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Thanks to everyone for all of the ideas and suggestions! We are just about ready to head south - looking forward to a great day at the park tomorrow. National Weather Service says mostly sunny and 81 - works for me, and the kids are pumped!!

Good point about the back of the boat - now I do remember coming off that type of ride dry but with completely soaked shoes! Can anyone confirm if there is bags or compartments on the actual WWC rafts to put shoes?

Just wondering how wet you typically get on the three water rides (congo, thornberry, WWC) - specifically shoes. I've been on rides in the past that look like you get wet, but then you don't and also just the opposite. For example, stayed completely dry on Jurassic Park at Universal, but got completely soaked on Rip Saw Falls. I realize that WWC probably has the highest potential to get you soaked, but sometimes the rafts have compartments or bags on them to place your shoes - does this one? Thanks!!

"Keep in mind those swim shorts have that annoying net in them, without saying too much, you guys might be unhappy campers by the end of the day." i-chase: LOL - point taken!! Haven't ever been to a Chick-fil-a, so I guess that I won't know what I'm missing if we don't go there. Outer Hanks sounds interesting, thanks for the suggestions. It's always good to hear from those that have "been there, done that", and now we have a few places to check out. Hadn't considered the water slide water temperature, perhaps we will push things back a little later in the afternoon..............

Thanks for all of the quick replys! It sounds like Racer is the recommended first coaster, and Wings and Festhaus are good possibilities for food - any idea on prices for Wings? Would love to wear athletic shoes everywhere, but when we rode Ripsaw Falls ride at Universal everyone ended up soaked with shoes that never really dryed out the rest of the day. Might have to go with the sandles........... Boys and I have the long swim shorts, so I would assume that they would be fine for the regular park assuming we were dry. (wife was already planning on shorts and t-shirt). Will use a locker or trip to the car for towels, I guess. Is the 48" restriction accurate for the water slides? (youngest is 46 - 47") No worries about having a good time, we always do no matter where we travel. Besides, my wife and I loved KI when we were kids so I'm sure it will be the same Tuesday (as long as there isn't 2-3 hour waits for everything)!!

Greetings! My family and I are looking forward to spending this coming Tuesday at KI, and we were looking for some suggestions from the experts with regard to planning our day. My wife and I haven't been to KI in about 20 - 25 years, and our kids (6 & 8) have only been to Universal in Orlando. They are big water park fans, so we are trying to figure out the best way to do both in the same day. Our initial plan is to get to the main park when it opens and try to hit a few of the bigger rides in the first hour and then go over to BB when it opens at 11:00 and stay there until around 2:00. The hard part for planning is that my oldest just reached the magical height of 55 inches but he has never been on the "big" rides - says he is ready, but who knows once he sees them up close. Because of this, not sure which direction to head in that first hour! Regarding BB, a couple of questions for those that do both in the same day - do most just wear swim suits / coverups throughout the day to both parks? Do you usually bring a pair of good walking shoes for the park and another for BB, using a locker for storage? (sandles seems like the obvious choice for BB, but not for a whole day of walking) Are there plenty of chairs at BB? Other suggestions for BB are welcome! Also, my research on these boards tells me that I will be paying a high expense for everything purchased at the park. While not pleased with that, at least we know what to expect and since this will be our only visit to an amusement park this year - will be ok for one day. So, if money were not an issue - where would you recommend for food? (looking for best quality) Any other tips regarding KI in general are appreciated. From what I've read, Tuesdays are usually good as far as crowd levels go and the forecast currently says mostly sunny and 80 - so we have that going for us!