Went to the Harbors waterpark on Wednesday and it was a disaster.
1. Both wave pools were closed. One was all day and the second was due to not having enough lifeguards.
2. They sold us a drink container that had a dead mosquito plastered to the side. Didn't see it till we had already taken drinks. Thanks for the Zika, Carowinds. BLEGH.
3. Huge line at the lazy river and they made you get off after one revolution. There were tons of tubes to go around and they were still making people wait.
4. Three splash pools open for little kids, no rides for kids too small to be on the big kid rides like the slingshot or the race tubes. Our 9 year old was really bummed because he didn't want to play with the babies but he wasn't big enough for the only two other rides they opened.
5. Asked one of the people standing in front of a closed ride why they can't open any other rides. Said they were understaffed. I asked where the manager was. Said there wasn't one in that day. Do you mean to tell me that highschool aged employees were left on their own to manage a waterpark full of children?
6. Kid threw up at the big splash park. Took 8 lifeguards to stand around blocking people and telling them they will reopen in a 1/2 hr. 8. In a fenced park, they could have simply asked everyone to leave and closed the gates while they sanitized the area and let the lifeguards open other rides for the people to go on.
7. Got a little turned around getting there, so when we left through the waterpark we asked how far is it to get to VIP parking... we were told it wasn't far. It was literally the longest trek that could have possibly been. While dragging a tired 5 yr old in a wagon full of stuff behind me. By the time we got to the car, I told my mother: N e v e r a g a i n .
So, I am really really disappointed Carowinds. We were planning on spending practically all our summer there but I'm not sure I want to ever go back. :(