Wet N Wild Phoenix help

[harper83087]

I apologize if this has been brought up but my 1/2 hour search came up with nothing of the sort. I'm thinking about making a wet n wild Phoenix day this weekend with a group of friends. I've stayed away from this place because of crowds and the fact that I'm not too big on waterparks, but Ive been itching for a slide for some reason. For those of you here in the valley or are in the know on this park what can I expect crowds to be this saturday 8/12? I know it's safe to assume it'll be crowded as it's the desert on a hot summer day but I remember hearing when the park opened the crowds were insane, as in up to more than an hour for slides. Also any tips for a newbie to waterparks like me?

[QueerRudie]

YES. Expect it to be something beyond insane, and that's to be polite. For the most part, WWP is a great park, and a good time- but expect to wait for upwards of an hour for some attractions, although they are good at keeping things moving- it's just that popular. Most of the 'midway'' areas are covered with canopies, which helps with some of the sun, but entry queues and pathways are often exposed- use your best judgement over that.

 

Food in the park is sparse, with not a lot of options; I reccommend heading north away from the park to find food- there are plenty of fast food (and not-so-fast food) options just north of there.

 

RENT A TUBE EARLY! They are notorious for selling out tube rentals due to the crowds!

[harper83087]

Would you suggest BigSurf or Golfland in Mesa as a better option? I picked wet n wild just because of the slide selection.

[QueerRudie]

Golfland is OK- but not the biggest- you sometimes feel like you're tripping over other people due to the slides being close together- but not a bad selection there (I'm in the NW valley, so for me Mesa is an hour or more by car- if the 101 and traffic allow... I've yet to do Big Surf, so I can't comment on that- but for overall 'feel' I'll take Wet and Wild- as it's really a decent waterpark- just reeeeeaaaaly crowded.

[harper83087]

Noted, Thanks Rudie!!