What's the worst weather experience you've had at WDW?
I went one late summer, early fall, and it was hot out. Very very hot and muggy. Then around 4pm it got really windy. I mean if there were tumble weeds they'd be tumbling and the blustery day looked tame in comparison.
The sky got dark, but it was still warm, then the rain started. We were in Adventureland. It was pelting torrential downpour rain, and it was ice cold. It was going sideways and blowing in the wind too, so no cover besides a full interior was safe, and Adventureland doesn't really have any of those. We got a dole whip thinking we'd wait it out, but tossed it after a few bites because we were shivering because the rain was so cold.
After about an hour of torrential downpour, we decided to try and make it out of the park. Mainstreet was flooded to our ankles in some areas, and it was still pouring rain. We got out to the monorail and ferry boat area - we waded through the water, which was moreso about shin to knee height in some places, and waves were crashing over the seawalls. We went to the ferry, stood there about 15mins, before they told us the ferries were not running because of how bad the storm was, the water was too choppy.
So, in the rain we had to now run across to the monorail, which had a huge line out in the rain because the park was essentially being abandoned (it was open until like 10pm, and it was only 5:30).
The seats on the monorail were soaking wet and everyone inside was in a poncho or soaked, and the heat was on so it was sickly sorta muggy. The ambient temperature was like 80's or so, but the rain was sooo cold.
We road a soggy tram ride back to the car. We took my friend's car to my car parked at Downtown Disney West Side outside Virgin Mega. The water in the parking lot was again ankle to shin high, and my car wouldn't turn over. I ended up spending the night at my friend's place in Orlando. In the morning we returned to try my car again, and it worked and there were about 10 other people there too. Disney had set up cones around our vehicles as they had all flooded and died.
I've since seen them shut down that part of the parking lot when it starts to rain excessively.
I went one late summer, early fall, and it was hot out. Very very hot and muggy. Then around 4pm it got really windy. I mean if there were tumble weeds they'd be tumbling and the blustery day looked tame in comparison.
The sky got dark, but it was still warm, then the rain started. We were in Adventureland. It was pelting torrential downpour rain, and it was ice cold. It was going sideways and blowing in the wind too, so no cover besides a full interior was safe, and Adventureland doesn't really have any of those. We got a dole whip thinking we'd wait it out, but tossed it after a few bites because we were shivering because the rain was so cold.
After about an hour of torrential downpour, we decided to try and make it out of the park. Mainstreet was flooded to our ankles in some areas, and it was still pouring rain. We got out to the monorail and ferry boat area - we waded through the water, which was moreso about shin to knee height in some places, and waves were crashing over the seawalls. We went to the ferry, stood there about 15mins, before they told us the ferries were not running because of how bad the storm was, the water was too choppy.
So, in the rain we had to now run across to the monorail, which had a huge line out in the rain because the park was essentially being abandoned (it was open until like 10pm, and it was only 5:30).
The seats on the monorail were soaking wet and everyone inside was in a poncho or soaked, and the heat was on so it was sickly sorta muggy. The ambient temperature was like 80's or so, but the rain was sooo cold.
We road a soggy tram ride back to the car. We took my friend's car to my car parked at Downtown Disney West Side outside Virgin Mega. The water in the parking lot was again ankle to shin high, and my car wouldn't turn over. I ended up spending the night at my friend's place in Orlando. In the morning we returned to try my car again, and it worked and there were about 10 other people there too. Disney had set up cones around our vehicles as they had all flooded and died.
I've since seen them shut down that part of the parking lot when it starts to rain excessively.
.oh and last year i was in florida when, i think it was katrina, scraped florida and went on to tragically ravage new orleans.
D ) for HHNs and I got a call from WDW dining informing me that our lunch at Cinderella's Castle might not happen. It didn't, but the park was open by around noon. Very breezy and cooler, but the CMs were great and the lines practically were non-existent.