Perfect for family entertainment all day! Slides for adults and kids. They even let me hold my 1 & 2 year old boys and go down the adult slides!! Super awsome place and definitely will be going! 3.50hours, not bad! read more

Well, some of the people were scary ... But the waterpark was excellent. Great rides, great facility, helpful staff, this place is well done. Plenty of stuff to keep the teen occupied; plenty of stuff to keep the toddler occupied. We live 6 hours away, but we'll be back for sure! read more

I finally bought a zoombezi bay pass with my hard earned money. I'm not wealthy I'm single and support myself as a receptionist. I know this will get backlash but I hate children I dont have them for a reason and the reason I paid considerably more for my season pass to here instead of a pool is the adult creek where I dont have to have children splashing my face every 4 seconds and screaming. Little did I know that it doesn't open until noon. I understand not opening the bar but I just want to float in peace!!!! I'm so angry. This on tip of the fact that I didnt read the fine print and realized back to school is August 16 then they aren't open during the week . Beware if u didnt know that. I wouldn't recommend buying a pass unless u have massive amounts of time during the week to come and buy May1. I'm pissed and incredibly hot during the 2019 heat wave. I thought they finally figured out the power of adult money when I saw they were going to improve the adult area but apparently I dont matter and have to go swim with the kid filth and poop since I'm here early. Rock on! read more

The best thing I could have done this summer for me and my family was to get a Season Pass to Zoombezi. We go at least twice a week, so the pass paid for itself the very first week. My one and only major complaint is the bathroom by the wave pool. DIGUSTING-INHUMANE. You can smell it long before you walk in. They should be ashamed for forcing customers to use that facility, especially on dive-in Friday night when that is the only facility available for you. The health department should really look into that one. read more

I had a season pass for the zoo a few years back well I got the gold pass, so we were able to enjoy this place. That is my first suggestion, if you live nearby get one, if you don't, if you go during a peak time/day you won't ride many slides at all so don't be surprised. We spent most of may, and part of june, then near the end of the season as well running up stairs and sliding down slides pretty much with lines non existent except on weekends. Once peak season hit though yes we'd be waiting for a good 20 to 30 min to go down a slide. Luckily I have 2 younger kids, so during those times, we parked our butts in the younger kids area and the toddler area, and played away. The lazy river can get wild sometimes, thank goodness for the adult section. Those are the days you leave your kids home and you float in the adult river and get yourself a tan, have yourself a beer or two (buy the big cups so you can get your discounted beer for the rest of the season =P) and you can order food from anywhere in the park at the bar and they will have it brought to you plus they have tvs to watch the game or whatever it is you are itching to watch. Now remember with kids, there are height requirements on a few of the slides, and they do enforce them and for good reason. I watched a guy fall out of a raft going down one of the newer slides, he was ok but if it was a kid they wouldn't have ended up so ok. Just keep that stuff in mind instead of getting angry at the guys who are trained to stand there to keep people safe as possible instead of arguing with them. In the kids area when it says sit before sliding do so, once again while I was pregnant I had taken my daughter to play in the kids area a little kid didn't listen to mom, ended up cracking his head open after slipping and falling on one of the slides. The emergency services are fast in case of injury. Plenty of people pass out during the hot summer months. Anyhow other than that the park is pretty clean, there are smoking areas, food and they provide life jackets for kids who can't swim. There is seating but you gotta get there early enough or late enough in the day to grab some or else you'll have to find somewhere on a not so comfortable surface. Shade is a hit or miss but you're not gonna be sitting in the shade the whole time at a waterpark now are you? I will give a heads up on the dumping bucket, they have it over the kids area over an area of platform stairs, I would be wary of letting a mini person in there without some adult help. My daughter is like 45lbs soaking wet with boots on at 8 so at 5 trying to get up there with the bucket dumping was like a feather in a light wind trying to stay in one place, didn't work too well. I taught her to listen for the bell and move if she heard it so she didn't get knocked over by the water or the herd of children trying to get under the bucket. read more

I'm always going to call this place 'Wyandot Lake', that's just what I grew up knowing it as. Go early and on a weekday if you can. Later times and Saturdays are pretty busy and you might end up standing in super long lines for the slides. Also, you can go to the zoo when you're all done there using the same ticket. Be prepared to fork over $7 for parking. The slides are pretty general but fun. Theres a cyclone one and a few traditional tube types. The wave pool can get pretty crowded, I suggest getting a floaty thing for that. For smaller kids, there's what we used to call 'Christopher's Island' (The old name from Wyandot Lake), which is a water maze type thing with slides and a wooden bucket that dumps water periodically. There are non-water rides but you must either buy a ride bracelet or buy tickets. Basically, there's the old roller coaster from Wyandot, swings, scrambled eggs and stuff like that. No King's Island type rides. So, it is fun. Kids will love it, adults will like it. read more

