Rain and crowds

[dachsie]

Does rain cause the crowds not to be so bad at the parks? It's predicted several days next week and while it won't stop me, I was hoping it would slow others down

 

[ZoZo]

Generally, yes. I was at WDW a month ago and we had a 90-minute rainstorm (pretty hard rain). Everyone scattered and ran for cover. We "ponchoed up" and carried on, and had pretty much walk-ons the whole time.

FYI, just because there's rain in the forecast doesn't mean you'll get constant rain. We had rain in our forecast every day for seven days, and only got one fairly brief shower, one day out of seven!

 

[dlberney]

We are at Disney now and on Monday it rained almost all day. That was the day we decided to go to Epcot. We got to ride Test Track before the storm came, but held off on Soarin b/c we figured the crowds would drop when the rain started and we would ride it then. The rain did not cause the crowds to lessen. We still had to wait 80 minutes to ride Soarin! It was a pretty miserable day- we were soaked, we had to wait in long lines, and there weren't many covered tables in World Showcase that weren't taken. On a more positive note, the weather has been GORGEOUS since Monday and we have had a great time.

 

[Mome Rath]

Does rain cause the crowds not to be so bad at the parks? It's predicted several days next week and while it won't stop me, I was hoping it would slow others down

Yes, esp. if it is a bit of an ongoing downpour. However, there are certain areas that will be more crowded, such as The Land pavilion in EPCOt; just think about the set-up. Anywhere that you have rides, restaurants, bathrooms, and places to sit, all comfortably inside, are going to be busy when it rains.

 

[SciTeach713]

I'll be there next week, and I know the rain isn't going to stop my family