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Wild Waters

Nature's Theme Park and Water Wonderland

By , About.com Guide

Wild Waters

North of Central Florida's theme parks and adjacent to Silver Springs, Wild Waters offers wildly wet and wonderful family fun. Visitors to the park can soak up the sun on the "beach" or keep cool in the shade of giant oaks.

Water play is plentiful – a wave pool, water slides, flumes, and splash pools. Get shot out of the Silver Bullet, a 220-foot-long flume that turns riders into white-water racers. The Tornado, Hurricane, Thunderbolt, and Twin Twister are turbulent tummy testers.

Young tots can enjoy a wading area with novelty fountains and water animal rides, while children can explore Cool Kids Cove, a multi-level interactive fun zone that features water cannons, slides, and a swinging bridge.

Wild Waters is open seasonally. | 2012 Wild Waters Schedule |

Directions and Information

Silver Springs and Wild Waters are located one mile east of Ocala on State Road 40. (Take Exit 69 off I-75 and travel east. From I-95 exit west at Exit 88.)

Silver Springs is open daily 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and hours for the holiday Festival of Lights is from dusk to 8:30 p.m. Wild Waters is open seasonally beginning in late March or early April.

Silver Springs has some of the most reasonable rates of all the Florida attractions. Admission to just Wild Waters in 2012 will be announced at a later date. Annual all-access Silver Passes are available for $47.99 that include admission to both Silver Springs and Wild Waters, as well as all the annual concerts and special events and includes one (1) "Bring a Friend" ticket. An all-access Platinum Pass is available for $54.99 that includes two (2) "Bring a Friend" tickets and two (2) free BOGO food vouchers. Add sales tax to all admission prices. Prices subject to change without notice.

For your child's safety, all guests under 48" are required to wear a life jacket in the Wave Pool and Fun Zone pool. Parents should closely monitor young children at all times. Free life jackets are available at the Tube Rental check-out booth.

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