The Dream Glow Festival is a Fun group activity for the holidays! The displays were beautiful and magical. The infinity room was fun but 5 mins inside was not worth the extra $5 to my friend. read more

Wild Rivers - Fun group activity for the holidays! - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Honestly I never been to a theme park like this. I came to celebrate my friends bday for the night wave event and it was not good an experience. The food and drinks were pricey and drinks watered down. It reminded me of all inclusive at the hotels. The park is not big at all! They have some slides and pools but nothing to go crazy for. I also did not like how it was over at 9 PM and they stop letting people get a water slides around 8:15. I don't think it was fair especially when you have paid. Didn't think it was that much fun, and could have lasted longer until a later time. Also, the weight for the bar was absolutely long and we stood in line for over an hour that takes up most of your time to enjoy yourself. The plus is that it's located in a very nice area and it is a clean park, but otherwise I don't think I will come back here again . Free parking and lots of it! read more

Wild Rivers - Outside entrance - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Fun wise its a 5 star. But when i went with my family recently there was so many bees/wasps attacking the sodas, and just waiting around by the fountains. My sister left her soda by her bag and came back to grab a towel, wasp stung her hand. Went for a drink and there was 5 on her cup lid. My worry is that my wife is actually deathly allergic to bees or anything with venom and she cannot go back till this is under control. And we cant be the only family with these issues, concerns and allergies. Customers beware and managers please step up and get bees under control so my family can go back. Please and thank you. read more

First time visit with the family.... And we weren't sure if it would be busy and decided to get a cabana. Just in case we wouldn't be worried of not finding a spot to sit. Luckily it's wasn't busy at all but no regrets lol. Everyone here was very friendly (staff) our server Rachel was fantastic, constantly checking up on us... very helpful and friendly. We had ice and waters waiting as we arrived. My son had a blast ( the main thing for us) can't wait to come back read more

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I am a little biased because I love water parks lol. Growing up going to raging waters, this was definitely an upgrade. It is smaller than the rager waters I went to, but there is still a lot of rides imo. There's probably 4 group rides, 2-3 single, 2 double, the lazy river and wave pool. At first the lazy river seemed small because of how narrow it was, but it's definitely long going around. The park was relatively clean and modern. Obviously it'll be busy during the peak summer, but it was still fun. We also got chicken tenders and a cookie for $20. The food was surprisingly decent/good! The chicken tenders came in 4 pcs and some fries. Definitely recommend!! It is $25 for parking. And then $18 for a medium locker read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

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Ending our family summer fun at the best water park in Irvine. We double down on this park and it didn't disappoint. Plenty of great views and fun slides for all. 11am arrival still gives you time to snag a chair or 4 for the family to lounge if you don't choose the cabana's. The park was fun and the memories even better. Make sure to check out wild rivers read more

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Staff: The staff here was really nice from the parking employees, to gate entrance, to vendors, to ride operators. I want to give special recognition to the amazing lady doing security bag checks. She was dancing with the kids which was so sweet. Somebody give her a raise. Quality/Quantity: The park is very clean, nicely laid out, offers many rides, lots of snack options, some food options, plenty of clean bathrooms, and overall a nice place. Value: The pricing for the tickets was a bit high but if you buy a group ticket or online you can save a good amount. Definitely recommend going this route. Overall: This was my first time here since they moved from to the original location. I had 3 concerns that may or may not be a concern to others. 1) The amount of time it took to enter the park was waaaaaaaayyyy too long. Scanning the ticket should be a very quick and easy process but it wasn't. There must be a more efficient way to move people through the entrance that I'd like encourage them to find. 2) Due to the large amount of development in the adjacent areas of the park there is a very very strong stench of fertilizer in the air. This is very strong and hard to ignore. I'm sure it is due to landscaping projects in the area but it definitely is a bit rough to smell all day. 3) There needs to be speed bumps and security in the parking lot. Cars drive far too fast making it a concern. In the end I had a really good time and I would return again. read more

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Managed to finally try out this water park towards the end of summer! The prices had dropped as it was the last couple of weekends before it closed. It is a smaller water park but has plenty of rides to keep you entertained for the whole day. There are wait times and lines at each ride but it goes fairly quick and the staff keep a watchful eye. Restrooms were clean. No outside food is allowed. There is basic food available inside which is decent. We ordered burgers and fries. And ice creams. Try and time your lunchtime early or late as it can get crowded. Overall it was a really fun experience. Taking one star off because the sign outside said the park was open until 6pm, but they closed at 5pm, which definitely threw off our plans. Water fountains available inside. Parking is paid. read more

If anyone has been to the old Wild Rivers back in 2011, it was much bigger and adult friendly. The rides were wilder and the wave pool was bigger and deeper. The Wild Rivers now is much smaller and great for elementary through middle school kids. I can see it being easier for parents and teachers to wrangle their kids because of how contained it is. Slides were almost relaxing in comparison to the old Wild Rivers. Very similar to Soak City. I wouldn't recommend paying full price as we went their last week of the season at $30/person from 3-7pm. A little disappointed that their lazy river was closed due to their staff going back to school but understandable and they did mention this online. The staff was very friendly and tried their best with what they had. I think it would've been beneficial to move the less busy staff around periodically since the entry staff slowly had less customers whereas the slides staff were running solo. I felt bad for the ride operator who was handling the Tortuga and Typhoon rides by himself. He definitely needed more help but did a great job. The wave pool only went up to 5ft as I'm guessing was also due to lifeguard staffing issues. However, no tubes allowed in the wave pool which was my favorite part but I'm sure it makes it easier for the lifeguards to watch everyone. Lots of kids were horsing around which probably stressed out the staff. It looks like the majority of their money is made through concessions. I recommend bringing food in your car instead. Their online FAQ spelled this out quite clearly. Don't bring your nice sandals because people were just leaving them everywhere so I can see how easily it would be to walk off with someone else's. Overall, definitely kid friendly but I recommend the high school kids to adults make the drive to Raging Waters or Hurricane Harbor if they want more action. read more

Wild rivers is the first waterpark I've been to and I love it! We quickly got into the park and put our bags down at Kontiki cove. First I went on Typhoon, and it was CRAZY. The wait was around 15 minutes right after lunch. No drops, but you may feel like you are flying. Second, I did the Pelican Plunge. There is a big drop and a small drop, and again, you might feel like you are flying. I like it, but it's one of the scarier ones. Cook's cove is certainly not my favorite because I have glasses and that makes it a horrible experience. The wave pool is great! It's so fun, especially as you get closer to the big waves. The highlight is the lazy river. It can be hard to get a tube but keep trying and generous people give up their tubes for you, which is so sweet. Once you're in, you just never wanna get out! If this is what every water park is like, I would definitely be coming again. read more

Wild Rivers - Wilds rivers Typhoon-Tortuga line - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

I was pleasantly surprised by our experience, of Wild Rivers on a hot weekend. There were slides for all ages and levels of excitement, enough seating for everyone, food was not bad (we even found vegan/vegetarian options), kids had a great time and the staff were very good, even though many staff were teenagers, those kids were well trained, most if not all, were diligent, friendly, pleasant, and seemed to enjoy their job. That's not always the case, especially from what I've heard in the past, but really glad they hired and trained effectively this time. The supervisory staff, adult aged, were also very good, helpful and really seemed to have a customer focus. Just as a warned if you choose a weekend, especially in July or August on a hot day expect to be waiting practically 45 minutes to over an hour for the popular slides by around noon. But that should be expected as you find that at almost every amusement park in Southern California. But if you have young kids and we're talking around five years and under, you'll be fine as those kids will probably want to just do the small waterslides at the splash pad area the wave pool and the lazy river. That was really little to no lines all day. And those will be where you want to spend most of your time when the lines start getting long. I guess the one item that people have complained about still seem to is the number of rafts available in the lazy river, I have to agree with this, I probably waited 5-10 minutes before I could find one and there was not a good system to get it, they really should have a line up and someone collecting them for patrons (they do this at lazy river at Legoland waterpark). There was just people standing everywhere and if you happened to be standing in the right place you get one, but you could be standing there for 15 minutes and have somebody else for just arrived. Grab it from you if you didn't speak up. Just not efficient and inviting conflict among guests. This happened a couple times on a few of the water slides that involved rafts were people were cutting the line and causing arguments. This could've easily been addressed with a staff in the proper place taking care of raft distribution. I noticed many of the really bad reviews are from past years, so it's nice to see that the park addressed a number of the issues this year and now in 2025, a few years later, they have finally gotten a lot of operational issues sorted out. Well, it's not the best experience yet, Wild Rivers seems to have reached a level that is close to and approaching being on par with its larger competition, such as Raging Waters, Knotts and Legoland. For that reason, we'll be coming back and hoping to see even more improvements in future years. read more

