5 Best Water Parks in Orlando

Aquatica® is one of Orlando’s most popular waterparks, located at SeaWorld®, south of Downtown Orlando. Among a day’s worth of fun slides and water attractions at the 59-acre park, the incredible Dolphin Plunge® gains the most attention here. It’s a ride that allows you to slide through a transparent tube with dolphins swimming about in the surrounding pool.

Swimming with dolphins is a common feature on bucket lists, and one which Discovery Cove® Orlando can make a reality. The Dolphin Lagoon®, at the heart of the park, gives guests 30 minutes with one of many of these majestic creatures, during which they can touch, play, swim and even learn to communicate with it and ride its dorsal fin. This is all under the supervision of experienced trainers, ensuring that neither guests nor animals are harmed.

Universal’s Volcano Bay™ water park is one of Orlando’s most recognisable attraction thanks to the 200-foot conical mountain which roars periodically and emits lava-esque fluid at night. This is Universal Studios’ first water park, and they have a nice mix of relaxing rides like a lazy river and wave pool together with more cutting-edge, high-speed rides like aqua coaters, and 70-degree plunge slides. Plenty of lockers are available and you can prepay credit onto a wristband, so you have money for snacks and drinks throughout the day without needing to carry cash.