Uploaded October 2016 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Typhoon Lagoon's Shark Reef at Walt Disney World officially closed on October 3, 2016 to make way for a new attraction at the water park called Miss Fortune Falls.
I took my last dive at the Shark Reef, which also was my first time. With our family having smaller children, taking time to make the snorkel dive didn't seem to work out well for us in the past. Now that the kids are a bit older and can take care of themselves a bit better with only on parent, I was able to slip away and take on the Shark Reef.
Disney World provided the mask, snorkel, and life preserver to make the dive at Shark Reef. It was all free of charge and wasn't an additional cost to anyone.
The Shark Reef rules were really simple: don't kick your feet and simply make your way from one end to the other.
I found a few surprising things on my dive: I didn't expect the water to be so cold. The CM said they keep the water (it's salt water to mimic the conditions of the ocean) between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The water in the other parts of Typhoon Lagoon during the summer and fall are closer to 85 degrees, so it's a HUGE difference! The second thing I didn't expect in the Shark Reef was seeing so few sharks. I think I saw 3 different sharks, and they were smaller. I suppose it makes sense to not have bigger sharks swimming with so many people...I was just expecting to see bigger ones, I guess.
My Typhoon Lagoon Shark Reef at Walt Disney World video was shot on a GoPro Hero 3 Black.
Music by Joakim Karud soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/divider
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
Typhoon Lagoon's Shark Reef at Walt Disney World officially closed on October 3, 2016 to make way for a new attraction at the water park called Miss Fortune Falls.
I took my last dive at the Shark Reef, which also was my first time. With our family having smaller children, taking time to make the snorkel dive didn't seem to work out well for us in the past. Now that the kids are a bit older and can take care of themselves a bit better with only on parent, I was able to slip away and take on the Shark Reef.
Disney World provided the mask, snorkel, and life preserver to make the dive at Shark Reef. It was all free of charge and wasn't an additional cost to anyone.
The Shark Reef rules were really simple: don't kick your feet and simply make your way from one end to the other.
I found a few surprising things on my dive: I didn't expect the water to be so cold. The CM said they keep the water (it's salt water to mimic the conditions of the ocean) between 55 and 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The water in the other parts of Typhoon Lagoon during the summer and fall are closer to 85 degrees, so it's a HUGE difference! The second thing I didn't expect in the Shark Reef was seeing so few sharks. I think I saw 3 different sharks, and they were smaller. I suppose it makes sense to not have bigger sharks swimming with so many people...I was just expecting to see bigger ones, I guess.
My Typhoon Lagoon Shark Reef at Walt Disney World video was shot on a GoPro Hero 3 Black.
Music by Joakim Karud soundcloud.com/joakimkarud
CGI Snake by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: chriszabriskie.com/divider
Artist: chriszabriskie.com
