If you are closer to Orlando, just go to Aquatica! They have similar set ups and options for kids all the way through adults, but aquatica is larger and has a more cohesive setup with more food options and slides. We enjoyed adventure Island, but wouldn't travel to Tampa specifically for it! If you have an annual pass and do Busch Gardens, obviously adventure Island is a no-brainer because it's in the same area and if you're tired of aquatica, adventure, Island is a more chill change of pace! read more

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This review is long overdue. In 1992, my parents left me here on accident (so they say). To be fair, there were two huge church vans filled with people and they assumed I was on the other bus. The security team took me into the office and asked me to describe my father. Meanwhile, my father and mother and the rest of the church goers were at Pizza Hut. Slowly but surely, they figured out I was "missing." At first, I roamed the park like a wild child experiencing my first taste of freedom at last, but then I started to panic. The security staff did their best to make me feel safe but the incident still appeared in my therapy session 20 years later. The warheads here were so good, as was the waffle cone. I don't know. I was like, 7 or 8. I'm 41 now. Anyway, thanks for adopting me for that hour and keeping me safe, Adventure Island. I still miss you! read more

Location: Adventure Island Date: June 27, 2026 Service: Waterpark Today I went for the first time ever to adventure Island Park. Unfortunately the park close early this evening due to weather conditions. The ones I said ensure that all the customers left the park safely and promptly. I was with a group and we made sure we stick together and listen to all the required announcements. Call and Jade assisted me at the snack shack where they have pizza and soft serve unfortunately they did not have any software available at the time when I was there or they didn't have any pepperoni ready either they just told me 15 to 20 minutes wait. Matthew at the front gate assisted taking a picture for us with the group We appreciate that Thank you very much. I managed to pick up a souvenir from my family before exiting the park. read more

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Adventure Island was so much fun for us! We were vacationing in the area and wanted to enjoy a water park for the day. I purchased tickets with my job on ticketsatwork.com and the price of $150 was decent for four of us. The only thing I missed was the parking for $35 which a little expensive. The park was very clean and had a great layout. We went on a Thursday and it was not crowded so that was great. The girls enjoyed all areas of the park! My favorite was the castaway fall area which was fun and not too much going on. I'm not a fan of slides but the kids and husband enjoyed those as well. I only wish it was closer to home so we could come more often. read more

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I am platinum pass holder and come to this establishment all the time. The bees on the premises are out of control, they actually run the show. I purchased popcorn, walked a couple feet away and realized it was extremely stale. Went back to the booth. They made a new batch of popcorn and that was hot and stale. There is no reentry line for people that leave and come back, you have to stand in the line with everyone else. I probably could go on and on, however for me they get a D- at best.. read more

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First time visiting Adventure island with the family, I bought four tickets on Groupon and when we arrived the tickets would not pop up and there was an issue with the app so after trying to contact Groupon and trying to get the tickets waiting nearly over 1 hour I was able to talk to some one to help me send my ticket information to the workers at Adventure island. What I like about the park is that there is enough activity for the kids to stay busy and my kids love being in the water also they have a regular pool and a wave pool. There is floating donuts for free to use in the lazy river and the lazy river is pretty long so you don't get bored. The wave pool is a good size and can fit a lot of people, also they have plenty of lifeguards on duty not just in the wave pool but I'm all the water activity areas and also security just in case things get out of hand. The rides are pretty fun and most of the time the lines where not that long of you can purchase a 'fast pass' type to get ahead in line. What I did not like about the park overall, the parking fee is $40 just to park when it should be included in the entree fee and also I didn't like that they did not try to fix our situation with groupon by letting us in with proof of our purchase untill one of their employees decided to look for my name and bam! He found my tickets. Overall, I am not sure I would comeback We waited a long time to get this issue resolved and no one tried to do much. I also noticed that the trash bins in this place were completely full and food trash was falling from the trash bins causing for the birds to get the extra food and fight over it. Overall,this park had a lot of lifeguards and security but it looked dirty and trashy. If you come in the summer time the place will be packed with lots of roudy kids. read more

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Price gauging here is real! A locker rental is a whopping $35! Carry things on a lanyard instead. A miller lite beer is $12.50! We paid more for the locker rental than we did parking which was $25. The rides were super fun but long waits of course and lots of stairs. The park did seem smaller than I was expecting. Thong bikinis not allowed yet they are everywhere. read more

It was very extreme and neat on one of the rides I caught air yes go here it is amazing

