I was worried about this place with some of the reviews but it really was not bad in our experience. Parking is $3 so not as bad as some water parks. Entrance fee was a bit pricey considering how many rides they have to offer. The ticket prices go by height, under 48" is $21 and over 48" is $29. So me and 3 kids cost $112! Good part was there was hardly anyone there and there were virtually no lines. The kids loved the wave pool the most. My 8 yr old who was 47" didn't have much to chose from at all. They had 2 toddler areas which was like a baby area and then everything else was for 48" and over. Luckily, they aren't very strict there and she was able to do 3 or 4 rides that were for 48" and over and she had a blast! The water was nice, bathrooms were nice and clean, not a huge menu as far as food goes so we didn't buy anything. You are allowed to bring coolers with your own food and drinks and had I known that, I would have done that. Just no glass and no alcohol, they will check. There are tons of cabanas to chose from but when we went, there were plenty of free lounge chairs and we set up right at the wave pool. All in all we had a fabulous time and would definitely go back again if we are in the area!
Great water rides; beautiful settingGreat value in entertainment.Fun for the entire familyVisit on weekdays to avoid larger crowds
No lazy river and not that many small children slides. There was hardly any chairs. I would try the Island Waterpark next time.
We purchased our Monday through Thursday season passes again this year (we don't like to go on the weekends because the crowding factor goes way up). Our last trip was for the fireworks show on July 3. This year, they moved the show around to the front of the park over the little lake, I'm assuming because of the problem with setting things on fire for the past few years. There was no band this year, which was unfortunate. The fireworks show had a myriad of new fireworks that we had never seen before and that was very fun. Getting out to the car was much easier from this location and the reflection from the lake was nice. The park itself is always very crowded and murky-watered on these blowout days, which is why our family (aside from one of our teenagers, who enjoys the weekends as well, go figure :) ) only purchases the weekday pass. My parents went with us, and only went on one ride where a raft was required because it was very difficult for my father, who has had stroke, to carry the raft up the hill, and the staff not only does not provide assistance, but yelled at them for letting the raft touch the ground. Pretty bad, Wild Water. It is a nice place to take a family with kids of different ages, as long as you're prepared to keep an eye on your little ones. This review will only let me choose one: family with teens or family with young children for the type of visit, but it was actually both.
You know, when I bring my family here, we all agree that everyone's gonna behave. If someone gets out of hand, they ruin it for the rest of us and we don't go back for a while. With this rule in place, my kids act great.I just wish other parents would try to find a way to control their kids. I wish the park would do a better job of enforcing their rules.Oh well.
Spent a full day at the Wild Water Adventure Park with several other adults and kids. We all had a great time, and went home exhausted. We rented one of the available cabana's, which came with 2 tubes, 4 lounge chairs, a picnic table, and nice soft sand under your feet. I highly recommend the cabana, as it gives you a large space of your own to meet, eat, and relax during the day, and at only $70 bucks it was worth it. The lines were fairly short for a Sunday, and we never had to wait in line for more than 10 minutes for any ride. Great fun for "all ages", even us 50+ year olds! We brought our own drinks (non-alcoholic only) and food, and purchased some alcohol there.
Although the water park is super fun and a great way to cool off..... This is the second time my family went to the water park and woke up the next morning sick. The first time my little sister, her sister in-law and the both of there kids woke up with bumps all around there mouths and eyes..YES then my family and my mother in- laws family we went this last Thursday... woke up with there eyes swollen shut covered in green slimy stuff....and infected... We loved the park and would go back, but something has to be done about this to make sure this does not happen again!!
I stop buying season passes because is just too crowded most of the time. I could not enjoy the waves or any of the rides. During the summer standing for too long on the sun for few seconds ride...no way.
Wild Water is located in Clovis which is about a 15 minute drive from Fresno. My review is based on a party of four...adult only...no children. We actually had a good time at the park. At the gate you pay a car parking fee...no more then $5.00 but you do have the option of "premium front-row parking" for an extra fee...don't bother...the walk isn't that far especially if you arrive before 11:00. Ticket purchasing at the gate is quick and easy and we found a discount coupon on their homepage. We also rented a cabana for $45.00 (right next to the wave pool) and a locker for $8.00. We brought our own food and enjoyed having the shade to enjoy our lunch. The cabana also came with wait staff which we didn't use. The cabana price range is $20 (2 person/lawn chair style with sun shade) to the premium platform over-looking the wave pool area which ranges in price depending on the day of the week. Cabana rentals can be purchased ahead of time online but beware they do take down the possibility of online rental the day of but if you're lucky you can still find some available for purchase in the park. The water park has a lake which you actually walk past on your way into the main area...nice and relaxing. There is more then enough places to find shade if you choose not to rent a cabana. They also have some grills available for you to use...it is first come but they encourage people to let others use them as well. The park over-all was good...clean and family oriented. They have a cute toddler splash pool located next to the wave-pool and then another huge play structure not too far away that has more possibilities for the little ones. They have mat slides...2 or 3 and there was never a line for a mat. They also have a nice selection of tube slides some in the dark and some open air. They have two "extreme rides" that didn't disappoint...a body slide that shoots you into a big bowl where you spin around and eventually drop through and a rollercoaster style where you drop over the side, fly up the other side and repeat and repeat until you come to a stop...FUN!!! While I did love the day I did notice one or two loose boards on some of the wooden step structures as well as some paint work that needed to be done. I still give them four stars because as far as the Central Valley goes this park is a great one! As a another side note...you can also purchase tubes...$8-10 depending on single, double or triple rider. The rides will have tubes available but if you don't want to wait in line then this is also an option. Also...they need to put in a lazy river!
My son invested his own money to buy a season pass to Wild Water. He joins his friends on a regular basis to hang out on summer days. It's a fun and safe place to let kids entertain themselves.