Water World

Water World is one of my favorite places in Denver. My wife and I go once every year. Cost Parking is free and picnic lunches are allowed. Check out WW's website for discount tickets. Also, towards the end of the month there are usually rain check tickets available on Craigslist for around $20. You can also get a sundown ticket for 50% off if you go after 2pm. Rides The raft rides are a lot of fun. If you have small children try to have at least one other adult with you to help carry the raft up the hill. All rides that require tubes also have free tubes available at the bottom of the ride. Rental tubes are available but its not worth it. The wave pools are the only places in the park where you cannot use the free tubes. There is enough variety of rides that everyone can find what they are looking for. Check out WW's website for a complete list. My wife isn't a "water lover" but she enjoys it as much as I do. Attire Obviously swimming suits and sunscreen. Sunglasses are nice but they are also hard to hang onto during some of the rides. Also, I have gone with sandals and without. If the weather is overcast you are better off going barefoot. But if its too hot you can burn the bottom of your feet. The texture of the sidewalk didn't tear up my feet. Park layout The park covers a lot of ground and is built on hills and there are quite a few trees. You get a good workout walking the park. There is a gondola that crosses the park if you get too tired. A lot of the rides utilize the natural geography of the park instead of erecting slides, stairs, etc. This gives park a natural feel instead of feeling like you are in a concrete jungle. Misc notes Try to hit the park on slightly overcast days and during the weekdays to avoid crowds. If you eat a late breakfast and wait to eat your lunch at 2pm you can take advantage of shorter lines between noon and 1pm when everyone else is eating. Also at 2pm the sundown rate goes into effect and a new herd of people enter the park. Summary Well worth the money we paid (approx $23 per ticket) for a full day of fun. I definitely recommend it to all ages. If you are in Denver during the summer this should be a top priority on your to-do list.

If you never need the staff, the park has a lot of fun water slides and has the potential to be quite fun. On my visit this year, I spent the first 2 hours on just getting a map, getting them to fix our lockers and standing in line waiting for 20 minutes for an attraction that didn't have notification at the beginning of the line, that it was for 2 people (I was alone at this time. My companions and I split up to have our own fun). It was 95 degrees and the park was overfilled with people. Every water attraction was loaded with people. Even the wave pool was so crowded that you couldn't get in without running in to someone. When trying to get a refund I informed them of my experience, the staff was rude and argued with me, they were unhelpful and getting a refund nearly had me calling the police. The park manager was very unhelpful to say the least and compounded the matter. It was a horrible experience. This was my second visit. My first visit, the prior year wasn't as crowded and I didn't need the staff for anything except at the end of my day when the lady I took there had a seizure and the park staff refused to allow me a wheel chair to wheel her out to the car when the seizure was over. I had to hold her up to help her get down the stairs AND bring my cooler and other things later, leaving them in the park while I went to the car with my friend. She has epilepsy and has seizures and I accompany her so that she can enjoy life more fully. She is independent and doesn't normally need a wheel chair. I just didn't want her to fall as she was recovering and we were exiting the park. So two visits and both times the management and poorly trained staff made the trip not worth it. I love water parks and have visited them any place I've lived or visited if the opportunity presents itself.

Had a blast, so many rides, so few time, my feet got blistered from walking on concrete all over the place, but had a great time, well worth the pain. Amazing rides and great ones for kids and adults.

It was a nice place! My family had their family reunion there and it was a blast! It had endless water rides along with water slides! The wave pool was awesome! It shot a huge wave every 10 minutes or so, not sure, but it was a blast! Although, I would highly suggest not going near the filter/vent type things because you can get sucked to those when the wave is released and it hurts! Big time! It also had awesome water rides. There is one in particlar I remember that had lots of unxpected twists and turns! It's a great place for family time! It's worth all of the money you spend! But be sure to get there at a good time! It can get really crowded!

We took our 2 and 3 year old children there. They could have stayed all day. There are activities for all ages of kids and most adults (unless you're "too cool" to play like a kid).

We just returned from a trip to Water World. It was great! We had two families traveling together and this was the highlight of our trip to Denver. We were there on an overcast day and it was perfect. My husband still sunburned his nose. The kids (ages 9-13) loved the variety of rides. The cost was very reasonable compared to the other places we went. I am not a "water lover" and still had a blast. Next year we are planning two days at Water World. We didn't have to wait in long lines but that may have been because we were there on a Monday and it was overcast and supposed to rain! Friendly people, felt safe, reasonable food prices.

the park was very clean and the rides were asome for all ages. the only problem was caring the tubes up to the rides, but in the end it was worth it.

I just moved to Colorado from California and I'd been looking forward to visiting Water World because it made a list of top ten water parks in the U.S. (I forget which list...I think Travel Channel, but I'm not sure). Anyway, this park is amazing. It has your regular rides and slides, plus two waves pools and numerous lazy rivers and rive rides. My favorites are Journey to the End of the Earth and the Egyptian ride because they last quite a while and remind me of something at DisneyLand. You can't come to Water World and not go on those two rides. I was only at Water World for a few hours because one of Denver's famous thunder and lightning storms came through the park, but I got a season pass, so I can't wait to go back. A must visit if you're coming to Colorado. Also the food is really cheap, I was very surprised. I lived right next to Sea World in San Diego and we always had to pay a lot for bad food. The food at Water World is a bit better (it's actually not bad) and way cheaper than any amusement park I've ever seen.

Our church goes every year as a group. We have children up to over 50 years old attend. We all love the rides and also that you can bring in your own picnic lunches. I would recommend WaterWorld to everyone!

We try to make it to Water World once a year. It's a fun place to spend the day. You can take your own food and drink in. Just find a shady, grassy spot and leave your cooler and towels there. We didn't have any problem with anything "growing legs". We went to King Soopers and got the family pack. You get admission for 4 people, 4 personal pizza's and 4 drinks for $99.95. This was the best value we found. If you don't have that many people going, then plan to take a canned food item to receive $5 off general admission. Be sure to take and USE sunscreen. If you forget, there are shops inside where you can purchase some and they even have a sunscreen booth now that you pay $3 bucks, get in it and it will spray you from head to toe. The only thing we don't like about Water World is having to wait in line and in some cases having to carry your own tube. The rides you carry your own tube for are alot of fun though. The lines can get long and you wait forever, so I'd suggest going early or late season. Be sure to wear shoes like flip flops or water shoes and be sure they are comfy. I learned my lesson the hard way our first time there.