Our family drove **4 hours** to Adventure Island expecting an amazing day with our kids, but it turned into one of the most frustrating theme park experiences we've ever had. The problems started before we even arrived. I purchased our tickets online, but the website never sent a confirmation email or the tickets. At Customer Service, the employee told me this was a common issue and joked that the confirmation email might not arrive until the following week. They eventually had to locate our order manually using our names. From there, it was one long line after another. We waited about an hour just to enter the park, another 20 minutes at Customer Service, another hour for food after purchasing the All-Day Dining package, more time dealing with locker issues, and then found attractions closing or unavailable--including the Lazy River with no tubes and additional ride closures. By the time we were finally ready to enjoy the park, most of the day had already been wasted. Our children were exhausted and crying, and we ended up leaving without being able to enjoy virtually anything we had paid for. In total, we spent **$467.44** on tickets, dining, parking, and lockers for a day that consisted almost entirely of waiting in lines and dealing with operational problems. The most disappointing part came afterward. I contacted Adventure Island hoping they would stand behind their customer experience and issue a refund. Despite explaining everything in detail, they refused to refund us. This was supposed to be a memorable family vacation. Instead, it became an expensive lesson. Based on our experience, I cannot recommend Adventure Island to other families. read more

Always a blast. Perfect weather n not too crowded. I will say, the grounds were filthy. So were the dining tables and bathrooms. It's a pass if overly crowded but today really no excuses for the neglect today. Disappointing. I know they have pressure washers! read more

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We came in October on the weekend. It was empty and was able to ride everything without issue. The only complaint would be the wave pool being kinda lame. I like the big waves and this kinda just bounces you a bit. Other than that: everything was great. read more

Adventure Island - Water Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

The fountain drink stations were so filthy. Bees, flies and wasp were flying up into the nozzles clogging them up. The metal counter tops were sticky with ants trying to get to it and getting stuck. read more

We had a good time overall, but the food situation is terrible. One of the main reasons I reserved a cabana was because it said food delivery is included, but the delivery options are very limited. So we went to order from one place and stood in line for 10 minutes only to be told they were out of the one thing my daughter wanted. On our way back to the cabana, we tried getting drinks & a churro but their computer was down. We tried getting Dippin' Dots, but that stand had the same computer problem. We went back for Dippin' Dots later in the day, and they were out of 3 of the flavors. There were not a lot of food options available. The pizza place was closed for part of the day, and the food truck with empanadas was closed the whole time. So our choices were basically either hot dog or barbecue. I ordered kettle chips (shown as a large basket of chips in the picture) and a side of mixed fruit for cabana delivery. They were out of fruit, so they brought extra chips instead. But the chips they brought were not the large basket shown in the picture, but a vending machine sized bag -- for $7.50! I would have had them refund the fruit if I had been there, but I had stepped away and the kids just took the extra bag of chips they were brought. The ground gets HOT! I always walk barefoot at water parks and have never had my feet burn like this. They need to use different materials for the walkways or at least provide more shade or misters to keep the ground from scalding people. I saw kids crying and parents having to carry them because the ground was so hot in some places. One kid left the water slide line he was in because his feet were burning and he couldn't take it anymore. Summary: The water attractions are fine. Slides, lazy river, wave pool were all acceptable -- not the best I've been to, but definitely not the worst. But the food options are very limited and stupidly expensive, even for a water park. The cabana was nice to have, but I wouldn't spend that much ($280 for the cheapest option) on it again. If I came back, we'd eat lunch somewhere else first and not eat at all at the park. And I would definitely wear water shoes the whole time! read more

Adventure Island - Cabana near the little kids' area - Water Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Absolutely horrible experience, gates open at 7 for the "aqua glow" but they don't even let you swim eat or even walk the whole park until 8. Why would anyone want to pay to sit around for an hour? Absurd. Not to mention parking is more expensive than the ticket to get in!! 10/10 would not recommend. read more

The wave pool was inoperable when we visited. Tickets are less online than at the gate. read more

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Smells of urine, the water is dirty, lots of hood rats, very expensive, 40 dollars to park and 37 dollars for a locker, we left after and hour it was so gross read more

Went for aqua glow & was really fun! Bought tickets with our Busch gardens discount, and for the price you can't beat it. For what we paid for it, it was perfect! Waits were minimal & food/drink lines weren't too long. Covered a lot of ground from 8-11pm! I know it's there first year doing it at adventure island so I know it's just going to get better!!! Just wish they had 1 more bartender at the front bar but other than loved that it! Can't wait to go back next year. read more

