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June 4, 2008 |
Disney's
Typhoon Lagoon |
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Orlando, FL Summer fun
begins early in June for Luna and me this year. Our favorite local waterpark is
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon. From the park's huge pool complete
with 4-6 ft. tidal and
choppy waves to its soothing Castaway Creek - Typhoon
Lagoon is by far the best way to cool off and get away for a day.
The wave pool
is the heart of the park, a
swimming area
that
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spreads out over 2-1/2 acres and
contains almost 3 million gallons of clear, chlorinated water. It's
scalloped by lots of little coves, bays, and inlets, all edged with
white-sand beaches--spread over a base of white concrete, as body
surfers will soon discover when they try to slide into shore.
Ouch! The main attraction is the waves.
Twelve huge water-collection
chambers
hidden
in
Mt.Mayday
dump their load with a resounding
"whoosh" into trapdoors to create waves large
enough for Typhoon Lagoon
to host amateur and professional surfing
championships. |
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A piercing hoot from Miss Tilly
signals the start and finish of wave action: Every even hour, for 10
minutes on and 10 minutes off, 4-ft-plus waves issue forth every 90
seconds; every odd hour is devoted to moderate bobbing waves. Even
during the big-wave periods, however, the waters in Blustery Bay and
Whitecap Cove are protected enough for timid swimmers |
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Castaway Creek. This circular,
15-ft-wide, 3-ft-deep waterway is everyone's water fantasy come
true. Snag an inner tube and float along the creek that winds
around the entire park, a wet version of the Magic Kingdom's Walt
Disney World Railroad. You pass through a rain forest that showers
you with mist and spray, you slide through caves and grottos, you
burble by overhanging trees and flowering bushes, and you get
dumped on at the Water Works whose "broken" pipes the Typhoon
Lagooners never got around to fixing. The current ambles at 2-1/2
ft per second; it takes about 30 minutes to make a full circuit. There
are exits along the way, where you can hop out and dry off or do
something else--and then pick up another inner tube and jump right
back in. |
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