If you were to say to me a year ago that you would make your first steps out of England to Orlando, Florida on the holiday of a lifetime I would have laughed and probably thought you were mad, and yes I used England and not the UK as the furthest North I had been was York and the furthest west was probably Swansea. My mother-in-law died at the end of last year (2011) and my wife thought that Disney World would be an ideal place to visit and would leave us with memories that we would remember for a very long time. The holiday was booked through Virgin holidays and included 14 day Ultimate Disney tickets and 14 day passes to Universal, a day tour to The ...  Read the complete review

I recently visited Typhoon Lagoon for the first time. Having never been to any sort of water park before, I really didn't know what to expect. I'm not very adventurous with theme park rides, and extreme sports, but even I was able to have a wonderful time. I tried the Humunga Kowabunga, an extremely high and fast water chute, and the Crush 'n Gusher (a water roller-coaster!). They weren't really my cup of tea, as I found them a little too extreme. My boyfriend, however, loved them, along with all the other more extreme attractions. The wave pool was great fun, and Castaway Creek, the long lazy river that gently carries you in a big circle around the entire park in a ...  Read the complete review

Typhoon Lagoon is Walt Disney Worlds 2nd water park. It was opened June 1989 and replace Disney River Country which was closed due to water regulations and other issue with the park. The story around Typhoon Lagoon is well known. A Typhoon that wreaked havoc upon a formerly pristine tropical paradise. Ships, fishing gear, and surfboards are strewn about where the storm flung them. Miss Tilly (a shrimp boat) was carried by the Typhoon and left atop the mountain. The parks' mascot is named "Lagoona Gator" who is related to Blizzard Beach's mascot Ice Gator. Miss Tilly is the icon of the park. She is also the centrepiece of the park. She is ...  Read the complete review

Typhoon Lagoon is a fantastic place to spend a whole day or even just a couple of hours. The parking is free and if you have bought one of the 14 day disney park tickets there is unlimited access throught these days. The lazy river around the perimeter of the park is one of my favourites, not forgetting the shark reef where you can snorkle above real nursing sharks and thousands of tropical fish!! It can be quite cold, but well worth it. If you buy a cheap disposable waterproof camera in Wal-mart you can enjoy taking pictures to remind you at home, without the worry of damaging your own expensive camera. If you would like to learn how to surf,you can ...  Read the complete review

Typhoon Lagoon is one of two water parks at disney, the other being Blizzard beach. This is an excellent water park which is very family orientated. When you arrive you walk througha beack type walk way filled with palm trees and stalls, selling refillable drinks mug at $12 each. This is unlimited drinks so one to share should be enough for you, and a couple of money saving tips are that if you take your refillable mug back either to typhoon lagoon or blizzrd beach you are able to get a new sticker for only $6. There is the locker stall where it cist roughly $5 to rent for the day. Once changed in the open plan changing rooms you can walk round to scope out a ...  Read the complete review