Best resorts in orlando with water parks

Who said vacations with kids have to be a nightmare when there are many wonderful resorts and hotels with water parks, ideal for some family fun or some time off parent duty. Other than waterslides, these accommodations include various activities, family services, and spa areas you can choose from, depending on your preference. 

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Best hotels with water parks in Orlando, FL

The Grove Resort & Water Park

  • 8.6
  • Kissimmee
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Entertainment Staff
  • Golf
  • Board Games
  • Game Room

Located in Kissimmee just a 10-minute drive from Walt Disney World, this resort with water slides features an outdoor pool, an on-site bar, and a spa area with hot tubs.

For kids, The Grove Resort & Water Park boasts a water park, water sports facilities, a game room, and an indoor play area with board games. 

Various activities are offered in the surroundings, including golfing and fishing.

Margaritaville Resort Orlando

  • 8.7
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Kids' Club
  • Kids' TV
  • Game Room
  • Indoor Play Area
  • Pet-friendly

This Key West-themed resort in the heart of Orlando features amenities such as a sand-covered beach and a zero-entry pool. 

Margaritaville Resort Orlando offers complimentary activities such as cycling, live music, evening entertainment, a nightclub and a game room. Activities available at an extra charge include happy hour, stand-up comedy and waterpark. 

Family services provide strollers, kids’ TV channels, an indoor play area and babysitting. 

Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center

  • 8.5
  • Kissimmee
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Kids' Pool
  • Water Sports Facilities
  • Babysitting
  • Game Room
  • Picnic Area
  • Live Music

We continue our list of hotels with water slides in Orlando with Gaylord Palms Resort, which offers a waterslide and separate children’s and adults’ swimming pools.

This water park hotel also features gardens, a sand beach play area, waterfalls, on-site boutique shops, and a full-service spa. 

The food & drink offer includes 9 on-site restaurants, a kid-friendly buffet, and breakfast in the room.

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Four Seasons Resort Orlando

  • 9.6
  • 5
  • Luxury resort

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Playground

This stunning water park resort is situated within the Walt Disney World Resort. 

Four Seasons Resort Orlando features a fitness centre with on-demand digital classes, a championship golf course, tennis with on-site pro, a business centre, the Disney Planning Center as well as kids and teen amenities. 

For children, there is a Disney Character Breakfast available every Saturday, a kids’ club, waterslides, and pool toys

Fantasy World Resort

  • 8.6
  • Kissimmee
  • 3

  • Water Park
  • Playground
  • Karaoke
  • Pet-friendly

Just an 11-minute drive from Walt Disney World, this resort boasts 3 outdoor pools, 3 hot tubs, and an on-site restaurant.

In the water park, guests can enjoy a ride down the lazy river or 5-story water slides. 

There is also a fitness center with a sauna available on-site at Orlando Fantasy World Resort. 

At an additional cost, you can try an indoor surfing simulator available in this resort.

Related: hotels with lazy river in Orlando.

Orlando World Center Marriott

  • 8.1
  • 4

  • Waterslide
  • Kids' Pool
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Playground
  • Entertainment Staff
  • Golf

Orlando World Center Marriott, situated 1.5 mi from Walt Disney World, boasts 6 outdoor swimming pools and a championship golf course. 

This resort features a water park with two 200-foot water slides and a Splash Zone Children’s Pool. 

Food is served in 10 on-site restaurants and a fast-food court, while for drinks there is a poolside bar and Starbucks® Coffee shop.

Encore Resort at Reunion, Disney, Orlando

  • 8.1
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Playground
  • Kids' Club
  • Garden

This resort, located in Orlando, features villas with a garden with an outdoor pool, a fitness center, a bar and a shared lounge. 

Apart from free parking, the villa has a kitchen with a dishwasher, a microwave and a fridge, a living room with a seating area and a dining area, 8 bedrooms, and 7 bathrooms with a hot tub and a shower

This accommodations offer a range of wellness facilities, including a hot spring bath and a hot tub. 

For children, there are a water  park, a kids’ club and indoor and outdoor play areas available at the resort. 

Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek

  • 8.8
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Kids' Club
  • Board Games
  • Playground
  • Golf

Club Wyndham Bonnet Creek, situated within the Walt Disney World, features 5 outdoor pools, 2 lazy rivers, 6 hot tubs, 2 children’s water play areas, 3 restaurants, and a spa.

This water park hotel offers 2 game rooms with arcade games, table tennis, and billiards. For a more active vacation, there is a fitness center with cardio equipment, a walking path with a lake view, and a mini-golf course.

For entertainment purposes, the hotel has a kids’ club, karaoke, and a children’s playground

Reunion Resort & Golf Club

  • 8.6
  • Kissimmee
  • 5
  • Luxury resort

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Playground
  • Live Music
  • Ping-pong
  • Tennis Court
  • Golf

Situated within 10km of the Walt Disney World, this resort includes 11 outdoor pools with a children’s water park. 

