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Why is DL's water BLUE & WDW's is GREEN?
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COProgressFan
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My understanding is that in DL, the water is blue because it is dyed that way.
In Florida, it is obviously much warmer year round, and therefore the water doesn't need to be dyed -- it just gets a natural green color from the all of the algea and other stuff that grows in it. I have read that when WDW first opened, the water was actually quite clear (even in the 7 seas lagoon) but it doesn't take long for it to turn into that murky green color. There's really nothing you can do about becuase of the climate, short of filtering and chlorinating it, such as is done in rides like pirates and splash.
CoP
In Florida, it is obviously much warmer year round, and therefore the water doesn't need to be dyed -- it just gets a natural green color from the all of the algea and other stuff that grows in it. I have read that when WDW first opened, the water was actually quite clear (even in the 7 seas lagoon) but it doesn't take long for it to turn into that murky green color. There's really nothing you can do about becuase of the climate, short of filtering and chlorinating it, such as is done in rides like pirates and splash.
CoP
Dizknee_Phreek
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i have a small garden pond in my back yard, and even with two filters the algae is insane! actually, we have two ponds...one's higher than the other and the higher pond spills into the lower pond. the bottom pond has the filters and stays fairly clean. the top pond, however, looks to be all algae and no water (it's not, of course, but it looks like that).
not sure where i'm going with this, lol. but yeah, algae can grow super fast, especially in a swampy area like Florida/WDW (let's not forget that WDW WAS previously a swamp) and it can be incredibly difficult to get rid of. so, i'm sure that might have an impact on why the WDW water is green.
not sure where i'm going with this, lol. but yeah, algae can grow super fast, especially in a swampy area like Florida/WDW (let's not forget that WDW WAS previously a swamp) and it can be incredibly difficult to get rid of. so, i'm sure that might have an impact on why the WDW water is green.
Tom
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Allow me to clear this up...heehee
On two seperate tours, by different guides and Cast Members, we were informed that all of the water in the Rivers of America, moat, and Jungle Cruise is the same. It is fed into the system via "Schweitzer Falls" (named after Dr. Albert Falls, of course) and IS INDEED dyed that awful murky green/brown color.
This is done for a few reasons. You wouldn't find clear or pretty blue water in the Rivers of the World or in a Moat around a castle. Rivers and moats are murky and gross.
Secondly, the dark color hides all the tracks under the waters! Jungle Cruise...guide-trough for boats. Riverboat....guide-rail for boat. Moat....track for the old Swan Boats.
Make sense? :hammer:
On two seperate tours, by different guides and Cast Members, we were informed that all of the water in the Rivers of America, moat, and Jungle Cruise is the same. It is fed into the system via "Schweitzer Falls" (named after Dr. Albert Falls, of course) and IS INDEED dyed that awful murky green/brown color.
This is done for a few reasons. You wouldn't find clear or pretty blue water in the Rivers of the World or in a Moat around a castle. Rivers and moats are murky and gross.
Secondly, the dark color hides all the tracks under the waters! Jungle Cruise...guide-trough for boats. Riverboat....guide-rail for boat. Moat....track for the old Swan Boats.
Make sense? :hammer:
Dizknee_Phreek
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ah! many thanks Tom for clearing that up! so, do you know if the same goes for 7 Seas Lagoon, or is it green due to algae and the like? My sister and I were out in a water mouse last year on the lagoon and a wave lapped over our boat (and into our laps!)....the water was most definately green, but i couldn't tell if it was due to algae.
Disneyland/DCA
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I seem to remember WDW's Jungle Cruise having BROWN water. This was in late 2001.
Tom
Beta Return
I don't think they dye the lagoon. It's naturally murky because of the trees in it, etc. There are no tracks under it to hide (just the old wave machine).
However, the Rivers of America ARE tied to the Lagoon. If you look at a satellite photo you can see this clearly. There is a little creek that comes off the northwest corner of the "River" which is where they take the Riverboat in and out for maintenance. It goes under the swinging train bridge, and into a Canal with Locks - then that creek runs past the backstage area (where they park the water pageant floats) and on out to the Lagoon. You can see this creek on the monorail, and even look back and see the floats, when you're approaching the Magic Kingdom from the Grand Floridian. SOOOO....the dyed water from the park does continually flow into the Lagoon anyway - and over the years I'm sure that has helped make it dark too.