Review of Sunsplash Family Water Park

3 years ago

Positives:

Positives:
1) Lifeguards are plentiful and take their jobs seriously.
2) There are plenty of slides to keep the kiddos entertained for a while
..... I think I've covered the good.

Negatives: (I don't even know where to begin...)
1) pay for parking? In addition to $20 a person to get in? Obvious cash grab.
2) locker rentals are way over priced. Again, obvious cash grab.
3) women's changeroom/bathroom. Incredibly grungy, damp, gross, super crazy small and old. For how much cash these people are taking in, I can not fathom what in the world they are waiting on to deep clean, or better yet, update it. I'm a small woman, so if I think the change rooms are incredibly small, I can only imagine a larger gals difficulties. Its really terrible. The floor is very uneven, so it doesn't matter that there are drains for the water to go into from the changerooms.... The water just pools here and there. Everywhere. I'm not sure if I am walking through urine or water. It's super gross. There is no freaking way I am taking off my shoes. I had to give myself a 5-10 minute pep talk just to get changed in there. I'm not kidding.
4) I had not planned on getting wet, just went there to read a book and wait for the boys to get bored of the slides. Too bad. Not enough seating so I had to walk to the back of the water park (not bad, it's small) however, there are sprinklers/misters covering the sidewalks. You cannot escape them. So now my cushion memory foam flip flops are wet. I shouldn't have worn them to a water park, you are right. But I didn't think I would be forced into 'enjoying' the water via lawn sprinklers. Small complaint, but it didn't help my irritation at this place.
5) they will not allow outside food (water only) so you are chained to their greasepit. Its like this: it's a 3 trailor system... Stand in line for 30 mins here and order your food. Then go stand in the drink line for 15 mins to order your drink. Then take your ticket and walk all the way down to this random 3rd trailor that isn't even close to the other two to stand I line AGAIN for 20 mins to pick up your food. I couldn't even tell you about pricing, because as soon as I finally figured out where to freaking order, I noticed that you MUST walk through a sandpit to get there. There is no other way. THERE IS NO other way. So you have sopping wet feet and legs thanks to being assaulted by their sprinkler system, and now I have to get sand stuck to my wet skin just to order? Im not at the beach. How can this be the only possible way to order in this water park?

I will not be back. Not ever. Not even if it was free.