how's the water?

[sitkamom]

This is our 1st trip to DLR--is the water at hotels and the parks as bad as WDW/Florida??? Didn't know if we could just refill our water bottles in the room--or is it awful tasting?

 

[blackjackdelta]

I do not care for the OC/LA water, just has a funny smell and taste.
Even when I lived there I did not drink it and that was a long,long time ago.

Jack

 

[brocklesnar69]

Well, it's not great by any means (bring flavor packets!) but I can assure you it's not as bad as Florida WDW water. God, that stuff could gag a maggot.

 

[avalon451]

I couldn't even stand to brush my teeth with it (at the Grand Californian; guess they don't filter!) Yuck.

 

[darph nader]

Bring or buy bottled water,,,it's the only way to be sure.

 

[jory29]

Our water is heavily chlorinated, and I find it tastes pretty bad - I didn't mind the taste of the water at all, but once I found out it is recycled sewer water, I can't get past that... just can not.

So, we buy bottled water, and I just found out now there are filtered water spigots (to fill your own bottles) at 4 various places around the parks, (plus the nursery) - one is at the restaurant where they do the Star Wars presentation, can't recall the remaining three. There was a thread on this forum though.

I would think though, fountain soda, as well as Mimi's strawberry lemonade are all made with the water so I guess I can't resist it, after all.

 

[MrsJackSparrow4Life]

I have come to the conclusion that Idaho's water must be absolutely horrendous since I find both Florida and So. Cal's water to taste just fine. Of course this saves me a lot of money in the long run

 

[skiingfast]

I have come to the conclusion that Idaho's water must be absolutely horrendous since I find both Florida and So. Cal's water to taste just fine. Of course this saves me a lot of money in the long run

I'd have to agree. While people in the town next to me think the water is fine, I have a well and find the town's water to be a little bad. But WDW and Anahiem water is really bad. Still though I drink it. Because A. I don't waste plastic because I'm thirsty, B. because I'm thirsty enough and don't mind the unchilled drinking fountains.

When I was a kid I live in norcal and thought the water was fine(went back as an adult and realized I was merely used to it). When as a kid I went to LA, I couldn't stand that water, unless I melted ice in the hotel. Now I drink water everywhere. But the best I ever had was out of creek on the continental divide. It makes me thirsty thinking about it.

 

[danceanddisney2010]

it is gross! the smell...is nasty. bottled water alllllll the way

 

[WonkaKid]

I think the water in the parks is decent. Why not fill up at places like Rancho del Zocalo? If nothing else, the water is cool .

 

[2hapas]

I can take sips of the water from the tap, but cannot drink a whole glass. It does have a heavy chlorinated taste and kind of a sulfur-y smell.

We usually buy a case or two of bottled water from Walmart or Target.

 

[cloudconnected1039]

Coming from the Sierras in NorCal where you can drink water straight out of the tap and have it be better than bottled water, the tap water in OC/LA is pretty gross. I'm very anti-bottled water, so I use a filter while in SoCal, but obviously that's not very achievable while at DL.

But it is always nice going back home to NorCal and drinking a cold glass of mountain water straight from the sink tap