if i don't wear these, i wear my very worn in birks.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 Sneakers, 4-5 pair of them, so I can let them air out between wearings.
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey I too will have to try the elevation of the feet!! Do soak them in the hot tub but seems like after about the fourth day even that doesn't really make a difference. You can buy those hand held massagers that have the three little legs on them. I was thinking about bringing one along to the parks to help my poor feet along. I keep hearing about the Crocs; I should try some on. I have heard there are different types of Crocs--is there a difference between the Disney Crocs and others?
Originally Posted By sdlovesmickey Do those of you that wear Crocs wear socks with them. And for those of you that do wear socks with tennis shoes do you find yourselves getting blisters? Seems like your feet would get really hot.
Originally Posted By dsnykid I do wear socks with my crocs, but my crocs are a bit different than the usual style - they have velcro straps at the top and a full back.. I don't like wearing shoes w/out socks though and that's why I wear thgem
Originally Posted By crazyformickey <<I have heard there are different types of Crocs--is there a difference between the Disney Crocs and others?>> regular crocs have circles on top. Disney Crocs have Mickey Heads instead! I do wear socks with mine. The first day I didn't wear socks I had a blister on the top of both my feet. The rest of the trip I wore socks and never had a problem then. As far as sizes Disney Crocs only go up to a XL Men (10-11) Women (12-13) The regular beach goes up to mens 3xl (14-15) & 4xl (16-17). Same shoe just different holes on top. You can buy Disney Jibbitz (which do not work in Disney Crocs) to decorate your crocs.
Originally Posted By Mickey4President I wear green lowtop All Star Converse. I might have to buy me some crocs, I just they had a bigger color selection for adults.
