Hey I was just reading the "refillable mug" thread and I remembered how wierd the water tastes at Disney World. I sometimes think that they use the fish tanks at the "Living Seas" pavilion for the water source. Does anyone know why WDW water tastes so funny?
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What's in the water?
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mikeanabean
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It is the sulfur content of the local water. I guess it is one way Disney gets you to spend money on bottled water.
pintraderpayee
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I don't know, but the water in Louisiana has the same taste. It may have to do with the elevation (or lack of it in this case) and the minerals/chemicals in the water table. I always bring the Wal Mart brand of the Crystal Lite type powder mix and add to the water when at WDW. It helps tremendously.:slurp:
9 days until we are ºoºrlando bound with 27 teens on a school bus for 930 miles of smiles:hammer: :sohappy:
9 days until we are ºoºrlando bound with 27 teens on a school bus for 930 miles of smiles:hammer: :sohappy:
wild01ride
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:hurl:barnum42 said:
Ick, that's pretty nasty when you think about it that way! How true!
Another thing I've noticed about the water too is that you can never really get cold water out of the faucet.
Here in Michigan, we always have cold water, even in the hottest of summer days!
wild01ride said:
When it drops below 32, the water is pretty cold. When it drops below 20, you have to worry about the pipes freezing. :lol:
Seriously, pipes can't be buried very deeply because of the water table, so the water is only as cold as the outside temperature.
The water has many minerals in it due to the limestone aquifer, which makes it taste "funny." The water that has sulpher in it is usually from shallower wells, or wells near water. Water used for irrigation is NOT supposed to come from the aquifer, but rather from shallow wells or ground water.
The flavor can also be affected by drought, or heavier than usual rains.
Ringo8n24
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I love the water at WDW for washing my hair. It is hard water and my hair has so much body without a lot of styling products when I am there. That makes it more convenient and it dries quicker there, too. I always try to buy bottled soft drinks and water when I am there to avoid drinking the local water. That is not something specific to Disney...we go to Louisiana lots and I have gotten sick off the fountain drink taste at Taco Bell. I do not buy fountain drinks in La. at all now.
MSTINKHERBELL01
New Member
Eeeek! Yep, the water in Wdw tastes alot like diapers. My gf and I bring our own 24 pack of bottled water for drinking.:wave:
hcswingfield
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The water on St. Simons Island in Georgia tastes like that. When we would go there when I was growing up, we called it "beach water." It's an acquired taste.
DznyRktekt
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MSTINKHERBELL01 said:
I've never tasted diapers. :slurp:
Gucci65
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Anyone ever had a drink from Ponce de Leon's Fountain of Youth in St. Augustine? I did and it was the nastiest tasting thing I have ever drank.
I began to worry that I might have given myself an intestional parasite - so we headed to a local restaurant and I had TWO margaritas. I figured the tequila would kill the parasite and if it didn't - it sure cured the nasty taste in my mouth.
Be safe, buy Dasani!:lol:
I began to worry that I might have given myself an intestional parasite - so we headed to a local restaurant and I had TWO margaritas. I figured the tequila would kill the parasite and if it didn't - it sure cured the nasty taste in my mouth.
Be safe, buy Dasani!:lol:
pintraderpayee
Active Member
dolbyman said:
Yes, according to info. on this and other sites. It is called Club Cool now. My DD (12) is planning to trick some of my high school students (who have never been to WDW) into drinking Beverly. She even put it as a decoy on her "To Do" List that many of my students have read! ...#4. Visit Club Cool- try all drinks-especially Beverly, my fav.... She is soooo looking forward to seeing their faces when they try it......me, too:goodnevil
9 days until we are ºoºrlando bound with 27 teens on a school bus for 930 miles of smiles:hammer: :sohappy:
