TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards 2018 Feature Central Florida Water Parks #NationalWaterParkDay

- Michelle Snow

Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park

Just in time for National Water Park Day (July 28), TripAdvisor has announced the winners of its Travelers’ Choice® awards for Water Parks, and the list features several Central Florida water parks.

Here are the Top Ten winners for U.S.A. water parks and for all the water parks worldwide:

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Top 10 Water Parks in the U.S.:

1. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park – Orlando, Florida
2. Aquatica Orlando – Orlando, Florida
3. Shipwreck Island Waterpark – Panama City Beach, Florida
4. Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park – Orlando, Florida
5. Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari – Santa Claus, Indiana
6. Water Country USA – Williamsburg, Virginia
7. Splash Lagoon Indoor Water Park Resort – Erie, Pennsylvania
8. SplashDown Beach Water Park – Fishkill, New York
9. Waldameer Park & Water World – Erie, Pennsylvania
10. Enchanted Forest Water Safari – Old Forge, New York

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Top 10 Water Parks in the World:

1. Siam Park – Tenerife, Spain
2. Waterbom Bali – Kuta, Indonesia
3. Beach Park – Aquiraz, State of Ceara, Brazil
4. Thermas dos Laranjais – Olimpia, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil
5. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park – Orlando, Florida
6. Aquapark Istralandia – Novigrad, Croatia
7. Wild Wadi Waterpark – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8. Makadi Water World – Hurghada, Egypt
9. Eco Parque Arraial d’Ajuda – Porto Seguro, Brazil
10. WetSide Water Park – Hervey Bay, Australia

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I am surprised Universal Orlando’s Volcano Bay didn’t make the list, but that may be because it hasn’t been open a full year yet. It’ll probably place well in next year’s awards.

For the complete list of 2018 Travelers’ Choice Water Parks winners, as well as reviews and candid traveler photos, go to TripAdvisor.com.

About Michelle Snow

Michelle is the owner and editor of CitySurfing Orlando. She also owns Zengrrl.com, is a freelance writer specializing in travel and entertainment, has authored/co-authored four guidebooks on Orlando and Florida, and was head editor/writer at TheDisneyBlog.com for 10 years. She's lived in Orlando near Walt Disney World since 1995, and still finds there's so much fun to be had in Central Florida.
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