My husband took my daughter and niece here one Thursday afternoon, and I met them after work. They got special pricing since they were there for a special event my niece was involved in. However, when I got there at 5:30 pm (they close at 8, so I was only there for 2 1/2 hours) I had to pay FULL PRICE in order to get into the park. I thought this was outrageous, especially since I arrived not long before closing! I wish they had evening prices, I would probably go more often! We got to ride all the water slides, and I didn't have an issue with any of them. They were all fun! Their lines are a bit confusing, especially around the toilet bowl and body slides. The staff didn't seem too friendly either. My favorite part was the lazy river, I like how big the river is and how there are multiple access points. I also like that there are various things around the river - rapids, water being dumped out of buckets, waterfall - and I think my daughter really enjoyed pushing me into all of those. I might be back, but if I have to pay full price, it'll definitely be an all day thing! read more

I LOVE waterparks. I think it's the fact that as a kid, I was always stuck at the very boring, plain city lap pool in my hometown. So needless to say, when I moved back to Columbus this summer, one of the first things that I did was buy a season pass to Zoombezi Bay. I've been a couple of times now and think it was well worth my money. The fact that I will be back later takes a little pressure off of the "I need to ride this right now" feeling. Especially since I tend to go later in the afternoon when I've decided I'm bored and want to go. So far, I've tended to alternate between riding a slide and reading near the wave pool. So far I've been on the Tahitian Twister, which is a lot more fun with the more people (more weight) is on the giant 6 person raft and the Sea Snakes, a bowl slide that I inevitably am pretty sure I'm going to be stuck in and then the 2-person raft gets turned around and we go out backwards. The Sea Tubes share a platform with Sea Snakes and are your standart tube slide. Slippery Seals, the body slides, allow for the option of three different slides. I did the green one (the only one without a large drop), telling my sister "YOLO", at which point, I went down the slide. Then the end of the slide happened before I was quite ready for it, leaving me sitting under the water at the end of the slide for a moment before I realized I was underwater at the end of the slide with the world's largest wedgie. And then I decided that I don't like body slides and that saying YOLO is hazardous to your health. I've also spent time in both of the lazy rivers. The regular one always makes my sister angry at some point or another as little kids running through the river slam into us. Also, I can't get into the tubes in any graceful way and have on one occasion flipped over. Also have been stuck near the 'rapids' (aka mini wave pool that all of the little people are running towards). Crocktail Creek is for those 21+. It is a nice quiet little float down a secluded river if you need a break from said little people. Also there are steps to get into it, which makes getting into the floats a heck of a lot easier for Miss Grace. Season passes are worth it if you think you're going to show up 3+ times a season. Zoo admission is free for pass holders during Zoombezi Bay season, as well as parking. Looking forward to going back especially for Cyclone and the new slides. read more

There are many opportunities for improvement here. We went on 2 slides in 3 hours! There is not enough staff manning the slides and those that are there are not efficiently moving people through. One issue is giving people a choice which color slide they want - if the one they want is in use they just have them wait and the other slide sits empty, meanwhile the line grows and grows. They need to keep them moving. They also don't seem to have enough tubes for the slides and maybe too many in the traffic jam of a lazy river. Don't get me started on the Zoompasses. As if you haven't already paid out the nose for parking and tickets, if you want a prayer to get your moneys worth out of this place, you need to spend some more, which I refuse to do. It makes me feel like my time isn't as important as those with the sacred band. You can see the promised land and here comes a huge group of "legal" line cutters, adding another 15 minutes to your wait. What happens the day everyone has a Zoompass? It thinned out some later in the day and we were able to ride 3 more slides. Two were shut down that day, although water was running through them. The wave pool was fun, but crowded and of course a token bandaid floating by. Maybe I'd have a different opinion if I lived closer and had a pass, but we drove almost an hour to ride on 5 slides, take a few trips around the lazy river and two cycles of the wave pool. Not worth it in my opinion. read more

Zoombezi Bay is now for the Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin type. You pay extra to skip people who wait 30mins. Or when your child's feet hurt from walking on hard concrete they won't allow you to do the short cut exit if your not a member. You can't bring your coolers to the Zoombezi gate. You have to stow it at the Zoo's gate. Because Heaven forbid they lose $3.75 on drinks. You have to walk your child's little legs to get to your cooler. read more

Great water slides & wave pool. I love coming here to cool down on a hot summer day!

