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Which did you find most useful in the heat?
I've seen recommendations for:
1. cooling bandanas 2. spray handheld fans 3. misty mates 4. mini fans among others. I'm curious to find out what everyone has taken, what everyone has used, and what they prefer.. I mean I don't wanna have to go buy all of them!  PS: Yes we're going to be bringing water bottles and sunscreen, as we ARE native Floridians (for the most part)... I'm not looking so much for tips on keeping cool as I am looking for feedback on the items mentioned...
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
Hi Dementia! We love to go when it is HOT!!! The ways we keep cool are: wear sandals instead of sneakers, drink a lot of water, get wet in the fountains and take breaks in the shade. The best part of being at WDW in the warm months is that in the evening, you are running around wearing practically nothing, and it feels really vacation-y!
But the best protection is sunscreen... you actually DO feel cooler if you have it on. I don;t know why, but it works!
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
None of the above.
I just usually buy a $10 bottle of water they sell at the parks and keep refilling it. I love the heat, it cant get too hot for me.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
Water and lots of it..oh yeah and dress appropriately
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
Water fans are great but no one wants to lug them around. We hit the parks early and as soon as we get too hot and cranky we head back to the resort for a swim/rest. Also, find air conditioned places like shows,etc. for a quick cool break.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
We carry water fans with us and they are convenient to hang on our strollers. We also carry the insulated water bottles with us and fill them up at the baby care stations at every opportunity. Hey, I should put that as a tip for families with small children, they have the same water you buy in the parks in the baby care stations for free and don't mind you filling up your bottles.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
I love the heat!!
But for my kids they loves the mist spray fans.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
Actually, I hate to lug stuff around, too. Pete and I go through the "guests without bags" line whenever possible. So instead of carrying around anything with which to cool off, we just hop underneath the water fans they have stationed all over the park to cool off.
Ok, truth, PETE stands under them, then chases me around to give me a soggy hug. 
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
we use the cooling bandanas and the misting fans when we go. We also do a lot of resting :)
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
We're from Texas so we know heat...but that humidity in Florida can be unbearable at times....we always do well with the spray fans (we have one for each of us) and we just hang them from the stroller when we aren't using them. If I didn't have the stroller, I don't know what I would do....I'm certainly not going to carry around 4 spray fan misters.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
we always take the mini fans and wear the cooling bandanas. they are light and easy to carry without much trouble. we re-wet our bandanas at water fountains all day. the misty fans have always seemed more trouble than they are worth for us, no little ones with a stroller to lug the extra junk. but i think it all comes down to your personal preference. we do the mid-day break some days and other days we will do 2 or 3 ac'd shows in a row. the humidity really is the hardest to bear.
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
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Re: Which did you find most useful in the heat?
Feeling' hot Hot HOT! Bring it on!!!
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