Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park may be all about a freak snow storm, but Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park is centered around just the opposite – a raging typhoon! The scene for this water park is a small resort village that has just been ravaged by the storm, and the result is 56 acres of huge waves and thrilling water attractions.
During your stay at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, you are sure to want to hit all of the attractions listed below, but first, here is some important park information. Hours vary depending on the season, so be sure to check those online or at your Walt Disney World Resort hotel prior to going. And, during the summer months, both parks fill up fast. Both have capacities that are much smaller than those at the theme parks, and Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park usually shuts down due to capacity first, usually by noon each day (guests are then all directed to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon). Also, each park does close for approximately two to three months during the off-season each year to undergo rehab, so be aware of this if you are visiting from November through February (but one of the two parks will always be open). Each park also has plenty of showers and bathrooms, lockers that can also be rented on a daily basis, and chairs throughout the park that are claimed on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition, in the heat of summer, it may be a good idea to wear either flip flops or water shoes as you go from one attraction to another (although you will have to take them off and hold them on most attractions), because the concrete gets extremely hot in places where there isn’t water hitting it!
Guests are sure to work up a hunger after battling the waves and hitting the slides all day, and Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park has several places to help you alleviate that hunger. Leaning Palms offers American fare, with hamburgers, hot dogs, pizzas, ice cream and frozen yogurt on the menu. Typhoon Tilly’s also offers hamburgers and hot dogs, but you can also find delicious salads and adult beverages on tap as well.
Below is a list of attractions at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park:
Ketchakiddee Creek – This kid’s area is a miniature water park in itself! Children will be delighted with pint-size slides, fountains, a leaky tugboat and more!
Crush ‘n’ Gusher – This ride is a water roller coaster, as jets swish your raft through turns, climbs and plunges!
Gang Plank Falls – Ride with the family in this four-person inner tube through canyons and amidst rushing water!
Humunga Kowabunga – These three 214-foot slides have a 51-foot drop in which guests will plunge at speeds of up to 30 mph in enclosed tubes.
Keelhaul Falls – This inner tube ride takes you through roaring rapids on a whitewater adventure!
Mayday Falls – The longest waterslide in the park, Mayday Falls takes you through caves and waterfalls amidst twists and turns on your own personal inner tube.
Shark Reef – This experience is like no other at the Walt Disney World Resort. Guests will grab snorkeling equipment (which is provided) to explore this man-made reef that includes leopard, nurse and bonnet-head sharks, along with schools of tropical fish. A word of caution though – the water in there is freezing!!
Storm Slides – These three fiberglass body slides are 300-feet-long and takes guests through a winding maze and a 30-foot drop before depositing you in a pool at the bottom.
Surf Lessons – Anyone can learn how to hang ten at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park! Before the park opens, two-hour surfing lessons are given with professional instructors. Waves are every 90 seconds and can be as tall as six feet high! To book a reservation, call (407) WDW-PLAY. The wave pool can also be rented out for private surfing events by calling (407) WDW-SURF.
Surf Pool – This pool is the main attraction at this water park. With almost three million gallons of water and tidal waves that are produced in increments, this is sure to be a pool unlike any other that you have ever seen!
Castaway Creek – This 2,100-foot-long river takes guests all around the park in personal inner tubes, including through rain forests and past gorgeous waterfalls.
