Today was supposed to be the let’s-take-it-easy-and-deal-with-our-jetlag day, but it didn’t really turn out that way – the lure of the theme park was too great! We headed to the Wet n’ Wild water park at lunchtime and stayed until close at 9.00pm. Wet n’ Wild was a short trip up International Drive (or “I-Drive” as the locals call it) on the I-Ride shuttle.
As the world’s theme park capital, Orlando does not disappoint! Wet n’ Wild Orlando is the biggest water park we’ve been to, and as we’re quickly learning... it’s fair to assume that everything is bigger in the States! Wet n’ Wild has a whole bunch of waterslides (enough to ensure you’re never queuing for too long) and we made it our mission to try each of them at least once. We loved them all, but our two favourites deserve a special mention: Bomb Bay and Disco H2O!
Bomb Bay is a six-storey vertical plunge... sounds scary right? It gets better! You get into a massive rocket at the top of the slide, standing with your legs crossed at the ankles and arms crossed across your chest. As you’re wondering how exactly you get onto the slide, the lifeguard explains that you are in fact standing on a trap door, which swings open and drops you vertically onto the slide! Standing there waiting for the lifeguard to hit the release button is fairly nerve-racking... the suspense of the wait is excruciating, then the floor falls away and down you go!
Disco H2O was amazing for a completely different reason – more fun than scary. It’s a disco inside a water slide... flashing lights, bright colours and tunes that hail from the part of your iPod that you’re slightly ashamed of (admit it, you do love ABBA!). If we’re ever lucky enough to have another day at Wet n’ Wild, Disco H2O would be the first ride we head for!
As far as food goes, Wet n’ Wild has you covered! Pizza, subs, burgers and hot dogs, along with slushies and ice-cream stands means you are spoilt for choice. We had a good old American hot dog for lunch and a pepperoni pizza from Manny’s Pizza for dinner, both of which were quite good! I would however, recommend that vegetarians look at bringing their own food, as options are pretty limited.
Wet n’ Wild set us back about US$130 for the day, including two meals, some ice-cream and a slushie each. If you’re on a budget, save money by bringing your own food.
We found that the lines for slides and food shortened dramatically after about 7pm, so if lining up is not your thing, consider the half price entry after 5pm offer (available until 14 August 2009).
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Wet n' Wild Orlando
Where: 6200 International Drive, Orlando 32819
Web: http://wetnwildorlando.com/index.html
Phone: 407 351 1800
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