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I had a great time at wild rivers, my nostalgia of water parks as a kid, came true. I was happy to find out there was a flash sale for tickets and each individual ticket was 48 instead of 65. I decided to call off on a Tuesday, knowing this would be my best day to go and avoid crowds since I heard it gets crazy on weekends. It's located in the great park of Irvine. I tell everyone it's located next to the big orange air balloon and then they know. Plenty of land and space. Parking is easy access but entry is 25 bucks. Upon arrival or entrance, they do a bag security check to make sure you have no food or drinks/alcohol, smoking. You're allowed to bring empty bottles since they have water stations. As you enter after having your ticket scanned, be sure to get a locker to put your belongings. It's 18 bucks or 25 for a bigger one I believe. This makes it easy to come back and forth after rides. My favorite things to do while there was chilling on the lazy river with a tube. It can be tough to get one if its busy, just be patient and someone will hand you one after they're done. Next, the tsunami was pretty fun, I went all the way in on the side and felt all the strong waves. Be careful if you can't swim well since I someone swallowing a lot of water and had to be pulled out. I recommend the big seat rides that can hold more than 2, it makes the lines go by quickly. Tons of fun rides but I tried to avoid the long ones. Construction wasn't fully done when I went but mostly all the good stuff was. There's a bar for drinks and food area. What saved me was the dip and dots ice cream station. It was perfect on a hot day. I'll definitely be back to go on everything else I read more

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Relatively small park, okay good for a park food. I think they need more seating if im being honest. Rides were fun. My family and I had a great experience in navigating the park. read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

As GPN residents, we've enjoyed supporting Wild Rivers and watching it evolve each season. It's clear the park listens to feedback and works to improve the experience year after year. 2023: Waiver forms were filled out on paper, which caused long lines and generated a lot of unnecessary waste--not the most environmentally friendly system. 2024: Waivers went digital, and guests used wristbands. My wife lost her Google Pixel in the wave pool during play, but the manager we spoke to handled the situation kindly and asked the staff to keep an eye out. We were relieved and grateful when the phone was found and returned the next morning. 2025: The system improved even more. Guests could set up their own accounts and upload family photos ahead of time. No more wristbands needed, and I rarely saw any bees or wasps this season. Our kids love enjoying the water during summer vacation. read more

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A good solid fun experience. Didn't have any issues with check in our Groupon redemption except that it was confusing but it ended up working! Took my 6 year old and she had a blast! She Loved the wave pool and the lazy river, I loved the slides and the wave pool as well! I recommend bringing your lunch in a cooler and leaving it in the car. We did that as I saw others reviews to do so and glad we did! Locker was $18 but it was ok because I didn't want to leave my keys or phone on lounge chairs. Can't wait to go back next summer, I recommend the Groupon to save some money as the place is small and the lines can get long. It did feel clean though which was a plus! read more

Wild Rivers - Entrance to WR inside - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

+ Refreshing place to beat the summer heat with friends and family. + Wide variety of aquatic attractions, including water slides, lazy river, wave pool, and the infamous Boomerango. Very fun! - Excessively long, boring wait lines. 45min on a weekday... - Exorbitant, unhealthy food and drink options at the Pacific Grille food court. . Tip: coordinate in your party who orders fries at this food court, and share with the rest of your party. Otherwise, if everyone orders fries, you'll have so many leftover fries to throw away. - That food court needs more shaded seating. + Glad not ALL toys are banned from water parks. ;) - We always enjoy using pool tubes in the Lazy River, but man they need a lot more. No matter, we still turned it into the Crazy River. :D - They removed pool tubes from the Wave Pool. (Fortunately we found other ways to turn it into the Rave Pool. }:) - Restrooms need more stalls. - Expensvie $25 slow, crowded parking when it could just be $5, + but the free farther parking lot is just a 5min walk away. ;) read more

Love that they brought this place back, but they either need to lighten up on the food policy, or do better making sure they have enough stuff for everyone. Lunch lines are crazy, workers seem stressed, and there is barely any food! We waited 45 minutes for chicken tenders. If you can't accommodate feeding people, let them bring food in???? I won't be back until I see that this has changed. Prices are high and lines are long. Only got an extra star because the rides were pretty fun, but not after waiting an hour... read more

