LMDisneygirl
I'd rather be at Disney!
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- Apr 6, 2010
And now a post dedicated to the unsung heroes of an August trip to WDW: Bottled Water, Bathrooms (due to all the water), and Our Feet!
The shoe question is frequently on the minds of those of us heading to WDW because we know that the right or wrong shoes can make a HUGE difference when you're walking millions of miles a day! I was very happy that I found the PERFECT shoes for Disney. I've had two pair over the last several years, and they have served me well! (Here's more information than you want to know about me.....I've got a weird "one foot is bigger than the other" issue that stems from dropping a heavy wooden block on my foot right before a Disney trip. When I came home with one foot bigger than the other I got it all checked out by the docs and they found nothing. Years later, the issue remains, and makes it hard for me to find shoes.) So I found the PERFECT shoes. They are Speedo Flip Flops that have a supportive sole like a tennis shoe, and a stretchy band across the foot. I LOVE them!
Bummer is, they stopped selling them. And one of my pair broke. So....I plan to take the pair I still have, but I need a backup in case something happens to them while we are there.
So, after an exhaustive summer long flip flop search, I ordered these!
They have a thick, supportive, slightly squishy bottom (but not that fabric covered gel kind that feels like it will just squash down forever that is so very popular right now). They are similar to the old ones I love, without the stretchy band, BUT they were just a bit too small in the width. The good news is that they weren't too long, so I went ahead and returned them and they are sending me one size bigger. I am HOPEFUL, and I will be very excited if the new ones work. If so, I think they will be the PERFECT Disney touring flip flops!
In case you are interested, the combo of the right supportive flip flops with a little anti-perspirant in "blister prone areas" keeps my feet very happy during my trip!
For my DH, he wears his New Balance tennies. In past years he really struggled with awful blisters, but now he's found a combo of the anti-perspirant along with wrapping his toes with Lamb's Wool BEFORE he ever gets a blister. He swears by his ritual!
Happy Walking Everyone!!!!!
The shoe question is frequently on the minds of those of us heading to WDW because we know that the right or wrong shoes can make a HUGE difference when you're walking millions of miles a day! I was very happy that I found the PERFECT shoes for Disney. I've had two pair over the last several years, and they have served me well! (Here's more information than you want to know about me.....I've got a weird "one foot is bigger than the other" issue that stems from dropping a heavy wooden block on my foot right before a Disney trip. When I came home with one foot bigger than the other I got it all checked out by the docs and they found nothing. Years later, the issue remains, and makes it hard for me to find shoes.) So I found the PERFECT shoes. They are Speedo Flip Flops that have a supportive sole like a tennis shoe, and a stretchy band across the foot. I LOVE them!
Bummer is, they stopped selling them. And one of my pair broke. So....I plan to take the pair I still have, but I need a backup in case something happens to them while we are there.
So, after an exhaustive summer long flip flop search, I ordered these!
They have a thick, supportive, slightly squishy bottom (but not that fabric covered gel kind that feels like it will just squash down forever that is so very popular right now). They are similar to the old ones I love, without the stretchy band, BUT they were just a bit too small in the width. The good news is that they weren't too long, so I went ahead and returned them and they are sending me one size bigger. I am HOPEFUL, and I will be very excited if the new ones work. If so, I think they will be the PERFECT Disney touring flip flops!
In case you are interested, the combo of the right supportive flip flops with a little anti-perspirant in "blister prone areas" keeps my feet very happy during my trip!
For my DH, he wears his New Balance tennies. In past years he really struggled with awful blisters, but now he's found a combo of the anti-perspirant along with wrapping his toes with Lamb's Wool BEFORE he ever gets a blister. He swears by his ritual!
Happy Walking Everyone!!!!!