It really is just uncomfortable, especially when one's shoes get wet. I like water rides at times, especially when it's hot, but Pirates has never been a "wet" ride and should never be a "wet" ride. People should not have protect their cameras and etc... on this ride. The frustrating thing is that it seems that this is just because of the new boats and never something that the imagineers intended to change about the ride.
For us, we hate walking around in wet socks and other undergarments which can take forever to dry, especially on high humidity days. We don't ride Kali for this reason (but would definitely ride in a bathing suit!) and plan ahead for days when we ride Splash Mountain. On Pirates, we don't expect to get drenched. It is not billed as a thrill ride. Yes, it has that drop but in almost 40 years of riding, we never got wet before like we do now (not sure if it is just the new boats or a combo of other factors.)
It is my understanding that this effect has been switched off because of its technical issues coupled with not being very convincing. I like it that way, keep everything before the drop dead.
I hadn't even thought of this (since I never take cameras on Disney dark rides because I think it's rude). But, I like the water on Pirates even more now. Maybe it'll keep all those annoying glowing screens and flashes off the ride!
That's how our boat was last week the first time we went, then the second wasn't so close to the water. But that first time we were bumping the side rails and I thought the water was going to start coming in. Some of us moved to the other side to distribute the weight better.
I don't think it's the water, for us it's walking around in wet clothes. I dislike wet shorts.
I agree. Don't mind getting a little wet, but hate walking around with wet clothes clinging to me.
I agree about the screens being annoying, but my biggest gripe is that I don't like getting super wet and having to walk around wet the rest of the day. Many people here clearly feel the same way.
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we rode pop-eyes bilge rafts and that is the definition of getting wet. makes kali river rapids look like a dry ride. i put my camera in the case in the center area and it was ok. on all of the Disney rides including kahli and splash ect i would have the camera in a case on my arm (it has a band) granted we just have a nice travel zoom if you have SLR stuff its much bigger but than again how can you enjoy the park if your being the next Spielberg? =P your point on shoes is valid but no Disney ride ever soaked mine.