I'm literally here for the after wave adult night where we have been standing in line for a drink for for an hour and 20min. We haven't even got wet. They have 2 ppl working 2 lines and are moving extremely slow. I paid $59 for this. $18 for a locker and for a babysitter. I'm highly pissed off. Update: After finally getting a drink, I downed it and went to get on the slides but they closed them down (8:00) all that was open was the wave pool with no waves. And they closed that down before 9. I'm so disappointed in their lack of coordination for this event. I saw so many employees standing around especially by the bar and not providing no help. This could've been an amazing event had they've done so. read more

OK, this review is mostly about the cabana rental, but I will also talk a little bit about the staffing as well. My family and I have been passholders for a year and we go every weekend to wild River's and have a great time for the most of the time I'm gonna talk about the staffing first because that's when things don't go well. For the two family rides there are times there's only one lifeguard that has to do two rides at the same time and the lines get super super long, which makes it a very unpleasant experience. I just don't understand when it's summertime That staffing cannot be done properly to know for the amount of people that are going to be attending the water parks when the weather is hot. So the waits become unnecessary long when you only have one lifeguard working two rides. Now regarding the cabana rental. I rented a cabana for my son's sixth birthday on Saturday in the summertime for $400! I thought this price was pretty steep considering you don't get much but I did it anyways thinking it would be fun and you also get your own server. Unfortunately, the experience was not worth $400 First of all, there's only one server for 11 cabanas in the area that we had reserved. It took almost 30 minutes to 45 minutes to track down a server. I literally had to walk down to cabana number 11 and wait until she was done with their order and have her walk back with me to take our order. There should be at least 2 to 3 servers. Secondly, the amount of bees that were in our cabana the whole time we were around was incredible. I know that bees are part of the environment and in the summertime they show up, but they are attracted to food. So after we got our pizza and our drinks and everything, the trash cans next to our cabana were full and trash cans do not fit the big pizza boxes. So we have to leave them in the cabana and there was just trash in our cabana . Whenever the server came back to ask for more order, she never picked up our trash never requested someone to pick it up for us. Actually during our whole duration of our time there was not one person from wild Rivers to come by to pick up our trash and so then we had a great amount of bees coming into our cabana and we could not enjoy that cabana. Our guests were not able to sit and relax and enjoy the shade. It was very difficult. And I could not find anyone to share my feedback with so I sent them an email once I got home. Unfortunately, after explaining my very bad experience, the response back was not helpful at all. The response was basically telling us that bees are part of the environment. We have done everything we can to get rid of beehives, etc. etc. We are increasing our efforts to do trash collection, etc., etc. But they never addressed why There wasn't somebody there to collect trash. And so the response kept coming back saying we have improved trash collection. And I said well that did not happen on Saturday. So it just seemed the person that was responding to me in the email did not address my concerns or acknowledge my feedback and just kept saying they are doing everything they can But not really acknowledging my concerns. I am very disappointed that I paid $400 for such horrible service and horrible post service feedback from their customer care. Honestly, not sure if I would ever recommend cabana Rental to anyone!! my feedback through email the response was not helpful at all. read more

Visited last year and had a blast especially on the lazy river, so much that we decided to return today. Giving this place 3 starts due to the following: not allowing food in despite the fact that you can go in/out of the park. What is the point of the insane restrictions when the food they sale inside is unhealthy garbage fried in seed oils and poor quality meats. Dietary restrictions should be respected and you would have loyal patrons coming for days. Otherwise offer healthy alternatives that make sense. Second reason warranting the 3 stars is the low amount of available inner tubes for the lazy river! It is uncalled for and a warzone! I saw a family of 4 with one tube....insane. i also saw people hoarding them and not even using them why create such chaos? Last year there was an abundance and was so easy to find them. It was very nice! Not sure i will be back as waiting hours to score a floatie is a bit too much. A few tweaks and you can be topping the charts Wild Rivers leadership/owners should take notes!!! read more

So far satisfied with the services. Carlos helped us setting up the wristband (if no QR code) to get on the park everything went well :) read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

