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Sign leading to Epcot First Aid

It’s the one place in Walt Disney World no one wants to visit—no, I’m not talking about Stich’s Great Escape or the reviled Primeval Whirl. Nothing dampers a Disney trip like having to halt your magical day to visit First Aid.

Many a diehard Disney fan will power through blisters, bug bites, and churning stomachs without considering going to First Aid. After all, just the words “First Aid” bring to mind broken bones, fingers gushing blood, and serious medical emergencies. When nuisance situations arise, most guests talk themselves out of ever bothering to step inside those mysterious doors.

Magic Kingdom First Aid

For the first time in thirty years of Disney travel, I found myself in a situation where I had to take a family member to First Aid, and I was astonished by the sheer amount of resources they had available that I’d never tapped into. Did you know Disney First Aid offered these helpful services? Some will surprise you.

1. First, the obvious

Epcot First Aid

Disney has First Aid stations in each of their parks at the following locations:

  • Magic Kingdom – On Main Street next to the Crystal Palace
  • Epcot – Outside the Odyssey building, on the side closest to World Showcase
  • Hollywood Studios – Next to Guest Relations at the entrance
  • Animal Kingdom – Discovery Island, near the bridge to Africa
  • Blizzard Beach – Next to Lottawatta Lodge
  • Typhoon Lagoon – Behind Leaning Palms

As we’ve discussed previously at Theme Park Tourist, Disney cast members are forbidden from administering medical treatment, even helping to put a bandage on a paper cut. In most cases, whether it be lightheadedness or your-oh-so-excited-to-be-at-Disney-little-angel plowing face first into a pole, they will direct you to First Aid.

It goes without saying that Disney First Aid offers a wide range of expected benefits: bandages for skinned knees, ice for sprained ankles, treatment for giant wasp stings (thanks, Florida). Each location has a team of triage nurses who can help you with basic medical care.

We’ll discuss this more, but it is important to know that in serious medical emergencies, you should always call 911 or alert the nearest cast member rather than hunting for First Aid. Disney keeps paramedics on site, and they can get guests to proper medical treatment much faster than you’ll be able to locate the First Aid office.

2. Over-the-counter medication

Tomorrowland Sphere

Yes, children, touch the Sphere of Contagion...

It is a sad truth that theme parks are something of a stew pot for pathogens. It is very easy to pick up germs at Disney World, even as meticulous as the parks are about cleanliness. Most guests never realize that Disney First Aid offers a full variety of over-the-counter medications for free. It’s not the type of thing that usually comes to mind when you’re pumped full of endorphins on Space Mountain, but a little Tylenol or cough syrup can go a long way to improving a Disney vacation ruined by illness.

Stomach doing flips from that funnel cake you just knew you shouldn’t have eaten? First Aid can help you out with Tums, Mylanta, or similar medications. Suffering from the dreaded “Disney diarrhea” (something so frightfully common, it’s mentioned on warning signs)? First Aid keeps Imodium to keep you regular for days.

Diarrhea Sign at Epcot
I really wish this was Photoshopped…

Struggling with allergies? They have medication for that too (for a life-threatening reaction, call 911 or alert a cast member to call paramedics.) The point is this: don’t trudge through your trip sniffling and melancholy if you’re not feeling well. First Aid has a quality selection of free OTC remedies to help you get back to your day.

 
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I am bringing my wheelchair bound Daughter to Disney world Apirl 22 can I change her diaper at Disney world she weighs 89 lbs and will you help me

When you enter the park if you head to Guest Services they should be able to give you all the information you need. Hope you have an amazing time.

I started developing a nasty headache during the fireworks at Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party. I stopped by first aid for some OTC medicine and a dark place to lay down for a few minutes, and to my surprise I discovered a secret candy stop! They were so excited to be our first candy stop of the night. It was a blast, a wonderful memory!

Only last trip to Disney, I had burnt my arm. (2nd degree burn) two days before my trip. I packed my burn cream medication however forgot the bandages to wrap my arm. A cast member told me to go to first aid to get bandages when the one I had got wet. I thought they would just give me some band-aids, what a surprise, they completely wrapped it after putting some medicine on it perfectly just like the doctors office and gave me extra if I needed it. They also told me if it needed to be wrapped again just go to any first aid area and they would handle it. I was truly amazed and extremely grateful. Saved our trip. All I can say is WOW

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