typhoon lagoon or blizzard beach?

[TiNkErBeLL88]

Hey everyone,
I was wondering which water park is better? if you could, list some attractions at both parks to help me out!!

 

[Princess Aurora45]

It depends on what you are after really. If you want rides the defently go to Blizzard Beach it has Summit Plummit, Taboggan Racers, Snow Stormers, Runoff Rapids, Downhill Double Dipper, Teamboat Springs, Cross Country Creek and Slush Gushmore.

Typhoon Lagoon is reallly beautiful with all the palm trees. It doesn't have that may rides (cast away creek, Mayday Falls, Keelhaul Falls, Gang Plank Falls, Storm Slides and Humunga Kowabunga). It also has a huge wave pool and a shark reef. BB has 2 mini golf courses.

It is hard to choose, but I would go with Blizzard Beach (but then again I am biased seeing as alligators are my fav animal). One thing is for sure you will have fun which everyone you go to. Just remeber to take some shoes with you that can be wore in the water, as the ground gets sooo hot.

 

[Marla Hellwig]

I have no clue but I am going to move this over to Theme Parks where you should get more answers

 

[jeleebeene]

DH and I have been to both Typhoon Laggon and Blizzard Beach, and we much preferred Blizzard Beach.

We found the slides at Blizzard Beach more fun than those at Typhoon Lagoon - now, we did like the wave pool, but I can only take so much bobbing in the water, and then hoping not to drown by people flooding in with the waves.

We both are not body slide people - and there are more of those at Typhoon Lagoon. I like to come off a ride with out a rear burn and a sudden thong

The tube rides at BB are a blast! DH isn't much of a pool/water park person, and he really enjoyed himself.

 

[Uncle Scar]

Is the Shark Reef worth going to TL? We are trying to choose between the two parks, and the swim in the shark reef caught out attention...otherwise, BB seems to have more.

 

[catsrule]

I prefer Blizzard Beach.
Typhoon Lagoon you can go snorkeling in a huge tank filled with fish, I think it is a lemon shark, it is a small shark. It has been awhile, but I think there was a stingray too. The water is colder because of the fishies. It was a fun thing to do.

I like the slides at BB better.

 

[Mercury]

They are very different parks. Blizzard Beach is more slide oriented. It has some of the best. It also has very little shade and a lot of white surfaces that reflect light. The wave pool is very small.

Typhoon Lagoon has fewer slides but a monster wave pool and a lot of shade. It's a much more laid back park. The tropical theme supplies a lot of shade and it has a unique "swim with the sharks" type attraction that was nice but didn't blow me away. Overall I like Typhoon just a little better because I'm a more laid back type.

 

[higgyCU]

I have two daughters (10 & 8) and they love Blizzard Beach. I highly recommend Teamboat Springs (Family raft ride), we have a blast every time we go down. Plus they love the ski patrol training camp. I don't know about everyone else but at the water parks my kids are NEVER hungry, thirsty or tired. When we walk around the other parks its just the opposite. Here are two links that should help you with your decision. Have a great time, both water parks are a blast.

http://www.wdwig.com/bb.htm
http://www.wdwig.com/faq_tl.htm

 

[cd&kids]

Another vote for Blizzard Beach...which is visually stunning itself. A great park for adults and kids.
And with all due respect, the wave pool is not "very small." It may not be as big as Typhoon Lagoon's, but it is a big, big pool!
(If you're going in September, we'll see you there!!)

 

[cavepig]

If I had to choose one park I would go to Typhoon Lagoon because the wave pool there is awesome. Blizzard's wave pool isn't as cool cause you just kind of bob in the waves.

At Typhoon the body slides are better and shark reef is a lot of fun.

But Blizzard does have more slides. Summit Plumit & Slush Gusher are fun if you want to tall and fast. The family raft ride is a lot longer at Blizzard than Typhoon. The mat and tube rides are also fun.

They both have lazy river/creeks you can ride in an inner tube around as well as kiddie areas.

So, I guess if you are a major slide person than go with Blizzard, but if you just want a few slides and the wave pool than go with Typhoon.

Based on themeing I kind of like the lush tropic atmosphere a little better at Typhoon than all the white snow at Blizzard. Also you don't have to walk up as many stairs at Typhoon compared to Blizzard because Typhoon's slides aren't as tall.

 

[addie]

Do the kids have to be a certain height to ride the raft and family type rides if you are with them? And, we will have 1-one yr old and 2-two year olds, what can we do at BB and what is this golf course at BB thing?

Thanks!

 

[Paris]

Addie, the miniature golf course is Winter Summerland and it is NOT included with BB admission or even inside the park. It is, however, right next to it (though it has it's own parking lot if you're driving in). It's a cool miniature golf course where one side is winter (watch out for the spitting snowman!) and the other is summer. It's cute and great at night if you can drive in because guests staying at the resort can't get there (I believe) once the BB bus service stops.

As for the water parks, Typhoon Lagoon opened well before Blizzard Beach and it shows -- just as River Country (now closed) before Typhoon Lagoon.

At Typhoon Lagoon the waits aren't as long as BB because the body slides are offered in triplicate. Typhoon Lagoon has two strong selling points in the wave pool (BB's pool has the fake waves, but TL actually breaks up the slow waves with intervals of huge body waves that will send you flying -- quite fun for a park that is in so many other ways much tamer than BB). And the shark reef where you snorkel past many exotic fish (yes, including nurse sharks and you will probably be able to touch a stingray if you want to because they come up to the entry and exit areas to hang out -- unlike the other fish that prefer to stay in the reef itself).

But BB has FAR more to do in terms of slides. Actually, Wet & Wild is 15 minutes away and has a wider variety of slides than either park, but BB offers the best combination of thrills and cool theming (very nice lazy river with themed elements throughout). And, BB also has a skychair to get you to the top (Very crowded during peak times, but a welcome way to get to the top). TL is smaller but the lines are sometimes nonsensical (you go up and down a whole lot of stairs to get to the tame body slides -- BB is smart enough to make sure you're only going up -- then again, the slides are taller).

 

[OneMoreTry]

Typhoon Lagoon is my favorite because:

1. Giant waves. Great for body surfing -- the thrill beats ANY of the slides and you can ride them almost the whole length of the pool, but be prepared to hit several heads on the way in -- they never know what hits em though because the wave carries you by so fast.

2. Much more elegant theming and landscaping.

3. Snorkelling. A nice change from the slides.


Blizzard Beach's strong points are:

1. More slides and thrill rides.

2. Theming is excellent but I still prefer TL's.



You can't go wrong ither way -- just get there early to stake out a place in the shade.

 

[jkovick]

TL -- I think that there is a larger variety of things to do at TL. BB is nice especially if you like slides. TL gets my vote for theming, shark pool and wave pool. Have fun!