do you bring an umbrella

[jm106]

Still deciding if I should.I have ponchos already.

 

[ckdsnynt]

Nope. Usually, the wind blows too hard and the umbrella is useless.

 

[Candikayne]

I bring rain coats and umbrellas for the entire family.
I have a stroller I can store them in.
Not sure what I will do once the two-year old outgrows a stroller.
I definately do not want to carry all those umbrellas around the park.

 

[thepwa]

Nope. I'm there in the summer, so we are busy going to Kali Rapids, Splash Mountain, swimming pools, Dudley Do-Right, etc etc, so carrying an umbrella doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. Rain isn't any wetter than the other stuff.

 

[OKW Lover]

Umbrellas don't play well in crowds. You are better off with ponchos.

 

[momofrrr]

I go the poncho route. I buy a handful of the really cheap ones at our local sporting goods store and carry enough each day in the backpack for whoever might want one. Truth be told it is usually only me anyway, guess I am just not Cool! Once the rain is done we find the nearest trash can and pitch it. They never fold back to a convenient size to carry once you have opened them. I also use it on Kali River Rapids so that my hair does not get wet. I know that is lame but I just don't like for my hair to get wet. I have to use hairspay to keep my hair back out of my face so it gets really gross if it gets we then have to walk around the rest of the day looking like a rained out dog. Have a great trip!

 

[BridgetBordeaux]

We bring dollar tree umbrellas as well as ponchos. Sometimes an umbrella is all you need---especially if you simply go quickly from one building to another. Sometimes the rain is done by the end of your ride or show.

 

[Alesia]

Umbrellas don't play well in crowds. You are better off with ponchos.

I agree. There is nothing like getting poked in the eye with someone else's umbrella.

 

[duffy]

No umbrella for me. Too much trouble, trying not to poke someone or something with it accidentally. I also don't want to carry one, wet or dry.

I'd rather use a poncho.

 

[5 for WDW]

We have never brought an umbrella. Ponchos work great for us!

 

[arcticdisneylovers]

Stick with the dollar store ponchos, when you leave the park just throw it away. They are so cheap why bother with the hassle of wet plastic

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

We use our Disney ponchos. They're thick and easy to fold so we've brought them on several trips. They have a lifetime guarantee too so if they rip or get a hole, just go to any place that sells them for a replacement. We still have a few of the old yellow ones.

 

[Tiger926]

Nope - as mentioned, umbrellas don't make for good park etiquette at all. We go every July, and swear by our Disney ponchos. As mentioned above, these are very strong and can be re-used lots of times! Dollar Store ponchos are not good at all, and if you just continuously throw them away as suggested, this is not very environmentally friendly at all.

Stay dry, Tiger

 

[Dismom55]

No umbrella while at Disney for us, I go get the $1 ponchos in the camping section at my local Wal mart, they are great for emergency's, as I carry one for each member in our party, I put it in the back pack. That being said, we have never had to pull them out, the one time it did rain were were browsing Innoventions and by the time we got out, it had stopped.

Umbrellas are dangerous, I can not tell you how many times I have been poked by others who do not pay attention to what they are doing (not in parks but other places).

 

[scousemouse09]

Ponchos for us too. Much eassier to scrunch up into a bag and keeps more of you dry than an umberella does.

 

[jm106]

thanks everyome, decided No to Umbrellas. One less thing to pack!

 

[RMulieri]

Please don't. I have had my eye seriously poked hard by a person with an umbrella walking with their brains in the ozone .People tend to pull them directly over their head and if you have a large crowd and short people in that crowd( me) odds are someone will get hurt. In fact in really crowded conditions I have seen Cms tell people to close their umbrellas.

 

[jm106]

I had posted, I decided I wasnt. sorry you got hurt, I am sure no one intentionally speared you.

 

[Dismom55]

Ouch, sorry you got poked, being on the not so tall side myself, I certainly understand how dangerous a position you are in.

My kids never understood why I would not let them have umbrellas for walking to school, I sort of consider them to be weapons, waiting for schools to figure that out.

In the meantime poncho's are inexpensive and easier to carry around.

Also, I have heard that people wear them on the Kali River Ride to help keep some of the water off, so good use if it is not raining.

 

[jenharring]

nope I acually hate using umbrellas. I tend to get more wet.