The Humunga Kowabunga waterslides at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon are closed indefinitely for a scheduled refurbishment or a potential rebuild.

Humunga Kowabunga Refurbishment — or Rebuilding?

The original version of Humunga Kowabunga was a pair of slides that opened with the park in 1989; these were replaced by the current trio of slides in 1998. As of January 20, the Walt Disney World website shows that the Humunga Kowabunga slides are closed with no specified reopening date:

A recent permit suggests that the Humunga Kowabunga slide(s) at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon water park could be rebuilt. The permit contracts contracting ProSlide Technology, Inc. — the original builders of the original and 1990s versions of the slides — for “general construction” at Humunga Kowabunga.

The contracting of ProSlide by FAM indicates the ride won’t be redesigned but it could be rebuilt to ensure it’s up to modern standards.

Mayday Falls, the highest and longest waterslide at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon, is also currently closed. At this time, Disney has not shared a reason for the closure or a reopening date.

The closures won’t affect guests for long, as Typhoon Lagoon will close in February, coinciding with the reopening of Blizzard Beach. It’s also recently been closed for several days-long stretches due to unseasonably cold weather in Orlando.

Both parks will be open at the same time by late May, but it is currently unknown whether Humunga Kowabunga or Mayday Falls will reopen at that time.

‘Painful Wedgie’ Lawsuit

The permit’s filing follows the conclusion of a 2023 lawsuit filed in Orange County, FL against Disney for a “painful wedgie” suffered on Humunga Kowabunga that resulted in one guest’s “severe and permanent” injuries. The plaintiff recently voluntarily dismissed the lawsuit.

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