chrissy mcmillen

Review of Fort Rapids Indoor Water Park ...

This was my family's first trip to fort rapids. We...

This was my family's first trip to fort rapids. We wanted kalahari but it was all booked up for Easter so I found this place on line. looked good booked my res.. But after doing so I then saw the reviews. I was terrified after reading everything ppl had to say, I almost canceled but I had promised the kids a fun trip so I hoped to make the best of it and I am so happy we did. Fort rapids was great..Much like great wolf in a lot of ways however we found we like fort rapids better.
Check in was a breeze we got there 15 min. Till four and received our hotel room keys and park bands in less then ten min... The receptionist was great and very friendly. We made our way to our room (we stayed in the Bryce canyon villa. ) The room was wonderful. I seen all the reviews about the refrigerator and microwaves not working so we opted out own bringing food with us out of fear however both were in great working order not to mention there was also a small dryer to dry your towels and swim wear, how great is that? The room in the loft was a sweet surprise to find there was a bathroom that included a nice size shower that two could use if they liked. The room smelled nice as well as the hallways UN like what I had read. I think ppl forget this is a family place there for need I say lots and lots of kids so everything is not perfec.t Kids some times have spills or put hands on walls but I seen no trace of any of this in our room. The only thing I can remotely say is in the upstairs shower you can see at the top of the wall were the wall paper may start peeling away from the wall do to the moisture.
Once unpacked we headed for the restaurant to eat before heading to the water park. The service was the best I have had in a long time and that includes the fine restaurants we eat at. The food was better then expected and considering where we were I thought the prices were not bad. We were very pleased to say the lest and may I add my kids loved the deep fried green beans even the ones that don't even like green beans..
On to the water park. Looked nice, no trouble at all with getting tubs or mats for the slides..I felt it was a bit cold. It feels hot when you first walk in but once your wet it's cold..The water is on the cool side...but I am a small woman who has to wear a sweater or jacket in 70-80 deg weather so take that one with a grain of salt. It could just of been me. Kids loved it, loved it, loved it. was a bit crowded on sat but the wait in line for slides were not bad....my Only complant would be the hot tub. It is so small and was packed. Never got to use it...would Of been nice if the had a family one and a separate adult one like great wolf but hey you can't have it all right..LOL

so if your thinking of going don't let the other reviews terrify you.....i Really do not know why ppl have left so many bad reviews.... The staff was wonderful and yes they could use a little more staff that part I will agree with. My kids ages range from 9 -12-15-17-18 and ALL HAD FUN !!! Thank you fort rapids we will be back