How to Stay Hydrated at an Amusement Park
Theme parks are one of the worlds most thrilling and exhilarating destinations. Commonly, your day consists of fast paced walking and screams of excitement. While we encourage the day long hustle-and-bustle, we believe that far too often people neglect hydration during the same time. If you are someone who finds themselves with a dry mouth after Space Mountain or cramping up walking back to the bus to get back home, do not be worried. Most theme parks have designated water re-fill stations located throughout the parks. We have a 200-mile ultramarathon runner here to inform you on all things hydration and how you can stay hydrated at a festival, theme park visit, or any active event!
The biggest thing about hydration is drinking before you become thirsty. When you drink to thirst, often, you are becoming dehydrated. This theory is proven and is even more apparent in activities lasting longer that 90 minutes or activities in high temperatures. In essence, our body will tell us what it needs, but often that signal we get (thirst) is lagging our actual hydration levels.
With we are going to break down all our top picks on how to stay hydrated throughout your day at a theme park.
This will more than likely be your best option for a theme park day. This specific hydration pack is big enough to carry a day’s worth of belongings and extra clothes, but small enough to be comfortable and versatile. You want to ensure your back isn’t sweating and this hydration pack would be perfect.
Another feature on this water bag is the anti-theft design. The zippers are inverted and face your back so that nobody can enter the bag without you taking it off, making it the best backpack with a secret compartment. Additionally, this is a backpack with secret pockets. Yes, you heard that right. Unless you have the same hydration pack, some people will not even know how to enter certain pockets.
With this bag you can make your hydration pack RAVE! You can thread LED lights on this pack to make it a light up backpack. This way, you will be able to see your friends across the entire park.
If you are really feeling unique, you can make add a custom skin this hydration pack. Any image can be printed on your skin, making it completely unique to you.
Bring your own water bottle and keep in locker/stroller/with a friend
We understand that some people may not want to bring a backpack into the parks. Maybe some people bring in a stroller to carry young kids. This would make a large water bottle their best choice. A Hydroflask would be perfect way to stay hydrated at a theme park since it keeps liquid cold and secure.
Hydroflask also creates many different colors for their customers, so you will not have to put up with a boring clear water bottle. It is common for some people to put stickers all over their bottle as well, making it customized in some way. Shop other water bottles here.
We are starting to see a fashion trend in chest utility packs not only for their style but for their function as well. Essentially think of them as an innovative fanny pack. This running chest pack can hold 17mL of water along with your phone, wallet, keys, tickets, snacks, and even a jacket. These are different than regular backpacks because the store is in the front. This way sitting down on a ride or other adventure is not uncomfortable.
While you may be weary of them since they are an emerging trend and technology, we are guaranteeing you that they may someday be the number one option for the best theme park backpack.
Using water fountains
If you want to run freely around a theme park and do not want to worry about carrying anything, that is fine. You can just use the water fountains located around the park. I will admit that they may not be very cleanly to use since so many hands are touching the bottom and lips are getting close to the nozzle. If you are someone that is okay with that this would be a great way to stay hydrated at a theme park.
PRO TIP: Set an alarm every 1-2 hours on your phone reminding you to find a water station, this way you will never fall behind in your daily hydration intake.
Purchase water bottles
We put this way to stay hydrated at a theme park last because it is not very economical. Most theme parks charge upwards of $5 for just one bottle of water. Buying 3-4 of those in one day will run your budget up much higher than you expected. Although it gets the job done, we advise that you try one of the first four methods discussed above.
These are our top pics on staying hydrated at the theme park. There may be other methods that we are not aware of, so fill us in! We are always looking for the next best method on carrying water. If anything, you read from this article sticks, just make sure you are drinking before you get thirsty. Before any meal, chug a half bottle of water (minimum) as well. This will ensure that you will have enough water to digest your food and keep up on hydration at the same time.
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