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Unless it's a hurricane, don those ponchos and take advantage of less crowds!!
1974 - Off Property
1975 - Poly
1980 - Golf Resort (Honeymoon)
1881 - Golf Resort
1982 - Poly
1983 - Contemporary
1989 - CBR (10th anniversay)
1998 - CBR (DD 1st trip )
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2003 - WL
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Originally Posted by JPL
I just throw on a Poncho and proceed as normally as possible.
Same here. Why let rain interfere with anything?
Too many trips to keep track of now! Vacation WDW twice a year so any questions ask freely ☺️
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We just got back yesterday. Basically dealt with days and days of rain. We had to just decide to get out the ponchos and umbrellas and go with it. Luckily it didn't rain on us the whole time and a couple of the days we were back at the resort before the sky really opened up. But after enough days of rain, the crowds really aren't reduced any because people have to come out of hiding sometime. Plus, in a place like Epcot, all of the crowds just retreat into the buildings where all of the rides are.
Mike
Trips: 1983,1986,1988,1991 - Off-site
Jan 2001 - WL
Nov 2004 - WL
Sep 2005 - AKL
Sep 2007 - Poly
May 2009 - CBR
May 2010 - Poly
Oct 2010 - Pop
May 2012 - BC
Next trip May 2014 - BC
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Get a poncho and keep moving!!!
Next WDW Trip: July 13 - 22, 2016 Wilderness Lodge
"There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow shining at the end of every day!"
"Let's Don't be Silly..." - The Mad Hatter
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I just got back from DW where it rained 6 out of 9 days I was on vacation. It has its ups and downs, I hate having to wear a poncho every day or pack it every day, but on the other hand....the parks were not very busy at all. I was actually able to walk on or have very minimal waits because everyone was leaving or shopping.
We left yesterday and it felt so good to be able to throw our ponchos away!!! But of course, the day we leave it was hot and sunny and now its raining back here in Indiana
1995 Off Site
2001 Off Site
2002 All Star Sports
2004 CBR
2008 Wilderness Lodge and Coronado
2009 Pop
2011 Pop
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Usually with the ponchos during the hotter months you get just as wet sweating your butt off. I'd rather just duck and wait. We're at WDW now until June 5th and it has rained every day, mostly late afternoon around 5. Not just rain mind you, HEAVY rain that has lasted for at least an hour. Sunday we were at AK and saw the skies get very dark so we decided to just call it a day. Well, we got SOAKED on the tram to the parking lot. At first it was aggravating, but by the time we got to the car we were laughing our butts off! Lesson here... I'd rather get rained on in WDW than stay dry at home or work!!!
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I'll go to indoor attractions.
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Well that is one good thing about WDW is that most of the rides and queues are indoors or sheltered due to the Florida heat and rain, so you can stil do most everything.
During rain you should:
- Avoid DAK at all costs. I love the park, but most of the stuff is outdoors. Hard to do in rain.
- Epcot is best for rainy days because of innoventions, lots of indoor areas in WS, etc.
- Bite the bullet! Go to a park and just bring a poncho. Use overhangs, etc to stay under while moving from one ride to the next.
- If it is so bad you don't want to do a park, Disney Quest is a fun indoor excursion.
- Hotel hopping is fun too if the monorail is running.
I also use rainy days as opportunities to check out exhibits, indoors attractions, etc. that I might not normally get to (innoventions, shows like VOTLM, circle vision shows in WS, post queue areas in JIYI, MS, TT, SE, etc.)
Make the most of it!
Recent Disney Trips
-May 2007 (Pop Century)
-Oct. 2007 (Saratoga Springs)
-Dec. 2007 (DL - Paradise Pier Hotel)
-Oct. 2008 (Caribbean Beach)
-Feb. 2010 (Pop Century)
-Feb. 2011 (AKL)
-Feb. 2012 (DL - Paradise Pier Hotel)
-Dec. 2012 (Coronado Springs)
-Oct. 2014 (Coronado Springs)
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When it rains in Central Florida, it "usually" doesn't last all day, so we just pack ponchos and keep right on going. The rain usually shortens the queues considerably, and we take advantage before the crowds come back. It's kind of like Mother Nature's version of FastPass!
1971 (age 15) MK was new!
1974 off-site (Senior Trip)
1982 off-site
1988 off-site
May 2002 AS-Sports, with DW & kids
May 2004 Pop Century
Feb 2005 Wilderness Lodge
Oct 2006 Pop Century
Oct 2008 Camped at Fort Wilderness
Feb 2010 Cruise on the Wonder
Dec 2014 POFQ for Christmas!
