cop447
Registered: December 2006
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Posts: 16
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Review Date: Sat June 8, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Wave Pool
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Cons:
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Not enough water slides
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I just got back from a week of Walt Disney World and took in both water parks on property. My favorite thing about this park is the wave pool. With 6 foot waves every 90 seconds me and my boys ages 11 and 14 had a blast. All of us also enjoyed the swimming with the sharks experience and did this three times. The sharks and fish are in salt water that is kept at 68 degrees so it is cool!
The only con we had is we wish the park was a little bigger with more waterslide attractions offered. This park is great for younger guests and I think they would like it better then Blizzard Beach.
Overall we opened and closed with the park and had a very good time. When asked the tween and teen boys did prefer the faster passed Blizzard Beach.
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beck9497
Registered: April 2007
Location: Calhoun, GA
Posts: 26
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Review Date: Mon June 3, 2013
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Wave Pool
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Cons:
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Nothing
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Love the wave pool it is so much fun. Went twice on my week long trip 05/26/13 - 05/31/13.
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JerseyShoregirl13
Registered: November 2012
Location: NJ
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Sun November 25, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Wave pool, music in background, ambience
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Cons:
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less variety of water slides, wave pool can be dangerous if crowded.
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The wave pool is very cool. But be careful, can be dangerous if too many people in one area, especially if near where wave breaks. Everyone will likely tumble on top of each other. But the wave pool is fun. Planning to go back 2013 and try out the new water roller coaster. My niece also wants to take surf lesson so we will get there early enough to get a primo lounge spot. Cannot wait.
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jesster64
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: Tue October 2, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Huge water park
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Cons:
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price
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My wife and I went Sept 29 to relax before 10 mile marathon. First time I was ever there. The park is huge. We spent most of our time on the lazy river. It was about 88 degrees out and not crowded at all. We loved the wave pool. We didn't go on any rides, just felt like relaxing. I would absolutely go again.
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caramonty31
Registered: September 2012
Location: GA
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Wed September 26, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Crush-N-Gusher, Wave Pool
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Cons:
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None
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Enjoyed our last trip to Typhoon Lagoon, I went when I was 14 and hadn't been for 10 years, but it was just as much fun with the DH along for the trip! We got there shortly after opening and found a shady spot to lounge to the left of the big wave pool. We immediately rode the raft slides with very little wait. Then we hopped into the lazy river and floated around to the Crush-N-Gusher. I have to say that slide was my favorite by far. We rode the 3 slides 8 times in a row with little or no wait each time! By this time it was about 11:00 and the lines were forming. We rode one of the storm slides and then headed to the Leaning Palms for lunch. Then we lazed around in the lazy river and finally hit the wave pool for some body surfing. We left at about 2:00 when crowds were at their peak. We used the shower facilities (brought shampoo from the hotel) so we would be clean for our flight. It was quite nice and I felt quite refreshed following a long day in the sun.
Overall had a great time, I would say to bring your own towels as the ones you rent for $2 each are quite small.
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nkey719
Registered: June 2009
Posts: 12
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Review Date: Sat August 18, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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EVERYTHING
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Cons:
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NONE
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Been a Disney freak for years but stayed away from TL because I HATE water parks. Well, NO MORE! This place and BB are absolutely FANTASTIC. So incredibly clean! Plenty of chairs (as long as you get there early)! The shark swim was amazing for me and my 8 year old! Disney allows full size coolers so bring your lunch and save a few bucks! Disney even sprays the sidewalks to keep your feet cool but our family found that water shoes were a must!
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hello12345
Registered: June 2010
Posts: 55
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Review Date: Sun August 5, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 8
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Visited on Tuesday July 31. Park opened at 9am and gates were opened at 8:30 so you could rent chairs and lockers. Rope dropped at 9am, but the park was not busy first thing. We rented 2 chairs and an umbrella in a private area. The rental cost $53 and came with a towel for everyone in our party (up to 4 people). You can reserve these spaces by calling ahead, but you should have no problem getting one if you get to the park early. We were a family of 4 and we purchased 2 refillable drink mugs for $10.75 each. The chairs and umbrella were worth the price to be away from the common seating areas along the wave pool which reminded me of a refugee camp. However, I would not pay $325 for a private cabana. Just not worth the money.
