offsite w/best pool/waterpark/slide area

[loveysbydesign]

It's 6 miles west of WDW property on Rt. 192.
We used to rent pool homes in the Rolling Hills/Formosa Gardens/Indian Creek/Windsor Palms area. I see you've been to Windsor Hills a few times. Summer Bay would seem waaaaay too far away after being so close as WH. More than once I wished we were closer.

We are staying at Indian Creek in Nov. Is Summer Bay 20 minutes or so away??

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

We are staying at Indian Creek in Nov. Is Summer Bay 20 minutes or so away??

Here is a mapquest map showing route from IC to SB. Hope this works.
It says 10 minutes but I thought it was longer. Maybe just feels that way cuz we're excited to just get to the parks. We still use the Sherberth Rd. shortcut.

http://www.mapquest.com/mq/2-lwX9Po_7Ibne

 

[loveysbydesign]

Here is a mapquest map showing route from IC to SB. Hope this works.
It says 10 minutes but I thought it was longer. Maybe just feels that way cuz we're excited to just get to the parks. We still use the Sherberth Rd. shortcut.

http://www.mapquest.com/mq/2-lwX9Po_7Ibne

Thanks...is Summer Bay much longer of a drive than IC???

 

[ruadisneyfan2]

Thanks...is Summer Bay much longer of a drive than IC???

Probably adds an extra 10-15 mins depending on traffic. We only go in off-peak seasons though.

If you look at the map, where 192 ends at Rt. 27, if you take 27 North, there is a mega Walmart about 1/2 up the road.

 

[sparklemom]

Re the amoebas, it's called amoebic meningoencephalitis, and several people have died of it in Florida since the summer of 2007, most of them in the Orlando area. I thought lake swimming was REALLY discouraged at Disney because the amoebas thrive in warm, non-chlorinated water. Apparently they work their way into the brain from the nasal cavity, causing irreversible swelling and death. It was still all over the media when we visited WDW in 2008, so when my 2-yr-old fell in the lake water at the Poly, I had a total panic attack. Almost certainly an overreaction, since the water's pretty cold in January, and it's a rare infection in any case. Still, better safe than sorry -- I would never let my kids swim in a Florida lake. The most recent cases I know of were a 10-year-old boy and 22-year-old man last October, one in Polk County and one in Orlando. Heartbreaking.

 

[Smithkids]

like offsite for the room for new baby but need something for 11 yr old pool wise..summer bay or bonnet creek or any ideas??/

I have read mixed reviews about Liki Tiki Village...that looks like it has a fun water park area.
I really, really like Reunion Resort- they have an awesome waterpark area!!!
http://www.reunionresort.com/activities/aquatics
I'm not sure what your budget is- but they are priced comparable with Summer Bay and Bonnet I think...