Reunion Resort & Club offers 3 on-site golf courses, a golf academy a tennis court and fitness center. 

This resort’s impressive food & drinks offer boast 7 on-site restaurants and full-service dining being also available poolside.

For children, the resort provides outdoor play equipment, kids’ TV channels, a playground and babysitting services

Universal's Cabana Bay Beach Resort

  • 8.7
  • 3

  • Water Park
  • Family Rooms
  • Game Room
  • Table Tennis
  • Bowling

This Resort is right next to Universal’s Volcano Bay and 1.6 km to the Universal Studios Florida and Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme parks and Universal CityWalk.

Universal’s Cabana Bay Beach Resort features a water slide, 10-lane bowling alley (fees apply), and fitness center as well as a game room available on site.

Guests can stay in traditional or poolside rooms as well as spacious family suites which include fully equipped kitchenettes.

Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld®

  • 8.8
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Family Rooms
  • Table Tennis
  • Bowling
  • Horse Riding

Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld® is located adjacent to SeaWorld® aquarium park and 5.7 mi from Universal Orlando.

This family resort features an outdoor swimming pool with waterslides, a well-equipped fitness center, a sports bar, and a coffee shop available on-site. 

Some of the activities available off-site include horseback riding, bowling, hiking, and fishing. 

Coco Key Hotel & Water Park Resort

  • 6.8
  • 3

  • Water Park
  • Kids' Pool
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Indoor Play Area

Coco Key Hotel & Water Park Resort, located just 3 mi from the Universal Orlando Resort, offers an impressive outdoor water park of almost 20 ft²

The water park contains thrilling water slides, a jungle gym area, and a small children’s pool. 

This water park hotel also features an arcade with video games and prizes, a kids’ club, and an indoor play area.

Flamingo Waterpark Resort

  • 6.7
  • Kissimmee
  • 3

  • Water Park
  • Kids' Club
  • Playground
  • Game Room
  • Canoeing
  • Horse Riding

Flamingo Waterpark Resort boasts a heated, outdoor pool with a hot tub, water park facilities, and an on-site restaurant.

Select rooms at Flamingo Waterpark Resort are character-themed suites and may include a spa bath or a balcony with a water park view.

For a fee, Florida Flamingo Waterpark Resort offers a heated lazy river, water slides, and shaded pool seating at the water park. 

Apart from the water park, children can enjoy a kids’ club, an outdoor playground, an indoor play area with board games, and special kid meals. 

Waldorf Astoria Orlando

  • 8.8
  • 5
  • Luxury resort

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Kids' Club
  • Live Music
  • Golf

Situated on a 482-acre nature preserve, adjacent to Walt Disney World Resort, this Orlando hotel boasts a kids’ club, 2 swimming pools, a lazy river, and private cabanas. 

The offer of Waldorf Astoria Orlando includes an 18-hole golf course, a full-service spa, 12 on-site restaurants and in-room dining. 

Omni Orlando Resort at Championsgate

  • 8.6
  • Kissimmee
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Babysitting
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Pet-friendly
  • Golf

Omni Orlando Resort features 3 year-round outdoor pools, including a lazy river, a family pool with a water slide, a wave pool, and an adult pool with cabanas. 

Surrounded by 36 holes of championship golf, the resort has a signature Mokara Spa and 9 restaurants

The property also offers an on-site gift shop, a children’s playground, a fitness center, as well as tennis and basketball courts. 

At an extra charge, you can take advantage of a cooking class, a kids’ club, meeting facilities, and babysitting services. 

Walt Disney World Dolphin

  • 8.4
  • 4

  • Water Sports Facilities
  • Playground
  • Game Room
  • Picnic Area
  • Horse Riding

This hotel, located in the Walt Disney World Resort, features 5 outdoor pools, 4 hot tubs, and a health and wellness spa. 

Also, it provides a water taxi service to Epcot, Disney’s Boardwalk, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios or complimentary shuttle transportation to the Orlando Vineland Premium Outlets.

Walt Disney World Dolphin counts an astonishing number of 17 restaurants and lounges open to guests and the possibility of dining with Disney characters at the Garden Grove. 

Liki Tiki Village By Diamond Resorts

  • 8.1
  • 3

  • Water Park
  • Picnic Area
  • Game Room
  • Playground

Liki Tiki Village, situated only 3 mi from Walt Disney World, offers an on-site water park, a miniature golf course and spacious apartment-style accommodations with fully equipped kitchens.

Guests can enjoy facilities such as tennis and basketball courts, a gym and arcade room. 

One of the stars in the offer of Liki Tiki Village is the water park which features slides, a wave pool and separate children’s area. 

