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I searched the extended forecast (I know it's not totally accurate) and it looks like there could be a rainy day or 2 while we're there. Does anyone had any suggestions for the best park for rainy days?? I didn't know if one is less crowded than any other in the rain. My kids are 7 & 9 so we want to keep them happy!! I'm planning on throwing some ponchos in our backpack.
Just an idea...DisneyQuest at DTD. It's a blast all indoors. After go shop to shop. My plan is to do a weather check when we go and plan DTD for the day it might rain.
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Epcot's rides are mainly all indoors. MK has a lot of outdoor rides, which will keep going unless it's lightning. That might be your best bet if you don't mind getting wet!
We are fair weather visitors. If its raining, especially an all day rain, we avoid the parks. I don't care to be wet and miserable. It takes the fun out of it. On rainy days we either hang around our resort, visit other resorts or maybe some shopping at DTD.
We were there in March this year and it rained every day we were there. One day there was a tornado reported above epcot (and of course we were there). It passed quickly which was great! We didn't like Animal Kingdom in the rain. At Hollywood Studios, went down to the Animation Studios over there by Playhouse Junior and we went in to get out of the rain. We were pleasantly surprised. There were so many characters out for pictures and autographs...it was really nice. I'm sure they added extras to make the lines go faster. It was a great distraction from the rain. We saw Mickey and Minnie, she had on a new dress; daisy, donald, goofy (who proposed on his knee to my 16 year old daughter) and pluto. Then we saw Handy Manny. Then we saw characters from Toy story 3 like Lotso who really does smell like a strawberry. hehe. We saw others too but I don't remember anymore. When we finally left the area the sun had come out and we were on our way.
The resorts can be fun for a while but you are in Walt Disney World for such a short time, don't let the rain hold you back. Get your ponchos and go! Have fun and bring extra shoes in case they don't dry over night. I forgot extra shoes but we had a vent above the TV cabinet at AKL - Jambo house - and every night we put our shoes up there and they were dry by morning.
We've had some good laughs running through the rain in the parks. I'm smiling thinking about it.
We typically wear sneakers in the parks, but we switch to flip flops for pouring rain. Wet sneakers don't feel good. However, we did have a stroller so we didn't have to carry our sneakers around with us.
I've never done this, but maybe a water park would be fun on a rainy day.
I think the parks are great fun in the rain! As long as you have ponchos and don't mind getting a little wet, you'll probably find crowds a little lighter and less wait times for rides. Also, if you had an ADR that you wanted, but could not get, try a walk up on a rainy day. CMs have told me that they usually have a lot of no shows on rainy days, even for those hard to get restaurants!
I like DHS in the rain. The crowds are low and many of the attractions are indoors: Little Mermaid, Animation Academy, Muppets, Great Movie Ride, Indiana Jones, Toy Story Mania, Star Tours. All you need is a poncho and some shoes that work when wet. I always wear my backpack or sling bag under my poncho to keep it drier, and add a small towel from the hotel to my bag.
It rained a lot when we were there last May/June. Typhoon Lagoon cleared out and we had almost no waits the rest of the day. Blizzard Beach, everyone left, including us because it was a freezing cold rain. AK it didn't rain until we time for EMH. We watched Lion King and left. The kids were bummed because they wanted to ride Everest at night. DHS and Epcot it only drizzled. MK it poured off and on. The park cleared out and we put our ponchos on. The only thing that I did not like was the steam coming off of the concrete after the rain.
No matter what park you are in, the crowds should thin out. Pack ponchos and go with it.
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We had hours and hours of torrential downpours every day when we were there in May 2009. We still had a great time at each of the parks. I think Epcot was our favorite park in the rain because it seems to have the most places to go to get out of the rain...but MK and DHS were fine, too. AK was our least favorite, but still enjoyable.
My advice is that if you see you're going to have a lot of rain, get good ponchos. We used the cheapy $1 ones the first day but they tear so easily and just cling to your skin. It was not very comfortable. The next morning we bought 7 Disney ponchos -- best $55 we spent that trip. They were much more comfortable and not clingy like the cheapy ones. And if they tear, you can get them replaced for free (some people have reported needing to show a receipt for replacement but we never had to on the 3 occasions we replaced one or more of them). I still like the cheapy ponchos for quick rain showers or water rides, but for all-day rain I'll use a Mickey poncho.
Also, as PP mentioned, be sure that everyone has at least 2 pair of shoes. That has always been a rule for our family when we travel -- no one leaves home without at least 2 pair of good walking shoes. I have hip, knee, and back problems so I can't tolerate walking around in flip flops or sandals at DW so I wore sneakers every day even in the rain. Every evening I stuffed dry washcloths or hand towels in each one and they'd be completely dry inside and out later the next day -- but I always had a dry pair to put on.
Don't let the rain put a damper on your plans. You can still have a great time at Disney even in the rain.
We will trek through the rain. It's fun. Okay, the ride back to the resort won't be fun because they tend to blast the AC on the bus. If you hate to get wet I would avoid DTD unless you are watching a movie, eating, or at Disney Quest as suggested. Reason being is that DTD has zero cover. Last time we were there in June the rain came down hard and it was pointless to hide from it at DTD. We also got poured on at MK and it's quite a ways to the bus terminals with no coverage.
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