Typhoon Lagoon

Typhoon Lagoon is one of the water parks in Walt Disney World.  SoDisney’s ‘legend’ has it … a furious storm roared across the sea hurling boatsand surfboards asunder.  When the storm subsided it left a lagoon of twistingtides, twisting rapids etc etc.

If you are looking for a relaxing day away from the theme parks, or you aremissing a holiday at the sea, then Typhoon Lagoon has something for everyone. Its one of our favourite places in Orlando.

Typhoon Lagoon is a man made lagoon.  At its centre is a wave-pool whichgenerates a large wave, suitable for body surfing, every 90 seconds.  Thiscontinues for 90 minutes and then it generates choppy waves for an hour, thenback to the surf wave.  The wave pool is a walk in pool, which slopes from lessthan ankle deep to around 6feet 10 inches at the deep end.  This allows nonswimmers to enjoy the wave, however the currents are very strong so caution isrecommended.

Around the wave pool are sandy areas where there a lots of sun beds andchairs.  These are ideal for the sunbathers in your family but you need to getthere at the start of the day to stand a chance of getting a sun bed near anumbrella.  To cool off there is a lazy river, called Castaway Creek, that runsaround the entire site.  Simply sit in the tube and let the gentle current pushyou around.

There are three tube rides in the park, two single tube rides and one familytube which will seat 5 adults.  These are great fun; you are guaranteed to getsoaked.

For the more adventurous there are several flume chutes of varying heightsand speeds.

There is an area specifically for younger children, called KetchakiddeeCreek, which has a small slide, water fountains and a mini rapid ride

The water in all of the pools is swimming pool type water and is very clean. There is a small sea water pool full of fish and two small sharks.  For nocharge you can get a mask and snorkel and swim with these fish and sharks.  Thelife guards give a short guidance on the use of the equipment and how to swim inthis area before you set off

There are several shaded areas where you can get a break from the sun, itdoes get very hot.

There are multiple food outlets serving the standard fare (Burgers, Chicken,Fries, Drinks, Ice Creams etc etc) and there is a bar serving alcoholic drinks.

Available to rent are towels, lockers and good floatation aids for nonswimming children.  In the pool areas and on each of the rides there are severallife guards, so I have not had any concerns about my children's safety.  Thefirst year we went my 9 year olds (both good swimmers) went off.  They latercame back very excited and impressed as they had been swimming with the sharks.

The lagoon itself is well set out.  All of the buildings are built to looklike old beach shacks, there are lots of palm trees and other paraphernalia, forexample the centre piece of the park is a small trawler ‘beached’ at the top ofa mountain.

Typhoon Lagoon has something for all ages, shapes and sizes.  The park ismostly non smoking, with specific areas for smokers.

The downsides are

• It gets very crowded and at busy times there can be a shortage of sun bedsand chairs.  To get the best spots its best to get there early.
• It does get very hot, but there are several shaded areas to get a breakfrom the sun
• The queues for the slides can get very long at busy times.  They are lesscrowded at the start of the day and when the surf wave is running.

Some Tips

• Most men and boys wear swim shorts and not Speedo style trunks (shorts arebetter for the Flumes). 
• You can take a cooler/cool box into the park for a picnic.  It must notcontain glass or alcohol.  A reasonable cooler can be bought for around 25dollars at Wal-Mart.  Burger and fries from a food outlet is approximately 8dollars.
• Parking is free
• Buy a waterproof camera before you go, around 8 dollars in Wal Mart. You’ll be able to take some memorable pictures.
• Admission is about 30 dollars for an adult.  An annual season ticket, forboth Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard beach is around 100 dollars
• Near the entrance there are insulated mugs for sale at 10 Dollars.  Theseallow free refills of Sodas (Coke, Sprite, etc) all day.  On subsequent daystake your mug and buy a 6 dollar sticker for free Soda refills all day.  ATyphoon Lagoon mug can be used at Blizzard Beach and vice versa.  The mugs aregood quality and make a good souvenir to bring home
• Pick up a free map at the entrance to see the layout and location of theattractions.
• Get yourself settled where you plan to stay before queuing for a locker ortowel, That way you are more likely to get the ‘spot’ you want

Page added on: 21 July 2004

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