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UNIVERSAL ORLANDO · ORLANDO, FLORIDA

Universal Volcano Bay

“water is life, life is joy”

A water park built around a 200-foot volcano that pours waterfalls by day and glows lava-red by night — the Waturi followed a magical fin across the Pacific to build it, and honestly, fair.

Krakatau Volcano
Icon · Krakatau

✦ krakatau pours waterfalls by day and glows lava-red after dark

THE ANIMATED COLLECTION · 16 PIECES

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Krakatau

4
Krakatau Aqua Coaster
Coaster
Canoes launched uphill through the mountain.
Ko'okiri Body Plunge
Drop tower
A trapdoor, 125 feet, and your life choices.
Kala & Tai Nui Serpentine Body Slides
Water slide
Twin serpents, intertwined drops.
Punga Racers
Water slide
Four lanes of manta mat racing.

Wave Village

2
Waturi Beach
Landmark
The wave lagoon at the volcano's feet.
The Reef
Landmark
The calm pool with the plunge-tube view.

River Village

5
TeAwa The Fearless River
Raft ride
The rapids river with actual rapids.
Kopiko Wai Winding River
Boat ride
The lazy one, through a glowing cave.
Honu ika Moana
Raft ride
Turtle and whale rafts, wall-riding.
Runamukka Reef
Landmark
The coral fort for the small ones.
Tot Tiki Reef
Landmark
Tiki spouts at toddler height.

Rainforest Village

4
Maku Puihi Round Raft Rides
Raft ride
Six-person rafts into the mist bowls.
Ohyah and Ohno Drop Slides
Water slide
Slides that end four feet above the water. Then don't.
Taniwha Tubes
Water slide
Four intertwined serpent tubes.
Puka Uli Lagoon
Landmark
The quiet tide pool.
opened
May 25, 2017
villages
Four, one volcano
the icon
Krakatau
my headliners
Aqua Coaster · Ko'okiri · TeAwa

Volcano Bay's trick is that it's a water park with a theme park's soul: one giant icon, a fictional island nation with actual lore, and a wristband that waits in line so you can float instead.

Do Ko'okiri once for the story and the aqua coaster twice for the joy. Then claim a spot on Waturi Beach and watch the volcano do its thing until the lava lights come on.

Every piece above is hand-drawn and animated — the waterfalls pour (switch to dark mode for the lava), the canoe climbs the mountain, the trapdoor keeps opening, and the beach never stops bobbing.

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