Needs major renovations!
By A Yahoo! Contributor, 06/08/09
Went there in the 80's when I was in high school. Returned for the first time last summer with my kids. I must admit I was shocked when I walked in. The big blue slides you see when you first come in were very faded, the concrete around the pools was cracked and in need of painting. The kiddy pool slides were run down. There was only one food concession stand and one for ice cream. The ladies bathroom was hot at stuffy and my son said the men's bathroom was disgusting!! He said he didn't even want to change clothes in there! As you walk further back, the wave pool did seem pretty nice, but by the time you heard the buzzer and ran to get in to catch a wave, the waves were gone! There are two slides in the very back, one you use with a tube and one without. My 5 yr old daughter loved the one without a tube, but you could see where it had been patched several times and not repainted. The one you use with a tube didn't even have enough water flow to keep the tubes from getting stuck and then you had to get off your tube and make your way down pulling your tube behind you. The lazy river was horrible. You had to pay for a tube to get in dirty water that won't even push you along, so you pretty much walk through so you can hurry up and get back around to get out. I must admit though, that this was the only dirty pool (at least appearance wise) there. All of the other pools were crystal clear. Don't know how sanitized, but they were clear. There were also numerous lifeguards about that were constantly blowing whistles and jumping in to help people that didn't even seem to be having any problems, so I have to disagree with the lazy lifeguard reviews - at least on my visit any way. They seemed to be overly cautious, making you wait forever before allowing you to slide or jump off the rocks. I think it's overpriced for what you get. I wish they'd take some of the money and fix it up. All in all, it is in desparate need of repair, but the pools were clean (except the lazy river), and my kids had fun. If they want to go back, I'll take them since we're only 1.5 hours away.