

The floor beneath me gives way and I’m plunging down the 348 feet Aqua Slide. The excitement in me starts to bubble up and pushing the fear aside, I move towards the Tower Pondering I’m looking at kids and adults alike coming off the slides laughing and having such a great time. The River moves slowly down a one-eighth of a mile course past beautiful foliage inspired by the local South Florida surroundings. The Constrictor, a 558-foot slide for 1- 2 riders on rafts Master Blaster, a 486-foot slide for 1-2 riders on rafts Boomerango, a 377-foot slide for 2-4 riders on rafts, the Whizzard, a 266 foot two-slide single rider mat racer slide and two Aqua Drop body slides, 348 feet and 286 feet………you get to pick how long you want the terror to last. Designed by WhiteWater, the 60-foot water slide tower features seven slides. Setting up my space in the cabana, I decided there’s no harm in just re-reading all about the Tower and all it has to offer. But now as an adult, the thought of going on anything that’s going to drop, shake or scare me to my core wasn’t appealing. I remember loving Waterparks as a kid so much that my fingers would shrivel up like prunes and my Mother would have to pull me out screaming. Strange reason, I feel a little tinge of excitement starting to brew inside of me. Passing countless lounge chairs with fluffy thick white towels on them, the 60-foot tower is staring at me, and for some Or I can get something quick like a slice of pizza at Freestyle, Tidal Cove’s second place to eat. Swordfish churrasco, steamed mussels, shrimp ceviche and blackened mahi-mahi sandwiches all sounded great.

While my friends are all having fun at the Tower, I can have a great lunch and some cocktails while relaxing in this two-story open-air restaurant and bar. While strolling to one of 25 private luxury cabanas The Surf House Bar and Grillappears, and I’m relieved. I’m tempted to purchase some candy and a purse shaped like a slice of watermelon for my niece, but I move on. Stopping in the Waterpark Retail Store first, I pick-up some screen and a hat from the wide selection of items they have to offer. It’s minutes away by foot when you’re staying at the resort.

My group and I take a short walk from the JW Marriott Turnberry Resortand Spa to Tidal Cove. I figured, ok….I’ll just stay in the VP pool area for adults. But how can I say no? The whole crowd is going. It’s the newest addition to the newly renovated JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort and Spa which houses a 60-foot tower with seven water slides, a 4,000 square foot kid pool with an aquatic play structure,Īnd the first-ever FlowRider Triple surf simulation pool offering three surfing areas totaling 42-feet wide. I’ve read about Tidal Cove before coming to the Resort. Picture this: I’m vacationing at the luxury JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort and Spa when someone in the party I’m traveling with says “Hey, let’s go to Tidal Cove…I love Waterparks it will be so much fun!” I was hoping this day wouldn’t come, but here it was.
