LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- The first waves of water fun in 2004 are breaking just in time for spring breakers at Disney's Typhoon Lagoon water park.
Following the Walt Disney World attraction's Feb. 29 reopening for daily fun in the sand and surf, the park begins offering special learn-to-surf classes in the early morning (prior to regular park hours) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Classes start March 1 and will be offered three mornings a week through April.
Craig Carroll's Cocoa Beach Surf School conducts the 2 ½-hour lessons. Carroll, a mentor of six-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater, estimates that 70 to 75 percent of the participants in the program at Typhoon Lagoon have never surfed previously -- and that about 90 percent will "get up" sometime during the early-morning session.
Enrollment is limited to 12 participants and can be arranged by calling 407/WDW-PLAY (939-7529). Boards are provided. The cost for a one-morning session is $135.
Regular daily operating hours for Typhoon Lagoon in March are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Current one-day ticket price for Typhoon Lagoon (or Blizzard Beach, the other Walt Disney World water park) is $31 plus tax (ages 10+) and $25 plus tax (ages 3-9).
Following the Walt Disney World attraction's Feb. 29 reopening for daily fun in the sand and surf, the park begins offering special learn-to-surf classes in the early morning (prior to regular park hours) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Classes start March 1 and will be offered three mornings a week through April.
Craig Carroll's Cocoa Beach Surf School conducts the 2 ½-hour lessons. Carroll, a mentor of six-time world champion surfer Kelly Slater, estimates that 70 to 75 percent of the participants in the program at Typhoon Lagoon have never surfed previously -- and that about 90 percent will "get up" sometime during the early-morning session.
Enrollment is limited to 12 participants and can be arranged by calling 407/WDW-PLAY (939-7529). Boards are provided. The cost for a one-morning session is $135.
Regular daily operating hours for Typhoon Lagoon in March are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Current one-day ticket price for Typhoon Lagoon (or Blizzard Beach, the other Walt Disney World water park) is $31 plus tax (ages 10+) and $25 plus tax (ages 3-9).
