Typhoon Lagoon won me over..again

[Carina]

Well Carina, it wasn't intended to be offensive or tacky. We truly do love the park, but over the years, there have been NUMEROUS ARREST made at TL for inappropriate touching, groping and grabbing and the incidences have all occurred in the wave pool. There have been more arrest made at TL for this type of incident then all of the other parks put together. In the wave pool, Pedophiles can all claim they were accidents. I'm sorry if this offends you, but it's good information to know for people taking children to the park. And this information comes from an Ex-Cast Member who use to be a lifeguard at the wave pool at TL. Though you are right, it's not funny.

You posted a guy Rolling on the floor laughing after your statement. I stand by what I said, That is offensive and tacky.

 

[uccats97]

Thanks everyone for the great info on this thread. We have two special needs kids, so we haven't done the water parks before, but we're thinking about it this time.

Hopefully, some of you can answer our questions!

1. After riding the chair lift, are their any steps at the top of BB to get to the family raft ride (Teamboat Springs)?

2. Someone mentioned no tubes in the TL wave pool? Can smaller kids or folks that don't swim as well wear the Disney life jackets?

3. What does everyone think about the Family Raft (Gangplank) at TL? Are there a lot of steps getting up to it?

4. Is there a big difference in the lazy river rides between the two?


Thanks so much!

There are no stairs after you get off the chair lift going to Teamboat Springs. There are tons of stairs to Summit Plummet and Slush Gusher though, which are both at the top of Mt. Gushmore and accessed by the chair lift.

 

[uccats97]

We only have three (sob!) days at Disney parks, and I'm thinking we'll get a 2 day base ticket with Waterpark Fun & More - spend the morning at Blizzard Beach (EMH that a.m. at TL) and the afternoon at Typhoon. Will that be cramming too much into one day with an 11 and 15 year old? They've spent probably 12 days at the parks in their lives but have never been to the waterparks.

I think they are old enough to be fine. The maximum hours at either park are 8am-8pm which is less than most Disney parks. If your kids are used to doing full theme park days, I think they will be able to handle both BB & TL in one day. Plus they could easily take a nap on a lawn chair if they get tired Have fun!

 

[Marshel]

There are no stairs after you get off the chair lift going to Teamboat Springs. There are tons of stairs to Summit Plummet and Slush Gusher though, which are both at the top of Mt. Gushmore and accessed by the chair lift.

Summit Plummet is the one with the stairs, Slush Gusher is on the same level as the lift chair exit. Both are to the left off of the chairs.

 

[pocahontasgal87]

I always love typhoon Lagoon^-^ Sometghin bout the wave pool always gets me so excited! There waterslides are another great thing bout this park, and the landscape and theming of the park is very lovely

 

[deuceswild10]

We were there a few weeks ago too and LOVED it. The whole atmosphere was very relaxed and we really enjoyed sitting at the edge of the wave pool and just chillin. The rides were fun too, and we did enjoy the shark tank. It helps that the day we were there the lines were really minimal. Great time overall.

 

[deuceswild10]

Well Carina, it wasn't intended to be offensive or tacky. We truly do love the park, but over the years, there have been NUMEROUS ARREST made at TL for inappropriate touching, groping and grabbing and the incidences have all occurred in the wave pool. There have been more arrest made at TL for this type of incident then all of the other parks put together. In the wave pool, Pedophiles can all claim they were accidents. I'm sorry if this offends you, but it's good information to know for people taking children to the park. And this information comes from an Ex-Cast Member who use to be a lifeguard at the wave pool at TL. Though you are right, it's not funny.

Oh my Gosh! This could scare someone off! I didn't see anything weird going on, just lots and lots of people having a great time.