Water Parks – Orlando Citizen

Photo: NBCUniversal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Universal’s water park is closed for maintenance with reopening planned on or before April 1, 2027. What awaits when Krakatau lights up again, and what to do in the meantime.

Tourism

November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Aquatica Orlando

SeaWorld’s water park: drop capsules, duelling racers and a slide that runs through a dolphin habitat — Orlando’s water park of record this winter.

A ray at The Grand Reef, Discovery Cove. Photo by Bob Linsdell, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons — treated to the magazine's photo grade.

Tourism

November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Discovery Cove

The all-inclusive day resort: capped crowds, a reef to snorkel, a river through an aviary, and thirty minutes with a dolphin if you book it.

The Krakatau Aqua Coaster at Volcano Bay. Photo by elisfkc, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons — treated to the magazine's photo grade.

Tourism

November 14, 2026 Staff Reports

Universal Volcano Bay

Universal’s water theme park under a 200-foot volcano — currently in its seasonal closure until spring 2027; the record for the park in season.