I had a blast and I'm a grown adult! First of all to get there, note that your GPS might try to take you through a neighborhood in the area that is still under construction and has streets blocked off. Your safest bet is to not take the 133. Take either the 405 or the 5, and exit at Sand Canyon Ave. Then head north to Great Park Blvd and take that east, all the way to the water park. This place has cabanas that you can rent but there are also plenty of public lounge chairs with lots of shade provided by fabric suspended overhead. The cabanas are just simple tents with a concrete floor and a couple basic chairs inside. Nothing special. Furthermore I find that you're so active while you're at the park that the only time you're going to sit down is to eat a snack. In that case there are plenty of picnic tables with umbrellas located near the wave pool. They have lockers for rent that you can put your valuables in like your cell phone and wallet or purse. Besides that just bring a beach bag with towels and stuff that you can leave poolside. The concrete ground throughout the premises is incredibly hot and you can burn your bare feet. So I suggest wearing water shoes the whole time you're here, even when you go on the slides. The lazy river was probably our favorite. It is incredibly long and winding. It is 2.5 feet deep. There are only enough tubes for half the people but it's still fun to do even without a tube. There are entrances/exits every so often along the river. You need to wait in those areas hoping somebody is finished and willing to give you their tube. There is no official process for obtaining tubes. Interestingly most of the large waterslides use tubes as well. But those are different tubes and there is an orderly process to obtain those. In fact they have elevators that bring the tubes up to the top of the waterslide for you. I took my 10 year old nephew to the kids area where there's a multi-level water fortress. At all levels there are water cannons and buckets dumping water down on you from above. Then there's one enormous bucket at the very top that slowly fills up and starts ringing a bell once it's almost full. Everybody runs underneath it and it dumps a ton of water on them. Lots of fun! read more

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for the price of admission, i had higher expectations for my first visit. park was easy to navigate, but was also relatively small so you can get a lot done within the first few hours. a few key issues i had with my first visit: #1) locker kiosks had trouble accepting payment-- tried apple pay AND physical card, had no luck using both. figured out it was easier to scan the qr code on whatever lockers were available prior to use. #2) NOT ENOUGH TUBES FOR LAZY RIVER. I swear I only saw less than 20 inflatable tubes. there needs to be a better system for tube distribution instead of having several people wait at the entrance points in hopes of getting a tube.. very annoying system esp when you have to strategize #3) food was so terrible. I get that its a water park, but after paying $35+ I would hope my food is edible.. you could tell they reheated the phillycheesteak several times given how dry it was. also, workers allowed people to cut in front of the line when it came time to pay. there was no organization #4) most slides had separate lines depending on which ride you wanted to do.. as a first timer, signs weren't clear indicating which line you were in so you had to hope for the best. #5) absolutely very minimal shade. peak July weather and I came out sun burnt due to lack of shade. overall, not a bad Waterpark but definitely not the best there is to offer. facility was very clean, rides were fun, and there is a little bit of everything for everyone. would i come back? maybe. only during non peak days. tip: lines for rides died down 1-2 hours before closing, so take advantage of the time if you plan on staying back. was able to get a lot down within the time span, than the entire time we were there (between 12 and 6pm) read more

We came here for my daughter's birthday and the kids loved it! Every water slide, wave pool and lazy river were in excellent condition. Staff members are friendly and helpful. It did not feel overly crowded and everyone visiting the park was nice. They could benefit from more water floats in the wave pool and lazy river. Food is typical overpriced, mediocre theme park food, but the kids had zero complaints! There is a bee problem but I doubt they can control that read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

We had a great time!!! We loved the area for the tiny kids. It has at least 8 slides at different levels for kids BELOW 42 inches tall. Aside from that it has games for them and plenty of space for parents to roam with their kids. There is another area for the medium kids. It has waters slides, water guns, bridges, and many water features. The rest of the park is very fun with the large slides. The food service was FAST!! (Unlike Rangin Waters that took us 45 min just to order nasty food) we had a Philly cheese steak sandwich, a hamburger, a Southwestern salad with chicken, cheese pizzas, cheese burger and different drinks including chocolate milk. The dressing rooms are spacious, the bathrooms are clean, the showers are separate from the restrooms and very clean. Plenty if oarking with a safe area fir pedestrians. Lastly, great areas with lounge chairs. read more

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Over all the kids had a blast. We went on a Wednesday hoping for shorter lines, but that wasn't the case. The lines to get a tube were ridiculous with very little shade but the actual attractions were so much fun for the kids. While in line we witnessed some kids ages 10-12 SPITTING on people who were in line before them. Multiple people complained and nothing was done. As for the food, you're better off packing your own They offer a stamp to re-enter. The goodies extremely over priced and taste like cardboard. read more