False advertising. The website clearly states that the dining plan includes. mango's Café, Surfside café, colossal snacks, or captain Pete's. Well, I am here now and being told that I can only use my $60 dining plan at surfside café or mango Joe's Café. So my recommendation is save your money. Do not buy the dining plan because it is not worth it. read more

This place was amazing so fun for every one the life guards were super nice. We got phones took but the security guards were amazing and found them in like 20 to 30 minutes Becca was the best she found every thing with in 10 minutes she definitely needs a raise best security guard read more

If you have kids 10 to 9 and under it's a good place, I think there's 2 water rides if I remember correctly, the food court is really good as well. We use to love this place read more

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The overall water slides pools and lazy river activities were phenomenal. The food tasted amazing and I do think the all day dining is worth it if you eat at least twice. The only thing I will definitely be complaining about is the bees. They are EVERYWHERE, literally everywhere besides the water. Only a few of the places to eat had misters by the soda machines, which I guess scared away the bees because they had none. They were sucking on the sugar and sweeteners from all of the drink machines, including the Kona Ice truck. People would leave drinks and trash sitting around the park and there would be a huge swarm of bees. Everything else was great. There are a few rides that are closed during the week but they have plenty of other rides to fill in the gaps. The wave pool was really fun and has some decent waves. The cliff jumping is also a favourite, but girls be mindful of your swimsuits if you know what I mean. read more

Ok, I will start with advantages. -Waterpark and I'm in FL...obviously a pro because it's hot outside and this a fun way to stay cool. -Dedicated kids area. Loved the kids part had a waterslide for the littles. All of the kids I saw including my own really enjoyed the slide. -Offers group discounts. -lazy river was relaxing * Disappointments: -Very chaotic. I understand teenagers need summer jobs but they also need training. The line for pizza was the shortest of all the food places I checked out and yet took an hour to get my order which should have saved time. There were arguments between people who waited in line and those that ordered via app to skip the line. There was no organization and only two young ladies Then they ran out of cheese and water. I went to another restaurant and told them I already paid but pizza place ran out. They just gave me water without checking my receipts. I do love the trust for customers but some could definitely take advantage. -lazy river had this harsh waterfall that you go under. It messes with the comfort of the ride. -disappoinred they ran out of turkey legs! I was looking forward to eating a turkey leg so that sucked. read more

We always have a great time when we visit Adventure Island! Adventure Island Water Park is a fun-filled, 30-acre Key West-themed water park operated by Busch Gardens.and you can get an annual pass combo that includes both parks for $100 on black Friday. For smaller children, "Fabian's Funport" is a kid-safe zone complete with water jets, bubbling springs and a colorful wading pool. Older kids and teens can enjoy wilder rides like "Riptide" and "Corkscrew." Kids Pools Endless Surf Wave Pool 8/10 Paradise Lagoon Pool 4/10 Rambling Bayou Lazy River 10/10 Splash Attack 10/10 Fabian's Fun Port 9/10 Water Rides: Aruba Tuba 8/10 Calypso Coaster 7/10 Caribbean Corkscrew 4/10 Colossal Curl 9/10 Riptide Rush 9/10 Vanish Point Drop Slide 8/10 Water Moccasin Enclosed Slide 8/10 Solar Vortex 10/10 Wahoo Remix 9/10 Rapids Racer 8/10 If your kids like water slides and splash pads and live in Tampa or are visiting Tampa, they'll love Adventure Island Water Park! Adventure Island's food options are fairly limited to American high calorie junk food that kids love like and somehow don't gain any weight consuming like burgers, chicken fingers, and pizza but adults do gain weight eating this junk! Management could add some healthier low calorie options for adults especially at a water park where people are in bathing suits not trying to pack on the pounds! While the best themed water park is Universal's Volcano Bay Water Park followed by Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park in Orlando 1.5 hours away, Adventure Island Water Park is the best water park in Tampa for those not looking to drive over an hour and offers more fun options for younger children than most of the other Water Parks in Orlando! read more

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Aquatica in Orlando has many more rides and is better maintained. We paid $150 extra for a cabana. Staff in this area was condescending and not helpful. (Chris )The park was quiet on the day we attended. The chairs in our cabana were covered in bird poop. read more

