Waterparks - Sun loungers?

[Jaybeez]

Originally Posted by esteeds

We have just come back and here are our tips:

Don't bother with towel hire at the srart of the day; a] there is a big queue to hire towels in the morning and b] you end up leaving it on a lounger all day .

Plus you dry off really quickly in June/July/August so a towel is more of a bind than anything.

Hire towels as and when you need them i.e. when you leave. On our third trip however we found that by the time we had walked back to the car we were BONE dry! (well sweaty dry at least) We then went to our villa for a shower and then out for the evening. The showers on site are quite busy around closing time and we prefered the showers in our villa.


Mr Ed

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Great tip. We hired towels at the start of the day on an October trip & never used them as we kept drying out so fast in the heat.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by Manatee

No steps, you walk into the water as if you were on a beach

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Thanks for that. Wasn't sure if it was a plunge pool or not.

I like it when you can just walk in

[Guest]

I absolutely love Typhoon Lagoon. I'm a big kid at heart so get to drag my son round all the slides while the wife can relax and sunbathe near the main Lagoon.

On the subject of money, isn't there a wristband you can get for making purchases which get charged directly to your Credit Card whilst at the park, therefore negating the need to carry cash around during the day, or did I just dream that last bit up?

[disney owl]

Originally Posted by freckles

Actually, we usually adopt the policy of one of us goes off with the kids while the other stays behind to ...ahem..."mind the bags". Well, it's one of the few times I get to sit quietly and read a book while in Florida!

I do go round the lazy river a bit, honestly, but I'd rather DH accompanied the little dears on the slides!

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Sounds like my idea of a water park visit! I love them because they are so relaxing ye t my kids who are teenagers now & can go off on their own have a great time too.

My tips are to make kids swim in an old t-shirt, on our 1st vist to a water park in Florida we all burnt our shoulders despite high factor cream! You don't realise how much you are stood out of the water.

Also wear pool shoes or flip flops that concrete gets very hot.

So If you are there in August & see a large lady in a large t-shirt wearing sunglasses & a hat, floating round the lazy river, don't laugh , say hello. It will be me. I will prob be on my own or may be with DH but he gets fed up floating round. And the kids just disown me.

But I'm happy!

[JudyC]

Originally Posted by paulrae

Reading the thread ... I have to say I feel a little put off of the water parks..we have included 2 visits to the water parks this year (Both Disney parks)...Are they worth going too? after all we thought it would be an escape from the hectic parks?

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Get to the water parks for opening time, also you'll often find the futher round the park you go the quieter. A lot of people stop at the first spot they find, but there are often nice quiet area's futher round it you take the time to find them.

[Guest]

We love the water parks and even if we don't do the theme parks we always do at least one wp. Can't wait for the new one to open next year.
I always take towels - we go on everything early in the day and then spend time relaxing on loungers when it gets busy.
You'll love your 2 days at the wp - they're great fun and so relaxing after heavy theme park days.

[tink_magic]

Originally Posted by paulrae

Reading the thread ... I have to say I feel a little put off of the water parks..we have included 2 visits to the water parks this year (Both Disney parks)...Are they worth going too? after all we thought it would be an escape from the hectic parks?

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Definately go to the water parks, my 2 DD's would go every day if we let them they love it, especially Blizzard Beach.

We have been going for years and the only time we couldnt find a chair or a sun lounger was last Christmas as it was packed in Typhoon Lagoon, it was one of the busiest Chrismas. We still spend about 3 hours there with the girls and went back another twice

[UncleLatch]

Originally Posted by esteeds

Loungers are everywhere, we prefered the area near Crushin Gusher because it was quieter, and there is a great zero entry pool where they are not so fussy about putting the chairs in the edge of the water so you can dip your toes in the water.

Mr Ed

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We always head here too. Everyone seems to dash towards the main lagoon, but the area near Crush n Gusher is generally quieter and like Mr Ed says ideal for the pool at the bottom of the ride.

[gamelsby]

Originally Posted by disney owl

So If you are there in August & see a large lady in a large t-shirt wearing sunglasses & a hat, floating round the lazy river, don't laugh , say hello. It will be me. I will prob be on my own or may be with DH but he gets fed up floating round. And the kids just disown me.

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if you happen to see a second large lady wearing sunglasses floating around lazy river then that will be me. i will say hi. and i apologise now for my inner tube (i am finding this bit hard to word as i have my own personal inner tube which is attached to me.) bumping anyone in the lazy river as i have no control over it.

[Guest]

Originally Posted by gamelsby

if you happen to see a second large lady wearing sunglasses floating around lazy river then that will be me. i will say hi. and i apologise now for my inner tube (i am finding this bit hard to word as i have my own personal inner tube which is attached to me.) bumping anyone in the lazy river as i have no control over it.

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Can i join the lazy river gang too?
I'm not looking forward to going to the water parks as i'm petrified of the slides etc, so i plan on taking a good book and spend lots of time on that lazy river - if i can actually manage to get on one of those tubes (another fear of mine!)