Help!!water Caution @wdw???????

[jaletu2000]

Well,
I know this we are definitely taking bottled water with us in May. We will stock up in Walmart and cart that plus alot of other goodies with us when we drive down. Think it might be prudent for anyone who even thinks they might be made sick by WD water to do the same. Water at Walmart is pretty cheap and you can always send it ahead (UPS) if you are flying. Better safe than sorry!

 

[KJMAX1]

I too have gotten sick from the water. We live in Seattle and are not used to the harsh chemicals needed to clean the water there. The smell from teh water is enough to make you sick in the first place, imagine that going into your system. After buying bottled water and sticking with that for the rest of my trip I felt fine. The same thing happens to me when we holiday in Los Angeles.

BTW, we just shipped water on the same flight we took in a box with bubble wrap around the inside of the box. As long as it weighs less than what they say the limit is, there is no problem with this. Ours never broke either.

 

[ckr]

in an extra suitcase. We do that and then have no problems bringing home the 'extra' stuff we've picked up while on vacation. Or use the extra suitcase for your dirty laundry and put your souveneirs in with the leftover clean clothes.

 

[Mogs30]

Our trip coming up in Feb will be our 1st one and man--you people are scaring the heck out of me. I have read on other boards about the bad water and my family-myself included DO have very sensative stomachs. I do bring bottled water along wherever I go to brush my teeth too. I also take Immodium on a daily basis so I am NOT running to bathroom every hour. I have already planned on picking up bottled water from here--minnesota and bringing it along, but now people are saying to NOT do ice-cubes either??? That was how I was going to keep my water cold-by getting glasses with ice in them and filling up from bottled water. I hope it is cooler when we go so we don't have to worry about drinking so much water, now the pop will be bad also, I love pop and was going to get re-fill mugs, which I still will. How bad is the Pop????? an ounce of prevention can go a long, long way.

 

[KJMAX1]

The ice wont hurt you. Remember, this IS the United States of America, and we have treated water. The reason the water affects myself and family is because we are from Seattle and we are not used to so much sulfur or minerals in our drinking water. I drank the ice cubes just fine and didn't get sick. The only time I got sick was when I actually drank the tap water straight and believe me, if you arent used to hard water, it is REALLY hard to choke it down!. Just ask for little ice, and start out small, then work up to full cups of ice.

 

[figgy4me]

My husband and I have been going for over 16 yrs. and neither of us has gotten sick from the water -- much less the ice... We have also taken one adult and two children ,(all in different years), and they did not get sick.

The water from those fountains is mighty refreshing when you are hot and tired....

 

[Joyfulsnuff]

We have never had a problem and refilled our bottles at the fountains in the parks. Maybe we were lucky, but now I'm wondering about the ice we put in our refillable mugs at the resort. Does anyone have any thoughts about the ice? We are bringing our own bottled water this time.

 

[tink2dw]

ice down the bottles over night so they are cold when you leave the room. or use a plug in cooler in your room to keep things frosty.
we buy coke and rootbeer in cans.so we have our own soda.

 

[ebutte]

Thank you we are comming down withour whole family in May and our DD whos 21 has Lupus and gets stomach and cramps as it is. We will for sure be stopping and buying her H2O. I just want to know in all the times we have been there my DH and younger DD we have NEVER had a good cup of coffee now i know why. So how can i get one?
Lisa

 

[maepartner]

I bring my own dunkin donuts coffee,,,,ahhhh. Need my jumpstart in the a.m. and usually, as you say. its hard to find a good cuppa. I also bring those big 2 something gallon containers with a spout....use it for the coffee as well. I fill my water jug with "iced coffee" and freeze it for when I go to the parks, that way I have nice cold iced coffee that you just cant find in DW. Thats what amazed me about FL when I moved here.....everyone drinks iced tea, but hard to get iced coffee. The usual response when I ask for iced coffee anywhere is "sorry, but I can put ice cubes in a cup of hot coffee if you like" Doh,,,,,no thanks,,,,I like a little coffee with my water and cream. Mae

 

[GlennandAnn]

I never have to worry about this problem, b\c when I go to WDW all I drink is BEER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Kitten516]

I live in Tampa, and have a very high sensitivity to something in all water except distilled. It runs in my family. what we do is take gallon jugs of Distilled water, and fill up our bottles with them, and then at the end of the day when we get back to the hotel we drink a great deal of water, since I had to drink sodas and teas during the day. The sodas and teas do not seem to bother me, but plain water messes me up badly. If you are highly sensitive then be careful, and if you are used to a certain brand of water try to stick to it. Orlando water is not bad for tap water if you can drink it.

