Best Indoor Water Park (2022)

Aquatopia at Camelback Resort in the Poconos boasts 125,000 square feet of water-filled fun, featuring seven pools (including a wave pool), 13 slides, an adventure river and a water play structure with nearly 100 gadgets and interactive elements and a 1,000-gallon dumping bucket. A highlight for thrill-seekers is Storm Chaser, one of the longest indoor, uphill water coasters in the USA. Visitors looking to relax can work on their tan year-round thanks to Aquatopia's transparent roof.
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DreamWorks Water Park is part of the American Dream shopping and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, and is the "largest indoor water park in North America." Attractions include a hydro-magnetic roller coaster, a wave pool, a lazy river, and an eight-lane racing slide.
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Kalahari Resorts is an African-themed water park resort chain with four locations throughout the United States. The resorts' water parks include uphill water coasters, surfing simulators, water slides, seasonal outdoor water features, and an underwater virtual reality attraction.
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Guests of Massanutten in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley have eight waterslides, a leisure river, hot tubs and the state's first and biggest FlowRider surf simulator to choose from. Kid-friendly Frog Pond offers pint-sized thrills, while the whole family will enjoy the water cannons and gadgets of the Massanutten Meltdown play structure. An indoor/outdoor hot tub sets the scene for year-round relaxation.
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Timber Ridge Lodge in Lake Geneva, Wis. is home to a 50,000-square-foot indoor/outdoor waterpark, where visitors can zip down 35-foot slides, drift along a calm 500-foot lazy river, get moving in an activity pool or kick back and relax in an indoor/outdoor hot tub.
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The Polynesian-themed Splash Lagoon is home to the biggest indoor wave pool in the Eastern United States, as well as other unique water-centric attractions. Guests can test themselves on the ropes course high above the water or float along the lazy river. For adrenaline-seekers, the Black Hole water slide submerges riders into total darkness. In total, the park features nine different waterslides – one tube reaches 40 miles per hour – as well as five on-site restaurants/bars and shops.
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Great Wolf Resorts (formerly known as Great Wolf Lodge) is a chain of eighteen indoor water park resorts located in the United States and Canada. The resorts' water parks include indoor and seasonal outdoor activities such as tube rides, wave pools, water slides, hot tubs, and surfing simulators.
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New Hampshire's 40,000-square-foot Kahuna Laguna indoor water park was the first of its kind in northern New England. Located on the grounds of Red Jacket Mountain View Resort, the park offers a bit of splashy fun for everyone, including high-speed tube slides and a wave pool for adrenaline junkies, water basketball for competitive sorts and a play tower complete with water cannons and a 175-gallon tipping bucket.
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Big Kahuna’s Water Park, formerly Sahara Sam's Oasis, is located in West Berlin, New Jersey - a short drive outside Philadelphia, and offers year-round water park fun. Some of their most popular attractions include head-first mat racing slides, a "lazy river" tube ride, a body surf simulator, and a family raft ride.
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Castaway Bay in Sandusky, a Caribbean-themed destination water park, offers guests 237 hotel rooms and suites to crash in after exploring the five-story, 38,000-square-foot water wonderland decorated with palm trees and huts. Highlights include a wave pool with 3-foot-tall waves, a family funhouse with more than 100 different features, several water slides and a 50-person indoor/outdoor whirlpool.
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