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Aquatica has 36 slides and flumes, six winding rivers and lagoons and rivals the other main Orlando water parks such as Universal's Wet 'n Wild and Disney's Blizzard Beach and Typhoon Lagoon.
All rides have height restrictions (see individual ride descriptions for details) and some have weight restrictions. Free life vests are readily available in all sizes at each ride and posted signs indicate any warnings and restrictions.
To ride any of the inner tube rides, riders must be able to sit upright and hold onto the handles unassisted.
Taumata Racer at Aquatica, SeaWorld's water park
[Courtesy of SeaWorld Orlando]
Aquatica have announced a new slide called Omaka Rocka which will open in March 2010. There are also rumours of other planned slides including one with a magnetic launch system that fires the riders up a vertical wall. |
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The high-speed eight lane Taumata competitive racing slide is 300 foot long and goes in and out of tunnels with a 360 degree turn at the top. You can race against other racers down any one of the eight slides, head first on a mat.
The name comes from a 300 foot high hill in southern Hawke's Bay, New Zealand and is short for the original Maori name of "Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauot-ameteaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenakitanatahu".
Guests must be at least 42 inches tall (1.07m) and guests under 48 inches tall (1.21m) must wear a life vest. |
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The signature ride, Dolphin Plunge is a pair of side-by-side 250 foot tubes that take you zooming down underwater through the habitat of the Commerson's dolphins.
Commerson's are small black and white dolphins, looking a little like miniature killer whales.
Guests must be at least 48 inches tall (1.22m), no life vests allowed.
If you don't want to get wet or you missed them in the flume, you can also watch these beautiful marine mammals from the Dolphin Lookout. |
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The Hooroo Run is a seven foot wide, straight down, 250 foot triple drop water ride. Each raft holds up to four people (no single riders) and you may feel a sense of weightlessness as you drop the equivalent of six stories.
Guests must be at least 42 inches tall (1.07m) and guests under 48 inches tall (1.21m) must wear a life vest. |
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Four colourful slides take you down 340 feet in double inner tubes with thrilling drops, twists and through water curtains before landing you in a crystal clear pool. Each coloured slide has a slightly different ride.
Guests must be at least under 42 inches tall (1.07m) and guests under 48 inches tall (1.21m) must wear a life vest. |
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The 129 foot enclosed flume Tassie Twister takes single and double inner tubes. It throws you into a giant bowl before spinning you round and round and then spitting you back out into Loggerhead Lane.
To reach the ride, you must make your way through the Loggerhead Lane lagoon to the island in the centre.
Guests must be at least 42 inches tall (1.07m) and guests under 48 inches tall (1.21m) must wear a life vest. |
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Like Hooroo Run, the Walhalla Wave also takes you down six stories but at a slightly slower pace. The family rafts take up to four people (no single riders) through 600 feet of enclosed tunnels with twists and turns.
Guests must be at least 42 inches tall (1.07m) and guests under 48 inches tall (1.21m) must wear a life vest. |
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A new ride called Omaka Rocka has been announced for SeaWorld's Aquatica water park and it is scheduled to open in March 2010. The South Seas name Omaka Rocka means 'rocking river'.
This is the first significant change at the park since it opened nearly two years ago.
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Read more... [Omaka Rocka]
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Aquatica Rides
