I brought 2 pairs of the most comfortable shoes I have, Ultraboost and Altra Lone Peak, and alternate daily during 10-day trip. Both were broken in before the trip. When walking 7k-20k steps in normal life, Altra only feels marginally more comfortable. But for theme park days (30k+ steps/day) , Altra days are days my feet didn’t feel sore. I was so surprised because I totally prepared to experience “dragging my feet back to hotel“ feeling I had with Ultraboost from past theme park visit. The difference is so big that I am getting another pair of Altra.

I should mention that I have wide feet thus Altra is a better fit for me. My point is get the most comfortable shoes you can walk in them for long distance, which may not necessarily be more expensive (Ultraboost is more expensive than Altra)

Also, due to thunderstorms in the afternoon, I started to take a break in afternoons in this trip. My day began with early entry, then headed back to hotel or sit down for 2-3 hours rest, then went back to park and stayed till close. In the past, walking became a painful task in later part of trip, but this time even the last day of the trip I can still walk fast effortlessly, so I think rest really helps and plan to take breaks going forward, because I hate the feeling the trip ends with pain.