The prices to Wild Rivers have increased the past 2 years. They used to allowed seniors free entry, but now it costs 20 bucks. General parking is 25 bucks. The park is new and clean, but small with just a handful of waterslide attractions. The lazy river is nice, but you will have to box out and fight for an inner tube. During the summer time, you'll find a lot of rowdy teenagers that just got dropped off by their parents for the day. Not much you can do about it, but there is a lot of pubescent teenagers acting like idiots to show off to anyone wearing a bikini. As for attractions for kids, unless they are good swimmers, they're limited to the playground area or the lazy river w/ supervision. Food prices aren't great, but they don't really gouge you too bad either. The last time we came here, we booked a cabana for our group that consisted of 2 families with 4 adults and 6 kids. We booked it about 2-3 weeks in advance and got a confirmation e-mail. The day of check in, the high schooler running the kiosk could not find us on the list. Despite showing them our confirmation, they said that "another family has the same confirmation too and they already gave them our cabana". They radio'ed other team members and managers to try and sort this out and at the end, they "generously offered" a free pizza from the hut and relocated our party to the end of the park, by the wave pool. Since we had little kids and the whole point of the cabana was to have it by the play area so we can watch them from the cabana. After about 1.5 hours of standing there and explaining the situation to 2-3 different managers, they finally decided to comp the cabana. It was very frustrating start to our day at the park, but appreciated that they made things right. Overall this place is okay. Not the best water park I have ever experienced, but convenient because it's in our backyard. I hope they expand the park and add additional attractions, because this place does get crowded and you may wait up to 2 hours to go down one slide. read more

We brought our youngest daughter here to celebrate her birthday and we had a blast. Grabbed a Cabana and enjoyed the entire day from 1030am-5pm! Although Yelp said that it would close at 730pm so that was a bummer other than that 5stars! read more

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The kids love the rides and the slides, but you cannot justify charging $37 for a drink at the bar. Ridiculous to say the least. A basic margarita costs $32 and $37 if you do double shots. If you want people to spend money at your bar, get your s.... Together and charge reasonable prices. I will not return nor bring my family. read more

It's been ages since I've been to a waterpark yet slid down a waterslide, and I must say this place is a blast! Going to a birthday in your mid-20s here was an absolute blast. It's one of those things you're dreading to go to and have low expectations but come out of it like damn! That was really fun! Parking: I recommend buying your ticket and parking in advance for a smoother entrance into the park. We waited in a long line to park because their system was down, and the parking lot was huge, too. Cabana: My girlfriend bought a cabana for her birthday, which was convenient for our group to leave our belongings and be together in a private area. There were a few chairs with a small cooler. We also had a private server taking orders for food and drinks. The food was mid, but they had a vast selection of alcohol, which I liked. Slides: There are so many different slides here; you can ride on a mat face-first and race your friends, go in a tube with all your friends, or go down standard slides feet-first. I would, at minimum, come with four people. Overall vibes: There are a lot of kids, but surprisingly, there are also a lot of adults in the park! There are also a bunch of alcohol stands with draft beer, which I enjoyed. They also have a lazy river and wave pool, which were popping off, but I didn't get a chance to enjoy it. read more

Overall, an incredible experience at this waterpark time and time again Each year for the last two or three years, they've continue to improve processes and only make the experience more remarkable The slides are exciting, the staff is extremely friendly, and the process of getting into the park and location are superb I was lucky enough to interact with Carlos, one of the managers at the park (I believe), who truly made the experience unforgettable. As a company leader myself, it was also great to see him engaging with and helping his staff in all parts of the park (we ran into him several times). Which makes me believe it is not only a great experience for those of us visiting the park, but also those that work there I would definitely recommend visiting on a warm day! read more

