Not what I would call a water park. Good for little ones. My two children age 11 and 13 were bored after a half an hour. Would be best for kids 8 and under. Clean
What a wonderful place to swim at in the Village at the Blue Mountains. Features a joint indoor and outdoor swimming area with plenty of lounge chairs. Spacious change rooms - bring your own lock! Indoor area features a splash area; outdoor area features a couple of waterslides, diving area, basketball hoop, swinging rope and hot tub. Check it out! Great fun!
We went here after our trip to the Scenic Caves and weren't as impressed as I had hoped. It was very close to the Scenic Caves, which was nice. Not a lot to mark it on the outside of the building tho - we drove right by it. I went with my three kids - 9, 7 and 5. We paid for the 3 hour package and to be honest I'm glad that we didn't pay for the full day as I was ready to leave at about the 2 hours mark. The kids were still having fun, but just shy of 3 hours they were done. The place the was very crowded - there was no chair to be had, so we had to leave out stuff on the pool deck or in a locker with no lock or pay $7 for a lock. Kids played in the inside play park for about 10 minutes total, in the hot tub for about 30 mins total, and in the outside section for the rest. Rope pool is deep water and you must pass a test in order to use it - slightly unfair as my 7 yr swims very well but had trouble navigating through people to pass the test so therefore couldn't use the rope. My 9 year went off a few times, but rope is so short you don't get a good swing and water was very cold she said. The only slide was too steep and too many people to use. Kids mostly waited in line to use the one water slide - not enough pool deck over there either and pool deck is quite rough - try landing on your knees on the slide inside...ouch! It might sound like I have nothing nice to say :) but the kids did have a great time, but it was definitely overpriced. I would not go back.
Thank you for your post. We are happy you enjoyed Plunge! and were able to visit us on the Haunted Mountain Weekend. We hope to see you and your family at Plunge! Aquatic Centre again!
You can't compare it to Great Wolf Lodge or a waterpark but it's a nice pool that's got slides and stuff for kids. If you need something slightly more exciting than the hotel pool, it's a nice change.
If you want the experience of swimming outside in deep freeze weather, this is the place. $15+ tax for 3-hour stay, one towel, and use of locker (extra $8 if you want a lock). There are two outdoor pools, one with hotter water than the other. I found the outdoor pool - the one with just warm water - and that is connected to the indoor pool - much more comfortable for swimming. Anyway, the really hot water pool is too small for swimming. Out at the outer end of the large outdoor- warm water pool, with the sun shining, the view of the snowy surroundings, it was (almost) as good as swimming in Caribbean beaches. The indoor pool is perhaps more for small kids, as there's not much in terms of special water features. The staff (at reception and at the pools) were very nice. We loved it, and plan to go back.
We went with our young baby and had a blast! Loved being able to swim directly outdoors into the frigid weather. Very family-friendly.
The indoor part of the Center was very loud...and I don't mean the sound of the water falls or the kids yelling but why the need to also blare music that really can't be heard anyway. The smell of chlorine inside was very strong so we had to stay outside. The outside had lots of chairs but being taken up by people who were just viewing and not even using the facilities. We were staying at Blue Mountain for a week and it would have been nice to get a discount at the Center, just saying
Although my 3-year-old and 5-year-old had fun, this was not worth the $50 it cost our family of 4 for a three hour pass. It's basically an indoor/outdoor pool with a couple of slides added with a little kid splash pad area. The little kiddie slide was so fast my 3-year-old flew right off the bottom. As was mentioned in another review, equal value for a $15 day pass could be had at our local YMCA. Overall, it was fine, except for the super inflated price.
We stayed At Blue mountain resort for a few nights and admission to Plunge was part of our package. We had a fun time (especially our 8 yr old). There is a waterside but it's very short- this is not a water park, but 2 pools (one is deep only) and a splash area. The rope swing is great for kids who are good swimmers. They must first pass a swim test to use the rope or jumping/dive platform. Lots of lounges to relax poolside. On duty lifeguards