Winter Garden Magazine August 2016 | Page 21

• The Reef: An adjacent leisure pool will provide guests with calmer waters and exciting views of riders speeding through the Ko’okiri Body Plunge. River Village Named for the peaceful river that snakes through it, River Village will feature unique attractions for the entire family, including: • Kopiko Wai Winding River: A gentle, winding river that will pass through the volcano’s hidden caves, featuring spontaneous water effects and special nighttime lighting. • Tot Tiki Reef: A whimsical toddler play area with spraying Maori fountains, slides and a kid-size volcano. • Runamukka Reef: A threestory water playground inspired by the coral reef overflowing with twisting slides, sprinklers and more. • Honu: An adventurous, multipassenger raft ride that will soar across two giant, sloped walls • Ika Moana: A twisting, multipassenger raft ride that will glide across bubbling geysers. Rainforest Village: Exhilarating thrills await guests in Rainforest Village, including: • Maku: North America’s first “saucer ride” – sending multipassenger rafts speeding around three saucer-shaped cur ves. • Puihi: A breath-taking multi-passenger raft ride that will plunge guests into darkness before bursting into a funnel and launching into a zero-gravity drop. • Ohyah and Ohno Drop Slides: Two twisting, adrenaline-pumping slides that launch guests four- and six-feet above the water at the end. • TeAwa The Fearless River: An actionpacked, racing torrent river where guests hang tight in their inner tubes amidst roaring, whitewater rapids. • Taniwha Tubes: Four unique Easter Island-inspired slides with rafts for single or double riders. • Puka Uli Lagoon: A tranquil pool where guests can swim and relax. Volcano Bay will fill the void by the shuttering of Wet ‘n Wild, which Universal purchased in 2013. Wet ‘n Wild opened as America’s first water park in 1977, and will permanently close December 31, 2016. Volcano Bay will be located within Universal Orlando, adjacent to Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort. The water theme park is just a shor