Whistlebee
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- Dec 25, 2012
Lol, this is what I do and it does help!!!Pro tip: If you hold your feet all the way up and to the side, so basically underneath the top of the log, it will save them from gettin drenched!
Lol, this is what I do and it does help!!!Pro tip: If you hold your feet all the way up and to the side, so basically underneath the top of the log, it will save them from gettin drenched!
I had to drop over $100 on new clothes in a Frontierland store last week I got so wet!
No on the rain factor. Disney has absolute control over the amount of water in the ride & the speed with which it moves.The splash-to-drench factor happened after the last refurb in April 2018. But I think the recent rains have increased the water levels on that ride, too. That ride now moves faster and the waves come harder and bigger this winter than I ever remember them being. So for the time being, if we're not wearing full rain gear (rain coat, rain pants, rain boots), we don't ride. And if we are prepared, we ride multiple times in a row because the "drench factor" doesn't matter. I'm just not willing to be soaked to the skin when it's in the 40's or low 50's outside!
Then maybe we all had gotten (mentally?) used to the drought levels of water on that ride? Because, as pp have noted, forget getting "splashed" -- it is waves of water washing over the sides now -- think buckets of water being thrown at you, just going around a bend. It really can be quite a shock when you aren't expecting it and the water is very cold!No on the rain factor. Disney has absolute control over the amount of water in the ride & the speed with which it moves.
Well, at least now I know that I need to bring TWO cheap-o ponchos! One for Splash, one for GRR.
I usually wear flips anyway, even in the winter, so that isn't a problem. BFF and I bring plastic bags to tuck our purses in as she once had water literally pouring out of hers.
Wonder if they'll install those dryer thingies.
Dumb question - do you get substantially wetter at DL than WDW? It seems like the only times I ever got drenched in the past were when I got hit by the water cannon at the beginning. Taking my 4.5 and 9 year old daughters to DL for the first time in a week and now I’m worried about them not enjoying what is my favorite ride. We’re staying at the Grand Californian so maybe we just do Splash before we know we want to head back to the hotel?
Incidentally, I was watching a history of the ride last night on YouTube and they mentioned that they originally had problems with people getting too drenched so they reduced the number of people who could ride in each log and used rafts that were 200 lbs lighter.
... Wonder if they'll install those dryer thingies.