Best Shoes for Walt Disney World

posing for a photoYou know that awkward, uncomfortable and downright terrible break-in period for new shoes? Me too.

When prepping for our family trip, one of my main concerns was Best Shoes for Walt Disney World. After all, I didn’t want us parents nor the kids, to have painful feet for the trip. And, it’s Walt Disney World – there’s a ton of walking! Our days would be full of fun, but they would be long and full days, the last thing I needed was 3 kids with blisters. There’s no whining allowed at Disney! ha!

So, I turned to the footwear brand that I knew could help us out = Skechers!

Thanks to their generosity, my family was equipped with new shoes, for our travels and adventure from Canada to Florida.

For Men: SKECHERS GOrun

A pair of shoesThe first time my husband picked up his pair of GOrun running shoes, he couldn’t believe how light they were! Made to be light and airy, these don’t slow you down {Radically lightweight 6.9 oz per shoe based on a men’s size 9}.

During the trip, hubby loved the comfort and flexibility of the shoe, while on any terrain. Plus, the first time he wore them is our first day at Disney Parks.

No break-in required and upmost comfort right from the first step. In the hot Florida sun {some days 39 degrees}, his feet stayed cool.

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The GOrun’s have some pretty spectacular specs, especially for those runners. Usually runners are rather stiff, yet these are so flexible {I don’t think i could ever bend a runner right in half so easily} GOrun’s really move with the feet, while still providing that support and stability needed in a running shoe.

For Women: SKECHERS GOrun

A close up of a footwearUnlike hubby who wore his GOrun’s for the first time while on our Florida trip, I had a chance to wear my pair before. Yet, the initial reaction to how light they were and the great flexibility and comfort – is much the same. So, ‘ditto’, the women’s GOrun’s impress just as much as the men’s mine.

Before the trip, I had to show my closest friends the GOrun’s and their reactions were the same {notice the consistency here?}, one even remarked when she tried on my pair, ‘it’s like a cloud!’. Wait, giving my friends test-drives of my Skechers? Yep, I just had to show them off!

The following photo is myself wearing the GOrun’s on the Wild Africa Trek at Walt Disney World. So, not just for walking around the park and running after my kids – they took me to new heights as I also walked a suspension bridge over a crocodile pit!

A close up of shoes

For Girls: Bella Ballerina: Prima – Princess

A close up of a footwearI let me oldest daughter choose her Skechers footwear for our trip to Walt Disney World, but her choice was simple. She just HAD to have the Girls’ Bella Ballerina: Prima – Princess shoes.

Top feature? It has a spinning disk on the sole, to allow for ease to twirl {yes!}. To say my daughter twirled her way through Disney Parks is an understatement. Yet, when you are dancing with Snow White, once must have proper footwear, right?

Ok, so they are adorable and they allow little princesses to twirl without the shoe grabbing to the pavement. What makes this a good choice for all that walking at Disney Parks? The Velcro strap makes putting them on and taking them off easy.

And, when you are getting 3 kids ready for a day at the park, it’s nice to just say, “get your Skechers on”.

Shoe and Foot

For Toddler Girls: Lights: Fireflies

A close up of a shoeMy twins chose the Skechers Lights: Fireflies shoes for the trip, mainly because they have the famous Twinkle Lights, just like the pair their oldest sister wears as indoor shoes at school. This to toddlers, is the greatest part about the Lights collection of Skechers shoes, everything is better when your feet sparkle when you walk, right? Hello! Pixie dust for your feet!

This mom gives Lights: Fireflies shoes the highest approval when it comes to comfort and stability. Since the twins are only 3, we did take a stroller along because it’s so recommended for younger kids {it is!}. Yet, they are still independent little people and wanted to walk – a lot. Sure at the end of the long days, the kids were tired to the point of falling asleep on the bus ride back to the hotel. Yet every time they wore their Skechers {see below for explanation on that}, their actual feet weren’t, just them. Hooray for the great cushioning and shock-absorbing features of this shoe!

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I must note that there were a couple of days that one of the kids slipped on another pair of shoes, before we left the hotel. Ya, ya, a couple times it was so chaortic that this Mom didn’t notice until we left the resort for another {#mybad}. So, guess what happened? Yep, blisters and many complaints before the day was done. Ouch! So, we did get to compare the comfort and reliability of walking the Disney mile {or 20} with Skechers vs other brands.

Our family findings? Skechers is definitely our #1 footwear pick for trekking around Walt Disney World!

 

Disclosure: I received product to facilitate this review, all opinions are my own.

 

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264 Comments

  1. I like the Women Rumblets – Aloha and the Women Synergy – Ultimatum in black/white

  2. I love skechers, I have about 15 pairs !! i love the Women’s Stride and the Women’s D’lites – Sugarcoat. they last forever !!! love them !

  3. I love the sketchers shapeups and the sketchers goruns actually I like them all

  4. I love the red women’s go runs and the black Sassies S R work shoes. They both look super comfy.

  5. I really like the Go Run shoe style you have (gray with blue trim) but I didn’t see that style on the site. So I would pick the blue with gray trim.
    I would pick the Girls Ventures Tuffiez for my 7 year old daughter for her upcoming school shoes. She would go Ga-Ga over these!

