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I had a notion to go to this water park after finding out my bf gets corporate discounts through his company, so we gave it a shot. We dragged my sister and her husband along - so that's 4 adults in total.
Let me say, it's REALLY geared towards families. However we all knew this going in, so if any adults are considering going with ONLY adults, my review may speak to you more than it would to adults with children interested in going.
Check in was a breeze, and I was offered a room upgrade to a suite for only $50 more. I said sign me up! The room was fabulous, spacious, and could sleep 8 easily. Two separate bed rooms with doors, 1 with a king w/tv and private bath, other 1 with two double beds w/tv, then a pull out double sleeper in the shared living space w/tv and shared bath. Small "dorm size" fridge, microwave, and coffee pot. Very much worth the $50.
Now, to the water park. The howling tornado...what a ride! Def for thrill seekers, as was the River Canon Run on a slightly smaller scale. Def. got our hearts pumping! The Mountain Edge Raceway was fun to race on, as was the totem towers. The highlight for me was the wave pool and huge water bucket. [clearly I'm not a thrill seeker, lol]
The Cabana we rented for the day was FABULOUS. Seating for 6 - 4 chairs & table, and 2 lounge chairs. Well stocked fridge with assorted soft & sports drinks, water, and fruit juices. The Cabanas are located in a good area, easy access to all the attractions. Cabana service was alil spotty, the call attendant button does not always work, or only half your food order will go through via the touch pad. We resorted to only using the call button and putting the food order in directly with the attendant. We tipped him well for all the running around he did for us. The food was only okay, out of the chicken sandwich, pepperoni pizza, hummus and veg, sadly the french fries were the best. [what does THAT say about the food...] We opted to go outside the park for dinner, seeing as the food wasn't that fabulous within. [don't go to Twin Peaks if you have children, Twin Peaks has nothing to do with the movie....which we found out the hard way.....]
I'd have to say, overall for 4 adults we had a good time. But the rides get old quick and there's only so much wading you can do.
The major plus [besides the Cabana!] was the lifeguards on duty were totally on their game. Never distracted from scanning the waters, signaling to each other, and whistling to put unruly children [and adults!] in their place to keep it safe for all. Most notably, a live drill in the wave pool. Another guard snuck in the water with a dummy and the guard on duty promptly "saved" the dummy. We cheered and applauded for him - job well done.
So parents, be happy the life guards are on their game, and when in doubt, put a life vest on your kids - they provide complimentary ones at the entrance.
All in all, we had a nice time, will be back...but to the one in PA as it has a lazy river and we will go when the kids are back in school so it'll be less crowded.
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