I have mixed emotions on this water park. First; the parking is crazy. You have to share it with the zoo. So there was an extremely long walk. The only way you can enter is through the zoo. I think they should separate the parking and the entrance. Second; the locker system is not effective. They give you wristbands for the lockers, but they are not waterproof. We lost two while there. Which you would think is no big deal unless someone else finds it and then has access to your personal items. So we had to switch lockers a couple times. I have seen water parks provide keys that you can put keep in pockets or around your wrist. Much better systems. Third; the lines were extremely long. Fourth; the food was expensive, but that is normal for amusement parks. Fifth; it's hard to find seating. But after all that I still liked the park. It was clean and offered quite a few ride opportunities. So if you can get past the massive amount of people you will enjoy this park. I went at the end of August so I may have been dealing with the last minute squeeze in a mini vacation before school people. Most of my issues are easily fixable. I think they have outgrown the location of the water park and I can see where it would be almost impossible to make changes or even expand.
We LOVE this waterpark! It is awesome that not only can we go to all of the areas of the waterpark, we can run over to the zoo to see some animal or animal shows, or just to have a different option for food! The waterpark is so much fun! We just love Baboon Lagoon, which is perfect for the little kids! I even liked going on the different slides in Baboon Lagoon. The Zoom Passes are great when you are wanting to go on slides...you pick the slide you want to go on, scan, then have fun while you wait instead of standing in line. We did that one day and got to go on all of the slides...well, all that we wanted to go on...a few were too steep for my liking! The food is really amazing, too...lots of options!
We had a pretty great time here! Everything was open except 1. Cyclone was by far our favorite slide! Body slides hurt quite a bit but i'm sure the much younger population wouldn't mind that at all.
Went there with my wife and our 8 y.o. son…we all had a great time.A couple of tips..1.Do not rely on the park's website.I looked the night before to check on the availability of renting a cabana and none were available,however when we got there and went to rent a locker they had a sign stating they had a cabana available…so check it out at the locker rental station just in case.2.Get there early.We got there at the opening time and had our pick of lounge chairs and had about a 2 to 2 1/2 hour window when it was not packed. 3.Baboon Lagoon actually held the interest of our 8 yo for well over 6 hours(before we got tired…not him!)…we were a little worried that the suggested age range of 2 to 10 would make it too childish for him,but there was a lot for him to do…Finally 4.The food really is very lacking.I have seen multiple reviewers comment on this negative aspect of the zoo and water park so hopefully the management will take note and do something about this.We would have stayed longer to do dinner in the park if it was any good,but we could not stomach the limited and poorly executed menu.
Parking is now $8.00 My daughter, son-in-law and grandson went to zoombezi bay this past latesummer. There were no chairs to sit in. Lots of chairs and loungers with towels on them and no one around, but that's the way it goes. What a pain. The lines for the slides were prohibitively long. Too long to even wait in line even if a raft were available, which they weren't. Not enough handicap parking. All around, a disappointing day.
We loved this water park due to the fact that it has something for all ages. If you have little ones then there was the dumping bucket and water slides that were just for them. You could let your older kids go on the water slides or in the wave pool. If you like to just float around and take a break then the lazy river hit the spot. They even had a spot just for the adults that just wanted to float around and drink their beer or etc and not worry about getting splashed and have some time away from the kids. ADULT TIME... We will be coming back year after year....
I love going to Zoombezi Bay during the summer. This waterpark is very enjoyable. The slides and attractions there are fun. I go to Zoombezi Bay alot!
We are in are 50s and we have a great time at the water park.The best time to go is when the sky is overcast, not so many people.The wave pool is great...Lazy river is just that... Lazy... just layed in the big tubes..
loved it. Rented a cabana and had food/drink service. the kids loved the rides and we spent the entire day there. clean.
Great fun for 5 and 7 year old, the new (in 2014) Baboon lagoon has 6-8 water slides for kids under 10. Baboon lagoon also has interactive water fun, buckets, guns and hoses for great kid fun. There are also many large slides, 2 lazy rivers and a XXL wave pool!