Rowlf the Dog
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Nov 13, 2015
I only rode Kali one time and I got totally soaked. My shoes were full of water, I could wring my shirt and jeans. Splash I got wet several several times but never soaked.
UH, Splash can absolutely soak you. DH and I just got HOSED during MNSSHP a few weeks ago. DH actually had to take off his shirt and wring it out. We were wet through to the underthings. Really such a lovely feeling! LOL. It happened to us the year before as well. It was from the jet that goes off when a log is going down the hill, while you are about 1/2 way up the mountain and about to go up another lift. They can turn that up or down or off. It was sure turned up for us! DH refused to ride Splash the rest of our trip after that. I went by myself twice and didn't get nearly that wet.
The splash isn't from the logs landing, it is from some jets that go off as the log descends. Usually it misses the boats going by but one time we were in the right spot and just got the whole jet come down on us. I was soaked so completely, it was if I had jumped in a pool. I had denim shorts on . They did not dry the whole rest of the day. And it was a sunny and hot day too. Very uncomfortable. But I have never had that happen again, so I think it's somewhat rare. As far as the waterfall, just make sure to sit on the left side of the boat. The rest of the ride will get you a little wet, but not much.Yup - you get completely soaked on kali.
On splash, there are really just 2 places that you have to look out for... one is when you 1st get started and can see the logs coming down the hill. The splash from their landing can get you soaked so get ready to put up your hood.
This is my exact experience. When I think of getting soaked and drenched, I think of the Popeye ride at Universal Studios. On that ride you'll get soaked, and then some lol.Splash will never "soak" you. You'll get some splashes, depending on time of year and where you sit (front gets wetter), but you'll never get too wet. Most of the splash at the end goes outward, not in.
Kali will vary greatly. If you're going backwards down the drop and the water level is high, you will get utterly soaked. If you're facing forward and/or water level is low (winter), you'll just get a few drops.
We get slightly wet on Splash Mountain & a little more wet on Kali. We go in the summer and dry quickly in the hot sun.We have ridden them before, but it has been a six years so I want to be prepared. Splash Mountain: usually we just put on rain gear and our feet stay dry. Kali - we wear rain gear and change into sandals. Is this still a safe plan?
We got so wet on Splash once we stopped in the bathroom and wrung the water out of our clothes. It was a cold MVMCP night . . .Oh you can get soaked on Splash. One time we were so soaked that we had to go back to the hotel and change. Never been that wet.