Lake Buena Vista Resort Village and Spa, a staySky Hotel & Resort Near Disney

  • 8.2
  • Lake Buena Vista
  • 4

  • Kids' Club
  • Playground
  • Golf

Lake Buena Vista Resort Village and Spa, located 2.9 miles away from Walt Disney World, offers impressive accommodation suites and facilities. 

All suites at the resort have a private balcony, full kitchen, and in-room whirlpool. 

The resort also features a  full-service spa and a themed pool area with a pirate ship. The Pirates Plunge pool area at Lake Buena Vista Resort boasts water cannons, waterslides, and hammocks

Holiday Inn Club Vacations At Orange Lake Resort, an IHG Hotel

  • 8.6
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Playground
  • Karaoke
  • Mini-golf

Adjacent to the Walt Disney World Resort, this resort features 8 restaurants, 4 golf courses, 3 arcades and a miniature golf course.

Pool and spa areas include a kids’ pool with waterslide, an adults’ pool, a hot tub and a fitness center. 

River Island water park‘s 335 m lazy river and water slides are 5 minutes’ drive away from villas and suites.

Activities, such as kids’ club, canoeing, ping-pong, golf and jet-skiing, are available at an additional charge. 

Caribe Royale Orlando

  • 8.7
  • 4

  • Wateslide
  • Babysitting
  • Game Room
  • Live Music
  • Golf
  • Pet-friendly

The tropical-style Caribe Royale Orlando resort, situated 2.3 miles from the Walt Disney World Resort,  features an outdoor pool, hot tub, and fitness center.

Various sports courts, a children’s playground, and a game room are available at the resort, as well as a free transfer service to nearby shopping, a 75-foot waterslide, and 2 hot tubs. 

For parents eager to have some time alone, this resort with water parks offers babysitting services and different spa treatments.   

Calypso Cay Vacation Villas

  • 7.7
  • Kissimmee
  • 3

  • Waterslide
  • Entertainment Staff
  • Playground
  • Picnic Area
  • Mini-golf

Last but not least on our list of hotels with water slides in Orlando is Calypso Cay!

Just a 4 mi drive from Disney World, this family resort offers a year-round outdoor pool with a waterslide, an on-site fitness center, bar and barbecue facilities. 

The outdoor area of the Villas features a mini golf course, a playground and a picnic area

Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek

  • 8.7
  • 4

  • Water Park
  • Indoor Play Area
  • Game Room
  • Golf
  • Garden

Let’s proceed with our list of the best hotels with water slides in Orlando with Signia by Hilton!

In this resort, adjacent to Walt Disney World Resort, you can find a 3-acre lazy river with a waterslide, fire pits and private cabanas.

While your kids enjoy the supervised children’s club, you can choose one of the 12 on-site restaurants  or the spa area for a romantic date. 

Crowne Plaza Orlando - Lake Buena Vista, an IHG Hotel

  • 7.7
  • 3

  • Water Slide
  • Kids' TV
  • Sun Terrace

Crowne Plaza Orlando – Lake Buena Vista, located only 0.6 mi from Walt Disney World and Disney Springs, features spacious rooms, an outdoor pool with a waterfall and a waterslide. 

The facilities of this water park hotel include a fitness center, a business center and a free on-site parking

Crowne Plaza Orlando – Lake Buena Vista offers a free transfer service to Walt Disney World Resort, Sea World and Universal Studios Orlando.

Universal's Loews Royal Pacific Resort

  • 9.0
  • 4

  • Babysitting
  • Family Rooms
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Pet-friendly

This hotel with water slides is just 10 minutes’ walk away from Universal CityWalk, which offers shopping, dining, and nightlife.

The resort features a volleyball court, 2 hot tubs, and transfer service to Universal Studios theme parks.

Guests have 6 on-site restaurants to choose from and for kids there is a kids’ club and babysitting sevices available at an extra cost. 

Embassy Suites by Hilton- Lake Buena Vista Resort

  • 8.0
  • 4

  • Family Rooms
  • Kids' Pool
  • Kids' TV
  • Playground
  • Board Games

Next up on our list of the best hotels with water parks in Orlando is Embassy Suites by Hilton!

With 2 outdoor pools open all year, one for kids and one for adults, this resort has everything you need for a fun time with your family. 

The water park of this family resort includes a waterslide, but if your kids are easily bored they can also go to the playground or play board games indoors. 

Hilton Vacation Club Mystic Dunes Orlando

  • 8.6
  • 4

  • Waterslide
  • Water Sports Facilities
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room
  • Karaoke

This Orlando resort with water parks boasts 4 outdoor pools, a 2-story water slide and a restaurant on site. 

Guests of the Mystic Dunes resort can choose from a range of activities such as playing at the tennis courts or the 18-hole mini golf course, while the younger ones can spend time in the kids’ club, at the playground or at the game room.  