We went on Keelhaul Falls, Mayday Falls, Gangplank Falls, Humunga Kowabunga, and Storm Slides with no wait. By the time we got to Crush n' Gusher at 9:45-10:00 we had to wait about 15-20 minutes. All of the slides require long uphill walks to get to the top. The surf/wave pool always appeared to be busy. The wave was big and hit with a lot of force. Small kids should not venture out too far. By 11am the lazy river was crowded and by 12-1pm it was hard to get a tube.
We decided to have lunch late to avoid crowds. Had lunch at 1:30 with no line. At about 4pm I noticed the crowds started to thin and by 5pm the slides were wide open again with no wait. We went back around and rode every slide again with no wait. Still had to wait about 20 min for Crush n' Gusher and that was about 6pm. Park closed at 8pm.
We found it is not busy even during peak periods during the first 2 hours and last 2 hours the park is open. The chair/umbrella area is worth the $53. The refill drink mugs depend on how big of a soda drinker you are.
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Digrins
Registered: May 2009
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Sun June 24, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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fun for everyone!
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Cons:
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scraped knees!
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I will be the first to admit that going to a water park was NOT on my to-do list, but it was my DD11's only request, so I added it to our itinerary. My family of 3 had a BLAST! We are not thrill seekers, but enjoyed the wave pool, snorkling, a few of the slides, the lazy river, and the family raft ride, which was fun but way too short!! Be prepared to hold onto little ones in the wave pool and as others have said, the bottom is very rough/sharp and it seemed that many folks left that day with scraped knees/elbows! I thought that I would be out of my comfort zone, but after a few minutes I was loving it! It definitely made the to-do list for our next trip!
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casino_bandit
Registered: September 2010
Posts: 19
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Review Date: Mon June 11, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Shark Reef
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Cons:
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Rough floor on wave pool can cause minor scrape injury
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We visited here in late May. This is a great park, with some thrill slides, and many less thrilling attractions that are in the middle of the thrill scale. One of our favorites was Shark Reef, where you get to snorkel with the fish in a salt water tank. Definitely suggested, and there are life jackets for those who are not strong swimmers (10' deep). Crush'n Gusher was a great attraction, where jets actually push you up in some areas. was a neat slide. We arrived at opening, and worked our way around the park, riding everything at least once by noon. By noon, the lines get much longer, so would definitely suggest getting to the park at opening and riding your favorites in the morning, then rest on the lazy river later in the day. The wave pool is nothing like we have ever experienced. It shoots out waves several feet high. The fun thing to do for us was to swim out as far as we could, and swim with the waves, trying to ride them as far as we can.
***WAVE POOL TIP*** The waves are strong, and can knock you down, even in the shallow areas. The floor is roughed up, and if you are knocked down, can cause some bad scrapes. If you feel yourself falling in the shallow area, try to fall on your behind to keep from scrapes.
We plan on returning in the future, perhaps as a "Rest day" activity.
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kproctor
Registered: June 2009
Location: augusta, ga
Posts: 10
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Review Date: Mon June 11, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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wave pool, awesome lifeguards
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We visited Typhoon Lagoon last week. They kids (12&6) loved the wave pool. As with Blizzard Beach we arrived when the park opened and were able to do all the slides and were in the wave pool before it got crowded. The lifeguards were wonderful!! They are very alert and ready to respond in a split second!
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mamandragon
Registered: May 2011
Location: Peterborough Ontario Canada
Posts: 15
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Review Date: Sat June 2, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Tons Of Fun
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Cons:
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Cement in bottom of pools
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Try and spend a day here if you can. If it's hot it's a great way to cool off. It can get very crowded so be sure to get there early. Only complaint is that the bottom of the pool area is very rough and when the waves send you flying you can either scrap yourself pretty good or get a few cuts. The rides are great and there is lots to do here.
