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Florida Water Parks - Part 1 |
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Florida Water Parks - Part 1 |
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While you are taking your vacation in one of the many Disney villas, Florida villas, Orlando villas, Florida vacation rentals and villas near Disney that are available to rent, and feel you have a great need to cool down, then we strongly recommend you try one of Florida Water Parks. As we all know, Florida is HOT, VERY HOT especially during the Summer months. They have some of the wettest and wildest rides around for a fantastic day out !!. Here are some of the main ones: Adventure Island – Tampa Adventure Island at Tampa is close by to Busch Gardens and is packed with excitement and adventure. It offers around 34 acres of water rides and other attractions. There are picnic and sunbathing areas, along with outdoor cafes, snack bars and gift shops. For people who love thrills, the Wahoo Run plunges up to five riders at a time, more than 15 feet per second as this half-enclosed tunnel twists and turns more than 600 feet to a waiting splash pool below. Wahoo Run has been called the “fastest tunnel river raft in the world,” Here, you will corkscrew through spins and spirals propelled by more than 10,000 gallons of water. The Tampa Typhoon will also have you screaming as you “free-fall” seven stories down a 76 foot water slide on one of the most heart-pumping rides in the park. Other thrill rides include the Splash Attack, Caribbean Corkscrew, Runaway Rapids, Aruba Tuba and the Gulf Scream, a huge 210-foot body slide that whisks you into the waiting pool below at 25 mph. Also try Paradise Lagoon. This is a 9,000 square foot attraction, which features several individual attractions. These include a rope walk, a cable drop, several slides and a 20-foot platform jump for cliff jumping. The Endless Surf is Adventure Island’s 17,000-square foot wave pool that generates waves up to five feet high for hours of total fun at the coolest and wettest place in Tampa. For those who prefer a more relaxing and quieter ride, there is Rambling Bayou where you can drift around Paradise lagoon in a car tyre inner tube (beware of the sun though as the water seems cool but the sun is very hot). Adventure Landing: Shipwreck Island Waterpark - Jacksonville Beach Adventure Landing and Shipwreck Island Water Park is a combination water park and amusement park located between Jacksonville Beach and the Intercoastal Waterway. It is the largest amusement complex in northeast Florida, and offers family fun for all ages. Shipwreck Island, is the interactive waterpark, and includes a variety of water attractions such as a wave pool, slides, inner tubing and a very unique uphill waterslide. The Shipwreck Island Play Village is the main centrepiece for children, and includes multiple attractions for young guests of all ages. Adventure Landing/Shipwreck Island Water Park has three “extreme” slides. The newest ride is the Hydro Half Pipe, where single, double and triple-tube riders experience a sudden, nearly vertical, drop of 40 feet, and are then propelled through a pool of water to another ramp on the other side. The Rage is an “uphill/downhill” water slide and The Eye of the Storm is a once in a lifetime ride, that is only for the most risky thrill seekers. You must be a strong swimmer and at least 48” tall to take on The Eye of the Storm. The park also features a half-million gallon wave pool.
The Shipwreck Island Play Village, designed with children in
mind, contains waterfalls, multiple small slides and water cannons
that will keep children entertained for hours. Start your adventure with the Adventure Speedway Go-Karts, where a twisting quarter mile go-kart track with live racing has results posted on a finish-line leader board. The park advertises that “it is as close to NASCAR racing as you get.” For those looking for something a little calmer, Adventure Golf has two unique 18-hole miniature golf courses designed for fun and relaxation in mind. The two courses challenge all skill levels as they wind through tunnels, over waterfalls and “mountains.” The multi-level Arcade has over 100 interactive games, and kids especially love Laser Tag, an indoor battle arena with “out of this world” lighting and sound. For a thrill of a lifetime, the MaxFlight Coast Simulator takes guests on an adventure into the world of virtual reality. This ride has a 360-degree range of motion that allows you to physically feel what can only be imagined in the “real” world. You must be in good health to ride the MaxFlight Simulator, not pregnant and it is not recommended if you suffer from claustrophobia. The Wacky Worm Roller Coaster is for people of all ages, and the Frog Hopper is an adventure ride for younger children. Adventure Landing also offers Batting Cages, for hardball, softball, slow or fast pitch. It’s great for individual or team practice. If you feel hungry after all that fun, there a two themed snack bars that have all kinds of food, snacks and drinks. Adventure Landing's Shipwreck Island Waterpark is located at 1944 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach. Shipwreck Island Water Park – Panama City Shipwreck Island Water Park is the only water park located within 300 miles of Panama City Beach. Six acres in size, Shipwreck Island is designed for family entertainment and offers rides, slides, a lazy river and a large wave pool, set amid lush tropical landscaping. Rides at Shipwreck Island include thrill rides, family rides and a special “Tadpole Hole” section just for children. The Raging Rapids, Tree Top Drop and the huge double slide Pirates Plunge are just a few of the exciting thrill rides at the park. The White Knuckle River Ride, Shipwreck Island’s newest ride, takes guests in large, three-to-five passenger inner tubes swishing and swirling down a 660-foot long, six-story high flume in an exciting, white knuckle experience. The Ocean Motion Wave Pool at Shipwreck Island has been said to be “the closest thing to the beach without actually being on the beach.” It contains 500,000 gallons of water and is the coolest thing around on a hot summer day. Visitors who prefer to take things slow can enjoy floating gently downstream in inner tubes on the Lazy River. Kids enjoy the Great Shipwreck and the Zoom Flume and even toddlers can get in on the action with the rides at Tadpole Hole, including the Frog and Pelican Slides.
