Aquatica, Orlando

Travel distance/time from Florida Delight (21.2 miles: 26 minutes) 

Aquatica is Seaworld's water park and combines a mix of thrill rides and family fun rides with the addition of enjoying some wildlife too. The Loggerhead Lanes is a ride on a lazy river with the added bonus of drifting through an underground world where you can observe tropical fish as you go. 

There are pools, water slides, lazy rivers and umberellas and places to relax around the wave pool area. This YouTube video gives an idea of what to expect.

We had our first visit to Aquatica in mid February 2018. We ranged in ages from 12 to 55 and whilst we all had a fun couple of hours at Aquatica we all felt that it somehow lacked the real wow factor that we experienced at Volcano Bay which we went to a few days later. 

Considering that Aquatica is part of the Seaworld organisation (and right next door to it) I was suprised how little sealife they have incorporated into the park. Any posters that I had ever seen advertising the water park have always given me the impression that you would be floating through tunnels with vast arrays of fish in glass tanks to look at. The reality is that there are some fish and a couple of what I think were porpoises there but that was all.

Parking for us was free with the pre-purchased tickets we had, otherwise you pay. You also pay $20 for a small locker, so take in as little as possible. We took a couple of towels but left them in the car rather than taking up locker space and to be honest in the Florida heat, by the time we had walked back to the car in our swimming stuff we were dry enough to slip some clothes over the top. You will otherwise have to hire towels and try and get them into your locker. 

I am glad that we have experienced Aquatica, and we went as it was part of a 6 park bundle that we bought tickets for. However, I would not return again as I would much rather go back to Volcano Bay or try either of the Disney Water Parks.