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Tell me more about teh snorkling please Thinking of taking our 5 yr old dd on it as well as our 9 yr old son. Love biking too. Don't want to do the sting ray thing-Steve Irwin is just tooo much on the mind with that one.
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If it's any consolation, Disney's sting rays have had their stingers clipped-off. I know, just the thought of Steve's fate may be too much, but you'll be much, much safer.
Snorkeling will be very challenging for any child who isn't already confident in the water. It doesn't have anything to do with needing to be a good swimmer (everyone wears buoyancy vests), but snorkeling requires confidence in the water, since one has to place ones face into the water, not fear inhaling water through the snorkel, and, especially for a shorter children, to venture into water that's over their heads (the shallowest water is very murky and stirred-up, so to escape the murk, it's off to deeper water you'll go).
The snorkel lagoon is actually one part of the family beach. As part of the family beach, it's enclosed and protected by a stone jetty and shark netting. The snorkeling area is roped-off from the rest of the beach, and there are also several roped-off snorkeling "trails" within the snorkel area to keep folks on the right track. There are several lifeguards stationed around the lagoon, including on lifeguard posts that are placed in the deepest water (no need to race all the way from shore in the case of trouble). This isn't a lush tropical reef environment - it's mostly sandy-bottomed. DCL had to submerge various cast-concrete "artifacts" to shelter and attract fish and coral formations (and entertain/amuse snorkelers) but even after about a dozen years, they still have a long way to go. There will be some small and medium-sized fish, but whether that's a welcome thing, or a scare factor, depends on the individual.
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Thankyou again!!!
I do have another question: with the bikes, are there any bikes with a "co pilot" (bike that attaches to another one) or a bike seat for kids that don't know how to ride and can still go along? My son and I LOVE to bike, but my daughter has yet to master it. If they don't have this, I had better start to get her to ride before the snow comes, which is about 1 1/2 mths for us here.
I am taking my dd for private swim lessons this winter with the snorkling things so that she can go and enjoy it and be used to being in deep water without being afraid. She is already pretty good but this willl help her so we can all enjoy it.
That is great to know about the sting ray thing. I don't think many of us will forget what happened to Steve Irwin!
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They haven't had tandem bikes, to my knowledge, but they have a fair number of adult-sized bikes with jump seats for smaller kids.
It's a good idea to book the sting rays ahead of time, since those sessions fill up and you'll probably want to have your choice of times, but generally there are enough bikes, floats, snorkel gear, etc. available to do on-the-spot rentals. My feeling is that folks over-estimate how much they can do in the course of a single day, and reserve more recreational gear than they can use (more money for Disney, no real benefit for the guests).
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snorkeling. The equiptment was really pretty cheap. He saw a huge baracuda, and all kinds of beautiful fish, sunken Minnie. We went to the gift shop and bought an underwater camera since I don't snorkel
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I loved snorkeling and did it for several hours! It was fun, my DD barely 6 at the time snorkeled with me and she did great, her big issue was with flippers so she just took them off. She loved seeing the yellowfin tuna, and the submerged disney stuff, other than that I loved shopping! You can get stuff you can't get other places. I also enjoyed cocktails on the beach!
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What are "jump seats" that Dave mentioned Are they the seats that go on the back or front of the adult bike? I gotta get this one figured out before the snow comes (can be Sept or early Oct here, and people wonder why I dream of Florida lol)and get her biking on her own.
Yeah, I can see us being one of "those" families that want to do everything and over due it and run out of time lol. I can see this cruise as being a very active one and not slow paced at all I'll need 2 wks to recover from my vacation......
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The Jet-ski is $95 for one person, $160 for two people on the same jetski. The driver must be 18, the passenger 8, and the max weight is 450 pounds for both.
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Thinking of taking our 5 yr old dd on it as well as our 9 yr old son. Love biking too. Don't want to do the sting ray thing-Steve Irwin is just tooo much on the mind with that one. 
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Are they the seats that go on the back or front of the adult bike? I gotta get this one figured out before the snow comes (can be Sept or early Oct here, and people wonder why I dream of Florida lol)and get her biking on her own. 
I'll need 2 wks to recover from my vacation......
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