A Disney World Survival Kit: 7 Gadgets to Make Your Trip Cheaper and More Comfortable

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HERE I AM on Main Street in the Magic Kingdom—again. Neither I nor my wife long for this place. During our first family trip to Disney World in 2018, she had to swallow vats of Dramamine to stomach the rides.

And I resented getting taken on the proverbial ones—being forced to pay $5 for a stale churro offends me. But when my in-laws decided to go this fall, we felt obliged to take our daughter with the rest of her cousins. Rob Daniel, 47, is well aware that parents need help braving Disney trips.

For Ear Scouts, the YouTube channel he co-owns, the Celebration, Fla.-based web developer documents his weekly visits to the theme parks, reviews new attractions and compiles guides on how to get the most out of a visit. Armed with his advice and my own hard-won knowledge, I packed quite differently for my second trip to the House of Mouse. Here, a Disney survival kit, Dramamine not required.

Tools to Make Your Disney Trip Cheaper and Easier 1. Fill ‘Er Up Walt Disney World only has about a dozen airport-style water-bottle-filling stations across four sprawling parks. To keep hydrated without lining up for water, you must brave the more numerous, old-school drinking fountains throughout the park, aware that kids have probably drooled on them.

Grayl GeoPress Purifier’s filtering system promises to remove any viruses, bacteria, protozoa, sediment and many chemicals and odors. $100, Grayl.com 2. Walk the Lines Chunky Hoka sneakers might as well be the unofficial shoe of Disney—I saw them on teens and grandparents alike.

If you can stomach the color scheme of the Clifton 9 GTX , a day of comfort awaits you. The GTX version has a Gore-Tex membrane inside to keep your feet dry in an impromptu Orlando downpour. $200, Hoka.com 3.