This is an itty-bitty water park ($20 per day or $13 for hotel/timeshare guests or free for…read moreWestgate Owners) with a bar, a kiddie splash area, a small wave pool, 2 water slides and a lazy river. It's only open from 10 - 5 and it will close if the weather is bad. Great for families with kids and when we came - not too crowded. Again - this is a very small waterpark - mostly for timeshare people.

This is a cute little water park for kids and parents. There's the toddler splash area with 4…read moreslides, lazy river up to 3ft, wave area, and 2 large slides for older kids with constant life guard in the areas. If you're at the resort or nearby, I recommend the water park. You get a wrist bracelet that allow you to leave the park and come back until closing. For the price and water activities, this is a good place for kids to enjoy the day.

The sunsets are amazing. I love coming here with my dogs. It's really relaxing and great for walksread more

Very beautiful large lake that has a nice walking path along that gives beautiful views. There's…read moredog stands for baggies, seating benches, the pier is closed because it needs fixing

Typhoon Lagoon is Disney's water park in addition to Blizzard Beach. Both are worth experiencing…read moresince they're so unique. Typhoon Lagoon is shipwrecked tropical island themed with the biggest wave pool in the country. The waves reach 6 feet high and are intense enough to slide a bikini down (so I've heard). There are slides for 2+ so you can adventure together. Lazy River is pretty spacious and has floaty chairs -game changer. Not sure how I can go back to a standard tube after that. Loungers, chairs and picnic tables were available first come first serve. The reserved areas were booked up but we found the perfect location for all five of us. Sun and shade with the nearest bartender just a few steps away. The Mai Thai and Rum Runner were absolutely delish. Was happy to see hard cider available. Disney's magic is keeping the park clean and beautifully landscaped all day long. The water was always that perfect cool and refreshing temp, and crystal clear. Cast members always remind me why Disney is the best.

Pros: 1) clean; 2) towels as much as you need, so no need to bring your own towels; 3) perfect for…read morekids attractions, for adults is too small. Cons: 1) no express lines; 2) limited food options, and poor quality of food; 3) the joints between the slide sections were very rough. I could feel every connection hitting my back, which made the ride painful instead of enjoyable. Advice: 1) bring water shoes or even better water socks, flip flops you have to hold in hands and sometimes it's very inconvenient; 2) waterproof phone holder for neck; 3) sunscreen, I got burned in 2 hours;

Experience: Seaworld and Aquatica were offering military 4 free tickets, so I took advantage and…read moretook my family. We decided to go on Friday 26 Jun. Facility: This place is nice and a good size for the kids to roam. Service: Well, we discussed this amongst our family several times as we dealt with both rude and horrible staff and kind and friendly staff. You can definitely tell those who enjoy their job and those that need to find a new line of work, because customer service and client interaction is not their forte. LOL! Food: we bought all day dinning and drinks, which is definitely the right way to go. The drinks alone pay for themselves. Unlike other big parks, everything on their menus seems to be available on the all day dinning versus only certain choices... so that is great!! You get one entre choice (chicken tenders, burger, ribs, tacos, fish sandwich, pizza, etc), one side (fries, salad, fruit, mac and cheese, coleslaw, etc) and 1 dessert (cupcake, cookie, fruit, even a pickle, which I appreciated as I didn't want dessert) every 90 minutes. So no one went hungry. We even bring some ziplock bags so they can nibble on their pizza later. Most of the food was good, and some was really good. Overall: we had such a good time and we would definitely come back again. Tips: bring some bug spray, sunblock, water shoes and ziplocks.

If you've only been to Aquatica during the day, AquaGlow is a completely different experience! We…read morewent during the nighttime event, which runs from May through September, and it was so much fun seeing the entire park come to life with glowing lights and neon colors. My favorite parts were floating through Roa's Rapids surrounded by colorful lights and spotting the glowing jellyfish along the pathways. Even the beachfront cabanas lit up at night, making the whole park feel like a summer glow party. Of course, we couldn't pass up the Rainbow Cheesecake ice cream, and it ended up being one of our favorite treats of the night. Not only was it delicious, but it actually glowed too, which made it even more fun. AquaGlow is one of those experiences that makes you feel like a kid again. If you're looking for a different way to enjoy Aquatica this summer.

