Clear isn't the same

HauntedGabe · 06-01-2009, 11:04 AM

It is pouring here yet again. I tripped on our old yellow ponchos searching for rain gear and boy was one tiny. Clear isn't the same.

It was like a sea of yellow on those rainy park days.

GIOny · 06-01-2009, 02:24 PM

Yes, I still have some of those. It looks like a Big Bird convention

lol But I guess that was the problem. You couldn't distinguish anyone from one another, but i do miss that look. Thanks for the pic!

lilo88 · 06-01-2009, 03:06 PM

I put one on on our last trip to WDW in november to ride SpM and I felt like a fool lol everyone walking buy had the new clear ones, and my dad had a clear one that he bought from home. I could curl up and die lol.
Then in DL we didn't have our ponchos and my mom and I got soaked standing in line to see Minnie and the gang

.... what a rainy day that was. Everyone had ponchos and if they didn't they were buying them. I wish I would have gotten one...

mini-V · 06-01-2009, 03:20 PM

I would be thrilled to be able to put on an old yellow poncho and be different from the majority. Unlike the first time I wore one. DH bought it for me and said, "Well, at least I'll be able to pick you out of the crowd". Famous last words since we walked out into a sea of yellow ponchos. We still laugh about that one.
I wore a clear poncho last week. I hadn't looked at it before I left home. I just pulled one out of our stash. Turned out to have "London" printed on the back. A guest made a comment about there not being a park in England. I turned around and said, "But, there is a store in London."

Veritas · 06-01-2009, 03:21 PM

What a great pic! I miss the yellow ponchos!

lilo88 · 06-01-2009, 03:29 PM

I remember way back I think on our first trip or second trip, we were in MGM and it started to pour so we ducked under a covered area at a restaurant and we saw people trying to hold a poncho above them all and the pour girl in the middle got all the rain that was collecting and pouring through the head hole lol.

wallfan329 · 06-01-2009, 06:58 PM

One of my fondest memories of my first trip is the sea of yellow poncho at Epcot when it rained the whole day.

NC_WDW_Daddy · 06-02-2009, 08:47 AM

We still have a couple of old yellow ponchos from 1997. We don't replace them until they tear and are unserviceable or don't fit the kids as they've grown. We now use a mix of clear and yellow. When everyone had the old yellow ones, you never could tell who was who from the back. Now with the clear ones, I know it is my family in yellow.

HauntedGabe · 06-02-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GIOny

It looks like a Big Bird convention

lol But I guess that was the problem. You couldn't distinguish anyone from one another, but i do miss that look.

Quote:

Originally Posted by NC_WDW_Daddy

We now use a mix of clear and yellow. When everyone had the old yellow ones, you never could tell who was who from the back. Now with the clear ones, I know it is my family in yellow.

We did annual 2 week trips through the years my kids were in elementary school and did our share of yellow poncho days, I never lost sight of my kids, actually I think I had kids that never lost sight of me. DD usually had a grip on the bottom of my shorts, so I didn't get lost.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mini-V

I wore a clear poncho last week. I hadn't looked at it before I left home. I just pulled one out of our stash. Turned out to have "London" printed on the back. A guest made a comment about there not being a park in England. I turned around and said, "But, there is a store in London."

And did you say that in your Midwestern, Southern or British Accent?

mini-V · 06-02-2009, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HauntedGabe

And did you say that in your Midwestern, Southern or British Accent?

That would have been in my Florida accent.

06-01-2009, 11:04 AM	#1
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Clear isn't the same It is pouring here yet again. I tripped on our old yellow ponchos searching for rain gear and boy was one tiny. Clear isn't the same. It was like a sea of yellow on those rainy park days. __________________ Some people are like Slinkies. They aren't really good for anything, but they still bring a smile to my face when I push them down a flight of stairs. Friends are Gods way of apologizing to us for our families.

