According to the Orlando Sentinel Moses Velasquez, 39, is accused of touching the girls in the wave pool at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon. Here are the details: A sex offender was jailed today after three girls say he touched them inappropriately at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park Thursday. Moses Velasquez, 39,
Category: Water Parks
Top 5 Disney Water Park Attractions
If you have ever been to Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon, you know that Disney water parks are like no other! They are also a great way to get some relief from the intense, summertime heat. Just like Disney’s theme parks, there are a lot of things to do and see
Take a Cooling Plunge at Two of America’s Most Popular Water Parks
It’s summer in Florida. Daytime temperatures are regularly pushing into the 90s. What’s a vacationer to do to cool off? At Walt Disney World Resort, guests can choose between a mountain ski retreat and a tropical getaway to take the proverbial plunge into water fun at two of the most
Ask a Disney Question – Park Carry-ons
This question comes from Katie R: Hi Chip and Company, I am visiting Disney World in August with 3 other adults. I have been wondering for some time whether I should take a backpack or a purse? I know what to put in it (sunscreen, bottled water, touring plans, camera,
That’s a Lot of Water! Disney Pools and Parks
The theme parks aren’t the only place to find thrill rides at Walt Disney World Resort. At Magical Mouse Schoolhouse, we spent the month of April surfing Typhoon Lagoon, one of the world’s largest wave-motion pools; snorkeling the Shark Reef, like a dive in a natural aquarium; and chuting down
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Selected as Host Site for World’s Largest Swimming Lesson
Guests visit Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon for thrills like the Crush ‘n’ Gusher water coaster and Gang Plank Falls. This June, they’ll hit the water park’s wave pool to help break a world record and spread an important message about teaching children to swim. “We were honored Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water
WaterParks at Disneyworld, more than your average waterpark!
Beyond the four main Walt Disney World parks lies two more examples of Disney’s Imagineering Genius-Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach. Unlike anything you’ve ever seen each of these unique properties is beautifully designed, intricately themed, and fabulously fun. Many people may think the water parks are not for them. Perhaps
Splash Mountain Closed Briefly Today.
Splash Mountain was down today for approximately two hours due a malfunctioning electrical switch in a welding tent which gave off a burning smell. As a safety precaution, Frontierland was evacuated. There were no injuries or damage to the a…
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Fun Facts
WHAT IT IS: Typhoon Lagoon is a 61-acre themed water recreation attraction — inspired by the imagined legend of a typhoon, earthquake and volcanic eruption combining to create an inland sea with breaker waves (Typhoon Lagoon) and a towering watershed mountain (Mt. Mayday) atop which is a stranded shrimp boat
Fun Facts about Disney’s Blizzard Beach
WHAT IT IS: Blizzard Beach is a 66-acre themed water recreation attraction — inspired by the mythology of a snow ski resort that didn’t exactly find a suitable climate in Florida! LOCATION: Disney’s Animal Kingdom resort area between Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort and Disney’s All-Star Resorts at Buena Vista Drive/Osceola
Patio Rentals Now Available at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon & Blizzard Beach
Guests at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon and Disney’s Blizzard Beach always have had a way to beat the heat: by taking the plunge into cooling waters. Now they also have a means to get out of the sun and just “chill” during a day at the two popular Walt Disney World
H2O! FUN FACTS: ‘Count’ on Having a Waterful Time at Walt Disney World Resort
Even its hometown suggests a beautiful place of water. And Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista does not disappoint: There are more than 850 acres of lakes featuring nearly 130,000 feet of shoreline. And that’s just on “the surface”: Beneath the surface of the seven largest lakes are
The Disney Wilderness Preserve
The Nature Conservancy’s Disney Wilderness Preserve is a remarkable place to experience natural Florida. Located just south of Orlando, the preserve protects the headwaters of the Everglades ecosystem. This 12,000-acre preserve is an innovative model of ecological restoration and one of the largest off-site wetlands mitigation projects ever undertaken in
River Country Waterpark Then & Now
River Country was Walt Disney World’s first water park. It opened in 1976, and closed for the final time in 2001. Since 2001, the area has sat virtually disturbed. The slides and pools remain in place. Here is a map of how the park was laid out: Here are some
