I'm just enjoying your post and responses, OP. Funny observations. So: are you Pack Mule or Responsible Adult?
Planet continued to rotate and all was good! That said, even an empty stroller is often a “bag”.
I disagree about the insurance cards. While no one wants to need medical attention while at DLR, sometimes it does happen. So I would keep those with you as a "just in case" something happens. The ziplock baggie idea would work, but with my luck, the bag will tear along the seam about halfway through the day and then I'll end up dropping everything when I go to pull it out!I'll probably suggest that the zipper wallets could be replaced by a ziplock baggie with a credit card, room key, photo ID and $20. That makes it waterproof for the rides! No one needs their costco card, insurance cards, or the business card they've been meaning to do something with. They should leave all that at home, or at least in the hotel.
I have loved your posts!! You are going to be miles ahead of everyone in planning, and it sounds like you will have a great trip!I figure that I'm doing pretty well with trip planning once I'm down to trying to optimize the security lines.
Ok, the reality is that toddler + grandparents swge is such an overwhelming pile of unknowns that I'm focusing on how to get to coffee and the gates. I've decided to call the day a success if no one gets lost before we make it to Baatu.
Thanks!I have loved your posts!! You are going to be miles ahead of everyone in planning, and it sounds like you will have a great trip!
A picture of your health insurance card is generally all you need. Hospitals and clinics always call to verify coverage anyway. We've been to the ER several times with our kids, and only a cell phone pic of the card (or no card at all, just the name of the insurance company), and they have been able to figure out our coverage.I disagree about the insurance cards. While no one wants to need medical attention while at DLR, sometimes it does happen. So I would keep those with you as a "just in case" something happens. The ziplock baggie idea would work, but with my luck, the bag will tear along the seam about halfway through the day and then I'll end up dropping everything when I go to pull it out!
I'm old school in that way; I prefer to have the physical card because I've had my phone freeze up at the most inconvenient times. With my luck, that would happen (or it would be out of battery) when I needed the photo of the card. Given that the insurance card is the size of a credit card, but not as thick, I'd rather just carry it and be safe than sorry.A picture of your health insurance card is generally all you need. Hospitals and clinics always call to verify coverage anyway. We've been to the ER several times with our kids, and only a cell phone pic of the card (or no card at all, just the name of the insurance company), and they have been able to figure out our coverage.
I disagree about the insurance cards. While no one wants to need medical attention while at DLR, sometimes it does happen. So I would keep those with you as a "just in case" something happens.
We naturally gravitate towards park bags with fewer compartments, fortunately. I only accept bags that are pre-unzipped, though I'll zip them post-security as a courtesy.Just to add, if anyone DOES have zipper wallets inside a bag, you will be asked 9 times out of 10 to unzip it so they can look inside.
I have a purse with 5 zippered compartments and a zippered wallet. I probably need a new purse...
I too just have the health insurance card as an app on my phone. Makes it that much easier.I disagree about the insurance cards. While no one wants to need medical attention while at DLR, sometimes it does happen. So I would keep those with you as a "just in case" something happens. The ziplock baggie idea would work, but with my luck, the bag will tear along the seam about halfway through the day and then I'll end up dropping everything when I go to pull it out!
Here are the answers:Stroller-pusher - stroller has a basket, but it would be empty. So would the stroller, by my guess. (Bag-line)
Grandpa - carries a credit-card sized zipper wallet and a cell phone in his pockets. Probably carrying a bottle of water. (no bags!)
Grandma - has a zipper case for her cell phone. It fits fully in her pocket, but is probably 3"x5". (I think that counts as a bag, and they're going to be cranky at the metal detector).
Teenager #1 - cell phone and wallet (credit card sized) in her pockets, plus some non-feromagenetic misc that she's hoping not to have to empty out of her cargo pockets in front of a crowd. (No bags!)
Teenager #2 - will drop her bag with the bags-line people, carry her cell phone and head phones in her hand/on her head. (No bags!)
Responsible adult - snap-closed neck pouch (credit card sized) that isn't ferromagnetic, and cell phone. Has a knee brace, which is bulky but not magnetic (No bags!)
Pack Mule - carries toddler in a soft-sided kid carrier that has no pockets. Cargo pockets with misc kid-snacks. Nothing that would set off the metal detectors except a cell phone and the kid poking the frame as you go through. The toddler is probably clinging to a stuffed animal (or has shoved it in beside himself) and is alternately gesticulating with a water cup and turning it upside down to see how much water comes out. (I'm guessing no bags, but toddler on your back is probably the hardest to hand off.)
This is the DLR board, but it is always a good idea to be "as bagless as possible" when going through a no bag line at a Disney park.I was asked to place my small zippered wallet in the bin when I went thru the metal detector in the “no bags line” at DHS on opening day for SE:GE. They never asked me to open it.
I arrived holding an insulated water bottle, battery charger and my cell phone in my hands (which all went into the bin). I had a lipstick in one pocket and a folded up reusable bag sticking out of my back pocket - which I didn’t have to remove.
Our next trip is over Christmas break and my son is insisting I go bagless. Epcot’s security lines have been horrendous this summer I can only imagine how bad they will be during the busiest week.