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    Gowanus Waterfront Park

    5.0 (1 review)

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    Crystal Springs Family Waterpark - Me

    Crystal Springs Family Waterpark

    2.8(57 reviews)
    30.2 mi

    I really enjoy coming here with my kids. The admission price for non-residents is reasonable…read moreconsidering everything the park offers. I especially love that you're allowed to bring your own food, and there's even a place to grill, it makes for a fun, relaxed day. They do have a small place where they do sell food but why bother when you can bring your own. There are several splash pads, slides perfect for younger children like my 4-year-old daughter and even 10 month old, and there are also rides and attractions suited for older kids and adults. My kids have the best time here. Just a heads-up: tickets can only be purchased starting at 5 PM the day before your visit, so plan accordingly. Overall, it's a great spot for a family day out.

    I love how the a majority lifeguards and staff are so helpful and friendly. This is a disability…read more-friendly water park. They even have lifts for people that cannot use the stairs. The cashiers are friendly, and the park is clean too. Even the bathrooms most times. (They have constant maintenance on the bathrooms.) They have three slides, the red one is my favorite! The blue is fun but closed in, and the white slide is isn't closed in. However if you have children under 48 inches they can't ride the big slides but there is a kids area for them. They also have a pool that extends into the lazy river, and a lily pad/ log cross. If going to Crystal Springs bring your own chair off you can. Chairs are hard to find, especially when it's busy. The only thing is you have to purchase tickets online with a credit card. It should be optional whether to buy at the gates or online, but still, i can spend hours here.

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    The Funplex - Drop N Twist Ride!

    The Funplex

    3.1(210 reviews)
    22.2 mi

    My Funplex experience was AMAZING! A friend saw a post online about an After Dark event so we…read morebooked it. The After Dark hours were from 9PM-1AM for a 21 and over crowd. When we arrived, everything was up and running as if it were daytime. All the games, rides and attractions were in service. I rode Go Karts for the first time in yearrrs and I actually came in first place. Me! That was dope. The BIG FUN though was all the water rides. Lazy River, pool tubing and the main pool were all open and full of people ready for a great time. We were treated to a DJ who understood the crowd assignment and shoutout to the most wonderful staff. All employees on this night were in a great mood and they gave party vibes too. The promoters didn't over sell this event, so crowds and lines weren't a problem at all. I had such a blast that I wasn't even mad about getting my phone wet. I'm looking forward to going back to The Funplex for another After Dark night out. I thought they were gonna shortchange us but that didn't happen. We were given the whole experience. Good stuff!

    This place is both an arcade and waterpark. We attended for a birthday party which was specifically…read morefor the waterpark. We got wristbands and although it was rainy on and off they were able to keep operating since there wasn't a danger such as thunder or lightning. Lines weren't long because of the weather. They provide life jackets. They have many lifeguards. There is a picnic area for the public but a separate one for birthday parties. Pizza and wings weee good. Had lots of refreshment options and also adult beverages you could purchase. The people working the birthday side were upbeat and friendly.

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    Tomahawk Lake Water Park

    Tomahawk Lake Water Park

    2.6(80 reviews)
    40.9 mi

    Fortunately won a voucher for this location that included a pass for 4 entrance and 4 water slide…read morepasses. Using the pass was a breeze. Drove up to check in. Vehicle was briefly checked to see our head count, 2 adults and 2 kids. Drove into the lot and was guided to our parking spot. We came during a weekday. Lot was not full nor was the beach area. Did not get to experience the slides. Kids must know how to swim as no vests are allowed on their slides. Those lines seemed to have moved quickly. Lakes are basically stagnant; therefore, the water is a bit foggy and darkish in some areas. Yet you can see little fishes at the edge of the water. The food was average. It reminded me of basic fair food. Overall, kids enjoyed being in water that had no currents; yet, after two hours they were okay leaving.

