Originally Posted By Donny It is really raining today but my wife and I decided we were going to Typhoon lagoon rain or no rain.It was fantastic,only 200 people there and the lagoon was practicably empty.We have notice this for the parks as well that anytime it rains the lines let up and you can walk right on most rides.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: We're glad you had a good time, duckling. Did you happen to know that Orlando was under a tornado watch while you were out swimming? ORWEN: We'd hate to see you end up in the land of Oz. ORGOCH: Got ruby slippers?
Originally Posted By sjhym333 Be aware that unlike the theme parks, the water parks will close when there is lightening and I don't believe that they offer refunds. Just wanted to let folks who purchase a one day ticket to know that. Funny, I said to my wife today that we should take our AP's and head to Typhoon Lagoon today. She looked at me like I was crazy
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Rainy (non-thundery) days are the best time to go to water parks, since nobody is there, and you'll be all wet either way. I guess in California, where the rain is always miserably cold, it's probably not so good, but it seems like it would work just fine in the summer in Florida! When I was in WDW a couple years ago, it rained over 24" in our 10 day visit. It was the week before Memorial Day, so it would have been quiet anyway, but the parks were practically deserted. Our only wait over 10 minutes (until the Friday of Memorial Day weekend) was for the Friendship Boats in Epcot, and that was because they were only running one boat, and it had just left when we got to the dock.
Originally Posted By Bellella Once upon a time about 8 years ago, my family and I went to D-land in March. Quite unexpectedly, we encountered a torrential rainstorm in Anaheim. But that did not dampen our plans. We simply bundled up for inclement weather, bought a few plastic ponchos, and proceeded through the nearly-deserted place at full speed. After a soaking ride on the Matterhorn and a wet, then warm, then wet ride on It's a Small World, we lunched at Pizza Port. Toward the middle of the afternoon we retired to our cozy motorhome in the parking lot to nap before going back out into the tempest. Toward the middle of the evening, the storm leveled off a bit, enabling us to go on Splash Mountain. (We were as wet as we could get). In point of fact, we were able to go on just about everything except Autopia, Alice in Wonderland, the Teacups, and the Jungle Cruise. But still and all, it was a memorable trip, one I wouldn't mind experiencing again. The End. (I apologize profusely for my obvious storytelling vernacular.)
Originally Posted By RoadTrip ^^^ Maybe in California, but I'm not so sure in Florida. Being covered in plastic in the heat and humidity of a Florida summer can become absolutely stifling REAL QUICKLY! I usually figured "screw it", put a baseball cap on to keep the rain out of my face and just accepted that I would get soaked.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn The fun begins when you see those soaked, bra-less Brazilians race into an attraction or restaurant building threshold under a blast of air conditioning.
Originally Posted By fkurucz I was at DL one in Oct 2005 and it rained. No one seemed to mind and the park stayed busy. It was warm though. Another time (March a couple of years later) it was chilly and the rain cleared DL out. It was the most surreal experience I've ever had at DL. Still, there was a line for Peter Pan.
Originally Posted By standor A few years back before Disney express at the airport we too mears ad it was pouring torrents. We got on the shuttle and when the driver took off, the first thing he said was WELCOME TO THE SUNSHINE STATE
Originally Posted By Disney Joy Several years ago at a WDW water park it start lighting pouring buckets of rain. I thought for sure the park would close. People were yelling to get undercover. We went into a open store. ABOUT 2-3 minutes it stopped dried up and we all went out. WIERD But my last 2 WDW rain trips there was no such miracle. IT just rained and rained and rained. I come from a rain state. I don't want to see no rain. BUT for all it cost I'm not leaving the park either. AND WDW the pouch and the rain hot is misery. sticky....
Originally Posted By danyoung >Being covered in plastic in the heat and humidity of a Florida summer can become absolutely stifling REAL QUICKLY!< I could not agree with you more, Trippy! I've tried the poncho thing, and I just don't like having to put it on and take it off when going inside. I usually use one of those smallish umbrellas that Disney sells, and am quite happy. I've been through many of the brief showers that Florida is famous for. But one time a couple years back it started raining just before IllumiNations and it really really POURED! They went ahead with the show, but you could hardly even see the flame barge, and the launched fireworks were just a dim glow up in the rainstorm. So it can happen - just not that often!
