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Typhoon Lagoon Water Park at Disney World Info & Attractions
Typhoon Lagoon at Disney World houses the largest man made watershed mountain, Mt. May Day. Sitting on top of Mt. May Day is Miss Tilly, an old shrimp boat that was brought from Safen Sound, Florida. Miss Tilly erupts every half hour causing a 50-foot flume of water to spray out the boats smokestack. Whether you want to spend the day going down water slide after water slide or just sit back and relax in a lounge chair on the beach, there is plenty of fun stuff to do to keep adults and kids of all ages happy and busy for the entire day.
Typhoon Lagoon is also the place to see one of the largest wave pools in the US. The pool has an area of 2.5 acres and holds 2.75 million gallons of water. The pool has been surrounded with a white sand beach for relaxing and catching some sun. The wave pool produces 4-foot waves every 90 seconds that you can body surf on or just try to make it over. There is a tropical setting throughout the park which includes, palm trees, tropical flowers, and tropical noises.
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Wave Pool Typhoon Lagoon is a wave pool with an area of 2/5 acres and which holds 2.75 million gallons of water. There are two sets of waves that are produced in this pool. The first set is just fun bobbing waves that continue to come. After a half-hour a loud horn will sound which means the waves will be changing. At this point guests have changed into 4 foot waves that come at you with a lot of speed and force.These waves will continue to come every 90 seconds. |
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Castaway Creek Castaway Creek is a cool river that circles the entire park. You can pick up an inner tube at one of the many stops throughout the park to use on this ride. The river is only about 3 or 4 feet deep and runs on a slow current. All you have to do is relax in your tube and travel around the park. As you flow down the river you will see tropical trees, plants, banana trees, and palm trees. You will also hear tropical birds and noises. You will slowly drift through caves, under waterfalls, and around all the other attractions at the park. You can get off at any of the many stops |
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Humunga Kowabunga These are two fast-paced and steep waterslides. Although they are not as steep or fast as Summit Plummet in Blizzard Beach, they are still fun and frightening. You will zip down this 51-foot drop at speeds of around 30-miles-per-hour. |
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Shark Reef Ocean lovers come straight to this attraction! Guests throw on snorkel equipment and enter this manmade coral reef. You can swim with sharks, sting rays, and tropical fish. For those who do not want to swim they can go into a sunken tanker and watch through some small windows. |
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Storm Slides The storm slides are normal water slides that go through tunnels, past lush bushes and past Mt. May Day. |
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Gangplank, Keelhaul, and Mayday Falls These are all fun white water rides. You board an inner tube and conquer the turns, dips, whirlpools, caves, and waterfalls. |
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Ketchakiddee Creek Romp on sloshy slides, fun-filled fountains, watery whales, slippery seals, an interactive lushly leaking tugboat and a mini ripply-rapids ride. Little squirts love the adventures that are just their size in this children's water play area. It's a little wateropolis of splashy fun! |
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Surfing Experience high-performance surfing in this 2.75-million-gallon wave pool. Right, left, and center-break waves can be generated at heights of up to five feet. Groups of 10 to 20 people are allowed. |
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Sandy White Beach: Sandy White Beach at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon lies in an area off the beaten path offering lounge chairs, hammocks, umbrellas and beautiful water views for a peaceful atmosphere to kick back and relax. |
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Mayday Falls: Mayday Falls at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon sends big kids, teens and adults careening down the mountain on an inner tube ride through rushing rapids. There are 3 different Falls raft rides and Mayday Falls is the wildest of the three! |
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Crush 'N' Gusher: Crush 'n' Gusher at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon has 3 different roller coaster-like waterslides for big kids, teen and adults who are at least 48 inches tall. Up to 3 Guests can ride at once, or take the plunge yourself! |
