Living in Florida we have learned quite a few different methods to keep cool during the extremely hot summer months. Probably the most used is just is just staying inside to enjoy our much beloved air conditioning. Our community has a pool, or if we really want to splurge we can visit quite a few different water parks around Orlando. Our favorite has quickly become Discovery Cove but it’s a bit more on the expensive side so we save that one for special occasion. Then we have the Disney water parks that honestly we haven’t visited in quite some time and not too long ago decided we needed to fix that and headed over to Typhoon Lagoon.

Disney has two water parks however after the pandemic they have gone onto a rotating schedule where only one of them is open at a time. Usually for 5-6 months, then it will close and the other opens. For now Blizzard Beach is closed and most likely going through some annual maintenance.

Both of the parks are great and have plenty of water slides, a huge wave pool, sandy beaches, a lazy river and many other things going on to keep your entire family busy. One unique difference here at Typhoon Lagoon is in the wave pool. About every 2 minutes you hear this loud whoosh sound, followed by a huge typhoon like wave that has all the guests in the pool screaming as it nears. It can be a bit chaotic as people are deciding to either try and hop up over it, or dive down underneath it. Then it settles down, and everyone braces for the next one. It’s a lot of fun but can get very exhausting after awhile .

In case you forgot anything important for you visit to the water park, like a bathing suit or maybe just some sun screen you can visit Singapore Sal’s Souvenirs. Of course if you came fully prepared you may still want to venture inside here to check out what goodies you can take home to remember you visit.

In a previous post quite a few years ago now which you can check out here we were able to press a set of pennies. Those designs stuck around for years but have now just recently been changed. The machine is inside the souvenir store near the desk where you can rent towels.

There are three designs available in this set and include images of Mickey and Minnie Surfing, Stitch with Sunglasses and a Surfboard, and Donald riding the Crush ‘n’ Gusher water coaster attraction. These designs have a lot of really nice detail to them. I’ve noticed this more and more recently at Disney with their newer designs and I’m enjoying the look of this new style. Hopefully they continue with it.

On the opposite side of the store near the t-shirts (although locations can always change) they have also added a Collectible Medallion machine. The cabinet is a simple wood grain design that has the appearance of being kind of weather worn, like it was left outside in the elements or washed up on shore. That’s a nice simple touch that I appreciate.

The medallion designs in this set include images of Olaf Chillin’ in the Summertime, the Crush ‘n’ Gusher logo, the Typhoon Lilly icon ship of the park, and Goofy having a bit of trouble carrying all his beach equipment.

The reverse side of all the coins has the same image of Mickey relaxing in a sweet hammock, tied to a palm tree, along the water and a beautiful sun shining in the back. This design is wild and just so detailed there’s a lot to look at here. I’m a little curious about this including both the Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach logos. Does this mean we are getting more medallions at Blizzard Beach? Maybe also some new pennies. I believe Blizzard Beach isn’t scheduled to open for a another couple months so that gives me plenty of time to plan out a visit there later in the year to track now any new coins.

Keep on Pressing!

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