  6. Men Serreno – Markus Style #62813 BLK and Men Blaine – Orsen Style #62929 CHAR catch my eye.

  7. The ones I like are the Womens go run…I would get those for me and my daughter

    1. Oops… forgot to mention which ones I like. I’m specially fond of the Shape-ups X-wear, and the Trekster Epic Tales 🙂

  8. Skechers are awesome! I love this giveaway, thank you! So many to choose from, My favorites are the Shape Ups Evolution Accomplish and the Mens Cool Cat in black.

  9. I love the kids shoes they are so cute, I’d have to say the sporty shorty – life beats and for me the EZ Flex – Melody Maker

  10. These look awesome! For the men’s I like Style # 53500 BKSL and for the women’s I love the colour of Style # 13500 CRL

  11. women’s mambo evolving and Girls Bella Ballerina – Prima Princess are the two that catch my eye

  12. I like the womens GoRuns in Lime and the mens GoRuns in Black.

    ksceviour at hotmail dot com

  13. SRR Prospeed for the bright colours and the Girls Twinkle Toes: Shuffles – Triple Time for my daughter would be neat.

  14. I just LOVE the Style Go Run shoes (#13500 TURQ) and the Women Tone-ups Run – Fast PURPLE Style #11778!

  15. I like Women Bikers – Hot Ticket in grey and pink and I also like Girls Bella Ballerina: Prima – Princess in pink.

  16. I like the Style # 53500 BKSL for men b/w
    and the style Style # 13500 BKSL for women b/w

    1. HOLY! Sorry just got up at 6am and I don’t know why I put the tweet here, some days we just do stupid things, sorry:)

  17. I like the Women Go Run Style #13500 BBK
    and the Men Go Run Style #53500 CCNV

    Thanks for the great giveaway

    silverneon2000 at yahoo dot com

  18. I would have to say the ladies pair and the men’s above… I love the teal, it’s nice to have just a small splash of color vs a full on colored shoe. My kids are boys, and I don’t believe that the girl motif would go over well, but I am sure that there would be some snazzy boy ones.

  19. I would love to win these shoes. I can’t find a pair that is comfortable on my feet that don’t give me knee, foot, toe and back pain….

    Thank you!

  20. I really like the Style #11662 BBK for woman
    These looks like something that would be great with my back.

    and the Style #50988 NVBK for the hubby!!

    Thanks for the chance,.. this would be something really cool to win!! ty

  21. I really like the Women Go Run ( style # 13500). Great looking and I know the quality of SKECHERS!

  22. I like the skechers GOrun Style # 13500 LIME and the Girls Sporty Shorty: Cosmic Wave – Litebeam.

  23. I love the Men Energy 3 – Alpha and the Women Shape-ups – Kinetix Response S R T
    thanks
    flower_child_23(at)hotmail(dot)com

  24. I like the Style # 13500 TURQ (turquoise ones for women) and the Style # 53500 BKSL (black for men).

  25. The black Sassies S R work shoes and the Go Runs in the lime colour would be my choices! I would also love to try these out walking in Disney!

  26. i love the go run or the go walk, i also like the ultimatum.. but i have a thing for shoes soo its really hard to choose lol

  27. For my daughter I’d have to choose the Girls Sporty Shorty: Cosmic Wave since her favorite colors are pink and purple plus it looks like it has great arch support for her very flat feet. As for the other pair the Shape ups would be awesome. We are headed to Disneyworld in the Fall and of course I have new sneakers on the list to purchase so winning would be beyond amazing. : )

  28. I like Women’s Shape-ups XF – Energy Blast (brown) and Women’s Shape-ups Evolution – Pursuit
    (white). I love this giveaways, thank you!

  29. I would love a pair for myself and my 22yr. old daughter. She is very athletic and if I had a pair of these, I could be too!! 🙂

  30. I like the shape-ups (my old pair is getting filthy!) and for my daughter I like the Twinkle Toes!

  31. I a have the goruns. So I would like to try the gowalks and a pair of Stride for my granddaughter.

  32. I love the go run in blue as well as the flex fit first place, I was just looking at a pair of these. I love the slip your foot in and go convenience!

