Water Parks And Water Activities To Do In Orlando

Orlando, Florida is best known for Walt Disney World and all of the other large amusement parks such as Sea World and Universal, but there are so many other things to do while you are experiencing an Orlando getaway vacation. You may not think of it, but Orlando has some of the best water parks and water sport activity centers than anywhere else in the world.

Florida's weather is perfect anytime of year to enjoy some of the amazing water fun that it offers. If you travel to Orlando in the summer months when the children are on summer vacation, the climate is usually very warm and very humid. Including a few of the vacation days enjoying some cooler activities will be a welcome addition. There are so many parks and establishments to choose from that there definitely will be one that will please everyone. An added convenience is that most of the major water parks can be added into your bundle or hopper tickets. This will allow you to spend a few hours at the water park to cool off and then you can go right back to any of the amusement parks that are included in your ticket. You can come back and visit as often as you'd like with this type of ticket. This is a refreshing way to cool off after walking for miles around any of the major attractions.

Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon are the two Disney water parks. These are huge water parks that can be added to your Disney itinerary and visited as often as you'd like. Blizzard Beach is a huge alpine village in the middle of Orlando. The main feature of Blizzard Beach is a snow-capped mountain, Mt. Gushmore. There is a ski lift that takes brave souls to the top in order to experience the thrills of two of the most exciting rides, Slush Gusher and Summit Plummet. These rides will either have you speeding down a 120-foot ski jump at 60 miles per hour on Summit Plummet or pummeling you over two 90-foot hills on Slush Gusher. Just looking at Blizzard Beach with all of its snow and ice design will cool you off on the hottest day.

Typhoon Lagoon looks like a more tropical park with thatched roof buildings and sandy beaches. Typhoon Lagoon has a very popular surf pool as its main attraction. The pool simulates a constantly changing wave cycle that feels as if you are at the ocean. Usually, the waves run about 6-feet high at about 1 every minute or so. The water slides at Typhoon Lagoon are all so beautifully landscaped that it will be hard to look away from the scenery. Where swimming with live tropical fish and sharks is usually an added expense at most places, Typhoon Lagoon has Shark Reef. This is a large area where a continuous line of visitors can snorkel across the salt-water enclosure while viewing a beautiful reef, colorful tropical fish and even small, harmless sharks. This is also the park that offers surfing lessons. For about $150, you can have a three-hour class where by the end you will be able to try your hand at catching that big wave.

There is another major water park in Orlando and that is Wet ‘n Wild. This park has the biggest and most exciting rides. In the summer season it can become quite crowded and the wait for rides can be very long. But, if you happen to visit in the spring or fall, you will be overwhelmed by the amazing experience. Blue Niagara is a thrill ride that takes visitors on a twisting rush through 300 feet of twisted tubes to a splash pool. The Bomb Bay contains a 76-foot vertical drop. Other rides include The Storm, which spins and douses guests around a giant open bowl and Knee Ski, which allows guests to practice knee boarding or learn it for the first time.

In addition to the water parks, there are many places where you can try parasailing, water skiing and jet skiing. There are many lakes in the area and fishing is also a very relaxing water activity to do. Florida is a state surrounded by water and the influence is predominant throughout the entire region. Even inland as Orlando is you can still find many water sports and thrills to fill an entire vacation.