WDW rides that have water...

[Nineinchnailsmk]

I was watching a home video last night and thought to myself: "where do they get the water for the rides?" such as splash mountain, its a small world, el rio del tiempo, pirates of the caribbean, and stuff like that. do they collect rain water? do they pump water in from the outside? I was just curious as to what the deal is with that. I remember reading how spaceship earth collects water and funnels it to the lagoon, i was wondering if anything else does the same. I was also wondering how they treat the water. i mean, there is a ton of water on those rides and, although its not always a standing water, most of it seems to be. Please enlighten me?

 

[CAPTAIN HOOK]

I don't know for sure, but I'd guess and say that each ride has its own reservoir (probably taken from the mains water supply) and stored and then pumped into the ride as required.

 

[MicBat]

This is kind of off subject, but I love the smell of WDW water rides!

 

[wed050499]

Hey all,

Well, I can't vouch for all the parks, but I know about some of the attractions in MK. Well, the water for all the park is collected from Reedy Creek which runs along the back of the park and is then treated and pumped into 20K lagoon over that waterfall in the far left hand side of the lagoon. Then it follows a set of pipes running through the utilidors to the waterfall right next to cosmic rays. Mind you this is still the same water from 20K. Ever wonder why that waterfall seems to appear from nowhere? Well there you go. It travels along around the castle and into adventure land where it ends up in Swiss family Robinson Treehouse lagoon and then is sent into Jungle cruise. In the jungle cruise, it is cycled through a pumping station near the falls on that ride (the backside of water one). There they add that really musty color we see when we ride the ride. From there, that same water that was in jungle cruise, swiss family robinson, castle, and 20K, is sent to frontierland through and undergroud piping system again and into tom sawyer lagoon. Lastly, the water exits that lagoon by a dry dock on the far back side of the lagoon, is filtered, and sent into the water pageant canal and into seven seas lagoon. This is all so we could enjoy the beauty of water.

Pirates gets their water from a small pipe system that runs directly from the castle and into it. Once it is full though, that pipe is shut off and it has it's own resevoir. Splash mountain is completely seperate from everything else. There is a 470,000 gallan resevoir on the backside of the ride that holds the entire amount of water that the ride needs to operate. Believe me when i say this thing is huge. There they treat the water, get all the debris from the ride out of it (hats, glasses, jewelry, etc) and send it back in the ride. You wouldn't want the things that come out of that resevoir though. The chemicals they use basically ruin anything, and i do mean anything, that goes in there, but are harmless to us.

Hope that helps out a bit.
Thanks,
Brian

 

[dreamer]

This is off-topic (although it involves water).

Have you ever noticed that when you get off Splash Mountain your hands smell like sh*% -- literally? It looks like the plastic in the boats has mold on it.

 

[katilsu]

I agree- there's is an overall icky smell about Splash Mountain. Especially if you happen to be so lucky as to get totally drenched, you're smelling funky all day long.

 

[celticdog]

On the home page Steve has a link to a series of aerial photographs of WDW. (or try this: www.wdwmagic.com/wdwfrom.htm )
On the photos you can see all the water features and surface waters. If you pan around you will eventually find the Wastewater treatment plant. If you go west from MK you'll find WDW own landfill.

Have fun.

 

[FLcastmember]

I can add this about splash mountain...there are nearly ONE MILLION!! gallons on splash, between the flume and tank underneath it....but it only needs about one third of it at a time...there are 6 pumps (only need 4, 2 back up) 2 for the front circuit....bottom of drop 4 (the big one) to the load/unload and then to pre-a lift (the first lift)....2 more pumps for the back circuit...from the top of b-lift(next to the water wheel) all the way to the pre-c (the bottom of the hill before the big drop)....it takes about 20 min to drain and 20 min to fill...can and is done at night BUT not every night...only when there is a need....the tank is 50 feet by feet by 60 feet big.......all H2O comes from the same Tap water that we drink so it is very clean, and splash cleans/filters its water to keep it this way....disney knows that kids will have there months open and take alittle every now and then...its ok But you wont see me takeing a drink from the flume .......and yes it is a water ride, there is some mold....but we clean 8 logs a day and replace the handle bars peroidicaly....

 

[SirNim]

Originally posted by dreamer
This is off-topic (although it involves water).

Have you ever noticed that when you get off Splash Mountain your hands smell like sh*% -- literally? It looks like the plastic in the boats has mold on it.

I always thought that smell was from the sweat of all the people who had ridden Spalsh Mountain before in that same log boat. Why? Because I have noticed at other theme parks and amusment parks that when I hold a handle bar, my hand smells the same way after the ride is over, even if not water is used with the ride.

 

[MicBat]

Originally posted by SirNimajneb
I always thought that smell was from the sweat of all the people who had ridden Spalsh Mountain before in that same log boat. Why? Because I have noticed at other theme parks and amusment parks that when I hold a handle bar, my hand smells the same way after the ride is over, even if not water is used with the ride.

Yeah! It makes your hands smell like really really bad B.O.! :hurl: :hurl:

 

[SirNim]

And I make it a point to find the nearest restroom or water fountain (or bubbler (depends on what part of the country that you live in)) and soak my hands thoroughly in the water. And even after I've washed them, even with soap, they still smell like s%*^! It's like a curse you must endure for the tenure of your park visit!:lol: :lol: :hurl:

 

[Nineinchnailsmk]

i kind of love that smell too, the smell on other rides, not splash mountain. the wdw water on the rides has that distinct smell, and if i smell it other places it makes me think disney.

thank you so much for all of the information you have provided!

 

[MicBat]

Originally posted by Nineinchnailsmk
i kind of love that smell too, the smell on other rides, not splash mountain. the wdw water on the rides has that distinct smell, and if i smell it other places it makes me think disney.

thank you so much for all of the information you have provided!

HEHE Whenever I walk behind the fountain at school, the smell always reminds me of the wdw water rides and I tell all of my friends about it and they're all like, "oook... you're weird.":hammer:

 

[JonnyK]

Originally posted by MicBat
This is kind of off subject, but I love the smell of WDW water rides!

Amen to that. Smells so Good!

 

[lamarvenoy]

the poly has a nice water smell but SM is a little to chlorine-musky-stinky for me.

 

[JonnyK]

Originally posted by MicBat
HEHE Whenever I walk behind the fountain at school, the smell always reminds me of the wdw water rides and I tell all of my friends about it and they're all like, "oook... you're weird.":hammer:

LoL.. You need to make your friends go off to disney and let them smell it there-self and they will be amazed by it.. they will go Wow i love the smell of it too! :lol:

 

[gjpjtj]

I believe all of the water rides have the water treated heavily with chlorine. Much like in a swimming pool. As for the handrail smell..........:hurl: :hurl: :hurl: :hurl: :hurl: :hurl: :hurl: :hurl:

 

[imagineergurl]

I LOVE THE SMELL OF SPLASH MOUNTAIN!!Its so refreshing and chlorieny,ok i cant spell today,but i hate what my hands smell like afterwards so i just try to pretend like it doesnt exist repress the memory when i walked off and sneezed then almost threw up when i smelled it:brick:

 

[jcmayid]

I have one thing to say. DON'T HOLD THEM HANDRAILS, AT ALL!!! They stink and if you start to think of all the hands that have touched it, you'd rather not hold them at all.

I agree with everyone though. The WDW water ride smell is fantastic. I love the smell in POTC.:lookaroun ::hurl:

 

[animegirllover]

I love all the water places!!!