Prince-1
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Your wife will get wet.
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Current Soakage Factor At Splash Mountain
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Your wife will get wet.
Maybe I'm just weird, but getting drenched on Splash is, for me, the best way to experience it
ninjaprincesst
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I'm the person who to the mortification of my daughter wears a poncho, we usually go in at Thanksgiving where wet is not so fun.
Kali River is def hit or miss. I got completely soaked to the point where I went back to the hotel to changed... Soaked through everything...Funny thing is I have never got wet on Splash Mountain or Kali River RapidsSame can't be said about the Universal water rides where you get so wet it's not even funny.
I must be lucky having been on Splash MT 100 times.... I have never got soaked... Little wet yes.... KRR on the other hand was like jumping in the pool the last time I went on it...
MickeyLuv'r
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I confess: the fear of water generally baffles me a little bit. All too often, folks bathe, wash their hands, and endure theme park rain, but getting splashed on Splash Mtn bothers them. I tend to think it has more to do with control than actual water. People dislike things they don't control. If so, empowering her with a plastic poncho could help.
I similarly find it a bit odd how many folks feel they must use paper towels to dry their hands when it is 90+ degrees at WDW. Give a little shake, and they will be dry inside of 30 seconds. We like habits I guess.
That said, it is wise to avoid wearing denim/heavy fabrics, some sheer fabrics, and suede footwear when riding a water ride. Quick dry fabrics and water tolerant shoes are both good ideas.
Also, one person's idea of "soaked," is sometimes another person's "just a few sprinkles." If OP's spouse doesn't like getting wet, then she's may lean towards thinking any water is too much. I don't think nayone is actually measuring the amount of water that hits them, ya know?
Where Splash is concerned, much depends on the water cannons. From what I have seen, they don't tend to turn them on when temps are low, and they don't always turn them on when temps are high. If it matters, you can watch the area from the bridge to see if they are running just before you get in line.
Also, this isn't 100%, but I think they tend to run the water cannons (more often) during the heat of the afternoon, and less often late at night/early in the AM. If you are thinking about booking a FP, consider an early/late FP time over an afternoon FP.
Last, well, I'll just toss this out there....if someone doesn't want to ride a ride, they will look for reasons not to ride it, and what they say might not be the only reason they don't want to ride it.
I similarly find it a bit odd how many folks feel they must use paper towels to dry their hands when it is 90+ degrees at WDW. Give a little shake, and they will be dry inside of 30 seconds. We like habits I guess.
That said, it is wise to avoid wearing denim/heavy fabrics, some sheer fabrics, and suede footwear when riding a water ride. Quick dry fabrics and water tolerant shoes are both good ideas.
Also, one person's idea of "soaked," is sometimes another person's "just a few sprinkles." If OP's spouse doesn't like getting wet, then she's may lean towards thinking any water is too much. I don't think nayone is actually measuring the amount of water that hits them, ya know?
Where Splash is concerned, much depends on the water cannons. From what I have seen, they don't tend to turn them on when temps are low, and they don't always turn them on when temps are high. If it matters, you can watch the area from the bridge to see if they are running just before you get in line.
Also, this isn't 100%, but I think they tend to run the water cannons (more often) during the heat of the afternoon, and less often late at night/early in the AM. If you are thinking about booking a FP, consider an early/late FP time over an afternoon FP.
Last, well, I'll just toss this out there....if someone doesn't want to ride a ride, they will look for reasons not to ride it, and what they say might not be the only reason they don't want to ride it.
bubbles1812
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One of my best memories with my family was on Kali. We (family of 5) went on it and literally everyone, including the other guests besides my family, didn't get more than a few droplets of water on them through nearly the end of the ride. Then probably 45 seconds before we reached the platform, my middle younger brother and I got nailed by a little baby waterfall we went under. Absolutely soaked. Everyone else... totally dry. We couldn't stop laughing.
That trip, we also did all the water rides at Universal... in a rain storm. We were already soaked so who cares? We probably went on Popeye's and Dudley Do Right 5x each. It's a favorite day to remember now. Being a kid is so fun
I don't really like to get thoroughly soaked [now] but I recognize it as a risk of the water rides. If it's cool weather [we now mostly go in Oct-Jan as opposed to summer months when I was a kid], I'll wear a poncho. And to comment on the point of this resurrected threat... I've found I don't really get too wet on Splash. Maybe a little wet on my sides, as Martin eluded to. I just request not to sit in the front seat, if possible.
JustAFan
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I like Splash Mountain, but I HATE wet socks. For me, it's not so much a fear of being wet, but the dislike of being so wet that I don't feel comfortable sitting down in my wet clothes for the next couple of hours.
The Pho
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I can’t remember the last time I actually got really wet on Splash, it’s usually just a couple drops or a small splash that dries off my shirt in under 5 minutes, regardless of front or back row. I always get wetter riding Pirates than I do Splash.
Agreed
rortoni
New Member
Last time I packed a pair of flip flops to use on water rides and thunderstorms (Orlando in June). I have just the same feeling about wet socks.
Patcheslee
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The only part I take into account for rides that we may get really wet is if we have a TS that day. It's easy to avoid riding until after the res or a couple hours before. The only other thing we do is have extra socks if wearing some for DD10 because she hates wet socks. The rest is the normal wear light and moisture wicking clothing, since we go in June that's just normal park wear for us though.
smile
Well-Known Member
not often, but when they do.......
... the right side falls can be pesky too
also, the lengths i've seen folks go to avoid exposure to a single droplet can border on the absurd.
MickeyLuv'r
Well-Known Member
I haven't gotten all that wet on Splash in some time, so I am sure I didn't do much to prepare on recent rides.
Kali and the rides at IoA are a bit more damp. If I'm going to go on a very wet ride, I generally wear sandals. If I was wearing socks, I'd take them off while riding.
When folks ask what to pack for WDW, I always advise a pair of water-tolerant, high quality, all-weather walking sandals, though there are also many options that are not sandals. One brand is Teva, another is Ecco. (Pricey, but durable!)
If we go to WDW in the warmer months, the daily rain usually = sandals most days.
Another option is to get a pair of $.99 flip flops (Old Navy, or one of the big box stores), and wear them just while riding Kali (+pool?). It is a pain to carry them around, but at least they aren't heavy. They also don't take up much luggage space.
MacVenture
Member
My family and I rode the ride recently in Jan. Of course no matter where you sit, you will get wet. Now the level of "wetness" depends. I sat in the front, so I got soaked. The other factor was someone in two logs ahead, decided to stand up (a kid about 6 yrs old). The cast member stopped the ride when my family happened to be by one of the water falls. OH MY did we get wet.
Tom Morrow
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Rode Splash a few weeks ago and got more drenched than I ever have on it. I know you're supposed to get wet but it annoys me that it's almost entirely from the water cannon effect for the main drop. They currently dump a considerable amount of water on the logs just before they go up the second lift. This is annoying because it's at the beginning of the ride and it hits you from above rather than as a splashdown splash.
Frontierland's Finest
Active Member
Rode Splash a few weeks back and was shocked to see a lot of the water effects working again. During my CP last year, the maintenance crew told me that they were trying to get the water canons to work again.
