First Day of Summer!

Sorry for that long, unanticipated hiatus. But we're back now that summer has returned officially today. We'll celebrate with a quick glance into Typhoon Lagoon.

Apparently, the surf is up!

Let's head on over to Crush 'n' Gusher. Which line should we join? There are three.

Looks like we're in for a bumpy ride. Hang on!!

Crush 'n Gusher: the look

Here's what you see if you gaze over the side of your raft just before starting your plunge down Crush 'n Gusher, at the very beginning of the ride. It looks forbidding, perhaps, but it's fun and not dangerous. The sensation in your stomach is not unlike "dropping in" onto a halfpipe, for those of you who have ever been skateboarders. The comparison is all the more apt because you bottom out and start climbing right away on this ride, courtesy of those jets which push you uphill (and get you 'inside' your swimsuit if you're sitting wrong, if you know what I mean).

Crush 'n Gusher's Skeleton

Here's a view from October, 2004, when Crush 'n Gusher was taking form.

Crush 'n Gusher

It's hard to overstate how important Crush 'n Gusher is to Typhoon Lagoon. It added three new slides, but more importantly, added a new dimension to slides: a powered water coaster.

These had been introduced at Schlitterbahn, to great effect, but it was new for Disney to get them. No other competitor in Central Florida has a water coaster. The lines here might be a little longer, but it's worth it.

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Crush 'n Gusher under construction

When Crush 'n Gusher was under construction, things started as you might imagine with a skeleton of the building in place. But large pieces of the slide and support strucutres were stored elsewhere. This photo shows the hilltop "overflow" parking at Typhoon Lagoon, which gets used every summer day now.

Looks like a mighty big puzzle to assemble!






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