Kaleidoscope Travel & Cruise

Article Published: September 16th, 2004

Disney World offers three water parks each with their own theme. So grab your swim suit, sun block, and beach towel and head for the water. Blizzard Beach opened in 1995 and has a winter ski slope theme. As the story goes during a freak snow storm in Florida a 66-acre ski area was created. When the sun returned the snow on the mountains started to melt they were left with a water park. Here you will find the tallest and fastest water slide in the US. Summit Plummet is 120 feet tall with a 60-degree drop reaching speeds of 55 mph. Grab a tube and drift down Cross Country Creek but watch out for falling drops of ice-cold water while floating through the ice cave. Or try Toboggan Racers, this is an eight-lane race to the bottom of the mountain. There are a total of 12 different rides and slides at Blizzard Beach. Next head to Typhoon Lagoon, imagine a small resort village that was just hit by a typhoon. Head to Shark Reef, where you can snorkel with real sharks and schools of colourful tropical fish. Or try bodysurfing on a 6 foot wave in a lagoon bigger than two football fields. In fact it’s the largest inland surfing lagoon in Florida. Maybe you will prefer to lie back and relax on a 45-minute tube ride through a rain forest with caves and waterfalls. River Country Water Park was first opened in 1973 it was inspired by Tom Sawyer’s swimming hole, it is the smallest of the three parks and is now closed due to the popularity of the other two parks. After a day at the water park you can enjoy a round or two of mini golf at one of the two courses. Fantasia Gardens is a 18-hole mini golf course featuring whimsical statues of characters found in the classic movie Fantasia or Disney’s Winter Summerland. Where you can choose to play on the icy white “greens” of the 9-hole winter course complete with holiday music or the 9-hole summer course with sand castles, pools and Beach Boy music.

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