Originally Posted By mawnck Dang, the quality of discussion here is really sliding. What's with all these poolish comments?
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<We would probably end up swimming upstream.>> Or worse, get stuck in a "lazy stream".
Originally Posted By ksargen Maybe those Dalmatians aren't just wet, they're swimming for their lives...
Originally Posted By tashajilek I would actually spend time at a water park is Disneyland built one. I regret not going to one while at WDW and i hear they are both really well done. I have visited DL From June-October and have experienced days where i wished there was a water park.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ I dont see how something along those line would do bad at Disneyland. Not like it would be the typical lame water park.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Yeah, I guess so. Maybe because I live in California and the beaches are so convenient. If given the choice I'd rather go to the beach.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I live really, really close to the beach and I'd rather go to a water perk, if it's a good one like Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon. Just a personal preference thing.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Well I suppose a water perk is a lot better than a water park.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<The problem I see with a water park in Anaheim, aside from the unpredictability of California coastal temperatures, is that there are already quite a few water parks in the region, plus dozens of very nice beaches. For some reason a water park at DLR doesn't have the same appeal to me as it does in hot steamy Central Florida.>> True enough, DrHR, but as I mentioned earlier, we're talking about a situation where the competition is only going to be open about 3-4 months out of the year, and weather conditions make a trip to the beach attractive for about the same period of time. Now imagine Disney or someone else offering a water park that's not only well-themed, but also available year-round; maybe locals and tourists would be willing to fork over some cash to play in the water at a time you'd normally freeze your keister off at the hotel pool or at the beach. And as far as why anyone would want to hang out at the hotel pool at all: I remember a study being done once that asked kids what they remembered most about their vacations, and the top response was playing at the hotel pool. (Makes you wonder why their parents bothered to pay for theme park tickets, but I digress...)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Now imagine Disney or someone else offering a water park that's not only well-themed, but also available year-round" How would that be possible in Southern California without building indoors? Or is that what you're suggesting they do?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance The kids and hotel pool thing really is true. Even at DL, my kids are asking when we can go back to the hotel and go swimming. Kids have some sort of special kinship with swimming pools. They would never leave a pool if given the opportunity to live and go to school in a swimming pool. I remember feeling the same when I was a kid. There is just something about a big, gigantic tub of water!
Originally Posted By tashajilek Am i the only crazy one who thinks Socal isnt always freezing? or are you guys just wimps lol. I have been in both March and October with weather being very warm. I know it all changes all the time, but if a waterpark in Vancouver and Washington state have a water park that can be open in early September then why couldnt Disneyland?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Yes, they most certainly did. My kids would swim in sub zero temperatures if they could. But it was warm enough to swim in December.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Although adults might be a bit picky about it. I think it's warm year round in Southern Cali to swim, but I also hate heat in general.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Am i the only crazy one who thinks Socal isnt always freezing?" Have you been there between December and February? It can get down to the 40s with a fair amount of wet weather depending on the year (El Nino, etc.). Compared to other parts of the state it's hardly freezing, but definitely too chilly for spending the day at the water park for the average Californian.
