We were rained out..

[vald1977]

Welcome Otownguy !

 

[Lcm2108]

Welcome Otown guy!

You are absolutely right: This June was NOT normal!

Lisa

 

[madcoco]

Welcome to you also Otownguy. Even with all the rain it is still only slightly above normal for the year and the water table is way down.Here is a pic from June at one of our fav offsite outdoor patio spots. Pebbles at Crossroads. No out door dining that week it was under water.

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[jaimebelle]

Originally posted by Ballybunion3


I'm sorry for anyone who says their vacation was RUINED by rain, but I have to wonder - did all the people that went have the same experience? (I'll bet a lot of people made the best of it and had a GREAT time as I have read in several other responses!)

I'm sure it is all about attitude but let me sum up my situation.

I am a student who lives in Canada who spent several months saving every penny earned for a trip to Florida for 6 days. It was a very expensive vacation. Between two people we spent $4000. on accomadation/Disney Pass and travel alone (In Canadian Dollar) This was our first time South of New York State and I craved the sun more than anything.

And I know that the other people who have posted have been to Disney before so please remember that this was my FIRST trip to Florida and to Disney so having built up so much excitment and spent so much money (that I do not have) I think you would have been disapointed and said your trip was ruined too. The chances of my being able to return anytime soon? Unlikely. It is expensive to vacation in the states and it is very expensive to go to Disney. This was supposed to be THE trip.

 

[Ballybunion3]

I truly am sorry that your vacation was ruined because of the weather. My post was probably insensitive to you, but was more intended to give hope to those first-timers who are going in the near future. I really do believe you can have a good time in WDW despite the weather (we were there for our first trip during Hurricane Erin in 1995, and even though an evening and half the next day - out of a 4 day trip - was completely wiped out because the parks were closed, we had a GREAT time!). Like I said, it rained from the moment we arrived through our drive home, but it was one of the most memorable trips we've ever had... crowds were lighter and sun was not blazing. Boy did we have to sprint to complete the park Commando thing though!!

Even though the weather was horrible, did you enjoy WDW otherwise? Would you come back if you could? I know it's expensive, and I do feel badly for you that you spent so much and felt let down. Hopefully someday you'll be able to go back and the weather will cooperate.

May the sun shine on you from now on.


All the best to you!

 

[otownguy]

Hello all, and thanks for the warm welcome. I just reread my post and noticed that I wrote consolidation instead of consolation (OOPS). Madcoco, what a great picture. Was the patio really under water? We love that Pebbles too and go there quite often. Oh well the cat's out of the bag. To all you DISers from out of town, Pebbles is a true Gem for dining off property. SSSh don't tell anyone else!!

 

[madcoco]

The patio was under water for quite a while.That was taken on June 19th. I thought maybe Pebble's was offering new swimup dining. It is up at the top of our list as well for local eateries.
sorry to let the secret out.LOL

 

[Tess]

We were there during your vacation, too. (I wrote a trip report "Yellow Ponchos & Rain, The Soggy Saga of our 10 Day Trip"--it's dropped to about page 3 or 4 by now, I'm sure. Our family arrived on 6/14 and departed a day earlier than planned 6/22. Fortunately for us, it wasn't our first trip and certainly not our last--we'll be back next summer at the same time!

I concur with otownguy--this year is an exception and NOT the rule! In fact, we just had visitors here from Deltona and they commented that June was so depressing and they were bummed about the weather! They said they felt just awful for those folks traveling in "The Sunshine State" during June/early July because they could hardly stand the weather themselves. They were very grateful to be here where we have not been blessed with any rain AND have had very warm temperatures, too! Our area has been warmer than Florida most of the summer. Go figure!

We've never seen so much rain in June OR the low temperatures as we had this year. We've been during August--3rd week (terribly rainy--tropical storm) and October--2nd week (another tropical storm). June has always been blessed with hot, sunny weather and those typical afternoon cloudbursts that were easily dodged since they were brief, as otownguy said. Unfortunately for all of us that traveled during June and early July this year, there was just one of those low pressure weather patterns hanging over the southern states that didn't move! I can attest that temps in the 70s and low 80s is not normal for June! I also agree with you, there were days when I would have welcomed long sleeves (they would have been miserable when wet though)--I don't pack anything with sleeves for June trips to Florida!

Our family has the "duck" mentality when it comes to rain--we don those yellow ponchos and go for it. We have never (not even during the two previous tropical storm encounters) stayed in our hotel room due to the weather. Not so this year! We spent THREE evenings and quite a few afternoons holed up because the weather (especially the lightning) was so daunting! We were all pretty bummed about the amount of time we lost to the weather, but you can't control Mother Nature. We tried to get out on one occasion despite the downpour--but it was just so wet that we were all miserable and after so many days of water, water everywhere--we'd had enough. Unless you were there during this time, you have no idea--this rain was not the "normal" afternoon shower you expect during the summer.

The pools were closed religiously every day that we were there for periods of time due to the weather. We've never experienced this happening with any frequency (even during the tropical storms--although who would want to swim during those downpours is beyond my imagination) in the past.

All of that said--we still had a wonderful vacation and can't wait to get back next summer. Yeah, we missed the sun (we love the hot, sticky weather--that's why we go in June) but we didn't have to bother with sunscreen for the kids--Ron and I don't bother--and we got to do everything we wanted and more. It worked for us because we had no plan this time around save a few PS for lunch--we tried to just go with the flow and not stress over missing the lounge around the pool time. We improvised a lot and that in itself was fun.

I feel for you Jaimebelle and wish we could do something to make you feel better--maybe time will give you better perspective. I remember after our first trip to WDW, we vowed NEVER to return again (and we didn't see one drop of rain the entire week)--LOL--we were so overwhelmed. Within a few months we were back on the vacation planning wagon because we had learned a great deal from our mistakes during the first trip.

I hope you are able to get back and my fingers are crossed that you have a more normal weather pattern. If Disney could learn to control the weather--its stock would be skyrocketing rather than dropping like a boulder!