Typhoon Lagoon GOING OFF!

So, how does the line up work? everyone gets in line and gets in one at a time? Or is it aggro, winner take all, like 1st st.

 

One at a time. Like a waterslide...

 

That looks way too good right now.

 

I wouldn't mind surfing a wave pool,id be trying some crazy shyt knowing im not going to get eaten or drown,let alone in 3ft waves lol.a wave is a wave,except for closeouts.iv seen some good wave pools like Dubai.if I lived close to florida I would definitely go,imagine that a surf trip to a wave pool lol,im down,screw nica

 

Some guys from work and I rented it out one night last summer, it was actually a lot of fun. I would definitely recommend it even if you only do it once. It's a really easy wave to surf. You do wear a leash because the concrete beach will ding your board if it gets away from you.

 

Here is the price list and FAQ if anyone is interested.


http://www.disneynow.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x52707e8d4&varPage=agenda
http://www.disneynow.com/profile/web/index.cfm?PKwebID=0x52707e8d4&varPage=activity

 

Yeah its a little steep, but so is the price of everything else, I might consider it at least one time. Don't want to hijack your thread, but I did the 5 lap ride around Daytona at 180mph for 250 clams, point is you only live once, and Im glad I did that.

 

I wonder if there's a market for a race track with a wave pool on the infield that you can parachute in to. #yolo #ripbodie

 

do they rent jet skis for the tow in experience?

what a nice lineup (on stairs)...just wave deprived right now, just might paddle out in a day or two to get in the water regardless.

If I had the means, I would do it once.

 

holy smokes a couple of those guys were painful to watch! Their footing wanted me to scratch my eyes out.

 

My thoughts exactly. The thought of paying ~$15/wave is hard to swallow. Special event, maybe. My pockets aren't that deep.

 

Well, I am going to Disney for Thanksgiving. Going to be there for 4 days. My wheels are turning right now. I would throw down $100 on 10 waves. Just have to find 9 other a-holes willing to do the same.

Has anyone ever actually surfed it? It looks like its actually a pretty quick takeoff. I would probably bring the 5'8 sharpe eye disco, which is a pretty light board all in all. I would be pissed if I was under-foamed and lost a $10 wave because of it, but since its not actually the ocean, from the video footage, it looks like just a wall of water that is moving faster than an ocean wave would, so I am gathering that the force from the initial surge would be enough to get even a small, HPS into it. My fish would be perfect for that, but its a quad, and for a gutless wave like that, I would certainly want a thruster setup to dance around on that thing.

Anyway, if it works out for me, I will try it for sure. I am hoping between now and november, we are all just gassed out from the constant swells that we are about to get, but right now, I would probably drop $20 per wave to get some surf.

 

Desperate times call for desperate measures

 

Typhoon Lagoon looks better and better everyday. It's been a while since we've had a flat spell this long and brutal, and there's no end in sight.

Today was the flattest I've ever attempted surfing. Just desperate right now

 

Did it about 6 years ago. Wife signed me up as a surprise reward for dishing out all those fat stacks for a Disney trip and for being a good sport about her planning every second of every day. She bought me the 7am learner class, but it was the same wave. Not the same mushburger wave they throw when the pool is full of kiddies, but is pretty much like what you see in the vid. No peelers, has some size, and they can go left/right/split with it. They'll tell you to drop out once you get out of the deep end, so the rides are short. So pretty much like east coast waves!

I wouldn't make a special trip for it but if you're stuck for 7 days at mouseworld and no chance of sneaking off to the coast its better than nuttin'. I think it was about $100 back then and I got about 10 waves. On the plus side the instructors were good, the girl pointed out some specific bad habits I was doing that I wasn't aware of and worked on after that. Midweek is good, I was able to reset a bit and be able to deal with the rest of the trip. And if you go for your last ride just take it all the way in. They're good sports about it, and what are they gonna do about it, kick you out? ;-)

 

lol what was your reaction?were u like fuk yea awesome,or why didn't u take us to indo?reminds me of my brothers wife trying to surprise my brother with a new car.hes a racer,so she made sure she got him the slowest piece of shyt on the market,and the look on his face was like 'u serious!!?? lol it was priceless

 

The Goon is very fun. Been there 3 times. My friends kind of adopted the Goon for our bachelor parties. Doesn't compare to a real wave but it is a fun novelty. Steepness and such depends on wind but mostly a mush burger. Really fun to do the split peak option. Shorter than the left or right option but it is fun to share. It's expensive but I definitely recommend the experience. Surfing in a big ass pool in an empty park. The parking lot looks like Wally World in the movie vacation - totally empty.