agavegirl1
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- Feb 23, 2012
If the sign said, "You WILL get wet!" some people would complain that they didn't get wet.
If I wanted to get get wet, I'd go to one of the water parks. This is not a water park. Next thing you know they'll be adding a waterfall to It's a Small World. Will be there in January. Soaring, Space and Splash Mountain closed, and now this.
So you don't go on Splash Mountain? Kali River Rapids? It is fine if you don't but there is the answer. Avoid any ride you "may" get wet on. The problem being sometimes you get wet, sometimes you don't. But for a long time Disney has had wet rides in the main theme parks.
Just an update that we rode Sunday and didn't get wet (we were in the middle of the boat). Also, they didn't pack us in - we only had DH & I in our row and the row behind us only had one person. Maybe they're moving away from that? (Hopefully - last time I went a few weeks ago they were cramming 4 in every row).
Okay...
If it was meant to be the soaking mess it is now, why don't the boats properly drain? Standing water wasn't a problem for a long, long time. Now it clearly is.
If it was meant to be the soaking mess it is now, why isn't the part that soaks you at the end so that you go dry out in the Florida sun instead of shivering through an entire cold, dark ride?
If it was meant to be the soaking mess it is now, why are the boats listing and leaving people sitting at an angle ankle deep in water?
If it was meant to be the soaking mess it is now, why are the boats getting stuck on the track so that they have to turn up the house lights and have riders sway back and forth to get it dislodged?
I don't know why it's so hard for some people to admit that the ride is NOT functioning properly.
So you don't go on Splash Mountain? Kali River Rapids? It is fine if you don't but there is the answer. Avoid any ride you "may" get wet on. The problem being sometimes you get wet, sometimes you don't. But for a long time Disney has had wet rides in the main theme parks.
She got kind of snippy and said, "It IS a water ride..."
So you don't go on Splash Mountain? Kali River Rapids? It is fine if you don't but there is the answer. Avoid any ride you "may" get wet on. The problem being sometimes you get wet, sometimes you don't. But for a long time Disney has had wet rides in the main theme parks.
So you don't go on Splash Mountain? Kali River Rapids? It is fine if you don't but there is the answer. Avoid any ride you "may" get wet on. The problem being sometimes you get wet, sometimes you don't. But for a long time Disney has had wet rides in the main theme parks.
This is a terrible experience for visitors! At Disneyland (in California), the CMs do NOT pack the boats. Therfore, the water doesn't flood over the sides as your description indicates at WDW.We've ridden POTC since the 1970s and understand that on occasion you can get wet from an "exploding" cannon ball. However, we do not appreciate entering a boat with several inches of standing water. And with CMs packing the boats, they tend to list to one side. As a result, the water concentrates on one side. Today, nearly a half foot of water was concentrated on the port side of our boat. We were in row six, which can handle three adults. But a CM packed the row with four people. Wet socks, shoes, etc. were the result. Note: Prior to boarding, a Napoleonic CM shouted: "Remove all back packs. Place them and all purses on the floor." We did not comply since our items would have been damaged. In an effort to shorten wait times on POTC, WDW is making the attraction experience uncomfortable, to say the least.
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The ferry is on the water, too...hope I'm not on there if a wave comes over the bowSorry, but it's NOT a water ride, it's a BOAT ride. I get in a boat when I want to go on the water and don't want to get wet.
If I wanted to get wet, I'd (a) be in a bathing suit, and/or (b) swim.
I've been thinking that the evolution of the ride went something like this:
Park Management: We need half a billion dollars for more rides in the MK.
VP in charge of purse strings: Nonsense, you have a bunch of great rides already that are underutilized.
Junior Imagineer (still wet behind the ears): I have a great idea that won't cost a cent.
PM and VP: Really, what?
JI: We just tell the PotC crew to front load the boats, the guests all scream when they get soaked at the bottom of the first big drop, and we promote is as the indoor, dark version of Splash Mountain
PM: I love it, instant thrill ride!
VP: I love it, it's free!
PM and VP: Any more of these wonderful ideas?
JI: Sure. Remove the windows on the monorail, so the lower weight will save on electricity. Remove the speed governors on the Tommorrowland Speedway, and we'll get some real speed out of them. Restore Alien Encounter, but move the Stitch animatronics to infest the Carousel of Progress.
Oh, it was definitely intended. Thanks for noticing, it's always rewarding to make other people smile.Not sure if the pun was intended, but it amused me.