This is a fun water park especially if you have kids. My daughter absolutely loved the slide park and the lazy river. We sprung for a reserved cabana so didn't have to jostle for chairs or shade. This came with a locker and a mini fridge which was great. They don't allow outside food but it's not super strict. We were able to bring in toddler snacks without hassle. One star knocked off for nasty bathrooms! Maybe it was because we were by the kids area but omg very dirty. We had a great time and we would come back. read more

Adventure Island - Taking a snack break in the cabana - Water Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Awfully run place. First the rides were closed due to maintenance then the rides were closed due to inclement weather. There was no rain for over an hour, just dark clouds and they still kept the whole park closed. The price of cabanas $350 is not worth it at all. They were dirty and rain leaked through the top of it. Parking is $40. Will not be returning back. read more

Paid for prefered parquieng at 10:11 the lot was full to use the normal one , no credit we paid more for thr preferred parking. The river without raft. The rights only 2 functioning all the others closed. Bad attitude from employee at mango rest. Super dirty. Nothing work. Horrible experience. read more

This was a great deal when you get the Fun Card, which includes Busch Gardens (amusement park/zoo) and Adventure Island (water park). They have fun slides, height requirements vary depending on the slides. Riders have to be at least 42" to enjoy some slides, while others require a minimum height of 48". For the extra adventurous, there are 2 slides with "disappearing flooring", where you step into a capsule looking space and the floor opens up. There are different pools, one with simulated waves and the other with a small obstacle course and simulated cliff jump. There are also areas with sand and beach chairs to lounge around, plus a lazy River for a relaxing feel. Food options from the cafe were limited. Chicken nuggets, bbq chicken or ribs, pulled pork sandwich, Mac n cheese, fries and Caesar salad were the choices today. Some bar areas where you can grab some beers or mixed drinks. Places like these offer good fun for the whole family. This area is about a 5 hour drive for us, so we will definitely return! read more

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Over crowded, over priced, run by over worked underpaid kids and retirees. No water in the vending machine for kids waiting 1.5 hours just to get into the park. No outside food allowed. Water should be readily available, especially at the prices they get. Don't bother going on a weekend. All you'll do is stand in lines all day. We stood on line over an hour before someone bothered telling us it was closed because a kid vomited in the water. Sea World entertainment needs to spend some money to hire more workers and limit capacity. I wish I hadn't bought a season pass ($183). read more

First issue is the length of time it takes to get into the park. What kind of idiots have only two people checking tickets....hello it's a weekend !!! NEXT...BUYER BEWARE!! We bought one of those waterproof phone cases with the lanyard (Paid $30 bucks for it with the season pass discount because we failed to bring ours from home) IMMEDIATELY after taking it out of the package, we discovered that the lanyard was broken, so we take it back into the shop to exchange it but they don't do exchanges (so pretty much we just basically threw away $30). Went to guest services to see if they could give us a lanyard since this one was defective... nope sorry about your luck. No more season passes from us. read more

Wow.... Where do I start? Drove across town to let my Daughters ride slides for the last hour of the day. Got to the Parking Cashier and she advised that unless we are there for "Aqua-Glow" the park is closed for the normal day. The park closes at 7:00pm... we were speaking with the Parking Cashier a little before 6:00pm. We turned the car around and proceeded to leave. We verified on Google Maps... 7:00pm is listed as the closing time. We verified on the park website... 7:00pm is listed as the closing time. We called their corporate number... The Representative confirmed 7:00pm As the closing time. We turned the car back around so we could get clarification. Spoke to the same Parking Cashier and advised that we verified via 3 different methods and nowhere is it communicated that the park closes an hour early due to Aqua-Glow. We asked to speak to a Manager and were told to go ahead and park and go to ticketing. We get to the front gates and advised Security (Jesse)that we're told to go to ticketing, by his peer at Parking, to speak with a Manager for clarification... he refused to let us in. We conveyed the misinformation, and he said the park closes at 6:00pm, because "Aqua-Glow" starts at 7:00pm. The website says that "Aqua-Glow" starts... at 8:00pm. The flyer in my email says that "Aqua-Glow" starts... at 8:00pm. Jesse then States that the park is closed early because they were over capacity. What the hell is going on here, Adventure Island??? Is the park closed early in preparation for "Aqua-Glow?! or Is the park closed early due to being over capacity?! Oh, also... does the park close at 7:00pm?! or Does the park close at 6:00pm?! And, oh yeah... does "Aqua-Glow" start at 8:00pm?! or Does "Aqua-Glow" start at 7:00pm?! And one last thing.. do we get to speak with a Manager (As we were told to do by the Parking Cashier)?! or Are we not even able to simply get the Managers name (Jesse, very pompously refused to give it to us)?! All of this misinformation and the inconsistent answers are unacceptable. Is this a case of False Advertisement? Or is it "Bait & Switch"? I'd typically allow something like this to slide, but the dismissive attitude from Jesse ensures that I will see this through to completion. All we were trying to do was use our passes for the times we were told that we could do so. It seems, to me, that the employees get to make the rules up as they go, and do not consider kindness or the knowledge of park information, as part of their job descriptions. If I could've given this review ZERO stars, I would've! Anyone considering going here... DON'T! The employees don't care about the Customer's Experience. Run the OTHER way! Rich Galicia Owner/Head Coach Fight Team LLC read more

