How to beat the heat?

Originally Posted By monorailblue

Did I miss it? Did anyone forget the Tiki Room?

Also, indoor meals (RRPP, Plaza Inn, Blue Bayou) are good. Outdoor meals are still stifling . . . .

The most important is to hydrate. All counter-service restaurants (Village Haus, Stagedoor Cafe, that train complex at DCA, etc.) will give free cups of ice water--so take advantage and keep hydrated.

If you can do it, absolutely leave in mid-afternoon, swim and/or shower, change clothes and shoes, and return only after sundown. Shedding the grime and giving your feet a new set of footwear will make the evening on a hot day 125% more bearable. I promise!

 

Originally Posted By -PegLegPete-

Stay hydrated and Ice Cream in the shade. And Pirates (my favorite ride), over and over. LOL

 

Originally Posted By Pollyana

My personal favorite for sitting down and cooling off......
The Hillbillies of course. Bring in a cold drink relax and enjoy a great show.
But since we live in Phoenix, just going to Disneyland is cooling off. phewww. It's hot right now.

 

Originally Posted By Sweeper

Fill a cup at the drinking fountain and dump on your head. Seriously. Why wait 90 minutes for GRR or Splash when the result is the same, just sooner. And since it was 100 today I say dump away.

 

Originally Posted By retlawfan

Drink lots of water, splash yourself often, and wear a neck towel.

What's a neck towel? They start life as the large towels used in the restrooms for baby changing table covers. Take one out, open it up and refold it in the opposite direction so that it is about 1 1/2"-2" wide, and as long as possible. Run it under cold water, and place around your neck. Works great!

But, don't tell anyone. It's our LP secret.

 

Originally Posted By mickeymeg

Just to throw in a slightly different opinion, where I live it doesn't get anywhere close to as hot as it can get in DL. So I enjoy the heat. I stay in the shade as much as possible to keep from getting burnt, and drink lots of water to stay hydrated and healthy, but otherwise I just enjoy it. I don't like spending too much time in the really air conditioned places as I find that I get really cold and it is not pleasant to always be changing from too hot to too cold.

 

Originally Posted By oc_dean

The easy stops (relaxed hangouts) to just hang out for as long as you want:

-Innoventions
-grab a drink and stay inside Redd Rockets
-Disneyland 50th Anniversary exhibit in the Opera House on Main St.
- Main Street Cinema

Outside of DL
DCA:
-Animation Pavilion

DtD/Grand Californian:
- grab a drink and sit it out in White Water Snacks
- go see a movie at AMC14
- sit in the lobby of the Grand Californian, and get a chilled drink.

So ....
while there are rides like Pirates and Tiki Room that can last up to 15 minutes ... you have no choice but to leave when the ride is over. Plus you have to wait it out in the hot sun before you get in. So if the heat is really tough on you ... I'd stick with my picks, above.

 

Originally Posted By SGE_lvr

>>Those are a fabulous invention. My daughter even found them at the Dollar Store!!!!!<<

AGREE but if u forget it or dont get one, than do this... if u happen to have a water bottle empty, than fill it up w the drinking fountian water and poke several holes in cap and spray away. I did this once on a hot day and it was perfect compareed to the Disney fan spritzers!

Also, if there early, than go start ur day getting soaked at Princess Dot pupple park things in a bugs land and that farmers place in DCA

 

Originally Posted By iamsally

>>>If you can do it, absolutely leave in mid-afternoon, swim and/or shower, change clothes and shoes, and return only after sundown. Shedding the grime and giving your feet a new set of footwear will make the evening on a hot day 125% more bearable. I promise!<<<

I agree 125%.

It is interesting to hear everyone's different methods to handle heat. The neck towel is a great idea that I will make use of.

 

Originally Posted By friendofdd

The neck towel can be replaced with paper towels. Something I learned in the '40s as a school kid in pre air conditioned buildings.

 

Originally Posted By bravebrother

I also love the heat... it doesnt bother me at all, in my opinion nothing beats DL on a hot summers day. But I do stay Hydrated and I do dip my hat into the water when riding Slash mountain or in the fountain at Toontown and put it back on... I find that quite refreshing

 

Originally Posted By jsuperk

I did not see this idea. The waterfalls @ the disneyland hotel. Behind the lost bar and the gift shop. I hope it's still running. J

 

Originally Posted By monorailblue

<<nothing beats DL on a hot summers day>>

Can't just let that go.

Nothing beats Disneyland on a dark, cold, rainy night.

 

Originally Posted By amazedncal2

friendofdd, oh my gosh, you brought me right back to elementary school, sitting there with those wet brown paper towels on our necks!

Star Tours is also usually VERY air conditioned. A spin through Small World is a must IF it was open. A killer though if the boats are backed up and you end up sitting in the sun before disembarking.

Plaza Inn, indoors is a nice place to get a drink and maybe a dessert snack in the afternoon, usually it's not too busy between lunch and dinner rush.

The mister in the farm area in DCA is great for a walk through, adults included. A Bugs Life is also a nice "relaxing" cool place. Not great if you don't like bugs though The Animation building is very cool (both meanings of cool)and you can spend quite a bit of time in there if you hit all the areas.

 

Originally Posted By Mary Poppins

We carried a mister bottle with an electric fan the last time we went to Disneyland. Do they even sell those anymore. I found it quite effective especially sitting on the hot asphalt of DCA taking in a David Clayton Thomas performance.

 

Originally Posted By seafairy1622

Shopping. stores are nice and cool. For me there is no better place to shop. The Disney Store is my favorite store. We don't have one where I live. There is one 3 hours away so I don't go to often. But the parks have so many!

 

Originally Posted By GMLSKIS

Pirates of the Caribbean without a doubt.

 

Originally Posted By SGE_lvr

haunted mansion without a doubt.

 

Originally Posted By Ghost Hostess

Good answer, SGE_lvr!

Take a hand towel or washcloth, wet it, and put it around the back of your neck. You'll see road workers and construction workers wearing these. Not only will it cool you off, but also protect the back of your neck from sunburn. When it dries, simply re-wet it in the restroom sink. Please don't re-wet it in the drinking fountain - that's gross! ;-)

 

Originally Posted By onlyme

water, water, water, and more water...and a few gatorades, as well. Seriously, this will help out, greatly. Sure, it will still be hot, but you won't feel like you're going to pass out from exhaustion. Of course, you'll be peeing half the morning, but that just means you hydrated. I drink a bottle before I go (yes, at 7am). Drink another by breakfast. Have a couple of gatorades, and drink a few more waters. For God's sake, stay away from the sodas and those delicious frozen lemon drinks. You'll feel so good in the evening, when everyone else looks/feels/smells like zombies. But, whatever, I always see parents giving their kids soda, candy, and chips for breakfast. No wonder everyone is in such a foul mood by the late afternoon.