Universal's Hard Rock Hotel®

  • 8.9
  • 4

  • Babysitting
  • Table Tennis
  • Kids' Club
  • Game Room

Centrally located at Universal Orlando, Universal’s Hard Rock Hotel®, features a 12,000-square-foot pool with underwater music and rock and roll memorabilia decor.

The hotel’s facilities  include a waterslide, a hot tub and a steam room free of charge, and a spa, a fitness center and a sauna available with an additional charge. 

If you want to spend some time alone, you can take your kids to the hotel’s kids’ club or you can use the babysitting services available. 

Things to do in Orlando with kids

Explore the best plans, activities and attractions for kids in Orlando. We compiled a list of everything you need to organize a perfect family vacation in Orlando.  All in one place, just scroll down for more information!

Discovery Cove

This versatile attraction, perfect for all ages, will give you a chance to spend a day in a completely different surrounding. 

Discovery Cove activities include swimming with dolphins, snorkeling with fish and rays, hand-feeding tropical birds and being up-close with different animals. 

This park also features unlimited food and drinks, white sand beaches, tropical lagoons, winding rivers and waterfalls.

Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World, a 27,258 acres Florida entertainment gem, features four massive theme parks and two water parks. 

Your kids can enjoy different rollercoasters, rides, slides,  character experiences and other Disney-inspired attractions. 

If a fairytale is all your kids dream about, this park will definitely make their wishes come true!

Aquatica Orlando

Aquatica, water park with the most water slides in Orlando, is a perfect destination for adrenaline rush fans. 

This water park boasts the world’s tallest dueling racer with high-speed twists, Riptide Race, which can make you leave Orlando feeling like a winner. 

On your mark, get set, go!

Universal Studios Florida

The Universal Studios Florida  will make you feel part of your favourite TV shows and movies.

Among other studios, this theme park can take you The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, home of the world’s favourite wizard and his friends. 

Disney's Blizzard Beach Water Park

Disney’s Blizzard Beach Water Park features one of the tallest, fastest free-fall body slides in the world!

However, the park also has polar-themed play area for the little ones and different waterslides.

If you or your kids love some competition, don’t miss the Toboggan Racers, an 8-lane waterslide which will make your adrenaline spike up a bit. Don’ forget, the most important thing is to take part!

SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium

Take your kids to the SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium to explore the fascinating underwater world.

Don’t miss Florida’s only 360° ocean tunnel, the most popular attraction of this park which sells out really fast, so make sure to buy your tickets in advance. 

SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium allows you to touch sea creatures, come face to fin with sharks and a rescued sea turtles, or witness mesmerizing exhibits. 

More water park resorts and hotels with water slides near orlando

If you’ve already been to Orlando and now you want to check out more places or these resorts simply don’t match your taste, check out our recommendations for water park getaways in other USA destinations!

FAQ

  • What are the best hotels with water parks in Orlando?

    By far, the best-rated hotel with water slides we would reccommend is Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort. We highly doubt the location of this resort with water parks could be any better, which makes attractions for kids available whenever they want it. We all know how children love everything Disney and this resort offers the best of both worlds, a mix of luxury for adults and playfulness for children. If you pick this resort, you definitely won't regret it!

  • What do you have to know before making a reservation for hotels with water parks in Orlando?

    First of all, before making a reservation you should check the offer of facilities and activities the hotel with water slides features. Also, it would be good to consult with your children and try to pick the hotel according to their wishes. Of course, do not forget about your own comfort and check if the hotel offers either babysitting services or a kids' club, which will give you some well-deserved rest from parent duty. 

  • What are the best cheap hotels with water parks in Orlando?

    Travelling on budget and having fun definitely go hand in hand. That's why, from our list of best family resorts and hotels with waterparks in Orlando, we would say the best cheapest hotels are the following: Liki Tiki Village, Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club By Diamond Resorts and Flamingo Waterpark Resort. All three options offer various rooms of all price ranges, but the cheapest options are available in these three family resorts. A lower price is reflected either in the waterpark areas, services and facilities, location,  staff or cleanliness ratings. 

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What waterpark has the most slides in Florida?

Aquatica SeaWorld runs one of their three Aquatica water parks in Florida, and it just so happens that the attraction is home to more water slides than any other park in Orlando.

Can you go to both Disney water parks in one day?

Disney Theme Park Base Ticket with Water Park and Sports Option (does not include park hopping) — This ticket allows you one "plus visit" for each day of admission to your choice of two water parks or other select attractions.

Is the water heated at Disney water parks?

All of the pools throughout the Walt Disney World Resort are heated year-round and this does include Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach! Grab your swimsuit and sunscreen and enjoy the warm water. Have a magical day!