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Adventure Island
Tampa
Affiliated theme park: Busch Gardens Tampa
Aquatica Water Park at SeaWorld Orlando
Orlando, FL
Big Kahuna's
Destin
850-837-8319
Biggest man-made waterfall in the world. 3 rushing rivers, lazy river, speed slides, body flumes, white water tubing, leisurely lagoons, 2 wave pools, four children's areas with kid-sized slides and variable-depth pools.
Blizzard Beach
Lake Buena Vista, at Walt Disney World Resort
Affiliated theme park: Walt Disney World
Buccaneer Bay at Weeki Wachee Springs
Weeki Wachee Springs (near Tampa)
(877) GO WEEKI
Waterslides, speed slides, lazy river. The feature is the large spring-fed pool.
Affiliated theme park: Weeki Wachee Springs
Calypso Bay
Royal Palm Beach
561-790-6160
Small, municipal park with lazy river, water slides, children's interactive water playground, and a lap pool.
Coconut Cove Waterpark
Boca Raton
561-274-1140
5-acre waterpark with a children's interactive water play structure, lazy river ride, and 2 waterslides.
Daytona Lagoon
Daytona Beach, FL
Rapids Water Park
W. Palm Beach
561-848-6272
22-acre park with 16 waterslides, lazy river, wave pool, children's play area.
Ron Jon Surfpark
Orlando
Sam's Fun City
Pensacola
850-505-0800
New waterpark in 2003.
Affiliated theme park: Sam's Fun City
Shipwreck Island
Panama City Beach
850-234-2282
Island-themed park with wave pool, lazy river, and waterslides. Children's areas are Tadpole Hole and Skull Island.
Shipwreck Island at Adventure Landing
Jacksonville Beach
(904) 246-4386
Island-themed park with uphill water coaster, halfpipe ride, wave pool, lazy river, and waterslides. Children's areas are The Pirate's Play Village and Kiddie Cove.
Splash Island
Winter Haven
Affilitated theme park: Cypress Gardens
Sun Splash Family Waterpark
Cape Coral
941-574-0558
Small park with waterslides, activity and family pools, otter slides, an inner tube river, and a children's play area
Typhoon Lagoon
At Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista
Affiliated theme park: Walt Disney World
Water Mania
Kissimmee
The park closed after it was sold in 2005.
Wet 'n Wild Florida
Orlando
407-351-1800
The granddaddy of waterparks and still one of the best. Although it is not on-property, Wet 'n Wild is now part of Universal Orlando.
Wild Waters
Silver Springs
352-236-2121
Separate admission from Silver Springs nature park. 9-acre family waterpark featuring a wave pool, three children's play areas, and eight flume rides such as the Tornado, Hurricane, Thunderbolt, Silver Bullet, and the six-story Twin Twister.
Affiliated theme park: Silver Springs
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