I know it's just rain and I get that but Disney can be an expensive venture..usually is. Plus, folks look forward to their trips and we plan and plan and have time off. I for one TOTALLY expect a thunderstorm every single day. Just want to avoid the all day soakers. I'm one of the lucky ones, I can cancel/re-arrange my trip. I'm dying to go and this weekend is a perfect time for me to go but I can rearrange. I hate it for those who can't. I went in late January once for 4 days - rained the whole dang time - an it was in the 50's. Miserable. At least it'll be warm rain LOL
If you already have those, great. But I packed a bunch of the dollar-store ponchos for my family (we were there all last week), and I do have to say they worked very well. Kept our clothes nice and dry. They are packaged so nice and small that we were able to carry a couple with us each day in our pockets, one to use and the other for backup. I felt that, with the high temps, that the thicker, heavier ponchos would have been too hot for us.
that's definitely a plus - I love doing the attractions as well as walking around and soaking it all in (no pun intended...soaking...LOL). I do like the idea of short lines so this is food for thought. I tend to like to stroll though and strolling through torrential rain "ain't" fun. I'll just keep watching, you never know, this weather maker could die out...something brewing in the gulf right now but it's weak.My mother has been there for about the past 5 days with pouring rain a large portion of the time. They've been having a great time!
Most individuals recommend ponchos, however I personally go the umbrella route. I find ponchos make me sweaty and sticky and are tough to reuse.
What do you like to do at WDW? My mother has been having an excellent time perusing the stores and going on the more tame attractions. Since most leave the parks when it is pouring and miserable, she was able to go on about half a dozen major MK attractions in a couple of hours with almost no waits!
LOL on splash mountain - you're right about that. Question/clarification - what do mean "off and on" - if you had to guess a percentage or rain time vs non rain time - could you make a guess. You're right, it does keep the crowds down I'm sure.
Folks, it's rain.
There's no way to change the weather, so try not to stress out about it. Pack some ponchos and dry clothes and make the most of it. Lemonade out of lemons!
I know it's just rain and I get that but Disney can be an expensive venture..usually is. Plus, folks look forward to their trips and we plan and plan and have time off. I for one TOTALLY expect a thunderstorm every single day. Just want to avoid the all day soakers. I'm one of the lucky ones, I can cancel/re-arrange my trip. I'm dying to go and this weekend is a perfect time for me to go but I can rearrange. I hate it for those who can't. I went in late January once for 4 days - rained the whole dang time - an it was in the 50's. Miserable. At least it'll be warm rain LOL
Thanks - Let's will that gulf disturbance away. I am really sorry about your trip, like I said, I can rearrange mine but you have to go. I am with you about winter, it's been bad and long and miserable. Let's just keep a lookout and see what happens. I fly on a buddy pass so I can even change that up if needed. Either that or I drive. I think by Wednesday we should know something more solid about the situation.I feel the same way. Yes, it’s only rain and we will make the most of it (we have to) but that’s not what I am hoping for. This is our big vacation for the year. Lots of effort, time and money have gone into it. Add that to the fact that we had a terribly long and cold winter this year and I’m going to be really disappointed if it’s rainout. Hoping it dries out and that disturbance in the gulf stays away!
Have a great trip!
TOTALLY AGREE - I can shop at home, for much cheaper. I hope you have a wonderful trip - we'll think positive.This is a once in a lifetime trip for my parents. And my kids like thrill rides, which close when there is lightning in the area. This is also our last trip for quite a while. So I’m pretty bummed about this. We’ll try our best, of course, to keep on trucking. But I’m really sad that this big trip we’ve planned is going to be soured by rain. I wanted to take pictures with my DSLR, which I can’t do if it’s raining. The kids wanted to swim. Etc etc. I’m not paying thousands of dollars to “peruse the shops”. I can do that at home.
Thank you for saying that.I know people say that over and over...and of course it is true...but I would have been pretty bummed with all this rain had we had it on our trip earlier this month. With 10 people (4 preschoolers) all flying in for a 10-day visit which we spent over a year saving $$$$ and planning... it really would have been disappointing not to see some Florida sunshine and enjoy pool time, plus get those pretty castle pictures with the blue sky in the background and the kids in front. Not to mention the extra hassle of stroller covers, kids ponchos, keeping the baby dry, umbrellas up and umbrellas down, etc. etc. This really was a once-in-a-decade trip for our family since we have other travel interests so I was very grateful for the abundant sun and light rain that we had.
Yes, we would have made the best of it if we'd had all-day rains. But I think it's important to validate folks' feelings of disappointment over the weather and not have a "just get over it and enjoy smaller crowds" attitude. (Which I know you did not mean, FCDub, but I've detected that vibe in many, many threads about weather over the past year of reading). We already had a great plan for minimizing crowds so having all-day rain would have been no benefit. We had a taste of a few hours in a row of steady rain one morning and were able to adjust to more indoor attractions but it just wouldn't have been as fun doing that multiple days in a row.
We've had it in NC as well - for about 9 days but not non-stop. Off and on but comes up quickly and rains crazy hard. And, a few days have been wash outs.We live in South Florida and it has been very rainy and cloudy for a couple of weeks! And, local weather says no end in sight. We are also supposed to drive up to WDW this coming Fri-Tues. I am dreading driving up on the turnpike if there is heavy rain!
I know people say that over and over...and of course it is true...but I would have been pretty bummed with all this rain had we had it on our trip earlier this month. With 10 people (4 preschoolers) all flying in for a 10-day visit which we spent over a year saving $$$$ and planning... it really would have been disappointing not to see some Florida sunshine and enjoy pool time, plus get those pretty castle pictures with the blue sky in the background and the kids in front. Not to mention the extra hassle of stroller covers, kids ponchos, keeping the baby dry, umbrellas up and umbrellas down, etc. etc. This really was a once-in-a-decade trip for our family since we have other travel interests so I was very grateful for the abundant sun and light rain that we had.
Yes, we would have made the best of it if we'd had all-day rains. But I think it's important to validate folks' feelings of disappointment over the weather and not have a "just get over it and enjoy smaller crowds" attitude. (Which I know you did not mean, FCDub, but I've detected that vibe in many, many threads about weather over the past year of reading). We already had a great plan for minimizing crowds so having all-day rain would have been no benefit. We had a taste of a few hours in a row of steady rain one morning and were able to adjust to more indoor attractions but it just wouldn't have been as fun doing that multiple days in a row.