Deep River Water Park, August 4th

[DejaVuGurl1203]

I went to Deep River Water Park today for my best friend's graduation party. It was a good day to go since it was raining a little bit and there were no crowds so we got on plenty of rides. Here is what we did, not in order:

The Dragon
Times went on: 3
Rating: 10/10
The Dragon is two high speed slides that take you practically straight down. I was deathly afraid to go on them so I watched my friends ride it at first. I've never been on a body slide before (besides kiddie ones like at Skull Island) so I was too afraid to go on them. I got a sick feeling in my stomach just thinking about it. Well, at one point my friends and my boyfriend started dragging me up those steps. I had no idea why I was so scared, I thought that they looked awesome but I was just really afraid. Once I finally got myself on one of them, I just wanted to do it over and over. I went on the same one a second time, and then I tried the steeper slide. I was still freaked out because it was so steep. But they both were really AWESOME, and after today, I will not hesitate to go on body slides anymore. These have to be the best slides I have ever been on.

Bowl Slides
Times went on: 5
Rating: 9/10
This was one of the first things we went on. Since I love the ones at SFHH I enjoyed them and kept on riding them.

The Storm
Times went on: 5
Rating: 9/10
I love black tube slides so these were extremely fun. Got a little bit of airtime on two of them.

Pipeline Express & Slidewinder Body Slides
Times went on: 3
Ratings: 8/10 & 9/10
Of course I did not hesitate to go on these body slides. I went on Pipeline Express first, it was pretty cool. Then I went on Slidewinder twice because it was totally awesome and I went sideways a few times. It scared me the first time but I loved it!

Whitewater Run Tube Slide
Times went on: 1
Rating: 7/10
This was also pretty fun. Probably more of a family type slide, but it was worth it.

Wave Pool
Times went on: 2
Rating: 6/10
The wave pool here is alright. The waves sucked when we were in there, but it was still fun. We even used lifejackets to go into the deep end

Lazy River
Times went on: 2
Rating: 7/10
This lazy river is really cool. I personally like it better than the one at SFHH. It was fun, and both times we went on we stayed in for a while, haha.

Wacky Courthouse
Slides went on: 1
Rating: 7/10
This is pretty much like Skull Island, just not as many slides. We weren't in there for long, but we had a good time.

Other things...
-The food sucks, especially the pizza. I think the pizza made me a little sick.
-I love the lifeguards, they are more interactive with the guests than at SFHH. One lifeguard poured a bottle of water on some people's heads before going down the slide.
-The speed slides sting your back when you go down. I also got a huge wedgie from them

Overall, I had a great time at the water park. I went on everything and it was totally worth it. I plan on coming back soon because I think I'm addicted to the Dragon . If you haven't been to this water park, I suggest you take a trip up there, it is awesome.

[Gottarideit]

Great TR. I've been wanting to stop at this waterpark for a long time now...I drive past it every time I return to college in Ohio. It's so easy to get to right off U.S. 30, and doesn't take more than an hour and a half (with good traffic conditions) to get to from Chicago's Northwest Suburbs. Thanks for the info, and I look forward to a visit soon!

-John

[Binks Drake]

I've wanted to go out there...But now with HH I really don't see a point. Sounds like you had fun though.

[Timmy179]

I live about 20 minutes west of Deep River... And this year they added a crap load of CRAP!!


all I can say is ... It simply splashtastic!



DVG.. how many times did you hear "Its simply splashtastic (thats their motto)

[clrntsqueak]

I looked online and saw their price for a single season pass is $120! Do you know how much their regular admission price is? This price is definitely not a good value.

[Timmy179]

You have no idea how small buisness works. SF can get away with cheaper season passes because of how large of a corp. they are.

Numerous Smaller parks have season passes high or higher than that.


The waterpark is owned and run by the local park district.

Edit:

Your also blind

[clrntsqueak]

So.. you'd have to go at least eight times to pay it off.. I just don't see many people going out to a water park eight times or more. There's really no incentive in getting it. I can see 4 times.. that would leave it about $65.

Why do you have to be so rude calling me blind? Their pricing isn't really emphasized anywhere. I guess I can be rude also.. It's "you're" not "your".

[DejaVuGurl1203]

DVG.. how many times did you hear "Its simply splashtastic (thats their motto)

Don't think I heard it once.

[CoasterDave316]

I used to go to Deep River every summer until traveling over the Indiana border became such a pain with construction. Now I really have no reason to go back since SFGAm built a waterpark, but it is a really nice waterpark.

As for who would buy thier season passes. Locals, im sure alot of people who live nearby the park buy the passes. I know people around my neighborhood used to pay around $100 for a park pool season pass every summer, and that's just a pool.