7 Best Emergency Supplies to Pack for Disney

Packing for a day at a Disney park feels like a moving target, doesn’t it? No matter what you put in your backpack/bag, you may find yourself in need of something that you forgot to bring. MickeyBlog understands this frustration. Please let us use our extensive park experience to give you a few ideas about products you should bring with you to the park. Here are the best emergency supplies to pack for Disney.

Band-Aids

Cuts and bruises happen everywhere. This tip doesn’t just apply to Disney theme parks. I suggest that people carry a couple of Band-Aids wherever they go. At Disney, however, the need is more acute. You’re in a foreign environment. You don’t know the location and are thereby more susceptible to banging into something that could draw blood. I’m not saying it’s likely. This suggestion falls squarely into the “better safe than sorry” category.

Bleach Pen

I think of many theme park dining experiences in general terms. To me, they’re ballpark foods. You’ll find the usual collection of hot dogs, cheeseburgers, and chicken nuggets at many counter service restaurants at Walt Disney World. Sure, the food is more upscale at Disney, but a couple of fundamental truths apply.

One is that you won’t eat on a huge protective plate. Instead, you’ll receive a paper one that has some give to it. Spills happen when paper bends, and your clothes are the most likely landing spot for food and drinks. Since you’re not at home, you’re in a crisis situation with your outfit. Pack a bleach pen so that you can mitigate the issue and achieve at least some damage control. You might even prevent a permanent stain!

Calamine

Have you ever looked at the medical description for Calamine? Makers of the product describe it as the best cure for itching and scratching, along with several other irritants like insect bites and sunburn.

Now, think about some of the most aggravating parts of a theme park visit. Sunburn and insect bites are high on that list, right? Plus, there’s a strange condition called exercise-induced vasculitis that happens so much in Florida that it’s nicknamed the Disney rash. Disney will supply you with a topical ointment if you get this – and I speak from experience on this subject – but you could bring some calamine as a preventive measure that doubles as a cure after the fact.

Dr. Scholl’s

I can never prove it, but I suspect that Disney is at least partially responsible for the explosive growth of wearable technologies that track daily steps walked. I know that when we’re at the parks, we want to know exactly how much we’ve walked during a given day. From conversations I’ve had with others and viewings of Josh and Jenna’s ResortTV1 livestreams, I know that others feel the same way.

When you walk this much, you’re likely to go blisters. The odds of this happening are higher when you don’t ordinarily walk this much. And anyone unfortunate enough to wear the wrong shoes during a park day is definitely going to get blisters.

Dr. Scholl’s sells several products that can help. You can wear inserts as a preventive step, but it’s unreasonable to expect you to pack those. If anything, you’d put them on before leaving for the park.

The blister packs and blister defense products are perfect in that they’re small and portable. The Duragel is highly effective in negating the irritation of callouses, too.

You know your feet better than I do. Pack the item that you’re most likely to need. You’ll thank me when you’re still walking comfortably at the end of your trip.

IcyHot

I’ll speak on this subject not as a writer but as someone with degenerative damage on both sides of my L5-S1. Sometimes, my back tightens up, and a rough ride on Space Mountain can really aggravate the condition. At some point, possibly soon, I’ll get a discectomy. Like those of you with similar conditions, I’m putting that off as long as I can since the success rate isn’t too high on that particular surgery.

IcyHot is the magic ointment that assures me of a comfortable park day. This topical cream is cool to the touch but then creates a heating sensation when it gets into the tissue of the back. This feeling is how you know that the medicine is working. IcyHot works at the start of the day as a preventive measure, and it borders on a miracle cure when you’re suffering through back spasms.

Something else that you could pack is the IcyHot Medicated Patch. It solves both problems at once. You place the sticky patch on the affected area of your back. It will release medicine into your spine as long as the patch is there. In my experience, the sticky substance can last the full park day, assuring you of a comfortable time.

Imodium

Okay, I don’t want to be gross, but I do need to be realistic. There’s a condition known as Traveler’s Tummy that can leave you in need of an immediate trip to the bathroom. The last thing that you want to do during your park day is facing multiple bouts of Traveler’s Tummy.

Remember when I mentioned all of those foods that you’re likely to eat at Disney? Yeah, those are some of the greasiest entrees on the planet. Even if you’re a foodie who dines at the finest Disney restaurants, you’ll still face a different variation of this problem. The rich food in these meals can cause similar issues. What I’m saying is that as long as you plan to eat on your trip – and I wouldn’t recommend a hunger strike – you should pack some Imodium…just to be safe.

Motrin

This is the catch-all suggestion on the list. It’s also the one that you’re most likely to pack without my suggesting it. Even so, I must mention it because you’re making a mistake when you don’t pack Motrin for your park day. It’s the best form of insurance possible.

Motrin can help you with aches and pains and headaches. It even has some rejuvenating properties that can reduce your inflammation should you get sore feet or legs or suffer swollen ankles. Motrin is the catch-all that lessens your stress during a full park day.

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