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Orlando Water Parks: Cool, Refreshing Thrills to Help
Beat the Summer Heat
by Ryan Wiseman

Beat the heat this summer and cool off at one of the
Orlando area's state-of-the-art water parks, where you can
barrel down a thrilling waterslide, take a whitewater rafting
adventure, snorkel through a colorful reef full of exotic fish,
body surf in one of the world's largest wave pools and
interact with dolphins, sharks and stingrays.

Billed as the "Coolest Water Park in Central Florida,"
Disney's Blizzard Beach boasts nearly two dozen
waterslides - all centered around 220-foot-tall Mount
Gushmore! Highlights of Disney's Blizzard Beach include
the twisting flumes of the Runoff Rapids tube run, Snow
Stormers racing slides, Cross Country Creek river ride,
Melt-Away Bay wave pool, Downhill Double Dipper racing
slides, Summit Plummet free-fall slide, Teamboat Springs
raft ride, Mount Gushmore Chair Lift, Tike's Peak children's
water play area and Ski Patrol Training Camp.

According to Disney World legend, a freak storm dumped a
ship high atop Mount Mayday and created Disney's
Typhoon Lagoon in the process! In addition to a Shark
Reef, Surf Pool and Humunga Kowabunga speed slides,
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon features the Ketchakiddee Creek
children's water play area; Storm Slides; Keelhaul Falls,
Gangplank Falls and Mayday Falls tube runs; Castaway
Creek lazy river ride; and a Sandy White Beach, the perfect
spot to enjoy some relaxation in the sun.

From thrilling waterslides to relaxing river rides to children's
water play areas, Wet 'n Wild Water Park has something for
everyone! Nestled in the heart of world-famous International
Drive, Wet 'n Wild is known as "America's most exhilarating
water park." The truly adventurous will want to experience
Wet 'n Wild's "extreme slides" such as "The Blast," "Der
Stuka" and "The Storm," as well as "Brain Wash" (which
features a 53-foot vertical drop) and the Disco H20 raft
adventure.

Spend a day in a tropical paradise at Discovery Cove,
SeaWorld Orlando's sister theme park, which allows visitors
to interact with bottlenose dolphins, sharks, barracuda and
stingrays, as well as snorkel through a colorful reef full of
exotic fish. Float down a river through waterfalls and lush
landscaping, feed hundreds of tropical birds and relax on a
white-sand beach overlooking the beautiful lagoon.
Attendance at Discovery Cove is limited to 1,000 guests a
day, so it is never crowded. Note: Reservations are
required for Discovery Cove.

In addition, construction is under way for SeaWorld
Orlando's Aquatica, which will open along International
Drive in the spring of 2008. The sister theme park of
SeaWorld Orlando and Discovery Cove, SeaWorld Aquatica
will boast 36 thrilling waterslides, side-by-side wave pools,
raft rides, more than 80,000 square feet of white-sand
beach, and six rivers and lagoons. SeaWorld Orlando's
Aquatica's signature attraction will be a 300-foot-long
waterslide, which will feature a clear tube that will plunge
riders down a 42-foot drop and through a crystal-clear
lagoon full of black-and-white Commerson's Dolphins.

"With state-of-the-art water parks and world-class theme
parks, Orlando is the ideal destination for family vacations
this summer," said Kyle Collins, Director of Interactive
Marketing for HotelsCorp.com. "And with a little online
research, you can find discount attraction tickets as part of
an Orlando vacation package that will allow you enjoy
significant savings."

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