Hurricanes are fun and whimsical, I suppose.
Hello Miss Tilly. Did you miss me?
What do you do when a natural disaster comes to town and leaves awful devastation in its wake? Build a water park, of course! Welcome to Typhoon Lagoon!
Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park, to be precise. Always follow the signs.
Though I discourage it, I think it is only natural to compare the two water parks at Walt Disney World. Though Blizzard Beach has a ski lift to the top, which is perfect for us lazy types, it has but four restrooms. Meanwhile, there are five restroom locations at Typhoon Lagoon, and one of them is especially wonderful and deserted! Let’s tour the park. To do that, let’s start at the entrance, where I’m endlessly confused.
I call shenanigans.
On the park map, Walt Disney World website, and MyDisneyExperience app, there are two restrooms listed at the front of the park. However, I have never found anything but the companion restroom. Seriously, if that other one exists, it is the new secret restroom of Disney. This thing is like a double-secret restroom.
Speaking of the companion restroom, it is a little weird…
Yes, it’s a restroom.
Or is it a ticket booth? Have you ever used this restroom and had someone walk up trying to buy a 1-day park ticket with blockout dates? I’m in here, please leave!
Continuing our tour in a counter-clockwise like motion, we hit the changing area.
Dressin and Restin rooms
How did the typhoon not reduce these buildings to rubble? Also, take special note here of the Men’s room sign:
Is the worn-out look part of the theme or a signal of actual neglect?
Notice how it says “Men”. More on that later. In the meantime, it’s slide time! First stop is Crush ‘n’ Gusher, which is a hilarious name to a sophomoric man-child that writes blogs about restrooms. There isn’t a restroom here, but there is a pet stop.
Bwahahahaha, is this one sign or two? It works as both really.
Continuing our tour, we arrive at Typhoon Tilly’s. Stop for lunch – no shirt, no shoes, get out.
A treasure hunt – how many restrooms do you see in this picture?
The restrooms are to the right, and take a look at the signs here, adding to the schizophrenic nature of the park:
Buoys and Gulls…I don’t get it.
Here’s another view of that restroom building, beyond Sharkus Gigantus:
But what’s that behind that building to the left?
This area used to be home to the Shark Reef attraction, where you could actually swim with actual fish in actual salt water with actual snorkels and fins. These restrooms serviced that area nicely.
Individual restrooms!
These restrooms are now basically extras. They are forgotten, which means they are usually never in use, which means they are awesome. These are like the Journey Into Imagination of Typhoon Lagoon restrooms. They are wonderful and my personal favorite at this park.
Now, as we keep walking, we finally find the one and only restroom that is actually within the slides part of the water park. We also find more restroom sign confusion.
Girls or Women?
Girls, Gulls, or Women, I suppose it’s all the same once you’re in there. Just follow the signs. The men’s room here is especially fun because it has three signs in total.
Boys or Men?
The men’s room is right next to the surf pool, so they have to take appropriate precautions.
This men’s room must flood a lot.
As we continue, we reach Ketchakiddee Creek, an attraction appropriate for the little ones. But there’s no restroom here, because why would small children need such a thing? There is, however, one more pet stop in this area:
No exit sign here for some reason.
Who’s hungry for something different, like burgers and pizza? Let’s hit up Leaning Palms! At this spot, you can really experience the effects of the typhoon.
Such devastation. Restrooms to the right.
This area really could use a refurb. It’s being held together by rope!
Just Women and Men signs here. Kinda disappointing.
That’s it, I’m outta here before I get a sunburn. Which way to the exit?
Always follow the signs!