It's so nice having a playground so close to Armature Works…read more I think an idyllic afternoon is grabbing a bite to eat and a drink at Armature Works and then walking with the kids to this playground/splash pad. There are restrooms here that make it easy to change your children into their bathing suits. They also have shaded picnic tables. The splash pad and playground is gated so you can let the kids run around inside while you sit and chat on the outside of the gate at the shaded picnic tables. I would highly recommend bringing swimsuits and all your water stuff if you decide to come here, because the playground part is quite small and in the same area as the splash pad. They aren't separated, so your child will most likely get wet whether you want them to or not if you come here, better to just prepare for them to get wet. The splash pad has one of those buckets that fill up and then dump all over the children, which I find kids absolutely love. There is also a ropes climbing part that they can get to a crows nest, so I would say the ideal age for this play area is between four and 10. I have a five year-old and a seven-year-old and they loved it.

Something for everyone here at this park! A splash park adjacent to the playground. Tables and…read morebenches all around for parents to sit while kids played. The gated park is also in a greater park area, with a boardwalk along the river, a mini bridge over a pond of turtles and fish, and a turf field with chairs for lounging.

Splash harbor is pretty cool. It was better before the water park but ai get it more geared towards…read morethe kids. Still had a great time. On the water with drinks on deck

Has a pool (no swimming though), lazy river, 2 toddler slides and 2 big slides. Fun non-beach place…read moreto spend half a day with little kids. All that said, the staff are not well trained. Had a slightly traumatic experience today. My 7 year old got stuck (for 5 to 10 minutes) in the big slide which is pitch dark all the way through (fun but not when you get stuck) and he wasn't helped promptly. Full story - I was up there at the slide entrance and i could hear him screaming that he needs help. There was a staff up there (looked like a teenage kid) who had a walkie talkie. I assumed he would have informed the people in charge as soon as he got stuck. I kept talking to my son to lie down and try to push himself down and he kept responding saying he's trying everything but is still stuck and it is getting very uncomfortable. After a while I checked with the staff whether someone is coming to help. And then I see him telling on the walkie talkie "the boy is stuck on the slide can someone help?". I was shocked. It must have been a good 5 minutes (no watch, just guessing) and he just thought of informing?! By the time someone could come, my son finally managed to push himself down. I told the guy "you should have informed quicker" and his response was "talk to my manager". I thought "ok no use talking to the teenage kid he probably wasn't trained how to react in these situations". I went to the manager and told her "please train your staff to inform quicker" her response "he probably was sitting down, we cannot do anything about this" i go "No he was lying down this time.. first time he was sitting, but this time he was lying" she repeats "he probably was sitting; we don't promise how long it takes to slide; you eventually get down and that's what matters". Is this an empathetic response? I mean i get you have to stick to boiler plate legal language at times, but im not trying to sue anyone here. Im just looking for "i understand that must have felt scary, ill talk to my staff on acting quicker". I felt like I was talking to a robot both with the teenage staff and with the manager. Anyway, my husband intervened and helped the communication and both the manager and the teenage staff eventually apologized and i really appreciated it. Takeaway - If you're not staying in Holiday Inn, NorthShore Aquatic Center might be as fun for a fraction of the cost If you're staying in Holiday Inn, avoid the blue slide or go shirtless (another staff pointed out that might have helped) I see other reviews as well about untrained and disengaged teenage staff. Should have read before I visited!

As a recent guest, I find Island H20 a good waterpark and fun for family and entertainment. If…read morethere is any improvement I believe that is needed, it is the music to be that only improvement. Not all of us, fact many of us are fond of hearing modern pop and hip music. It is a water park and the music that is to be played in an atmosphere of water, sun and palm trees is Hawaiian/Pacific Island music, Caribbean or vintage classic beach rock music like the Beach Boys and Jimmy Buffet. Sorry, but if I want to hear such rubbish like hip and modern pop, I would go to a gentlemen's club or the urban ghetto. Also got to think about the interest of other's groups' taste in music, not just one group with strictly one type of music. That music does not fit in at all with this environment. Other waterparks like Volcano Bay have tropical Pacific Island music in their Hawaiian kind of atmosphere.

The rides and the staff were very friendly and helpful…read more We got hindered by the lightning warning. We were about to go on our first ride, then all rides were halted. Regular thunderstorm wait was 30 mins, however we kept hearing it about every 30 mins, so we decided to just leave. Locked ranges form $15, $25 or $30, totally convenient. Food stalls seemed yummy, people were purchasing food. We would if we did not bumped into a lightning/thunderstorm warning. Will try to come again the next time we visit Florida! Parking was $25 per vehicle or you can have somebody drop you off, or take a shuttle if your hotel provides one: Margaritaville and Embassy Suite both provide one. Front desk will call for you, however you won't know the wait time till then.