Why not adjust GRR for cool weather?

[MomBoyd]

Why can't the water level on GRR be lowered in the cooler months, as well as turning off the drenching waterfalls? Few enough people go to CA. Why not adjust GRR so it can be used when it is cool?

 

[disney-super-mom]

I believe they do adjust water level during the cooler months.

You'll still most likely get wet though. We always wear our ponchos on this ride during the cooler times, but if it's hot out, the wetter the better!

 

[Albort]

well, splash is themed... while GRR isnt as that well theme which many do not go on that ride...

im sure its possible to turn down the water level to which im sure they do already...

 

[shkeogh]

At least the water is heated ....... by the sun

 

[funnygarcia]

I know they turn off the geysers and the extra spin during the winter months. Still doesn't help getting drenched with slops of water over the sides.

Makes no difference to me, GRR water and my senstive skin don't get along Can we saw HIVES?!

 

[Another^Dimension]

Since GRR opened at DCA in 2001, it has had a summer mode and a winter mode.

Although it really depends on what mode the ride is set on when it opens for testing in the morning... and by what specific mode each operations manager chose that day... regardless of the season.

Just like the wave machine near California Screamin'.
If it's not broken and it's not operating... it was by particular choice of that operations manager, that day.


In winter mode... the timing of geyser near the end of GRR is changed so it doesn't get the rafts wet, the hydrolators (rapids blowers) are turned down a bit so the river is a bit slower and the water level is indeed a bit lower than the summer months operations.
Also... the leaky pipes on the lifthill are also usually turned off during winter mode.


Being this is October and Anaheim is still quite warm most days... GRR is probably still operating in summer mode some days.

The spinning drop doesn't spin the raft when it's malfunctioning.
It's not turned off during winter mode.
It was installed to be part of the intended ride experience all year long...


GRR also doesn't have any actual on-ride waterfalls to turn off or turn down... as none of the waterfalls on GRR actually get you wet.


At no point of GRR did the Imagineers use the same lame trick nearly every other rapids ride uses by making the entire raft get wet by going directly under waterfalls.