I didn't have high expectations of this place. I was pleasantly surprised! Waves of fun was super clean. The lifeguards were on top of their game and jumped in when a kid was struggling a bit. The snack bar was affordable and so was the entrance fee! Loved it! read more

This was our first time here even though I remember the commercials and the jingle when I was a kid. It was clean and well organized. The waves were enjoyable. There were plenty of places to sit and stay cool. It was affordable with plenty of parking. They had concessions and also someone selling Kona Ice. I think the kids really enjoyed themselves. Highly recommend if you are in the area! read more

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Pros: -nice, clear pool(exception of a few bugs floating around) -a nice set of three fun slides -good food -waves are fun, when they actually come on -roomy bathrooms -peace and quiet(minus crowd noises) Cons: -when the waves aren't on, the pool is actually pretty relaxing, so I don't have any cons for this one. -the slides are fun, but the concrete uptop and the black top strips(???) on the stairs are blazing hot. The concrete was so f-ing hot i burned my feet! I only went up once and probably won't again unless it's cooler. -food is good, if your willing to pay four bucks for a slice of pizza plus tax. Overpriced, but pretty good. EXCEPT their chili dog. The chili sucks and I couldn't finish it. The food selection was pretty limited though, as we went at the end of the summer and for whatever reason, took off half their menu. -you have to wait FOREVER for the waves. The waiting time is 12 minuets but the waves only come on for 8. Why not have them on for 12? And at one point, we had to wait a whole half hour before they turned the waves on, because the lifeguard said the machine that makes them is "on a timer" when it wasn't. Been going for years, i think i know how this works. -incompetent life guards. They obviously don't know the pool operates, and the 20 minute "pool checks" are just the life guards lounging in the pool or going inside the building for a snack. I suggest get teams that you can rotate out instead of clearing us all out for 20 minutes when the sun is literally melting us like ice cream. -the bathrooms are roomy, but you pretty much have to change in a toilet stall. The bathrooms are also messy and dirty. Toilet paper rolls littered the floor and some of the toilets still had crap in them. Nasty. -the "peace and quiet" only lasts for about 5-10 minutes until the most annoying, blaring music starts playing. I don't wanna listen to some guy singing "ooui ooui ooui" for ten minutes. Please pick some better music. -you can't bring any outside food or drinks in. I get it, you want your money. But we don't really like eating our chips in out car, thanks. All in all, its an ok park. All the regulations are kind of unnecessary though and you should really get some better life guards who know what they're doing. And entrance fee is cheap, so if your looking for a cheap day trip that's close, this is the place. I don't suggest traveling from far and wide though, just isn't worth it. If you want a more carefree day though, I suggest going to Water Ways. Its farther out and has less stuff, but is in general a fun time had by all. Whereas here, there's always something to be frustrated over. read more

We hadn't been to this pool in years and decided to give it a try today. The pool seemed clean enough and the area around is very nice. It was all going well until my 9 year old son fell off of his float, panicked, and couldn't get back on in the deeper end. I was in the pool as well but couldn't get to him as the waves were pulling me in the opposite direction. So I yelled (as I was trying to get to him) until I got a lifeguard's (Abby) attention. She looked at me, then at him, and just stood there. She didn't attempt to help him- didn't even act like she was about to help him. Thank goodness my daughter was closer than I was to him and was able to pull him to her float. Once I knew he was safe I asked the lifeguard why she didn't help him and her response was "he was close to a float" and then "maybe you should keep him in shallow water". What?! If my daughter hadn't been there to be his lifeguard it scares me to think about what could've happened. We left shortly after and I spoke with management. He said "that shouldn't have happened". Not even an apology- just a refund. This is absolutely unacceptable and I will not be going back. I would advise other parents to consider our experience before taking your children to Waves of Fun. read more

Slides are "out of order" if you're 18-21 you still have to leave the pool. Was told they had no more hot food left just chips. You breathe the life gaurs blows the whistle. Waste of time. read more

The food is excellent. The service is really fast. The lifeguards are very respectful and respected. The prices are great.

This place was horrible. Don't come here if you do get ready to pay full price when the main attraction the water aside is not even open. You can't bring any food in and have to purchase food but the concession stand can't even keep up with all the orders and the water was freezing.!!! DON'T COME HERE IM WARNING U!!!!!! read more

This place is SWEEET, great fun and food and good looking lifeguards;). Great family environment and some quality h20 that is taken care of immensely. Great place to go :) read more

I'm not sure why so many negative reviews. Seems to be a trend here so I've learned to not always believe the reviews here. Went this weekend with my husband and sister who has 14 and 11 year old girls, along with a 2 and 1 year old. The wave pool was super fun, stayed mostly in shallow end due to the babies but it was great to sit in the water with them and not feel like I was sitting in baby pee like some baby pools around here. It was very fun when the waves were going. The 3 big slides are very fun! I mean for 10 bucks this is not a bad deal. I've gone to some plain ole Jane pools and I've paid 6-8 dollars but to have all this for 10. Very good deal. We also paid to have a cabana for 3 hours, let me say definitely worth it. All in all it was fun. I can see why some people are upset about the bees, I will say there are a lot of bees mostly by food court. I'm pretty sure this place is next to a bee farm though ‍. read more

There are some nice things about this park, but there are some serious cons that make it not worth the money and (for my family) the long drive. Con 1: You can't bring in outside coolers or drinks, or even eat/drink away from the concession area, so you're stuck with walking out to your car to eat and drink or paying a lot of money for pricey concession food that also includes 6% sales tax. This is excessively regulatory. Con 2: The concrete at the top of the slides is dangerously hot and can cause actual burns on the bottoms of your feet. The concrete is painted a dark blue and there is no shade or means of cooling the concrete whatsoever, and nowhere you can stand that isn't crazy-hot. Con 3: The waves are rarely run and when they are, it's extremely brief. We were told by one lifeguard that the wave schedule is supposed to be 12 minutes off, 8 minutes on; but we heard a different story depending on whom we asked, including some very unprofessional lifeguards who told us the machine is on a timer and starts automatically (it isn't), and they continued chatting and looking at their phones rather than running the waves like they are supposed to. At times we had to wait 20 minutes or more before the waves came on, and many times it was far less than 8 minutes. Con 4: There are no changing rooms. You have to use a bathroom stall or shower stall with no shelves to change. The bathrooms tend to be messy and not clean. It's okay, I guess, but for water parks my family greatly prefers Water Ways in Julian, WV. It's a much better run facility and you can bring in outside food and coolers, the concessions are affordable, the bathrooms are clean, and there's never a spot of trash anywhere. read more

TERRIBLE!! No bathroom available for men, men's room closed, family room had a toilet flooding and the manager was unconcerned with the situation. "Didn't know what to tell me " when I asked where to change or use the bathroom". Inflatable arm floats not allowed though not properly advertised. They had no tubes available or other options so my child was stuck in the shallow end. read more

This place is way too overpriced. Not only that, there must be a bee infestation or something because I got stung three times!!!! There were bees everywhere and go all over the food. Which is also overpriced. But the employees are very friendly read more