Aside from the Disney Water Parks, Wet 'n' Wild is the main water park in the Orlando area (Water Mania is in Kissimmee), and is the busiest water park in America. Wet 'n' Wild is located on International Drive at the junction with Republic. It is fully staffed with certified life guards, and all pools are seasonally heated. All-day lockers and shower facilities are available, and tubes and towels can be rented. It's possible to use your own floatation devices if required, but they must be approved by park staff first.

As with most of the areas water parks, food and picnic lunches are allowed, but all beverages must be in plastic containers since no glass bottles or containers are permitted within the park area. Alcoholic beverages are also prohibited.

It features all of the usual Water-Park attractions including a meandering relaxing tube ride around the park (Lazy River), a thrilling 7-story water slide (Der Stuka), various tube rides and slides including an all-enclosed 500 foot dark tube ride (The Black Hole), and a 6-story family inner-tube ride (Bubba Tub). The Surge is a 600 feet 5-passenger tube ride.

Wet 'n' Wild also has a pool area with a wave machine and a beach area, while Bubble Up is a pool area with a large climbable plastic dome topped by a water fountain., and a lagoon area with a half mile cable-operated water (knee) skiing area, and rides on bouncy-tubes pulled by Yamaha Wave Runners (nominal charge).

Admission to the park is charged, but discounts are available for late admission (after 15:00 PM off-peak, after 17:00 PM on-peak)

Directions to Wet 'n' Wild

Wet 'n' Wild is located at 6200 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819. It is less than 2 miles from Universal Studios and Sea World and is best approached from exit 30A heading south off the I-4.

Tel: (407) 351-WILD [407-351-9453].

Wet 'n' Wild Park Ownership

NOTE: Wet 'n' Wild (Orlando) is the busiest water park in America, and is now owned by the Universal Studios Recreation Group. Other Wet 'n' Wild parks in Las Vegas, and soon in Brazil, Mexico, and other locations in Florida are owned by the Ogden Corp. of New York, who also own the rights to the Wet 'n Wild trademark.

Ogden also owns Silver Springs near Ocala and an adjacent water park, Wild Waters. It also is building a jazz-inspired theme park in New Orleans, set to open during the year 2000.