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I agree
Originally Posted by joonyer
When it rains in Central Florida, it "usually" doesn't last all day, so we just pack ponchos and keep right on going. The rain usually shortens the queues considerably, and we take advantage before the crowds come back. It's kind of like Mother Nature's version of FastPass!
Keep smiling and Have a magical day!!!
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I live in Tampa and drove over to Epcot last week to use the last day of a ticket before it expired. I was by myself but still had a nice time. It was kind of funny because we had been in a serious drought for about two months (as we always are this time of year) but for some reason that day, the drought officially ended! It was like God just turned on the water and hasn't shut if off since. Anyway - it was raining when I arrived so I brought in my golf umbrella. I've got to tell you, if you can stand keeping track of it when it's not raining, that's the way to go! I was the ONLY dry person that day. One note though - Disney did not design for rain and flipflops. I was slip-sliding all over the place in my Reefs.
Carolyn & Nikki - Two sisters whose first visit was the day before the Magic began...and have been hooked ever since!
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On the last trip..One of the 2 times it rained really bad we were just getting into Epcot...We headed over to JIYI and stayed in there and played...But for the most part like everyone else...Ponchos and Umbrellas..and go on my way.
Dean
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Apr 04--First trip ever--30th Birthday Present
Dec 05--Off Site (Honeymoon)
Oct 07-- On Stie POP
Feb 09-- Off Site -AK day trip
Sept 10 -- Onsite -Coronodo Springs
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In all the trips we've taken, we have been very fortunate that it didn't rain. However, this last trip made up for it. We just pulled out our hats and umbrellas, put on the ponchos and had a good time. Our only concern was for our youngest whose still in a stroller, but we just put a poncho over her legs and she was fine. The kids think it's the greatest thing to get to play in the rain. The only times we headed for cover was when it was raining so hard we couldn't see and when there was thunder and lightning.
Alicia
1980 & 1984 - Off site
1990 & May 2009 - Caribbean Beach Resort
Jan 2001 (honeymoon) and Nov 2004 - Wilderness Lodge
Sept 2005 - Animal Kingdom Lodge
Sept 2007 - Polynesian Resort
Next Trip: May 2010 - Polynesian (for our 10 year anniversary)
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Originally Posted by JPL
I just throw on a Poncho and proceed as normally as possible.
I hate ponchos because of the humidty. I will wear one though and keep trudging around the parks.
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rain
It poured and poured on our trip last week... we actually tried to go back to the hotel when we thought it was going to pour, so that we wouldn't have to go back to the room grumpy and wet to change out soggy clothes. We still got drenched 2 different days which was irritating, but since we like to go take a rest in the afternoon, we were able to beet out the rain a few times.
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August 2010- Polynesian!
May 2009- Animal Kingdom Lodge!
July 2008- Animal Kingdom Lodge!
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We put on our ponchos and keep on...and are grateful for the shorter lines...
Carrie
CBR: 2/21-2/25/17
POR: 6/4-6/11/16
POFQ: 11/15-11/19/15
8/28-9/1/14 -DL-Dumbo 19.3 C2C
POR: 1/7-1/14/14 -Dopey 48.6
POR: 6/11-6/17/13
ASMu: 1/11-1/15/13 -1st Full 26.2
ASMu: 9/22-9/28/11
ASMu: 6/7-6/13/11
Pop: 1/30-2/6/10
Pop: 2/1-2/7/09
Pop: 1/08
ASMu: 05/06
Off-site: 12/93
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We just keep on going and enjoy the parks. The one time we tried something different and went to Disney Quest we regretted it. Everyone one else seemed to have the same idea and DQ was far too busy to be fun.
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We went to a water park one day when it rained all day. A tropical depression rolled through (a very MINOR one) and we knew it would be wet most of the day. I called the front desk to see if the water parks were open. They were open so we hit Typhoon Lagoon. We figured if we were going to be wet anyway, we might as well go to one of the water parks. There was hardly anyone there. We rode everything with NO waits at all. It was great!!!
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Off-site - 3-92
Off-site - 2-01
ASM - 5-02, 7-03
CBR - 11-05, 2-10
Off-site - 2-06
Pop - 6-06, 2-08
Poly -12-07
Cor. S. - 6-2010
Cor.S. - 10-11
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We found last June it rained every other day but only in the afternoon and then it wasn't too long. We planned our day accordingly, going out early to the parks, going back to Pop for lunch and a relax in the room while it rained, then back out for the evening.
If we are ever caught in the rain, we have ponchos and continue. What's a little rain when you're in Disney?
Previous Trips
1998 - Offsite
1999 - Offsite
2003 - Offsite
2005 - All Star Movies
2007 - Pop Century
2008 - Pop Century
June 2009 - Pop Century
Next trip ... September 2010 - Port Orleans French Quarter
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