This is an overall review for summer season for which I had platinum passes for. Soda machines were broken for which I had a refillable cup that came with summer pass. This meant walking halfway across park to find a working machine. In two occasions when it wasn't even that crowded, the ratio of inter tubes to patrons was about 1 - 3! My son and I after waiting for about ten minutes for a free tube just chose to wade through the lazy river which makes it not very lazy. I don't know if tubes broke and were not being replaced but a huge let down. The there was the wave pool. If you've been you'll know that once inside the gate there is a small wall to far right. Mind you it's not in the water and at the very end of towards gate of wave pool. I (a grown man) sat down and was instructed via whistle blow that I couldn't sit there. Makes no sense at wall because it isn't in water and not in an employee area or anything! Like seriously wtf! There is no where to sit and my knees make it tough to get up if I sat in ground is I chose small wall. Lastly, I take some prescription meds that are needed at certain times during day. Upon checking the girl sees them in my bag and says I can't come in with those. I explain that they're medically necessary and clearly labeled and she calls someone over who is probably about 18. I get some pushback but tell him I need to talk to as these are medically prescribed and how is this an issue! He finally lets me through but seriously again, why are the employees such hard asses with no common sense! Oh and before we checked in and were waiting to come through, there are only two lanes which made it about 15-20 minutes before we got to security check. Then onto gate where they scan your tickets or wristbands where only two gates are open when about 7 more are physically available but not being utilized. Only positives are that the park is clean but because of the subpar experience this summer, I will not be buying passes next year or even going for the day. Very disappointing and I've take with other people that have had less than stellar experiences. Food isn't cheap here either and good luck trying to bring in so much as a packet of crackers cause they will have you throw it away. FYI, 3 review is out of kindness read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Paid over $700 for cabana and a couple pizzas, too much to explain but it's gone downhill big time. Drinks were terrible, service terrible, people very ghetto for lack of better words. Had a much better experience last year read more

Not enough shade. people take the chairs for their family,good luck getting a chair so you can watch your kids. To pricey ,shower no good , locker ATM limited some just don't work. it's more for locals . The fly yes they bite and hard, yes I said flys that bite .parking is a maize the parking attendance (Kid) are to cool to direct traffic. Little ones are running around threw cars accident ready to happen so drive carefully.. read more

The Pros I was impressed with the cleanliness of the bathrooms and park, overall. The staff was helpful & mostly friendly. My kids loved it. Good music choices and the park was well spread out. As well as easy parking. The Cons The food was SO gross. The pizza was maybe the worst I've had and very pricey. Also, as a mom with 4 & 6 year old kids, I was taken aback by all the women of all ages in very revealing thong bathing suits. I had no idea people dressed like that and especially in front of so many little kids. The girl doing the mermaid hair on little girls had her entire butt cheeks hanging out of her shorts. It really was strange and shocking to see. I wish there was a general dress code for both hygiene and class. Overall, nice park though read more

I love that I planned my daughters birthday here with a cabana and tickets for all guests, only to find out from a third party (not even directly from WR) that they booked out the whole park AFTER my reservations weeks later. Had I not reached out to them, I am not sure that they would have even reached out to me to refund. The accounting person here acted like she was doing me a favor by refunding me, calling it a "one time courtesy" instead of apologizing for their error. DO NOT BOOK PARTIES HERE! read more

Purchased a waterproof bag and shortly after, the clip on the carrying strap broke. Took it back to exchange for a new one and the park director told me there was nothing he could do to help me because I broke it. I'm still furious by his unprofessionalism and the way he handled the whole situation. I'm a 44 year old man and I handled the bag the entire time and it really left a sour taste in my mouth not only because of his encounter, but the cheap quality of the products they sell for an overpriced amount. I'll never go back. read more

So much fun for family and friends! Love the mat racers and Tahitian toucan slides. We are first in line to do Boomerang and Pelican Plunge! The pizza is good, burgers are ok, the Philly cheese steaks are very good. Love the mustard grill where the hubby and I can have a drink and rest while the kids keep going in the lazy river. And in all it's a wonderful place to enjoy with active family and friends. read more

We love wild rivers every year we buy the gold pass, clean safe and the stuff is very friendly love the location is 12 min away from us the kids can wait for the opening on May 17 read more

Wild Rivers - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California

Haven't been here since the re opening and I have to say, it's even better than I remember ! One of the cleanest waterparks I've ever been too, the lines were reasonable & the parking was just a small walk from the entrance They have a nice park area outside of the park to eat your food if you bring a cooler with you to save some money We got there a little later in the day and every one of the chairs by the wave pool was taken, so unless your planning to get their super early and want a spot, be prepared to get a locker for your items or purchase a cabana for your party to avoid carrying your items everywhere. We left our bags near someone else's chair and they were fine, but if you don't want to risk that a locker isn't to expensive to secure your items. I did love that they had a bar area for adults and there drinks were honestly AMAZING the mango drink with tajin and champs was would definitely get again. Overall we did the lazy river 2x and rode about 3 water slides from 2:30-6pm and I believe they have 20-22 in the park So definitely recommend when doors open if your trying to enjoy most of the park Overall our experience was amazing and we'll definitely be coming back :) read more

Wild Rivers - By the wave pool - Water Parks Near Me - Irvine, California