Universal in January - wet ride question

[Liisa]

I'm taking my family to Universal for the first time this coming January. With the cooler temps, we will probably avoid rides where you can get wet. As I am not all that familar with Universal or IOA, I am hoping someone here can help me screen out the rides. In reading through the descriptions, it seems that IOA has quite a few rides where you could get wet. Any experiences would be helpful!

Thanks!!!

Liisa

 

[Amity 3]

at IOA: Jurassic Park River Adventure
Ripsaw Falls
Popeye and Bluto's Bilge Rat Barges
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

you can get a little splashed on Jaws at the Studios, but not bad.

 

[yaytezIOA]

Rides you can get wet on
IOA:
Dudley Do Right....Flume
Jurassic Park River Adventure....Flume
Blutos Bilge Rat Barges.....raft ride
One Fish Two Fish.....fish squirt you a little

USF.....Curious George, wet playground

Anything else

 

[robvia]

If it's really cold out, they turn the water off on One Fish Two Fish.
For JPRA, if you sit in the back row, you only get a little splash.

 

[JohnnySharp2]

Popeye's is the one where you get really wet, soaked all over - I am not 100% if it is open in January but if it is stay well clear.

 

[fws]

Do not, repeat not, ride Dudley Do Rights. I was busily congratulating myself on remaining relatively dry on the ride and getting past the people shooting the water guns on the bridge. What I hadn't realised is that the water cannons shoot from the opposite direction and I was absolutely drowned. Even at 80 degrees, we were cold and wet for a long time!

 

[Angel1]

We rode Kali River Rapids in January and Disney had these huge blow dryers that had us dry in about 2 minutes!

 

[mortimor]

When we go in Jan we bring along some disposable ponchos for the water rides. The only ride in Universal that is questionable with a poncho is Bilge Rats, I usually make it through with only the bottom area of my shorts wet and remember to keep your feet against the center console area of the raft. I like going on the water rides this time of year because there never seems to be a line. We always hit the dry rides first then return to the water rides before we leave just in case we do get wet.

 

[bryandog1974]

I totally agree with fws. I am about 240lb and sat in the front in the Dudley do-right ride and absolutley got drenched and the water knocked of my sunglasses too.