What We Love Most About Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

What We Love Most About Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon

“A furious storm once roared cross the sea, catching ships in its path, helpless to flee. Instead of a certain and watery doom, the winds swept them here to Typhoon Lagoon.”

Welcome to our post/podcast on what we love most about Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. We’ve been around the world talking about the various parks and what we love most. We’re taking a dive into Disney’s water park masterpiece, Typhoon Lagoon. Join us for this post and podcast.

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Ahoy Matey!

There is nothing pretentious when you arrive at the water park. Flags decoded spell out “Welcome to Typhoon Lagoon”. The entrance includes scrap materials found on in the wake of a major typhoon.

Entrance to Typhoon Lagoon. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

A picture perfect picture taking setting awaits you when you enter. Perfect, because you’ll probably put your phone and/or camera into a locker shortly.

Lagoony Gator and the Beach Patrol welcoming you to Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

A winding trail takes you into the park itself. Like Disney’s Animal Kingdom, this park does not reveal itself at first. But when it does, it is amazing.

Trail comes to a fork where you can get a visa of the park. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

The view is stunning when you arrive. And the cries that call out when a wave cuts loose is a total sensory experience.

View as you emerge into the park. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

The main retail space is more about sundries needed while in the park, rather than souvenirs.

Singapore Sals. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Still, expensive shades sold by Sunglass Hut still make for an expensive souvenir.

Sal’s Shades. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Another total sensory experience is the smell of the mini donuts from the nearby snack stand.

Mini Donut Stand. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Hit the Beach

Surf’s Up–Literally! Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

There are two types of waves, but the surf wave is a favorite any day over the bobbing wave.

Guests hitting the waves. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

The wave machine is capable of getting waves up to 12 feet in height. Fortunately for the life guards on patrol, they don’t usually set it to that height.

Typhoon Lagoon’s surf breaking. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Castaway to Leaning Palms

One of the best ways to get around is on a tube sailing around Castaway Creek. As we move clockwise, we come across Happy Landings, home of the Sand Pail Sundae.

Happy Landings. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Just beyond is the Placid Palms–I mean the Leaning Palms Dining. This is Typhoon’s major counter service restaurant.

Leaning Palms. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Not too far down our lazy river is the Ketchakiddee Creek, perfect for the toddler group.

Ketchakiddee Creek. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Just above on Mount Mayday are a set of slides to include Gangplank Falls, pictured here.

Gangplank Falls. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Continuing down Castaway Creek, we head into a grotto, and to the valley floor below Mount Mayday. This is paradise.

Castaway Creek Heading Toward the Grotto. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Catch the foot bridge and you can ascend toward the top of Mount Mayday near Miss Tilly.

Expedition to Mount Mayday. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Miss Tilly likes to blower her stack every now and then, with water running down all sides of the mountain.

Closeup of Miss Tilly. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

It’s from here that you catch a beautiful view of the entirety of Typhoon Lagoon.

View looking back into the rest of the park. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Not just one of my favorite places in Typhoon Lagoon, but perhaps in all of Walt Disney World. Did I mention this was the epicenter of paradise?

Castaway Creek behind the wave pool. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

On this side of the mountain we catch the Storm Slides and the Humunga Kowabunga, which is an enclosed slide dropping 51 feet at speeds around 30 miles per hour.

Humunga Kowabunga slides. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Shark Reef–RIP

Shark Reef is to Typhoon Lagoon like Horizons is to Epcot or Great Movie Ride is to Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It is a great lament that it is no longer here. But in her day, it was a terrific experience.

Shark Reef Lagoon.

Step inside the toppled ship (sub?) and you get to view divers along with the marine life.

Inside the capsized ship. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

This image showcases the sea life available at Shark Reef.

Fish inhabiting the reef. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Miss Adventure Falls

All is not totally lost. As a nearby replacement, Miss Adventure Falls was incorporated into the park.

Entrance to Miss Adventure Falls. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Like nearly all members of S.E.A. (Society of Explorers and Adventurers) the are unique artifacts found along the way.

Nautical treasures belonging to Captain Mary Oceaneer. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Part of the fun of this family raft ride is not only being taken up the ramp…

Ascending family raft slide. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

…but meeting up with Captain Mary’s parrot, Duncan

Duncan chatting away. Image captured by Disney.

Tropical Amity

Next door is another great attraction. In the setting of a destroyed citrus packing plant we find a unique one-of-a-kind water park attraction.

Citrus packing plant Tropical Amity. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

This setting has a beautiful relaxation pool in the front, but beyond it is one crazy set of slides.

Crush ‘n’ Gusher slides. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Welcome to Crush ‘n’ Gusher. Grab a tube. You can take a single or double.

Entrance to Crush ‘n’ Gusher. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

All of this feels overgrown and fallen apart.

Labryinth of slides and nets. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Rest assured, though, this is one serious trio of roller-coaster style slides.

Exits to Crush ‘n’ Gusher slides. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Heading Out

Castaway Creek leads us toward our exit.

Returning back to the park’s entrance on Castaway Creek. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Need a quick shower?

Pipe fittings for shower. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Or do you just need to wash the sand off your feet?

Foot wash. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

Lilo bids us aloha as we head out of the park. Plan on the better part of a full day at Typhoon, to include a nap, either on the beach or at your hotel when you get back.

Lilo bids farewell. Photo by J. Jeff Kober.

More Water Parks to Enjoy

Stay tuned to more posts, photos and podcasts of Typhoon Lagoon in the days to come, Plus we’ll visit Blizzard Beach. Meanwhile, please subscribe to our podcast, to our YouTube Channel, and if possible send us a positive rating on iTunes. Thanks!

Has all this chat made you hungry for a Disney adventure? Now is the time to dream and plan for your future travels. Be sure to reach out to David Zanolla, owner and agent of of Out The Door Travel, LLC to make arrangements. There’s no cost–but it could save you a lot of time–and even money–especially when you put it in the hands of someone who really knows Disney and travel. Call today at 309-863-5469 or reach out to him via zanolla@otdtravel.com

J. Jeff Kober

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