This is a low frills water park that is not well maintained. We came here to cool off on a hot afternoon and found trash everywhere. The park is not very big and it appears they crammed as many chairs as they could in various places and it still was not enough seating as many guest were walking around looking for seats near the splash area and wave pool. The bathrooms and changing areas were disgusting, and no staff was in sight. My seven year begged to be changed in the car. I am so grateful I always carry clorox wipes for her. We have no intentions of returning, which is unfortunate as this is a short 20-minute drive from our home. read more

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My kids had a blast. Park is decent size, not so big, not so small. Good amount of water slides and rides. Bridge jump was cool, food is so so. Soda machines weren't working. Seems enough chairs, nice place to bring kids and chill. Preferably on weekdays, can't imagine on weekends. read more

Horrible wait for food. Two hours in lines snd waits for hot dogs and pizza???? Water park is ok, but this ruined the day.

Whatever you do do not go to this park. They are set up is horrible. We bought upgrades. Every single upgrade that we purchased we had to get into individual lines. By the time we got our wristbands for a quick query, our cabana we had already stood in line for two hours. The mobile service that we paid for for the cabana was not working, and they were unwilling to give me any refunds. I called their administrative department and they were just as unhelpful. The management staff at the park would not answer any of the phone calls. The food is horrible and overpriced. I only gave it one star cause I had to. read more

Our family of four with my parents had a blast! The kids loved all the water slides and I was so happy their lazy river was a decent length! It worked out great since my mom couldn't get her hand wet that she was able to do some of the activities ! Would love to go again but earlier in the day to make it longer ! read more

Fun place loved it but I wish I could bring my rc boat but they said no BUT I LOVE THE SLIDES AND WATER VERY FUN AWSOME PLACE love the dipping dots and popcorn but I got pretty sunburned :( but great place loved it read more

I have not been back since the late 90s and it's a lot of plants, bushes that make it feel very crammed. The wave pool is littlerly a wavy nothing good. The women's bathroom first opening was nasty you could tell the floor was not clean only spot clean was where you walked to the toilet. Soap pumps were missing the button to push, even mid day went to the changing room bigger bathroom and the showers had 2 with a curtian. They need a family area so mother's with boys. My girls were not comfortable changing. Lines took forever and they were NOT busy, the lazy river was cloudy and had mulch floating all in it. No one was checking bags just no coolers. You can bring in Gatorade too! I even called to confirm that. We rented a Luxury Cabana, biggest rip off, the the sides did not close to block the sun, the material on the chairs were not comfortable, it very crammed for it holding 8 people, ceilijg fan didnt do any justice. Food truck was closed, dip and dots had 1 locations open and out of a majory of flavors. Food condiments were empty at 1pm and or the ketchup was busted on what was there. ​ So you heard all the negative so here is some good. The service at ​mobile order pick up was great, friendly, helpful when needing items. ​ Up-sold items. When I did notify staff of bathroom condition he was polite and professional to have it taken care of. Food was good fresh, did not taste over fried of greasy. Nice size portions. I will not be going back. Disappointed in the layout, cleanliness, read more

All the rides were so fun and the food was amazing a little to small the park and weather issues but other than that great experience overall read more

Adventure Island - Front of the park - Water Parks Near Me - Tampa, Florida

Went to Adventure island on Easter and had a pretty good time. The water was a little cold in the lazy river but should warm up as summer time comes along. The park wasn't too crowded, and pretty good amount of rides. I was a little bummed out there were a few attractions under renovation. If you are going soon I would check the website to see what's available. The food is decent, regular theme park food. I do want to come back once the attractions are done with renovations! read more

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