06-01-2009, 02:24 PM	#2
GIOny Premium Annual Passholder Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ny Posts: 6,885	Re: Clear isn't the same Yes, I still have some of those. It looks like a Big Bird convention lol But I guess that was the problem. You couldn't distinguish anyone from one another, but i do miss that look. Thanks for the pic! __________________ It's kind of fun to do the impossible!

06-01-2009, 03:06 PM	#3
lilo88 DisneyWorldTrivia.com Lifetime Pass Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Eureka, MO Posts: 13,939	Re: Clear isn't the same I put one on on our last trip to WDW in november to ride SpM and I felt like a fool lol everyone walking buy had the new clear ones, and my dad had a clear one that he bought from home. I could curl up and die lol. Then in DL we didn't have our ponchos and my mom and I got soaked standing in line to see Minnie and the gang .... what a rainy day that was. Everyone had ponchos and if they didn't they were buying them. I wish I would have gotten one... __________________ Tiffany~ºoº ~ D23 member Sufferer of Disney Vacation Depression 97'~French Quarter, 99'~CBR, 01'~Movies, 03'~Music/PORriverside/DCL, 05'~POP, 06'~Movies, 08'~Movies, 09'~Disneyland/ Embassy Suites Irvine/ 10'~Music

06-01-2009, 03:20 PM	#4
mini-V Home at last near Mickey! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mickey's backyard Posts: 8,950	Re: Clear isn't the same I would be thrilled to be able to put on an old yellow poncho and be different from the majority. Unlike the first time I wore one. DH bought it for me and said, "Well, at least I'll be able to pick you out of the crowd". Famous last words since we walked out into a sea of yellow ponchos. We still laugh about that one. I wore a clear poncho last week. I hadn't looked at it before I left home. I just pulled one out of our stash. Turned out to have "London" printed on the back. A guest made a comment about there not being a park in England. I turned around and said, "But, there is a store in London." __________________ mini-V What will you celebrate? Adult daycare for the kid inside you.

06-01-2009, 03:21 PM	#5
Veritas Real Men Dig the Mouse Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 4,401	Re: Clear isn't the same What a great pic! I miss the yellow ponchos! __________________ Veri S&B LLC WHAFTFCOL SITTM, No Retreat, No Surrender! Our Highly Trained Experts Are Always Prepared To "Assist" You.

06-01-2009, 03:29 PM	#6
lilo88 DisneyWorldTrivia.com Lifetime Pass Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Eureka, MO Posts: 13,939	Re: Clear isn't the same I remember way back I think on our first trip or second trip, we were in MGM and it started to pour so we ducked under a covered area at a restaurant and we saw people trying to hold a poncho above them all and the pour girl in the middle got all the rain that was collecting and pouring through the head hole lol. __________________ Tiffany~ºoº ~ D23 member Sufferer of Disney Vacation Depression 97'~French Quarter, 99'~CBR, 01'~Movies, 03'~Music/PORriverside/DCL, 05'~POP, 06'~Movies, 08'~Movies, 09'~Disneyland/ Embassy Suites Irvine/ 10'~Music

06-01-2009, 06:58 PM	#7
wallfan329 Voldemort is my Past Present and Future. Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 4,696	Re: Clear isn't the same One of my fondest memories of my first trip is the sea of yellow poncho at Epcot when it rained the whole day. __________________ Mckayla Mckayla's Life... My blog ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫ 2001(PO),2003(BC and DCL),2004(ASM),2005(Poly and DCL),2006(HH & OKW),2007(SSR),2009(WL),2010(BW,Pop and Vero),2011(OKW),2012(AKL & OKW),2013(Band Trip) ♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫♫

06-02-2009, 08:47 AM	#8
NC_WDW_Daddy Annual Passholder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Richlands, NC Posts: 3,158	Re: Clear isn't the same We still have a couple of old yellow ponchos from 1997. We don't replace them until they tear and are unserviceable or don't fit the kids as they've grown. We now use a mix of clear and yellow. When everyone had the old yellow ones, you never could tell who was who from the back. Now with the clear ones, I know it is my family in yellow.

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