 

[madcoco]

Here is a drinking water report from last year which covers WDW.
http://www.state.fl.us/rcid/2001 Water Quality Reportrev3.pdf
Might not help much, just got interested and started searching.

 

[DVC-LEROY]

The last couple of trips to WDW my stomach bothered me - I assumed it was from over indulging but it sort of makes sense since I did drink water, coffee, ice tea etc at the restaurants for dinner and never thought twice about it not being bottled. We always bring bottled water - but I never thought about the times I was drinking rot water. Not that our water here is much better - I think I'll always have my little bottle of Poland Springs with me and see if it makes a difference.

 

[BedKnobbery2]

Just throwing another possibility out there for people who've gotten sick at WDW, and think it was the water....

Please remember that you are in a place where there are thousands and thousands and thousands of other people. And many of those people are touching the surfaces you are touching. Diarrhea is one of the MOST contagious diseases out there, and the germs that cause it can live for a long time on surfaces......so it is entirely likely that what made you ill is not the water, but perhaps the water fountain, or the salad you ate, or the fact that you pulled down a pull-down bar on a ride and then ate some chips or something similar.

As someone else pointed out, it is pretty darn unlikely there are health issues with the water at WDW. They'd have a class action law-suit slapped on them so quickly, it would make their heads spin!! Also, if the water was truly contaminated, then there would be hoards of people sick simultaneously, not just one or two here and there.

Your best protection against these classic symptoms of diarrhea is to WASH YOUR HANDS OFTEN, or use an antibacterial gel often. And remember not to touch your mouth or anything going into your mouth before cleaning your hands--this includes utensils, straws, etc. Even then, it isn't a sure thing....but an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, as they say.

Don't mean to gross anyone out, but just wanted people to be aware of what is that is probably the cause of their ills.

BK

 

[IowaGirl]

We took a lot of empty 20 oz drinking bottles with us, with wide mouths, like Gatorade, powerade, nestea 20 oz and filled them with ice each morning from the ice machine. I bought two little cooler bags at the Goodwill like the kind they give you at the hospital to put baby bottles in, and carried our ice bottles in those. Even in the great heat in early May, we still had ice in these bottles in the afternoon. We carried these little bags on our stoller, and we each took a bottle in our packs.

I had a friend who went in April and spent 40 to 50 dollars a day on bottled water at the parks, and I was determined that money was going to buy me some mouse-ears instead!

We just left the bottles at our hotel, instead of bringing them back.
Our water from our hotel was a little funky smelling, but the water that melted from the ice did not have the same smell or taste.

 

[LucyStorm]

I am allergic to the sulfa drugs and have never had a problem with the water at WDW.

 

[alleluia5]

Please be assured that those of us who live out here "drink the water" and are just fine. While it may be different than the water you are use to, Disney takes care of their guest and cast and would never allow anything to endanger them.

 

[trayletha]

And now there is a possible terrorist threat against the water in Orlando.

Most travel guides say that "new" water can upset your system, particularly if you’re sensitive. So we will be picking up water on our grocery stop, I'd rather be safe than sorry.

Does anyone know what bottled waters are available in Orlando? We'll be doing the towncar bit with Tiffany's, and we don't have either of those stores in Virginia.

Thank You!

 

[vacationwoman]

I think tap water in different cities or different brands of bottled water affects everyone in various ways.
In Philly our water has high chorline content that doesn't bother me, but it does other people.
Two of my sons live in NJ, one area I can't stand the tap water but the other area is fine.
We go to WDW every year and never has the tap water or bottled water bothered anyone in our family.
It just depends on the individual.