Originally Posted By mickeymad We are going in December and I am starting my packing list. Just want some advice on wet rides. Had a look at the attraction part on the Disney website. Splash Mountain and Kali River are rapids are the only wet rides??? How wet do you get on these rides? Any advice on how to remain dry or if you get wet what do you do? Because it's winter I don't want to hang around in wet clothes. I know I sound like a woos but any advice would be great!!!
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Splash Mtn can vary depending on whether you are in the front, middle or back. Usually you get a little splashed but are able to dry off within a half hour. It can also vary by water levels and the weight in the log. One trip we got pretty soaked, but most of the time it is not bad. Kali River Rapids is just luck. I've gone on it and only gotten a little wet and then another time I went on it and couldn't have gotten any wetter if they had turned the firehoses on me. Be prepared to get soaked on Kali!!! If it is cold and we want to stay dry but still ride Kali, we just wear rain panchos.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins I haven't been on Kali River Rapids but I have been on Grizzly River Run. We do GRR no matter how cold it is. The cold is uncomfortable but it does make it more exciting. When we stay at a Disney hotel (at the Disneyland Resort they are all closeby) we do it at the end of the day and can just go back to our room to warm up. When we don't have that luxury, we put our jackets (and I suppose you could store a change of clothes too) in a locker and then go ahead and enjoy the ride. Remember that your shoes can get soaked too, so you might want to wear flip flops for the ride. Ponchos would kind of ruin the rapids experience for me, and I've used ponchos in the rain and still got wet. So I'd still put my jacket and shoes in the locker.
Originally Posted By nemopoppins P.S. When it's cold or late at Grizzly River Run, the line is so short you can go on it over and over!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 For splash - don't sit in the first row and duck down when you hit the water - it will not guarantee anything,but gives you better odds -- as for Kali - if you don't want to get wet - don't ride it, there really is no way to guarantee you won't get completely soaked
Originally Posted By mickeymad My thoughts exactly!! Happy to do it if I can get changed. Thanks for everybodies input. We have gone on Grizzly at DL and I was soaked to the skin and I must admit it did wreck my day abit!!
Originally Posted By TMICHAEL For splash - don't sit in the first row and duck down when you hit the water - it will not guarantee anything,but gives you better odds -- So true, but watch out for the water cannons as you go around the front of the big drop at the start of the ride. Just as we were heading to the first lift, a log dropped and the water cannon totally drenched all but the last row of my log. I mean completely soaked everyone. Hilarious!!!
Originally Posted By mickeymad I think that comment has convinced mr to throw in the swimmers and my board shorts and a towel!!!!!
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Splash isn't that bad. But on Kali you will get soaked. Guys have an advantage on Kali as we can take our shirts off and stow them in the water proof container in the middle of the raft. Then at least we have something dry to put on. Its not uncommon to see people wearing trash bags or ponches to keep dry on Kali. Check to see if those attractions will be open, I know Splash should be open in December but not sure what the schedule is for Kali. Oh course getting wet at WDW is all relative. There was one time when I was on Big Thunder Mountain and the train car I was riding in was stopped for a good 5-10 minutes directly under the waterfall, I got soaked.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'll probably have my luck come to an end since I am publicly posting this, but I have NEVER gotten more than slightly wet on Kali. I have to be the luckiest person in the world on that attraction. My wife and daughter have come off completely soaked, but I've always been in the right place at the right time. I always take the precaution of wearing a large hooded windbreaker that will cover me to mid thigh. I don't care if my lower legs get soaked, as long as everything from the vital crotchal area ® and above is covered! We also always make Kali the last ride of the day so that if we do get soaked we will be back at the hotel soon. <<--- Not a big fan of the soggy underwear walk.>> Agree 100%. I got soaked on a local raft ride and have never spent such a miserable day in my life! My upper thighs were rubbed raw by the time I got home.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun My family has never gotten wet on Kali either and we wanted to!! <<<<--- Not a big fan of the soggy underwear walk.>> Agree 100%. I got soaked on a local raft ride and have never spent such a miserable day in my life! My upper thighs were rubbed raw by the time I got home.>> On days I think we will be getting wet, I'll sometimes wear bathing suit bottoms under my shorts, they dry a lot faster. DH and boys will wear swimming trunks.
