What are the ages of your kids. I have seven-year-old twins. Our trip in January we could do without a stroller, but I’m wondering if the heat will make us need a stroller?My family does the cooling towels too. I can't stand the wet on my neck, so I just keep a handkerchief in my pocket that I can use to wipe down with. We keep a few bottled waters in a small, thermal cooler attached to a stroller. That keeps them cold for a good bit. We also purchased some small USB fans that can plug into a lipstick battery charger. It's all pretty portable and can fit into a pocket or backpack easily.
You'll be dealing with both heat and rain. With that in mind:We are going for a week in August with our 7yr old twins. I am worried about the heat. What do you do to deal with the heat? We plan on bringing cooling towels. Hope to do parks first thing in the morning most days. Anything else?? TIA
You can get free water at any quick service restaurant.Regarding water bottles -
First, can I assume it's OK to bring them in?
Second - how easy is it to find a place to refill them?
Shanti's suggestions are indeed excellent, but bottled water I'm sure is very expensive at the parks. We'll have nine people in our group (two small children). We don't expect to bring a water bottle for each of us (assuming we can refill conveniently, we can share) and yet I can't see spend what I assume is about $3-$5 per bottle (maybe more??)for all of us each of us every hour or so.
I don't remember the exact bottled water price, but it definitely was not $5 or higher. That's excessive & I don't recall the prices being insane. Not cheap, but not insane. We never felt the need to drink a bottle per hour, but to each his own. (We don't tend to push through hot summer afternoons in the parks, so that's probably part of the reason why- we do take real breaks at the resort.) Yes, you can bring water bottles into the parks, as well as other types of drinks & food, for that matter. Have a great trip however you choose to hydrate yourselves!Shanti's suggestions are indeed excellent, but bottled water I'm sure is very expensive at the parks. We'll have eight people in our group (two small children). We won't bring a water bottle for each of us (assuming we can refill conveniently, we can share). And I can't see spending what I assume is about $3-$5 per bottle (maybe more??) for each of us every hour or so.
Yes there are. ETA: Especially look for them close to restrooms.Are there water fountains around the park?
You're quite right Shanti - On the DIS I found an article from April of 2016 that said Dasani bottled water was raised from $2.75 to $3. That's 2 years ago so I expect it's a bit higher, but maybe $3.50 at most.
For one person - maybe worth it. But for our group of 8, that can add up real fast - even though we plan on getting to the parks at opening, leaving before noon for the resort for naps for the kids (including this "big kid"!) and then back out about 4 or 5.