Thanks for this suggestion! That's my main complaint about sneakers--too heavy and hot (not breathable). For the price, I'm going to give these a try!Being a baseball family, Boombah is a brand we buy lots of gear from. I purchased a pair of their knit training shoes for our trip this past February. They were great! Lightweight, breathable, and comfy. Price is right also at $50. They have them in both men's and women's styles. I brought another pair of Nike running shoes for our 4 day trip and ending up wearing the Boombah each day.
http://www.crocs.com/p/womens-crocs-isabella-sandal/202465.html?cgid=women-footwear&cid=6N6#start=1
http://www.fitflop.com/en/womens/work-to-weekend/bon-leather-back-strap-sandals|-fitflop-official-online-store/190035320829.html
http://www.birkenstock.com/us/arizona-taupe-suede/0051461-0051463-0000000.html#start=28
I alternate between crocs (for wet ride park AK), fit flop sandals and my 10 y/o birkenstock arizona to the parks. I need well arched, great cushion to last me a day and I usually have my apple watch on so I know that I'm walking 8~12 miles each day. I just hate to wear sneakers on hotter days as cannot stand when my fit get sweaty and hot. However, I do take sneakers just incase.
I just happened to go on about a 2 mile walk in some shoes I would probably take to the park, and they are amazing! These sandals are like pillows. People ask for recommendations all the time on park shoes. No one ever posts when they find a great park shoe and these really did it for me, and were also, very reasonably priced:
http://www.zappos.com/p/sam-edelman..._content=nan&nan_pid=1859324073&ad_id=2576501
Ya'll got any new shoes that you're excited about for summer weather?
They seem hard but you need to break them. You should wear them a few hours a day for at least for a week if not longer before you wear them all day at Disney. Cork footbed will mold to your feet. I've worn my birkenstocks during July/Aug/Sep as well as somewhat cooler weather like Nov/March. They do fine in the heat. Only tricky park is that you shouldn't get them wet since they are made of suede/leather. I've seen plenty of people wearing Birkenstocks.I have feet problems and my Go Walks are wearing down (wore them for last Disney trip 2.5 years ago...). Now an having issues with my little toe again and even new Go Walks (3 or 4) aren't as comfortable.
So then I started looking at open toed shoes. The lady suggested birkenstock, but I wonder
- How do they do in the heat?
- Can you stay in them for long periods of time? They seem harder underneath so not sure if they would get uncomfortable?
I just got some Sketcher lace up shoe. Usually I don't do well with Sketchers they hurt my feet, but the pair I got are great, ago run or go walk type. I also wear flip flops, I like Sanuk but hate them if it rains! Which has happened before at Disney, stuck in a downpour and the Sanuk were so soggy and squeezed water out for a long time. I have some cheap Champion flip flops I like better but they're getting old.