> Sometimes these half hour rain spells were "showers," but when it comes down so thick the ground floods because it can't drain fast enough, when it hits the ground so hard you have to shout to be heard, when it comes down at Epcot (Sosiqui! High five!) so furiously that the crowds of people outdoors, even ones with rain gear, VANISH, then that ain't no shower.
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> S "Leen and I couldn't even stay dry under shelter, so we finally figured, what the heck are we bothering for, and traipsed out into the unavoidable ankle-deep puddles and splashed around for fun. We were the only people out of thousands doing this." am

(High five! Epcot rules! :))

The rain I was stuck in was like that. I cared for about 0.2 seconds before I figured out that practically all the rides are INSIDE anyway, so I could be dry, and that even if I GOT wet, who cares? I was at EPCOT, man! :) So I ventured out undeterred by the rain, while skillions stayed behind huddling in the stores AT THE FRONT of the park. Oh, poor them, to get wet. More for me! :) And it worked out fine, too. The only ride that even goes outside is Test Track (which RULES!), and I managed to get on that anyway during a brief dry spot. Yeah, the parade was canceled, but we came back the next day (Park-Hopper Passes rule too) to see it, and the rain cleared up in time for IllumiNations that night (bets fireworks evar!). The only mildly bad thing was that we wanted to watch the Christmas Candlelight Processional, which took place outside. The stage was covered. The seating area was not. If it hadn't ended up being so GOOD, I would have left. (But it ruled. They actually *gasp* read the Bible store of Christmas in a *gasp* respectful and reverential way!)

So it was cool, even though the yellow ponchos sucked and got sticky icky, and EVERYONE looked the same in them so that I was within 20 FEET of one of my Internet friends that was there at the same time and since we both had those horrid things on, we didn't recognize each other. :p

Sosi"adores Disney World, and LOVES Epcot to death, even in the pouring Rain Of Doom"qui