Rides are great, but lines extremely long. 45 minute wait for most of the slides. We were dry more than wet. The kids had a lot of fun in the wave pool. On the areas the park needs improvement, it is a concrete jungle. There is insufficient shade for the entire park, (2 umbrellas I believe and a couple of sailcloths) which were all full at 10:30 at the opening of the park. You really have to keep hydrated and relaxing in the shade while your kids play is extremely challenging. The food is all processed/fried. I would suggest bringing a cooler and parking it outside as they have a strict policy of bringing in outside food. If you have food allergies, such as gluten, there is nothing available. Really would love to give it 5 stars because the rides are so much fun and we love the zoo... I think this is just poor design on the part of the park. read more

My boyfriend and I loved coming here. It was his first time going to the water park and he loved it.

Zoombezi Bay is a ton of fun for anyone of any age. The waterslides are a blast, the option of 2 lazy rivers is excellent...one for play one for truly being lazy. The addition of the small "island" for adults only to escape the kids and have a beverage is nice too for those who don't have kids. Plenty of land surrounding s oI'm anxious for some additons as there could be a few more slides added to draw more of an appeal. read more

We get season passes every year...fun for kids and adults!

Really overpriced. Small wave pool with rough scrapey flooring but nice strong waves, fun lazy river that has waves at one part (!) and strong jets at another, explosively crazy water slide jungle gym (about 3 x better than at Great Wolf Lodge, crazy intense water spray everywhere, cold water, nice slides, great bucket that splashes BOTH SIDES), but no slide guards on most of the slides on the junglegym (WTH Zoombezi???). Went on a Thursday. Long lines for food except for BBQ (advertized baked beans but didn't have it). Probably would be surprised to go more than once a year. Tip: Buy tix online before you go. Took us one hour from parking to pool w/o tix. And wth, zoombezi, no slide guards????? All of the lifeguards I talked to were super clueless, which I see echoed in other reviews this summer. The management of the park should think this one through more about how to staff and manage rides. read more

ABSOLUTELY APPALLED BY YOUR AWFUL BUSINESS! I bought tickets through my company for half off and apparently in the tiny fine print of the tickets they expired in June although the website said they were good through January. Only solution offered was $6 off original price even though I already paid $16.50 for each ticket. My brother recently died and we were trying to take his son out for a fun family day. The "manager" of the hr could not provide a corporate number so I figured this will get out better anyway. She stated there was no direct line to the corporate office which is a crock because every company has one they just didn't want to give it out. I know how the process works. Never again will I visit this awful greedy company. Oh and by the way, we could have gotten tickets for $13 through my mom's company but it's almost an hour and a half away. Thanks for ruining our day. read more

I have heard about how awesome this place was so I might have went in expecting to much with that being said I was not overly impressed. Im glad company gave us free passes to the zoo and water park and I didn't waste my money or I would have given it 2 stars read more

Zoombeezi Bay let me down. I visited a couple of weeks ago and didn't immediately write a review since I was so disappointed and wanted to think about it before writing my review. I'm a member of the zoo and live very close to Zoombeezi Bay, bought a membership to ZB for both my son and babysitter for the summer, and sent my son to The Wilds camp this summer. I spend a lot of time, effort, and money with the zoo. My husband and I took our niece and son on a Wednesday since my son is a member and we could get in for $12.99. The wave pool seemed dangerously packed. We went to the bar for a drink and the grill for food. I waited in line for 30 minutes at a "walk through" grill and received a cold "school house" burger. My son then wanted to ride on a slide. We waited (no exaggeration) for over an hour to ride this, I understand the demand of these rides but with the "Zoompass" people were taking up so much time that everyone had to wait an extreme amount of time. The service wasn't impressive and I'm not certain with what I saw that we will be purchasing much more with the zoo. read more