Shipwreck
Island is located at 12001 Middle Beach Road, Panama City Beach
32407, Florida. Big Kahuna's Lost Paradise is a combination waterpark and amusement park that is located in Destin on Florida’s beautiful Emerald Coast. This fun family adventure park covers more than 25 acres and boasts more than 40 water attractions, plus an arcade, roller coaster and miniature golf. Dozens of slides, three rushing rivers, white water tubing, two wave pools, a children’s area and the “biggest man made waterfall in the world,” makes Big Kahuna’s one of the most exciting and diverse waterparks in the state. The most impressive attraction at Big Kahuna’s is Tiagra Falls, the largest man-made waterfall in the world, which pumps 30,000 gallons of crystal clear water per minute over 250 feet of massive granite rock. Glide your way down the Lazy River through caves and other smaller waterfalls, around beautiful, lush tropical landscaping on your way to Tiagra Falls. Big Kahuna’s has it all – three rushing rivers, speed slides, body flumes, white water tubing, two large wave pools, and fun fountains.
The thrill
rides include the Maui Pipeline Speed Slides and Jumanji, a long
snake of a ride that twists and spins you all the way to the bottom
for a spectacular splash landing.
Pleasure
Island is a child-sized paradise complete with a pass-thru
waterfall, low-depth pools and a wacky octopus that sprays them with
water. Youngsters also enjoy the Pirate Ship and Crocodile Flats,
which offers twirling slides that plunge them into the basin below
where an abandoned ship awaits with a “bubbly surprise.” Big Kahuna's Lost Paradise is located at 1007 Highway 98 E, Destin, FL 32541 Rapids Water Park
Rapids Water Park is one of South Florida's premiere family parks. The Rapids features a full day of fun for the entire family whether you make a splash in the cool blue waves, take a thrilling ride down any of our 29 water slides, or just float around the lazy river. Rapids Water Park has 25 acres of action packed attractions, with something fun for everyone.
Big Thunder is the largest water ride in Florida is at Rapids Water Park in West Palm Beach! Accelerate in a four-person tube to over 20 miles per hour and be propelled high up the walls of the Big Thunder funnel.
Black Thunder - take a spin in the dark inside Black Thunder's gigantic funnel! Up to four riders may enjoy a fast ride in the pitch black darkness on the Black Thunder raft ride!
Body Blasters - get swept away in a flood of water as you blast through 1,000 feet of darkness. With nothing to hold onto but your swimsuit, you soar through heart-pounding drops and pulse-racing dips and curves.
Pirates Plunge is not for the faint hearted. It’s two speed slides with twists, turns, dips and a 7-story drop. It’s a splash you will never forget!
Raging Rapids - twist and turn through the darkness and then burst back into the light to enjoy two sharp drops before splashdown on the Raging Rapids! Up to four riders may enjoy the fast and dark Raging Rapids raft ride!
Riptide Raftin' is a tube ride that accommodates up to five people.
The Superbowls – two super water slide rides, Baby Blue and Big Red, that spin, twirl and send you plummeting into a heart stopping splash landing!
Tubin' Tornadoes - dare to ride out the storm in this totally tubular ride. Grab a tube and travel in the dark at the speed of light before plummeting downward in 1,000 feet of tunnel. Thunder through whirlwind twists and turns before plunging into a pool for a cool landing.
Big Surf - catch a wave in this 25,000 square foot wave pool with waves that can go up to six feet.
Criss Crossing - challenge yourself to make it across the floating ice cubes, fruit and alligators at Criss Crossing!
Other rides include Dancing Fountains, Lazy River, Little Splash Hill, Water Flumes, Alligator Alley, Splish Splash Lagoon, Tadpool.
Rapids Water Park is located at 6566 N. Military Trail, Riviera Beach, FL 33407 |
