Typhoon Lagoon at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, attracted more people than any other U.S. water park in 2013, with 2.1 million visitors. 
Disney's Blizzard Beach at Walt Disney World was the second most visited water park in the U.S. in 2013. 
Ihu's Breakaway Falls is the newest thrill ride at Aquatica, SeaWorld's Waterpark, the third most popular water park in the United States. The park claims its new drop slide is the steepest and only multidrop tower slide of its kind in Orlando. 
The Surf Lagoon looks tame from afar but the Orlando Wet 'n Wild park attraction actually features 4-foot waves in a 17,000 square-foot wave pool. Wet 'n Wild in Orlando was the fourth most visited water park in the United States in 2013, with 1.3 million visitors. 
Schlitterbahn Waterpark & Resort in New Braunfels, Texas, drew just over a million visitors in 2013. 
Even historical playground Colonial Williamsburg has a water park, the sixth most visited U.S. park in 2013. Water Country USA, features the largest wave pool in Virginia. The 4-foot waves at Surfers Bay Wave Pool start crashing every 10 minutes, and each wave cycle lasts 8 minutes. 
Take a break from the thrill rides of Adventure Island in Tampa, Florida, to relax on the Rambling Bayou ride (shown here). This half-mile tube ride tours a rain forest at the seventh most popular water park in the United States in 2013. 
The Cliffhanger Speed Slides are one of the star attractions at the Schlitterbahn Waterpark in Galveston, Texas. Starting at 81 feet high, riders can free fall to reach speeds approaching 40 mph. The park attracted more than a half million visitors in 2013. 
On Hyland Hills Water World's Turbo Racer (shown here) in Denver, Colorado, riders start headfirst, belly-down on a thin mat, dashing down an eight-lane, racetrack slide. The park was the ninth most visited water park in 2013. 
Death-defying rides like the Tornado (shown here) at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Arlington, Texas, will soak and thrill you during hot summer days. The park ranked 10th in attendance among U.S. water parks in 2013.
- Nearly 11 million people visited the top 10 U.S. parks last year
- Two of Disney's Florida water parks attracted the most visitors
- Five of the most visited water parks in the U.S. are in Florida
(CNN) -- Want to surf 4-foot waves or snorkel in coral reefs as the summer sun shines bright?
There's no need to book your flight to Hawaii or Palau. The top 10 water parks in the United States have waves, reefs, tubing and water slides.
Disney water parks came in first and second place for attendance among North American water parks on the 2013 Theme Index, which tracks theme park and water park attendance around the globe. Nearly 11 million people headed to the top 10 water parks in the United States in 2013, and about 4 million headed to two Disney World water parks in Florida.
The index, released this month as part of the TEA/AECOM Global Attractions Attendance Report, tracks water park attendance in North America, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Middle East.
On the global list, Chimelong Waterpark in Guangzhou, China, ranked No. 1 in the world for water park attendance, followed by two Disney World parks in second and third places. Parks in South Korea, Brazil and Australia joined other Orlando, Florida, parks to round out the top 10 most visited parks globally.
Click through the gallery above to see the top 10 most visited water parks in the United States.
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