After having gone to both water parks in the Vegas valley I can write my reviews. Let me start off by saying Cowabunga bay is twice as good as Wet n Wild. Tons of more shade. Newer and way bigger rides. The raft lift was a lifesaver and so much easier to ride rides with. I don't mind lifting the single or double rafts but the larger ones are a pain to lift so the elevator for those made all the difference. Not to mention their drop slide is way cooler, even though it creates much longer lines. Even the mat slides were cooler. I preferred the additional water features in the lazy river and larger waves and pool in the wave pool. Great use of all the space they have with the 4-in-1 slides. Didn't get to try the food but we were allowed reentry so we went out for dinner. We went after five for discounted tickets disco night. Completely worth it. I just wish they would have capitalized on the disco part more (the lights not the music. Not fond of disco.) Cowabunga bay is far from perfect for now but is a huge improvement compared to Wet n Wild with the exception of the kids area.