Wondering what to do if you get sick at Walt Disney World? I like to be prepared when we go to Disney Florida. I take all the regular over the counter medicines for every ailment that I can think of. But on this last trip, I forgot cough syrup. And of course Jacob came down with a nasty cough and there was not a bottle of children’s cough medicine anywhere on Disney property. And the medicine they do carry, can cost 1.5 to 2 times more than what it would sell for at Walmart. Luckily I have a friend that lives in Orlando and she was able to bring me a couple bottles.
But what options do you have if you get sick at Disney World? Here’s what my reader’s had to say:
Drive to the local Walmart or drugstore
Did you know that each resort has a map with directions to local drug stores, walmart, etc? I ask for directions from Pop, where we stayed, and they gave me this nice map with all the listings. – Melody
They are located in Orlando and will deliver to your resort or the parks first aid. They will deliver prescriptions and OTC meds that they carry. We needed cough meds for my 4 yr old and they charged $7.50 to deliver to MK. I had them with in a few hours of calling. $7.50 may seem high but it was worth it to me. – Melody
Disney Services
About a month ago, my family took a vacation at Walt Disney World in Orlando. I have
a two year old little boy and I was so excited about his first trip to see Mickey Mouse.
I planned for months, reading travel guides and blogs. As you know, things don’t often
happen as planned and the first night we arrived, my little boy had a high fever. I did
not bring a thermometer but my MOMeter said it was about 102. We stayed at the
Wilderness Cabins and in the middle of the night, he woke up vomiting. I looked in the
brochure we were given when we checked in and learned that Disney World offers a free
ride to a nearby walk in clinic for guests staying in Disney Resorts. I called them early
the next morning and they arrived in about an hour. They even had a car seat already in
the van so we did not have to transfer ours. They even take you to a Walgreens Pharmacy
if you need a prescription. The driver cut through parking lots and down service roads
to get us there and back much faster than if we had to drive around ourselves; he really
knew the area well. The company operates more than one nearby clinic and the driver
called ahead to see which one was the least busy. I would recommend this service to
anyone who finds themselves in need of semi-urgent care. The walk in clinic was clean
and the staff was friendly.
Overall, even though almost nothing went as I had planned, we still ended up having a
great time.– Misty
Disney First Aid
Each park has First Aid services. They can give single doses of many medications including Tylenol and adult cough medicine.
Plus when you are preparing for your trip, you can put medicines in your Walt Disney World Basket.
Learn more tips and tricks for your next Walt Disney World vacation. Destinations in Florida can also help you add tips and tricks to your next vacation.
I used Turner before for ear medicine. The delivery charge was a little high but it was the only option and much cheaper easier tham getting it myself.
We are at Disney World now. This was a special mom and daughter trip with my 2 year old. We contracted the flu. Badly. I couldn’t even walk and when we got to centrecare (one of the facilities for Disney resorts) will pick you up, care for you and then drive you home.
Disney has been very sweet so far. An employee heard my kiddo crying and coughing and gave her a Mickey Mouse.
We are still at the resort. They enabled us to extend our stay (during spring break).
We have been here 3 days.
We haven’t been able to move out of the bed because we’ve been so sick.
My kiddo has been so sad. Your information and stories have helped a lot. Thank you!
*10 year old
We went to Disney 5 days February 2016 for our 25th anniversary, stayed at Port Orleans Riverside, amazing place, but we had to walk a half mile from our room to the lobby, restaurants. On our walk to the lobby I stepped to the side of sidewalk to let others go by, stepped on side of walkway, rolled my ankle a bit, completely fell on my left knee and hands, bad scrape bigger than a 50 cent piece, all bloody. Grabbed napkins in cafeteria, went to front desk for help or band aid, they pulled out a small first aid kit with tiny bandaids. Nothing else but did offer to call a van to take me to urgent care. Really for a bigger bandaid? No thanks, don’t need more costs. But did find bandaids in gift shop, paid over $20 in gauze and tape, antibiotic cream. Think Disney could have a not better 1st aide with so many kids and people. JS
I just went to Disney World this New Years, and while I was at my stay, my 15 year old daughter burned her hand while trying to make hot chocolate, she went to go push the button for the machine and instead of hot chocolate, boiling hot water came out like a waterfall. And I am not exadering, thank god she had a glove on her hand to protect her somewhat. But when we told someone they just said they were sorry and it wasn’t until my husband said that they should turn the michine off so no one else will get hurt, that they actually turned it off. I am not saying that Disney is an unsafe place or anything, just don’t take your children during the busiest time of year (Christmas- New Years) because the employees are so busy and we had many problems this trip. So pick a more peaceful time if you are taking your children. Suprizingly, the week after Halloween is pretty dead, and the crowds are not as bad. March is also an amazing time to go. Try for the begining of March though. Try planing away from any holiday because of school and vacations. The weekends are always busy in the parks because of locals.
We were there for New Years this year also and I thought, for the most part, our past trips (at other times of the years) had better staff interaction. Was disappointed with the all areas of service – from lodging to dining and park personel I was not impressed this trip. I chalked it up to holiday time.
:-(
Late January, February, March, April and September have been better quality for us.
You can also order thru shipt.com. They will shop at Publix and bring it right to your door at the time you choose. Great for last minute snacks or meds for the kiddos. You can enter code MICKEY for $10 off!
I’m a Shipt shopper in Fort worth. We’re coming there in September and I will be placing my own order for snacks and things!
We took my son to Disney when he was 18 mths old. On our 4th day, he got a fever of 102 and was miserable. We called the front desk of the Caribbean Beach Resort and we were told where the closest Urgent Care was (right by Disney Springs). They were so nice there and had us in and out in under an hour because they knew I had a toddler. Turns out he picked up Strep Throat from probably touching handlebars on rides, buses, etc. We go back in Feb. of 2016 and I will definitely be very aware of what he touches and keeping the hand sanitizer close in hopes of avoiding this again. All in all it was a great trip and once he got the first round of antibiotics in his system he was good to go for our last day there and the ride home. :)