Are they not paying their water bill?

[copcarguyp71]

On our trip 9/18-9/25 I noticed a huge deficiency in water pressure in the parks. For the most part the restroom sinks barely had enough water coming out to rinse your hands. Some of the fountains even seemed to be turned down too. The Epcot fountain at the end of the "graveyard" was barely trickling through most of the trip and even shut off on one day. Even the dancing fountains on Splash Mountain in The Laughing Place slowly diminished to non functional over five days.

Did anyone else notice any of this on recent trips? I do not remember having trouble washing my hands at all on any past trips.

 

[Britt]

Probably just trying to conserve water since people are so wasteful with it! : )

 

[copcarguyp71]

...but the faucets are motion controlled anyway so conservation is guaranteed. If this is some cost cutting measure I will be deeply disappointed.

 

[draybook]

Don't forget the lack of good a/c. Heck, the dang Tangled men's bathroom didn't even have a/c going at all on Thursday.

 

[luv]

This has been going on for quite a while. On occasion, you will encounter a faucet from which you cannot get any water. The trickle isn't uncommon and the low pressure is alsmot constant.

It would appear that Disney can afford a billion dollars for wristbands, but cannot afford running water.

It is frustrating.

 

[Disvillain63]

We were there 9/12-16 and didn't notice any problems with water being especially low pressured; did notice that a few places felt a tad warmer than they usually do but attributed that to conservation and probably keeping thermostats at a bit higher temp than in the past. Our school is doing that too.

 

[Mark In KY]

Not a plumber but I would imagine that changes in water pressure are gonna occur when you have tens of thousands of people accessing the system.

 

[copcarguyp71]

Possibly...but crowds were very low Sept 18-25. If pressure is that bad with low attendance I would recommend they install manual hand pumps like the wells had in the old days for busy season!

 

[Mark In KY]

Possibly...but crowds were very low Sept 18-25. If pressure is that bad with low attendance I would recommend they install manual hand pumps like the wells had in the old days for busy season!

The farm house that my Mom grew up in had a hand pump in the kitchen. We used to make an annual pilgramage to the old homestead when I was a kid and it took a lot of work to get that thing pumping.
Low attendance is a relative term when speaking of WDW.

 

[Nemo14]

We've experienced this numerous times during our past few visits. Makes it really hard to even rinse the soap off.

 

[Mark In KY]

BoSox wrapped up best AL record yesterday thanks to A's losing. They will host wild card team Friday.

 

[Nemo14]

BoSox wrapped up best AL record yesterday thanks to A's losing. They will host wild card team Friday.

This sounds like a random post from @rsoxguy!

 

[daisyduckie]

I've noticed it too and I just put it down to water conservation. It doesn't just have to do with not wanting to pay for water, but with not letting it go to waste as well. Florida usually has a few pretty dry periods through the year (recent weather not withstanding).

 

[willtravel]

This has been going on for quite a while. On occasion, you will encounter a faucet from which you cannot get any water. The trickle isn't uncommon and the low pressure is alsmot constant.

It would appear that Disney can afford a billion dollars for wristbands, but cannot afford running water.

It is frustrating.

But the wristbands make money. Water useage doesn't.

 

[Goofyernmost]

Probably a gator or a group of those snakes and/or roaches are wedged in the water main. Whatever the reason, conservation of water is not going to be a bad thing for any of us, I don't care how much money Disney makes, it doesn't alter the need to conserve. Spin it whatever way you want...it still comes out a positive.

 

[fractal]

I think WDW has it's own water system. I didn't observe any issues with water pressure in late July ( and the place was mobbed ). Sounds like they are dealing with a problem.

 

[Tom]

I've noticed low water pressure in the parks on many occasions. I'm sure they regulate the pressure in restrooms and other places that could see a lot of waste. And with any municipal water system, you're going to see fluctuation in pressure due to usage, water supply issues and weather conditions.

 

[copcarguyp71]

Probably a gator or a group of those snakes and/or roaches are wedged in the water main. Whatever the reason, conservation of water is not going to be a bad thing for any of us, I don't care how much money Disney makes, it doesn't alter the need to conserve. Spin it whatever way you want...it still comes out a positive.

I just see it as you need "x" amount of water to rinse your hands adequately and no matter if it flows slowly or quickly it really does not matter other than the fact that it is annoying to the guest. Like I said even the fountains were flowing at a low rate if at all and they use electric pumps not water pressure so my thinking is could this possibly be electrical cost cutting having little or nothing to do with actual usage of water?

 

[Tom]

I just see it as you need "x" amount of water to rinse your hands adequately and no matter if it flows slowly or quickly it really does not matter other than the fact that it is annoying to the guest. Like I said even the fountains were flowing at a low rate if at all and they use electric pumps not water pressure so my thinking is could this possibly be electrical cost cutting having little or nothing to do with actual usage of water?

Or, as has been reported lately, the fountains just need some maintenance.

 

[Goofyernmost]

I just see it as you need "x" amount of water to rinse your hands adequately and no matter if it flows slowly or quickly it really does not matter other than the fact that it is annoying to the guest. Like I said even the fountains were flowing at a low rate if at all and they use electric pumps not water pressure so my thinking is could this possibly be electrical cost cutting having little or nothing to do with actual usage of water?

Fountains do not require a fresh supply of water. What is in them is treated and is just recycled via pumps and then topped off to take care of evaporation or overspray. It is possible to regulate the pressure on the pumps but, it would be surprising if there was any huge difference in cost. So, maybe other reasons, I wasn't there so I cannot say. It might be something as simple as a windy day and the fountains were misting everyone near them so they lowered the spray or it might have just been an optical illusion since I doubt anyone has ever measured the height that they shoot for one trip to another. Some of the bigger fountain have periodic water shows as well, between shows thy cut down the pressure so that when the show starts it is more spectacular. Like I said, I don't know for sure, those are just thoughts. If they cut down the wasteful use of water in the restrooms (other then toilets) then raise a flag, I'm happy that it is happening.