Escape the Heat (Each Park)

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Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by theBIGyowski » Jul Mon 19, 2010 11:00 am

I know we have all talked about how we escape the heat in Epcot (thank you Ellen and Bill Nye)...

But what are your favorite ways to escape the heat in the other parks? Shows? Water rides? Other?

MK: CoP, Philharmagic, Main Street Shops
EP: Anything in The Land, SSE
HS: TSMM, Indy's Stunts
AK: IT2BAB, Finding Nemo Musical
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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by kcarts » Jul Mon 19, 2010 1:55 pm

MK: HOP, Main Street shops
Epcot: R&C, with a beverage, SSE, American Adventure
HS: Rock N Rollercoaster
AK: Dinosaur, or between Africa and Asia on the walkway it is quite shaded. You'd be surprised how much cooler (relatively) it is there.

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by NaCler » Jul Mon 19, 2010 2:02 pm

AK: The train ride to Conservation Station has a nice breeze to it and is shaded. The building is fully a/c'ed and your can browse at your own pace. Also, there are characters you can get pictures with.

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by MmeLeota » Jul Mon 19, 2010 2:24 pm

I will do my best with this though I haven't been to WDW as much as DL...

MK: Haunted Mansion...it has hot and cold running chills after all ;) , Pirates
Epcot: Ellen, SSE, any show in a WS theatre
DHS: Muppet Vision 3D
AK: ?....but I will say this...take a trip on Kali River Rapids then go on Primeval Whirl for a nice cool breeze :lol:

DL: Tiki Room (must have Dole Whip!), Indiana Jones Adventure, HM, POTC, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln
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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by Sleepy90 » Jul Mon 19, 2010 4:08 pm

MK:- Carousel of Progress, Philharmagic, Country Bears, Tiki Room and Pirates.
Epcot:- Ellen's Adventure, Mouse Gear, Canada or China's 360 Film shows.
DHS:- Great Movie Ride, Animation centre and Muppets.
Animal Kingdom:- Conservation centre, Finding Nemo musical and Lion King musical.

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by MmeLeota » Jul Mon 19, 2010 5:46 pm

*GASP!!!* I cannot believe I forgot that MK still has CoP and Country Bears!!!!! They would make my list as well...
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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by momeja » Jul Mon 19, 2010 10:33 pm

MK - Carousel of Progress
Epcot - HISTA or any of the fine restaurants at Epcot
DHS - The Animation Gallery
AK - not possible

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by Sleepy90 » Jul Tue 20, 2010 2:17 am

momeja wrote:MK - Carousel of Progress
Epcot - HISTA or any of the fine restaurants at Epcot
DHS - The Animation Gallery
AK - not possible
AK is possible I've just remembered A Bugs Life air conditioned goodness.

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by agingerbugg » Jul Tue 20, 2010 8:18 am

MK: CoP, HoP
EPCOT Center: UoE, SSE, The Living Seas, The Land...okay pretty much every pavilion, but TT (though I think China has the best A/C)
MGM: The Great Movie Ride
AK: Dinosaur (unlike It's Tough to be a Bug, this queue is mostly indoors).
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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by Future Guy » Jul Tue 20, 2010 8:40 am

MK: The enclosed portion of the Tomorrowland Terrace restaurant. It's air conditioned, and since the restaurant is never open, there's not usually many people there. A great place to relax and cool off.
EPCOT: Innoventions. There are some comfy couches near the IBM exhibit (at least there were the last time we were there). Great place to rest and cool off.
DHS: One Man's Dream.
AK: Kali River Rapids.

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by wewantsdaredhead » Jul Tue 20, 2010 12:09 pm

MK: I would say Pirates, but you have to stand the whole queue, so its CoP for me--no real queue to speak of (and it's also great to warm up on a winter's day!)
E: Mexico! Frozen margaritas in the cool shade--love it!
DHS: This was the only one that didn't jump out at me. Once or twice I sat in the ABC commissary and cooled off watching soap operas--and Indy is cool, but sometimes the wait is brutal (at least you get to sit)
AK: it's Tough to be a Bug! I love when you are 'next in line' to go in--under the tree listening to the bug orchestra buzzing away (as as side note...I do like your answer momeja!)

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by cousininmiami » Jul Tue 20, 2010 1:10 pm

Escape the heat... plus a short wait and a long ride is a plus for me:
MK - Carousel of Progress never any line, nice and cool, sit down, and a long ride!
EPCOT - Ellen's Energy Adventure, rarely a line, always cold inside and a 45 min attraction time!
DHS (aka MGM) - The Great Movie Ride, never a line outside, nice and cold, a very long ride!
AK - Disosaur, most of the line is inside and is cool inside, usually takes a while and the ride is fun!
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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by disneylizzy » Jul Tue 20, 2010 4:06 pm

Even though I live in Florida, I too have to escape the heat!

So for MK - Philharmagic, Monsters Inc., Carousel of Progress, Space Mountain (it's always really cold in there), Country Bears & Haunted Mansion are great. I also like to go to Main St. and get an ice cream cone, which really helps too.

for AK - Its Tough to Be a Bug, Finding Nemo show, Lion King Show and Dinosaur. We also love to take in lunch at Tusker House so that will also cool you off for a while.

for Epcot - Ellens Energy Adventure, Mexico Boat Ride, SSE, Living with the Land, Soarin, The Seas, American Adventure and any World Showcase movie but especially the sit down ones. Also the Cool Zone where all the Coke products are.

for DHS - Indiana Jones (just kidding!) Great Movie Ride, Muppetvision, One Mans Dream, Toy Story Mania

Oh and one for all of the parks..........shopping!!

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by disneylizzy » Jul Tue 20, 2010 4:07 pm

wewantsdaredhead wrote:E: Mexico! Frozen margaritas in the cool shade--love it!
Or better yet, margaritas in the tequila cave indoors!

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Re: Escape the Heat (Each Park)

Post by Debbiedeb » Jul Tue 20, 2010 4:29 pm

Aahhh!, so many ways to beat the heat.....water parks, pools, air conditioned rides...some longer than others, Hall of Presidents, Carousel of Progress, shopping in air conditioned stores, cool down stations, ice cream, cold drinks...soft drinks and otherwise, shade trees, boat rides, bike rides down a shaded path....etc., etc., It's hotter in the Northeast right now than it is in Orlando. So I'd rather be hot in WDW than in NJ. :donald:

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