Disney Cruise Line guests visiting Castaway Cay may encounter intermittent closures at Pelican Plunge, the floating waterslide and play platform in the Bahamas.
According to notices shared in Disney Cruise Line’s Navigator app, the attraction is closed “over the coming weeks” for necessary refurbishments. The cruise line has not announced when the work will be finished or when Pelican Plunge will return to consistent operation.
The attraction was also reported closed for refurbishment in August, though some recent visitors said it had reopened for at least some September and October sailings. Disney Cruise Line has not detailed the reason for the repeated closures or whether work is being done on different portions of the structure at different times.
Pelican Plunge has two slides—one open and one enclosed—plus a water dump bucket and water cannons. Guests must be at least 38 inches tall to ride, and because the platform is reached by swimming, visitors also need to be able to swim to it. The slides empty into the swimming lagoon, and complimentary life vests are available.
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Some guests have said the Navigator app notice arrived only the night before, or the morning of, their Castaway Cay stop. Families whose plans include the attraction may want to check the app as their sailing approaches the private island.
Other Castaway Cay activities remain available when Pelican Plunge is unavailable, including a smaller lagoon play structure, the Spring-a-Leak splash pad, swimming, shore excursions, tetherball, basketball, ping-pong, the Monstro Point whale dig site and shopping. Waterslides aboard Disney Cruise Line ships typically remain open while the ship is at Castaway Cay.
