Water park help please

[mrsd]

Hi,

I’ve been watching vlogs but can’t seem to come to a decision about which water parks would be best for us. We’re 2 adults and 2 children (will be 5 and 9). We’ll probably only have time for 1 (2 at most) and the ones we’ll be able to go to are Typhoon Lagoon (if it has reopened), Blizzard Beach or Volcano Bay. In your opinion, which one/s would be best with 2 young-ish children?

I am not the biggest fan of big water park rides (I’m happiest in the lazy river ) and my husband just goes with the flow so whichever is the most child-friendly would suit us best.

I will be booking tickets for Discovery Cove so if Aquatica is better than these I will look into the tickets that include that too.

Thanks

[Elmhurst 5]

My personal preference is Blizzard Beach. Never been to Volcano Bay so cant comment, but sure others will give you info on it.

[rafjen]

Volcano Bay- definitely the best themed and overall our favourite. However I think it depends on the height of your 5 year old and whether they are going to be brave enough for the big slides or will stay in the kids area. Volcano bay has a good kids area but the medium/bigger slides have bigger height requirements than some slides in Disney's water parks. We found our 5 year old could do some family raft slides in Typhoon lagoon but only the kids area in Volcano bay. However we still preferred Volcano bay.

We tend to fit the waterparks in by doing half day water park half day main park.

[Busyb]

Such ashame you can't do all 3! My favourite is Volcano Bay because of the lazy river and rapids.

[Moorlandman]

For your age group, I would recommend Blizzard Beach ( great kids area) then when they are older they can enjoy the massive wave pool at Typhoon Lagoon and the very fast lazy river at Volcano Bay.

They are all 1st class water parks anyway

[Rowlj]

Apart from the two Disney water parks, I would choose volcano bay. Tbh didn't go much on Aquatica but that's a personal viewpoint

[mrsd]

Thank you. I’m probably massively overthinking it but I’m a planner who panics in case I don’t make the right decision It’s really helpful to read other’s opinions.

[cornishfrogboy]

I would rate Volcano Bay as the best.

Typhoon Lagoon at 2 as I particularly like their lazy river

BB at 3.

AQ at 4, but only because I think that this one is all about the rides. If you like rides, then I would elevate it to 3 or even 2… but not to no1. It has a really good kids area where supervision is simple.

It really is a shame that you cannot maybe split some days in order to sample all 4 as each is excellent in its own way.

[Orlandoguy]

Volcano bay every time, it puts the Disney waterworks and aquatica to shame it’s just amazing

[itz_baseline]

I have only been to BB and TL. Last time we went the kids were 9, 5 and 3 and the kids voted BB as the best. Although they liked the theming better in TL the kids area of BB is much better and there are a lot more rides we could go on as a family in BB which they preferred.

On a side note, the Disney crazy golf course is next to the water parks which is free as part of the 14 day ticket so we usually had a quick round of golf before heading to the water parks.

Also, a lot of people seem to head to the exit mid afternoon, so we’d tend to use it as a down day, spend the morning by the pool, head out for lunch somewhere, a quick round of golf and then get there in the afternoon as the masses are leaving.