Castaway Bay: Background
This waterfront hotel on Lake Erie is owned by the Cedar Point amusement park, a venerable institution that built its first roller coaster in 1892, and is now legendary for roller coasters in the 21st century. (Cedar Point has ample fun for little kids too-- read more about Cedar Point amusement park.)
The Castaway Bay Resort is tropical-themed and has 237 hotel rooms and suites, 38,000-square-foot indoor water park, arcade, craft and child activity center, spa and more. Guests get early entrance into the water park.*
Water park highlights include:
- 5-story structure with Caribbean theme, palm trees, huts, inland lagoons
- admission restricted to Castaway Bay guests
- Cargo Crossing interactive play area
- wave pool, with 3-foot waves for body-surfing
- Lookout Lagoon Family Funhouse
- Toddler's Tide Pool play area
- Rendezvous Run "water roller coaster" that propels riders uphill using water jets.
Find out more about Cedar Point's Castaway Bay:
- visit the Castaway Bay site
- About's Guide for Theme Parks has a profile and photo tour
- Check prices at Kayak.com
This brief profile is meant to introduce this resort to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not visited in person.
* Always check resort sites for updates.il
