So where does WnW fall in? Well...it isn't quite as epic as Water Country up in New England or as memorable as Splash Mountain in Disney World. But as far as Anthony, Texas is concerned, it gets the job done for the occasional thrill seeker via water rides.
When it comes to Wet N Wild, you gotta enter in like the type of customer who accepts what they see because they're expecting to move out of El Paso at some point in their life. Now, I don't mean to say that as if to imply that this place is lame. It's more like a fancy way of saying, "take this park with a grain of salt". But to be more specific..
There's maybe....6 or 7 moderate thriller rides at this park. I've been here several times before and am aware they've added a couple new rides to the park. That being said as a man with a mild hypertensive condition, I still only found myself riding about two different thrill slides. Chalk it up to personal preference, but my favorite would have to be "The Amazon"...probably because the protocol for getting on that slide allows for more repeat rides. Whereas its big brother, "The Amazon Vortex", takes a lot longer to get thrill seekers down the slide for...safety reasons, I think.
Some advice for the ones who don't believe patience is a virtue: avoid weekends. The lines are much shorter during the workweek. I arrived here on a Thursday apropos: a work organized event, entry fees paid (talk about economic irony, right?).
I found it interesting that just about all the warning signs on the rides suggested that no sunglasses/glasses or shoes are allowed on the rides, possibly for fear of them falling off in the process. This rule is apparently loosely enforced, however...as I witnessed several folks riding down the slides in flip flops, which they concurrently lost on the way down said slide. Not that I'm complaining, because it allowed me the convenience of riding every slide with my water shoes on.
Another caveat: you can grill your own food here, but there are some limitations. First, you can't bring a charcoal grill, even though you can BUY charcoal from the amusement park itself and utilize THEIR charcoal grills. Don't ask me why. Maybe their charcoal burns slower than the charcoal in the store. Who knows? You can bring propane grills though. Either way, this is what I would suggest, since the park doesn't actually sell "real" food per se; just mostly snacks, ice cream and funnel cakes. Typical amusement park stuff.
Overall, Wet N Wild is harmless aquatic fun that's relatively enjoyable for folks who aren't expecting more than what they see or believing the made up stories about people having sex in the pools (I mean, seriously..they literally have lifeguards EVERYWHERE! What are the odds this actually occurred?). I'm giving WnW 3 flip flops lost on the Amazon slide out of 5. read more