[PLBR]

Which water park in all of Florida is THE best?

[doom1001]

My list in order of preference of the ones I've visited except for the yet to open Volcano Bay at Universal

1.Aquatica
2.Typhoon Lagoon
3.Blizzard Beach
4.Adventure Island
5.Wet n Wild (closing 12/31/2016)
6.Rapids water park

Universal's Volcano Bay (opening in 2017)

[PLBR]

Thank you for the very informative information, doom1001. Is there any reason's for the rating order you are giving that stands out to you? Knowing that Aquatica has a dolphin exhibit, turns me off to wanting to go there. I do not believe in animal exploitation.

[doom1001]

The small commersons dolphins at the Dolphin plunge slide at Aquatica are going to be phased out of the attraction for various reasons,Aquatica overall feels the most complete in terms of quality of slides,theming,food,etc..The two Disney parks have great theming and Typhoon Lagoon is probably the nicest of all the parks but the slides could improve along with the food.Adventure Island in Tampa is nice,it's nothing spectacular but decent overall.Wet n Wild has the most and best multi person slides,the park however is small and lacks the foliage and environment the other parks have which is why Universal is closing it to build the new Volcano Bay which will likely be very nice.I could have ranked Rapids as high as #4 as the park has greatly improved more than any other one in the last 10 years,I put it at #6 since it falls short in food,is not as nice as Adventure Island and I just gave extra credit to Wet n Wild for being the veteran of the group in its final year but Rapids probably has better slides that Adventure Island or Wet n Wild.

[bmw335xi]

I have annual passes to pretty much every theme park and water park in Central Florida.

My favorite is Aquatica because it has a very nice selection of rides, the "rapids" lazy river is the first of its kind that I've experienced and is really fun. It is also very nicely landscaped and the lines are much better than the Disney parks.

Blizzard Beach would come at a close second because I love its theme, but the lines can get really bad.

[Arcenal813]

Why is Wet N Wild closing, btw???

[doom1001]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Why is Wet N Wild closing, btw???

Cause its old and not as nice as Aquatica or the Disney water parks.Plus Universal acquired the land the park sits on so who knows what they will build there,they also bought land behind the Orlando Eye which will likely go to new theme parks.Having their new Volcano bay water park right onsite with the two current parks is also a benefit giving guests another option and increasing the number of days people stay although I'm hearing the only way to get to the new water park will be bus from the garages.

[bmw335xi]

Originally Posted by Arcenal352

Why is Wet N Wild closing, btw???

It's owned by Universal and they are building a new water park.

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Blizzard Beach, IMO.