Here’s why it happens and what you can do about it… And the thing is, it can be gorgeous outside (boiling hot, but gorgeous), then the rain comes in, and 15 or 20 minutes later it’s all done and the sun is out again. Yeah, our afternoon thunderstorms are a sight to behold…preferably from the safety of indoors. And the thunder! As well as the lightning! Often at the same time! And it’s not just rain, it’s like we have a daily monsoon, complete with 50mph winds and so many huge raindrops falling from the sky that you can barely see across the street. If my legs weren't so short, I'd be taking rain pants with me too.It’s summer in Florida, which means chances are good it’ll rain just about every afternoon. There's no reason to wear a poncho while in a queue line that is covered.Īlso, ponchos are good from the thighs on up so there's no guarantee your shoes and/or socks will be dry. Also, please take off the poncho (carefully) as soon as you can once under a covering if going into an attraction. This includes umbrella holders since the water from your poncho will splatter them under the umbrella. Turning around quickly in a wet environment while the poncho goes flying around you is not a good idea to those who aren't protected.

The things to remember about ponchos is that *you* might be dry from the thighs on up but be careful around people who aren't. I can now get those dollar store ponchos (still using them for quick things) into a quart size bag (two of the ponchos in there). As time goes on, you will be able to fold it up smaller and smaller (trust me) and the bag size can decrease. No need to make sure the poncho is correctly folded, you can just shove it in the bag and seal when on an attraction. For the first time, take a gallon size zipper bag and use that. If you decide on any poncho, do NOT expect to shove the thing back into the original bag. The 'old' yellow ones (I think the last year those were available). Then I threw in the towel (again, no pun intended) and got the Disney ponchos. So I got ponchos at Wal Mart that were thicker but still not that great. Next trip, I took cheap dollar store ponchos and those were OK but not that thick. And then a day at Animal Kingdom with eh rain coming down sideways and I 'folded' (no pun intended). You will tons of advice on ponchos and even if you should take them so here are my experiences with over sixty trips.Īt first, I never took a poncho because I didn't want to be loaded down. Now, we only do Disney ponchos- although I do usually take some dollar store ones in my bag for water rides on cooler days, or before ADRs. They were big and bulky and like the other ponchos- the hood had 2 positions it would stay in- over my eyes, or so far back that the whole front of my hair was getting wet. We usually wear the Disney ones to football games at home too, but one year we decided to buy the expensive team ponchos -they were brand name-I think Coleman, but I could be wrong. We have brought the more expensive keeper ones from Target and Walmart- those the hood would fall down over my eyes or water would come in the neck- DD had the same issue- we threw those away and got Disney ones.

For a rainy day they don't work well because they rip really fast, especially if you are getting in and out of rides.

We have brought the dollar ones before- they are fine if you pull them out for just one ride like Kali or Splash and throw them away.

In our experience, the Disney ones are the best.