Disney Water Parks
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Typhoon Lagoon

1989 is when Typhon Lagoon Debuted
56 acres was used for Typhoon Lagoon
275 million gallons of water are used in the wave pool
2,100 foot “lazy river” is called Castaway Creek
15 feet wide is Castaway Creek
3 feet deep is Castaway Creek
1 split is included on the Castaway Creek river
2 feet per second is how fast the Castaway Creek moves
2 picnic area are located at Typhon Lagoon
3 shopping location are at Typhon Lagoon
5 dinning location are at Typhon Lagoon
95 foot tall Mt. Mayday, which is surrounded by a
2.75-million-gallon wave pool.
2x times the size of football filed is the size of the world’s
inland surfing lagoon.
6 ½ feet tall are the size of the waves generated by the wave
machine at Typhoon Lagoon.
380 cast member’s work at Typhoon Lagoon
19.5 acres is the size of the guest parking lot
1,000 parking spaces for guest are located at Typhoon Lagoon
3 unique and separate rides off of one tower makes this water
roller coaster the only one of its kind in North America
1350 gallons per minute is pumped from the Crush “n” Gusher water
jets.
362,000 gallon saltwater pool is where you will find the shark
reef
400 feet long are some of the roaring streams
2.5 acre wave making lagoon pool is here too
80,000 gallons of water are used in the surf pool
18 activity spots can be found at the Ketchakiddee Creek play
area
90 seconds a wave is created in the surf pool
214 feet long is Humunga Kowabunga slide
3 tubes can be used at Humunga Kowabunga
60 degree angle is used at Humunga Kowabunga
30 mph is the speed you can reach on Humunga Kowabunga
35 foot tall kids slides called Bay Slides are great for the
kids
400 foot slide called Keelhaul Falls is located at Typhoon
Lagoon
460 feet long slide called Mayday Falls is located at Typhoon
Lagoon
300 feet long ride is at Gangplank Falls
1 slide from Crush 'n' Gusher can fill a standard home-size pool in
about 1 minute.
3 hours would be needed for Crush 'n' Gusher to fill up Disney's
Typhoon Lagoon wave pool with the needed 2.7 million gallons of
water
Blizzard Beach

1996
is when Blizzard Beach Debuted
7 dinning location are located at Blizzard Beach
3 shopping locations are at Blizzard beach
1 acre wave pool is called Meltaway Bay
3,000-foot slow-moving water attraction commonly known as Cross
Country Creek a "lazy river," that travels around the perimeter of
the water park
120 feet high is Mount Gushmore making it the 5th highest point in
Florida
3 colored slopes are at Mount Gushmore to aid guests navigating
around the park: Green, Red and Purple.
66 acres make Blizzard beach the larger of the 2 Water parks.
21 slides, 1 massive wave pool, and separate areas for pre-teens
and young children, Blizzard Beach has something to offer everyone
in the family.
120 feet tall is Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach.
2nd tallest free fall slide is Summit Plummet at Blizzard
Beach
1,400 feet long makes Teamboat Springs the world's longest "family
white-water raft ride"
4 to 6 people can ride a raft at Teamboat Springs
90 feet tall is Slush Gusher
250-feet long snow-banked mountain gully body slide attraction is
Slush Gusher
35 miles per hour is the speeds you can reach at Slush Gusher
50 feet high is Downhill Double Dipper
230 feet long is Downhill Double Dipper
25 miles per hour is the speed you can reach on Downhill Double
Dipper
350 feet long is Snow Stormers
8 lanes of racing can be found at Toboggan Racers
250 feet long is Toboggan Racers
600 foot long run can be found at Runoff Rapids
66 degree is the tilt on the Summit Plummet
350 foot flume is also at Summit Plummet
55 MPH is the speed you can get to on Summit Plummet at Blizzard
Beach.
250 foot flume is the length of Slush Gusher
50 MPH is the speed you can reach on Slush Gusher
$42,583,611.00 is the taxable value of Blizzard beach
$21,306,265.00 is the building value at Blizzard beach
$596,606.61 is the amount of taxes paid in 2006
