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A shipwreck left behind by some imagined, century-ago seashore
fate rises as the centerpiece of a two-and-a-half-acre water-playground
at Disney's Yacht Club Resort and Disney's Beach Club Resort.
Guests enjoy a bounty of leisure opportunities at a well-equipped
health club, Periwigs beauty salon, an electronic arcade, a bright
and bouncy soda shop, volleyball, a lakeside marina and the mini-waterpark,
all convenient to both hotels.
Mateys who dare can scramble aboard the shipwreck for a slide through
the remains of a once-towering mast . . . down into twisting rock
gorges and finally into the waters of Stormalong Bay. Toes curl
in soft, white-sand stream-bottoms of a meandering lagoon where
surprises await around every curve: a bubbling bay, whirling waters,
sinking sand, waterfalls and three hot spas.
Guests can splash around three lagoon areas -- including one specially
designed for younger water-lovers with a depth of 2 to 3 feet.
A spiral stair on board the life-sized shipwreck ascends to a 150-foot
mast, broken and askew -- all the better to serve as a flume plummeting
toward a rocky outcropping where 150 more feet of spins complete
a fast-moving thrill-slide. Younger swimmers can test a scaled-down
slide into the stern of the shipwreck.
For more sedate water fun, each hotel also features a "quiet pool"
in alcoves far removed from Stormalong Bay. There also are motorized
watercraft available at the marina, located on a 25-acre lake, as
well as canopy and pedal boats, cruises and fishing excursions.
A tile-lined, 12-person Jacuzzi, reminiscent of the famous old
health spas, is the centerpiece of the 4,750-square-foot Ship Shape
Health Club. A steam bath, sauna and massage rooms also are included
for relaxing moments after workouts on an array of machines that
provide both weight exercises and aerobic conditioning.
The weight room includes 19 apparatuses -- eight that utilize computerization
for weight and resistance, and 11 others of a more conventional
nature using lead weights to exercise legs, abdomen and upper body.
The aerobics room is equipped with 12 machines -- five treadmills,
four stationary bikes, three stepping machines and one rowing machine.
The club features staff trained to assist guests in use of the
equipment and in training programs.
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