David Bissette

Review of Emerald Pointe Water Park

Beautiful July day today. Cool water... I have to ...

Beautiful July day today. Cool water... I have to say it's been 20 years, and Emerald Pointe is still an incredible place. In college, my wife and I had season passes. The wave pool was in itself worth the cost of admission. Today I took my three daughters with us from Raleigh. Slathered ourselves in sunscreen and had a marvelous time.

Yeah, it's a little pricey from a cashflow perspective... But a 90 minute movie is what, $10.50 now? That's $7 an hour you're paying to be entertained. Emerald Pointe was open 8 hours today... 8 hours of movie-going is going to cost you a minimum of $56 per person.

Find a coupon online for a $26 day pass, add $7 for parking and $5 to store your cooler because you packed your own lunch (you're frugal that way because you KNOW amusement park food anywhere is too expensive)... and you've just saved yourself quite a bit of money of a good solid 8 hours of quality entertainment.