We first visited this park around 10 years ago and remembered it to be a nice little park and had a good experience there. After going there yesterday we had a much different experience. Since our last trip the park has been merged into the Columbus Zoo. We found a parking space not too far from the apparent entrance to the water park. Upon walking up to the entrance we were informed that entrance was for Season Pass holders only and that we would have to walk all the way down to the zoo entrance and walk back up to the water park. Ok, we thought, kind of annoying but not a big deal. Next, we arrive at the zoo entrance and purchase our tickets for $33 each plus tax. We had decided to leave our towels and most other things in our car so that we could simply share a small locker with the other couple we were with. Upon walking up to the turnstile to enter the park we were informed that my wife would have to cover up with shorts and a shirt or a towel in order to enter the "zoo". What kind of water park requires you to dress up in more than a bathing suit to get in? This one apparently. Another kind lady standing near us while my wife was being denied entry pleaded on our behalf since we had walked a half-mile from our car in near 100 degree heat. She talked the young lady required to enforce this policy to let us enter as long as we agreed to buy something to cover up with at the gift shop just inside the zoo. Later, when leaving the water park we and others were instructed to cover up. We have never had this problem at any other water park. Things were reasonably normal after we walked all the way back from the zoo entrance and into the water park. We purchased a small locker and walked toward the area where our locker was and put our things away. The lazy river was fine as was the wave pool. Both were quite busy but that was expected given it was a hot Saturday afternoon. They have several types of slides that were all functioning and pretty fun. We're pretty used to waiting in line for rides when it is busy at any amusement park. The thing that really ended up frustrating us was that most rides have a dedicated isle to allow people who have a season pass and pay even more for a "Zoom Pass" to simply bypass the line and immediately get on the ride. We constantly had to wait for these people who were literally crowding in front of the entire line to be allowed to go first. The longer the day went on the more upset I got at this obvious money maker that adversely impacts the experience of all normal paying customers. Finally at the front of the line to get a raft or tube? Step back, these people just walked up and need several. My analogy goes like this: Imaging going to a busy restaurant and being told that you have a 45 minute wait for a table. You and your party are patiently waiting with the majority of other customers. Then you notice some rich guy walk in and slip the host a $20 bill and is immediately given a table. Then more and more people arrive, slip the host some cash and are also seated. Then finally, after over an hour of waiting you're given a table. Somehow the food, or the water ride in our case, isn't as great as expected because you were being treated unfairly. The establishment obviously respects its normal customers much less than the ones who are willing to butter their hands with extra cash for the same experience. Next, I remember going on the Cyclone long ago with a total of four people in the four-person raft. Now they allow only three people in the four-person raft. The sign at the entrance to the ride still indicates a 35 minute wait from that point but that was apparently before two sets of couples would have to split up and go down separately. We waited about 60 minutes from that point before we could go on the ride. Factor in the people with the "better-than-you" zoom passes and it doesn't take a genius to figure out why. Bottom line, we've been to a lot of water parks and this one is now firmly at the bottom of our list. This was the first one where we've had to walk an extra mile through a Zoo to get in and the first one with the cheater passes for people to get on rides before everyone else. We simply did not feel like respected customers and will not be going back. read more

My husband and I decided to finally go here after hearing about Crocktail Creek, a 21+ lazy river with a bar in the middle. The price was fair, we did get a discount because we have a zoo membership. It was a nice way to relax on a day off and honestly, if they did not have the adults only section I don't think I would've enjoyed it as much. The area was not over packed, unlike the main lazy river. Bar wise they had two daily mixed drinks they offered, and a couple beers on tap. Prices weren't the cheapest but what do you expect - it is an amusement park. There's also a deck off of the bar area where adults can lay out on lounge chairs and keep their stuff. Food wasn't anything crazy but it wasn't bad either, prices are what you would expect for the occasion. For those who are gluten free or have gluten allergy, we chatted with the grill and they were able to let us read the seasonings they used. Additionally, they made him his own hamburger to order, free of his allergen which made our experience so much better. We didn't ride any slides, but as the day went on the lines got longer. The earlier you get to Zoombezi the better, the lines are shorter plus you get your pick of lounge chairs. read more

My daughter became overheated and blacked out. She was next in line for one of the slides. The lifeguard gave my daughter her water bottle. She was taken care of by the paramedics. They gave her crackers and gatorade once they brought her to their station. I was so happy for the wonderful treatment she received. They let her go to the front of the line for the slide she had waited for. That was so nice of them. My daughter was happy to not have to wait again. We appreciated everything. read more

