Cinderella Castle, as viewed from Seven Seas Lagoon, Walt Disney World Florida

The Seven Seas Lagoon is the man-made lake in front of the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. This article is about the Theme park at Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World Resort is the most visited and largest recreational resort in the world containing four Theme parks two Water parks twenty-three themed hotels Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The lake reaches a depth of 14 feet. The lake connects with the adjacent Bay Lake. Bay Lake is a body of water about one mile (1500 m across and a depth of 12 feet (3

Uses and history

The Seven Seas Lagoon is used for boating activities at the resort. Boating, the leisurely activity of traveling by Boat typically refers to the Recreational use of boats whether Power boats sail boats, or Fishing was not allowed in the Lagoon until the mid-1990s, some 25 years after Walt Disney World's opening. However, the plan had existed from the start and fish were set free in the lagoon in 1973. Swimming was also allowed in the lagoon until it was discovered that the lagoon was harboring very dangerous amoeba Naegleria fowleri that grows in the very warm still waters throughout Florida. Amoeba (sometimes amœba or ameba, plural amoebae) is a Genus of Protozoa that moves Naegleria fowleri (pronounced /nə'ɡlɪəɹiə/ (also known as "the Brain -eating amoeba" is a free-living Excavate form of Protist The lagoon is also the site of the Electrical Water Pageant. The Electrical Water Pageant is a show that takes place several times every evening (weather permitting in Walt Disney World 's Seven Seas Lagoon and Bay Lake

The General Joe Potter steamboat, used for transporting guests to the Magic Kingdom

The Seven Seas Lagoon was originally configured for artificial waves, tall enough to allow surfing. The machine began operation with the opening of the resort in 1971. However, it was soon disabled after causing severe beach erosion to the Polynesian Village Resort, for which the machine was installed^[1]. Disney's Polynesian Resort is a Disney owned and operated AAA Four-Diamond award winning resort located at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Bordering resorts

Three resorts border the Seven Seas Lagoon, with two of them having beaches.

• Disney's Contemporary Resort
• Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa
• Disney's Polynesian Resort

References

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