    This review will be short and sweet as it is solely based upon entrance fees…read more Impromptu family decision to have a "day at the lake" today since the weather was perfect. Headed to Tomahawk Lake as it was our go to once upon a time. The price PER PERSON (not per car load) was $22 ... and that was NOT including the water park. If you wanted to add on entrance to the water park it was ANOTHER $15 PER PERSON! We were a party of 4 adults and 3 teens and it would've literally been $259 to ENTER the lake!!!!! AIN'T NO WAY! For that price we could've done a real amusement park, a real water park ... a real lotta other things worth $259. Needless to say we ventured elsewhere but wanted everyone to be aware of this absolute absurdity before wasting your time and gas venturing up there.

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    Tomahawk Lake Water Park - Play structures - photo taken after the water park has closed and people cleared out of the water

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    Sesame Place Philadelphia - Carousel

    Sesame Place Philadelphia

    2.8(1.1k reviews)
    57.4 mi

    This place..... it is really surreal if you watched Sesame Street. The water park portion is…read morebasically like Lord of the Flies - ughhhhhhb. It is a junior version of Disney. Parking is not great if you show up after 10:30am.

    Kept seeing the ads and decided to take a road trip from MA to visit here. I will say my son who's…read morepreschool age really enjoyed his time, which was what mattered the most, but we were incredibly disappointed with the staff and the photo pass, specially at the Elmo meet and greet (8/29/26). The park posts the scheduled times and locations for meet and greet opportunities and you can pay ahead for you to get your photos for the entire day digitally. Thinking this would be a good purchase, we did that, but quickly regretted it for $50! This was our first family vacation and destination trip for my son. We drove 6 hours and stayed nearby so we could have a full day at the park. Our main objective was to get him to see Elmo, who he loves. We weren't sure how he would do with the characters, but he ran right up to Elmo (and all the others) seamlessly which was great surprise to us. We took a family photo from the staff (after we were explicitly and rudely told they would not use our personal phones to do so) which I thought nothing of since we had the photo pass. We went to the kiosk around the corner and after 15 mins of the girl looking for the photo we had taken 2 mins prior, she realized the photographers were cutting people off and it was uncentered, so now not only do we not have any photos at all to show for this magical moment for our family ,we also had nothing to show for the hefty price tag. The girl rudely told us to get back in the line which we had already waited in and we told her that was unacceptable since this was clearly their mistake. Several people behind us saw this interaction and had the same exact thing. They eventually let us go first when Elmo came back from break and treated us as if we were acting entitled and the girl who was messing up everyone's photos very rudely pointed her fingers at us saying "you have no more than 30 seconds" as if any of this was somehow our fault. The photo was ok but not what we envisioned and that entire interaction wasted almost 40 mins of our day and I felt so incredibly mistreated, especially since we had paid for the photopass. What I will also say about the photopass was that despite doing everything they told us, exactly NONE of them showed up in the website as I was told they would and I had to go to customer service to have them uploaded. In this day in age with AI and modern technology, their whole photosystem being based on antiquated websites and the photographers giving a clipboard and some kind of handwritten notes wither photos to manually add them to a queue is unacceptable, especially if they want to act like this is Disneyworld and families can't use their own devices. I'm going to be reaching out with this feedback specifically and asking for the $50 back because it felt almost fraudulent for how poorly executed it is and that even the employees at the main service desk agreed but also are trained to not be able to resolve concerns. Many other people were having similar issues, including one who had paid for a season pass and said they had no pictures from every visit all year, so I felt validated in my frustration. Overall, my son had fun, the rides were mostly great for young kids and all the other character meets went flawlessly and created core memories for him. I'm not sure if this was just an abnormally busy day here for the end of the season, but I had a lot of interactions with other parents who were astonished at how slow the lines for all the food stands were with a single person working all of them and that barely any employees had any sort of empathy for the clientele this park attracts. Others I talked to that regularly come said they never saw it like that. They need to have some compassion and understanding that they're entertaining young kids and get their act together on the digital photos if they're going to continue to budget for mass advertising on social media to drive traffic from far away like us.

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