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bellebookworm9
Registered: May 2009
Location: 1,194 Miles from Disney World
Posts: 131
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Review Date: Sat May 12, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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I have visited Typhoon Lagoon three times in the last two months, twice by myself and once with a group of friends, and have experiences every attraction in the park.
My favorite thing is still the surf pool, but I also really liked Mayday Falls, Castaway Creek, and Crush 'n' Gusher. I was able to do all three CnG slides, and I like the Banana Blaster best.
The Storm Slides were just all right, and Keelhaul Falls is pretty boring. Shark Reef was interesting, but I had some difficulty with the snorkel and inhaled a lot of salt water. When my friends did it, I watched from the "ship wreck" and that was enjoyable.
Gangplank Falls is rather lame compared to the similar attraction at Blizzard Beach, and Humunga Kowbunga left me with a rather uncomfortable back ache and wedgie.
We were able to find chairs with a minimum of searching for our group, and the times I was by myself I found a chair on the main beach with no problem. I much prefer Typhoon over Blizzard and I'll definitely be back!
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atlcrj
Registered: June 2009
Location: GA
Posts: 3
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Review Date: Thu April 5, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Castaway creek, tropical theme
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Cons:
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Lunch service
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Visited park Apr 3, 2012 and had a fantastic time. Crowd levels were high as it was spring break but it didn't feel crowded. We have been many time and have always ate lunch at Typhoon Tilly's by the Shark Reef. This time, to be different, we ate at Leaning Palms. This lunch counter is the largest in the park and is located near the entrance. We ate at 1:00 and waited in line for almost an hour trying to order food. This for Disney standards was terrible. After that, we couldn't find a table to eat our meal which does seem to be the norm at Disney. Typhoon Tily's or any small eatery is the place to eat from now on. But on a positive note, the food was good and the rest of out day was excellent.
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rgorrell
Registered: January 2012
Location: Tiffin, Ohio
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Wed January 18, 2012
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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beautiful setting and enjoyable for all ages. Plenty of seating for someone in a wheel chair.
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Cons:
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none
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We have visited this park about 10 times and have always found it enjoyable. We traveled with older family members and with our son who was in a wheel chair and we still had a great time. The lazy river is great and there are slides for all ages and all levels of dare devils. The only negative is that on a hot day, the crowds get large and the waits can be long. Blizzard Beach is better if you just want to ride steep slides but for the overall experience of beautiful surroundings and variety of things to do, this park can't be beat.
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spikesmom
Registered: October 2006
Posts: 32
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Review Date: Tue September 20, 2011
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Would you recommend the product? Yes
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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fun for everyone! big waves
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Cons:
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bottom of wave pool is sharp!
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Our family of 5 visited T.L. several times during our mid-August trip. Our sons are competitive swimmers, ages 12 and 8. Our daughter is 2. They all love the water & we were so glad we bought the water park option! That allowed us to drop in on the water parks for an hour or two to cool off without paying big bucks every time. There were a variety of slides, something for everyone, and my husband & the boys LOVED the big waves. They also enjoyed the snorkel reef. My daughter was happy in the wave pool and also the lazy river, but she did not care for the kiddie area as there were lots of "big kids" running around, horseplaying so it was just too rough for a tiny girl. Two things I would advise families: The ground gets very, very hot ... so much that adults were racing across sunny pathways yelling "Ow! Ow! Ow!" and there is very little shade unless you rent a cabana or stake out a spot right at opening (when it's still cool & you aren't thinking about it!). The other thing I think is important is that the bottom of the wave pool is coated with something very sharp & scratchy. It works very well as a non-slip surface, but I got caught off guard in the big waves & scraped across the bottom resulting in a large bleeding abrasion. When I was in the first aid station there were many people with the same, most of them children. One little girl had literally NO skin on her elbows & knees so her family was going to spend the day in the hotel. Please hold hands with your little (& not so little!) family members ... the abrasions were quite large & deep, and could easily cost you some park time! That said, if you are going to WDW during the hot months, and if your kids love to swim, this is a perfect place to cool off & have some family fun! Also a note: Watch for bees around the soda fountains ... they are very aggressive!
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