Originally Posted By sugarplum During especially hot days, what do you do to keep cool at the parks? My favorite.... slow way down, and treat everyone to ice cream!! While my son will take any excuse to spend time playing video games in Innoventions, on a hot day I have to agree that its a nice cool place to hang out for a while. Aladdin show is another good 45 minutes in air conditioning. Too bad Country Bears is gone.... that was another place to go for relief, but, well, that's not an option anymore. Where do you go or what do you do to beat the heat?
Originally Posted By sharon2 Mickey Ears ice cream bar and one of those secret spots..you know, those ones of the beaten path with great design and fragrant flowers!! You know the spots!!
Originally Posted By friendofdd There are quite a few spots to go to, but I think the use of a water bottle mister with fan is a great help. And you can buy them at a drug store for half or less of what you pay in the parks.
Originally Posted By danyoung I have no good ideas to answer the OP's question. But I just wanted to chime in and say that last week during my Anaheim visit, the weather was just absolutely PERFECT! Mid to upper 70's, light ocean breeze - the perfect weather for a Disney park visit!!!
Originally Posted By trekkeruss I beat the heat by not going when it is hot. But when it can't be avoided, like the last time I was at DAK with my mom, I had a Camelbak filled with ice and water, and we shared a Gustbuster SunBLOK umbrella.
Originally Posted By DyGDisney My family went to DLR in November a couple of years ago, it was 98 degrees. So much for not going when it's hot! It wasn't that bad though because there's so much shade at DL, and so many rides to chill in. I felt bad for the CM's on Haunted Mansion, they had heavy, long sleeve dresses on. UGH! They must have been roasting! And the costume character CMs, how hot must that be.
Originally Posted By iamsally >>>There are quite a few spots to go to, but I think the use of a water bottle mister with fan is a great help. And you can buy them at a drug store for half or less of what you pay in the parks.<<< Those are a fabulous invention. My daughter even found them at the Dollar Store!!!!! Last spring the weather was unseasonably hot. I had my 18mo granddaughter with me and needed to be really careful. On different days I got her to sleep in her sling and then went to 50 Magical Years, Muppet3D, Golden Dreams. I also carry a parasol which really helps when one is stuck in the sun. Nowadays, we leave when it gets unbearable; (we are getting older and the heat gets to us more) nap in the AC of our room and return when the evening breeze picks up.
Originally Posted By Tiggirl I like to get a Diet Coke and a pickle and hang out in the Main Street Cinema for a while. My other favorite option is to catch a Billy Hill show at the Golden Horseshoe. Always nice and air conditioned in there. ) ~Beth
Originally Posted By Walter Elias Yes, I sure miss the Country Bears for that very reason. If it isn't ungodly hot, riding the train is a good option especially if you have a mister. Find a good seat and ride around and around the park.
Originally Posted By ni_teach I'm with Tiggirl..... Billy Hill show is the best way to cool off and sit down for a while.
Originally Posted By iamsally Usually mild but you never know with SoCal. It can just suddenly heat up or suddenly rain.
Originally Posted By Waistcoated Rabbit All you have to do is go on HM a few times in a row.. Its as cold as death in there. haa haaaa I also loove eating those Dole Whips. wish I had one right now...
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP Normally we just deal, but I'll be experimenting this summer as it turns out babies don't deal with the heat as well as adults. (Who'd a thunk it?) For our next trip I'm going to try some frozen washcloths for the little bambino, I'll let you know how it goes.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains ^^^ I would take advantage of the baby centers - they are airconditioned and you can take the baby in there to feed and just relax
Originally Posted By crazycroc I wear as little as possible, and encourage others to do so as well. I generally wear those little Richard Simmons shorts and a red and white striped tank-top, get an afro before the trip and watch the fat ladies swoon.
Originally Posted By Mrs ElderP baby centers are great, but you can't spend all afternoon in them. On Monday the 16th when we went by 2pm it was just too hot for Junior P. Of course there are places that are more entertaining to spend all afternoon in, say the Golden Horsehoe. However, ideally, we'll find a way to make JuniorP more comfortable while we go from air conditioned atraction to air conditioned attraction. P.S.--For those of you who don't know us, this is where going back to your hotel room and possibly swimming in the pool all afternoon comes in, but we live within about 2 hours and don't usually have a hotel room.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains ^^ I could give you my SIL phone number - she usually finds her way into one of the Disney resort hotel pools!! Or meet up with an LPer staying at HoJo's and walk over there... Yes I know the resort pools are for people staying on site - and no I don't sneak in - I only found out after that it was done with my DD while I had the bigger kids at Knotts!!
