Good:
+ Excellent kiddie island - 4 stories of much fun and usable by adults.
+ Very good set of toddler slides (choice of 4)
+ New facility - opened in May 2013
+ Excellent swimmer to lifeguard ratio
+ Super fun rides including a slide racer where 5-6 sliders race down the watery rainbow slope
+ Food taste - had a very tasty chicken teriyaki sandwich
+ There are some water misters in the wait lines to keep you cool
+ An excellent adjacent public park was fun to play in after we left the swimpark for the day
Bad:
- Location. This new location is far, far off the Strip and requires a long drive to get there. Back parking lot is a hike to the front.
- Cost. Everything costs so much - extra for parking, extra for tube rental, expensive locker rental, extra expense for line-jumping pass, extremely costly charge ($150) for cabana rental. This is on top of the hefty $40 per adult charge.
- Changing Rooms. Little to no clothes changing stalls in both male and female bathrooms; very few showers.
- Entry. Entrances to the wave pool and lazy river are narrow and cause congestion
- Tubes. You have to haul your own float tube to the top of the rides - no conveyor belt to assist in getting the tube to the top
- Wait time - longish lines (without the line jump band) meant a long wait between fun rides.
- Special salt water conditioning system in pools is harsh on swim suits - my daughter's dark pink suit came home very light pink
Tip:
* Take your own shade and chairs - those are in short supply
* Be sure to wear flip-flops or watershoes to all the rides - there is a LOT of non-shaded cement and it gets very hot.