  33. The Go Runs look super comfy, I like the black/silver (#13500) and the turquoise (#13500)

  34. My daughter wears Sketchers all the time. Would love to win this for her 🙂
    I love the GoRun in turquoise

  35. Love the
    Girls Twinkle Toes: Shuffles – Purdy Paws
    &
    Girls Bella Ballerina: Prima

  36. I like Style # 53500 RDBK (’cause they’re red!) and Style # 13500 TURQ (’cause they’re turquoise!)

  37. Boys S Lights: Terminal – Radian & Girls Twinkle Toes: Shuffles – Brite Wing

  38. Would love to win these… I have problems with my feet and like to try different ones.

  39. I would have said Bobs until I tried a couple of pairs on a few weeks ago – for me, they weren’t a good fit. So, now I’m interested in Women Bikers – Scrunchy & Women Shape-ups Liv – Relaxed

  40. I would love the black pair of goruns and I’d get my husband the red pair if I won.

  41. I like the Interval and Tons Ups Run – Competition. Thanks for the amazing giveaway! 😀

  42. I love the Synergy and Stride women’s shoes. I have a pair of the Stride and would recommend them.

  43. I love Skecher shoes. They fit well and last a long time (except when the kids outgrow them!)

  44. I would get my youngest son Boys’ Luminators: Luma – Wave and my oldest son Men’s SKECHERS GOrun.

  45. Style # 53500 RDBK, that`s the GOrun in red! and Stamina – Nuovo
    Style #50988 in black!

  46. The pair that catches my eye is the GOrun for women (style 13500) in blue. It looks like a great turquoise colour.

  47. I love the EZ Flex Melody Maker & the GOwalk Autumn, love this giveaway…thanks so much!

  48. I love Sketchers– I would like to try Women Tone-ups: Upgrades – Head High, and Women’s Bikers – Face Value.

  49. I like the Women Bikers – Hot Ticket in grey and pink and the Style # 53500 BKSL in black

  50. I would love to have the Goruns that you had for your trip, not only have u described them to be amazing, they are nice to look at too lol.

  51. I like the Sporty Shorty: Lite Spirit – Helios and the Bella Ballerina: Prima – Princess

  52. I already have a couple pairs of Skechers (so does the hubs) but not the GoRun or the Resistance ProSpeed. Would love to have either of those in Lime for the GoRun and Lime/Blue for the ProSpeed. 🙂

  53. I like the Women Shape-ups – Kinetix Response S R T and and the Girls Sporty Shorty: Revv Air – Flintz

  54. I like the Women SKECHERS GOwalk – Everyday and the Sporty Shorty: Lite Spirit – Helios for kids

  55. Sole sister in brown #22203 for me
    Exalt-Reliever #76885 in Black for dh

    yourstrulee(at)sasktel(dot)net

  56. One men’s pair and one women’s pair of the goruns – not for running necessarily, but for comfy!

  57. I LOVE Sketchers! The 2 that got my attention are the Women Flex Fit – First Place, & Women Premium – Premix. Gorgeous shoes!

  58. I like Compulsions – Kings Canyon and Trekster – Epic Tales. They look comfortable and good for hiking!

  59. I haven’t owned a pair of sketchers in over 10 years, but I wouldnt mind the black Goruns for me and hubby or the cute lzaggle coolz for my little guy

  60. Wow, What a great prize. I have recently lost a lot of weight and want to start really walking and running.

  61. I LOVE the green/green go run for woman, and the grey/orange go run for men!
    nathania.a at gmail dot com

  62. Women’s SKECHERS GOrun in Gray/Blue or Women’s Shape-ups LIV – Fearless are nice!!!!!

  63. I do a lot of walking and I’m diabetic so I have to be really careful about the shoes I wear. I would love to have the
    Women Work: Tone-ups Clog Slip Resistant! They look comfy and cushiony!

  64. i love the Danza – Wild Fire Style #22170 for women and gorun style #53500 for men

  65. I would love a pair of these for women! We’re planning on heading to Disney and it would awesome to have a great shoe!

  66. The Women Liberties – Guilt Trip and Girls Sporty Shorty: Cosmic Wave caught my eye

  67. The men’s shoes caught my eye, by dear hubby always seems to be wearing not great shoes when we go to WDW. New shoes for him would be great for our trip in the fall.

  68. Shopping around for an ideal fit to compliment my Capris. Visited the Skechers website and I would opt for: Womens Rumblers Kitty in Red (Size 9 Gulp) and from the Boys section the Diameter-Ayden Black in size 6.

    emu839(at)gmail(dot)com
    eva urban

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  70. Girls’ Sporty Shorty: Lite Sprints – Hovers and Boys’ Verge

    always thinking of my kids 🙂

  71. Hard to chose 2!! BUT I do like the orange/grey for him (Style # 53500 GYOR) and the blue/grey for me! (Style # 13500 CCTQ).

  72. Oh my goodness! To many choices…this is more difficult to choose from than the menu at my favourite restaurant! 🙂 I like the Centennial style #11617 and the GOwalk style #13510.

  73. I love the Women’s SKECHERS GOrun Ride in Red/purple and the Men’s SKECHERS GOrun Ride – Ultra in black

  74. I like the ladies Spacious boots and the Mens Pinseeker since I know my son would love these.

  75. My daughters love all of the twirlers! INcuding the bella ballerina’s. We also love the mary janes because they are comfy and you can dress them up or down:)

  76. I love Skecher’s they are the only running shoes I’ve worn since 1995 or so

  77. Love the Women Work: Tone-ups Clog Slip Resistant
    and the Women SKECHERS GOwalk – Oasis

  78. This is a topic that’s close to my heart…
    Best wishes! Exactly where are your contact details though?

  79. I couldn’t resist commenting. Exceptionally well
    written!

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