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Need to beat the heat? Cool off at one of Florida's hottest water parks!

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Let's face it... it is HOT in Florida during the summer months! If you and your family need to beat the heat, why not cool off in some of Florida's hottest water parks? They're overflowing with some of the wettest, wildest attractions for splish-splashing fun! (Listed in alphabetical order)

Rapids Water Park - West Palm Beach

Splash, ride and float your way around floods of water in this great family water park! Blast your way through waterslide tubes in Body Blasters, ride the storm in Tubin' Tornadoes, catch a wave in the Big Surf Wave Pool, plunge down any of four flumes, or float down a lazy river.

Tiny tots will love Tadpool, a wading pool with tree trunk water slides and floating swamp animals to play on. Older siblings will enjoy Alligator Alley and Splish Splash Lagoon with thrilling rides just their size.

Rapids Water Park is open seasonally — March to October — and is located at 6566 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach.

Ron Jon Surfpark - Orlando

Ron Jon Surfpark is expected to debut in 2010 at Festival Bay, International Drive, Orlando.

Shipwreck Island Waterpark - Panama City Beach

Get swept away and discover a full day of fun in a lushly landscaped, rustic island setting. The Motion Ocean Wave Pool is the closest thing to the beach without actually being on the beach and contains 500,000 gallons of water. Those visitors that prefer life in the slow lane can work on their tans while they float gently downstream on the Lazy River. Children will enjoy the Great Shipwreck, the Zoom Flume, and the Tadpole Hole.

Shipwreck Island Waterpark is open seasonally — April to September — located at 1200 Front Beach Road, Panama City Beach.

Splash Island - Cypress Gardens

This park within a park (it's located in Cypress Gardens) offers additional fun for the entire family, and the best part is there is no separate admission fee — both parks are included in one low admission. >More details

Sun Splash Family Waterpark - Cape Coral

Sun Splash Family Waterpark offers residents of Cape Coral cool summer fun — non-residents are welcome, but pay a higher admission. The water park is open seasonally from March through September with varying hours (check online calendar).

Sun Splash Family Waterpark is located at 400 Santa Barbara Blvd, 2-1/2 miles north of Veterans Parkway in Cape Coral.

Typhoon Lagoon - Disney World

Typhoon Lagoon© The Walt Disney Company
What do you do when you're shipwrecked on a lonely island? Splish, splash and snorkel your way around this great water park full of thrill-and-spill water slides and rafting adventures.

Typhoon Lagoon is open daily, year round and is located near Downtown Disney. >More details
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Water Mania - Kissimmee

Water Mania was sold and closed September 5, 2005. Surf without the sharks at Kissimmee's Water Mania. The state's only surfing simulator – Wipe Out – sets the standard in water attractions by offering visitors a body board to surf a continuous wave. If it's thrills you want, enjoy the white-water excitement of Rip Tide, the terror of the Abyss, or speed of the Screamer. Those who prefer to slow the pace can try Cruisin' Creek or the Whitecaps Wave Pool.

Children can splash in multiple kiddy pools or enjoy the Rain Forest or Birthday Land. The three-acre wooded picnic area is perfect for bringing your own lunch baskets. >More details

Wet 'n Wild - Orlando

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Wet 'n Wild, Orlando's most exciting water park, offers the best variety of multi-passenger rides. Tiny tots love the elaborate Kids' Park featuring kid-sized versions of the parks most popular adult rides including the Surf Lagoon wave pool. >More Details

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Wild Waters - Silver Springs - Ocala

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. 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 located at 5656 E. Silver Springs Boulevard, Silver Springs and is open seasonally. >More details

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