Boggy Creek Airboat Rides
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Our take
By Matt Spaulding, Founder and writer
Boggy Creek is one of the closest fan-boat rides to the Orlando parks, about 30 minutes south of Disney on Lake Tohopekaliga, the marshy headwaters of the Everglades. A flat-bottomed airboat skims the shallow grass where wild alligators, wading birds and turtles actually live, with a USCG-licensed captain narrating as you go. Pick the 30-minute ride for the speed and the scenery, or the full hour if you want more water under you. Sunset and night rides run too, and the site doubles as a half-day family stop: there's a gem mine, a small wildlife area, and a BBQ restaurant, all bundled into the Ultimate package with park admission and lunch if you want to stretch it out. The catch is that wild means wild. Gator and bird sightings aren't guaranteed, and they thin out in the heat of a peak-summer midday, so a late-July noon ride can come up quiet. Afternoon Florida thunderstorms regularly delay or scrap departures, the open boat runs hot, loud and buggy, and the base 30-minute ride is short. The price climbs fast once you add the gem-mine and lunch upgrades, and you'll need a car for the drive down. Best for families, first-time Florida visitors, and wildlife lovers who go in knowing the gators call the shots.
Quick facts
- Best for
- Families, first-time Florida visitors
- How long
- 30 min or 1 hr; sunset & night too
- Options
- Ride only, or Ultimate w/ gem mine + BBQ
- Where
- Lake Toho, Kissimmee, ~30 min S of Disney
- Hours
- 7 days, roughly 9am-5pm
- Wildlife
- Gator sightings not guaranteed
- Parking
- Free
Where it is
2001 E Southport Rd, Kissimmee, FL 34746, headwaters of the Everglades on Lake Tohopekaliga, about 30 minutes south of the Disney parks
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How far is Boggy Creek from Disney World?
About 30 minutes south by car, on Lake Tohopekaliga in Kissimmee. Budget the drive time and plan on having a car.
Will we actually see alligators?
Often, but it's not guaranteed. Wild gators and birds thin out in the midday summer heat, so a morning ride tends to give you the best odds.
How long is the airboat ride?
You choose: a 30-minute ride or a full hour, with sunset and night tours also offered. The base 30-minute trip is short, so go for the hour if you want more time on the water.
What else is there to do at Boggy Creek besides the airboat ride?
The site works as a half-day family stop: there's a gem mine, a small wildlife area, and a BBQ restaurant. The Ultimate package bundles the ride with park admission and lunch. That's also where the cost climbs, so decide before you book whether you want the extras.
Does Boggy Creek do sunset or night airboat rides?
Yes. Sunset and night rides run alongside the daytime trips, and the daytime schedule is seven days a week, roughly 9am to 5pm.
What's the airboat ride actually like?
You're on a flat-bottomed boat skimming shallow marsh grass on Lake Tohopekaliga, with a USCG-licensed captain narrating as you go. The boat is open, so it runs hot, loud and buggy. Afternoon Florida thunderstorms regularly delay or scrap departures, so a morning slot is the safer booking.