Umbrellas in the parks?

[lawgirl]

Looks like we may encounter some scattered rain / t-storms on our trip. Are you allowed to take in umbrellas to the parks? I'm thinking about packing those very small dollar store type umbrellas, but wasn't sure if its ok to carry those around the park?

[dmallan]

Oh sure. We prefer umbrellas to ponchos when it rains. We keep them in our backpack when there's a chance of rain, but leave them in the room if it's supposed to be a nice day.

[Strmchsr]

Yes, you can. Though I'm the opposite of the above post. I'd always rather go with Ponchos. It's often pretty windy when it rains in FL which can be a pain with umbrellas.

[lawgirl]

Yes, you can. Though I'm the opposite of the above post. I'd always rather go with Ponchos. It's often pretty windy when it rains in FL which can be a pain with umbrellas.

I think I'll bring both. Thanks! In your expert opinion, (if it was your trip) would you do a park day on this Monday (29th)? I can do either Sunday or Monday for the parks. I was thinking of doing a pool / relax day on Sunday, then do parks all day Monday. I don't necessarily mind dodging the rain, especially if it clears out the crowd. My main concern is we are taking our 2.5 YO son to AK Monday morning, and he hasn't been there since he was a baby, so I wanted to have decent weather for walking around AK. Other than that, we are heading to Epcot late in the afternoon for dinner at GG, then possibly heading to MK for EMH.

Would love your thoughts!!

[vamaggie]

As long as your DS isn't one to fuss when walking in the rain, I would do AK even if it rains. If it cools things down a bit, the animals may even be more active.

[Pirate Granny]

Hummm if you are bringing a stroller, rain is sometimes a problem...especially with a rain cover for the stroller

[lawgirl]

Good point. He actually loves the rain! He always begs to go outside when its raining. I guess I just need to dress us accordingly and go for it!