The cabanas are nice and cabana service was good. Much different story with the rides. Visited middle of the week, expecting smaller crowd and more time to ride. NOT ! The crowd size was fine, however, total mismanagement of the rides. Zero sense of urgency or efficiency by the ride attendants. Waited for an hour on the steps for one ride. Then they allow the fast pass people to continually pass thru with zero movement of the regular line. Did not see anyone from the park observing the flow of people. Did not see any single ride attendants who had a clue of the accumulation of people nor did anyone react to the long waits. Have been to Kalahari multiple times, as well as, Great Wolf lodge. Zoombezi Bay has no clue how to manage this park. This is our second time here with same slow results. Kalahari and Great Wolf blow Zoombezi away. People come here to have fun and get wet, not stand on steps! And this was a Thursday. You can do better Zoombezi, much better! read more

omg all the slides are awsome. Went on all of them I love the new ones they are so so so like total AWESOME. yeah bye

Water park was booty, "amusement" park was booty, complications with tickets and wrist bands that should have never been problems, I recommend spending your day at the zoo and aquarium instead, it's not really worth the walking read more

This was a great was to escape the heat! This is great family get away spot the water park isn't to huge so you don't have to worry too much about your children escaping. They had some great water rides for adults and children! My boyfriend and I really enjoyed our time here we stayed for about 4.5 hours and got to go on most the rides. The lines weren't too horrible of a wait time except for one ride the Tahitian Twister, the wait was an 1.5 hours, we unfortunately didn't get to go one this one, but envied those who did. However the other rides was about a 20 min wait tops. We raced on the speed slides and shot on down the two person tube slide and bowl slide. (I highly recommend shooting down the bowl slide that was a lot of fun) There was a specified cocktail creek for those who were 21 and older that had a swim up bar which was pretty awesome. All in all we really liked the park it served for a fun day and good suntans! read more

I was there on a thursday expecting it to be less crowded. I was wrong. We rode one slide. We waited in line for an hour and 45 minutes. Even though the sign at the beginning of the serpentine line said " 30 minute wait from here." We went way past it and still had to wait so long. The primary reason for this seemed to be because they have a plan where people who buy a "zoom pass" get to jump the line. It may not have been so bad if we had known about that fact when we bought our tickets. No, I think it's a terrible business practice. It requires that some people can't afford to buy it. If everyone paid the higher price then it would be worthless. I stood there in the hot sun with my feet burning get angrier and angrier. So we spent most of our time at the wave pool (Where poor people are allowed equal rights). Until they decided to make everyone get out so they could do lifeguard training. WTF? Why can't they do that after close? So we left. I will absolutely never go back. I felt like a second class citizen. It makes me sad that more people don't speak out about the unfairness of this practice. read more

Our family had an Awesome time! We went on a Saturday and were afraid of the lines but we got there exactly at 10:30am got in and started to get on rides. No lines. It started to get full after about 1pm but overall a great day. read more

I have been to many amusement/family/water parks all over the nation, and this was the WORST experience I've ever had. This is particularly embarrassing as a Central Ohioan, as parks in different states and even in different areas of our state, do a significantly better job at guest satisfaction and creating a fun experience. My fiancé and I brought my two children and one of their friends. Allow me to set the scenario: last weekend of July, a BOGO ticket coupon in effect, and a beautiful, sunny, 80 degree Saturday. Needless to say, the place was packed. Despite knowing ALL of these facts going in however, the park was RIDICULOUSLY understaffed, and the staff who was there, cared next to nothing about the guests who were walking through. Examples: we waited 25 minutes on 2 hot dogs after we paid for them...HOT DOGS. One of the reasons was that ONE girl was working the line, taking people's orders, cashing them out, AND getting their orders together. I asked how long at one point and she said two minutes. Twenty minutes later I was still waiting. We were in line for the water slides. After one hour, we were only half way through the line. After watching how they clearly did not have enough tubes for everyone, and seeing that only one or two people were coming down the slides every five minutes or so, we left the line. At that point we had had enough and were going to leave. On the way out, we all wanted something to drink and my son wanted a soft pretzel. We placed our order, got our drinks, and then the boy working the counter asked if there was anything else. I reminded him I had ordered a pretzel. He disappeared behind a door for about five minutes, came back out with a bag of pretzels in his hand, and then went back to the register. I asked him AGAIN, "Excuse me, what about my pretzel?". He said it would be ANOTHER five minute wait. I said that I wasn't waiting and asked for my $4.00 back (yes that's right, $4.00 for a pretzel). He disappeared for ANOTHER 5 minutes, came back with I assume was a supervisor, who opened the register and handed me $4.00. No apology, in fact no apologies or attempts to make any of these situations better from anyone all day. Worst experience ever, I'll NEVER be back, and you can bet I'll tell as many people as I can about it. read more