Gulf Islands Water Park
Gulf Islands Water Park
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Michelle Guidry
Lafayette, LA260 contributions
Jun 2021 • Family
We went on Thursday June 17, we got the "Corner Cabana' which was decorated really cool! I wasnt even trying to get that one. But I had to rent the biggest one they had because we had SO many ppl with us and a TON of kids. We got there at noon, check in was fast and easy, (now I know how rich ppl feel 🤣🤣) pre registered with a fancy cabana. Lol. That rarely happens to me. But the kids had a ball, their "Poppy" ordered pizza, their "Mimi" got candy , and t shirts and swim shoes and their "grandmommy" got dipping dots. So these kids didnt want for NOTHING on this date. Lol. We tried walking around the park with them, it was PACKED out there on this date. We went into the wave pool, that was like a remake of the Titanic, it was way too crowded for all 5 of the little kids we had with us. The park was clean, the bathrooms 2 hours after we got there were disgusting because ppl just dont know how to pick up after themselves, the park staff was chasing their tales trying to keep up and keep things clean. Ppl are just disgusting and dirty. Bottom line. After a couple times around the " lazy river " we just decided to stay in the "kiddie" area with all the kids . We sat in the water and just relaxed while they played. The air brush stand did a really cool job on my daughters hat, that was her first air brushed thing. She was over the moon. I got a funnel cake which disappear not long after I got it. Lol. We left around 4. It was money well spent. The high light for the adults was the cabana. I strongly recommend renting the biggest one they have when you go here, so worth it, bring your own trash bags.
Written 23 June 2021
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Dominique H
2 contributions
Jun 2020 • Family
We had a party here. They over charged me and wouldn't admit to it! The management team is awful .The owner seems as if don't admit to his mistakes. Overall the bank told the owner i was over charge but instead of apologizing he was very upset ! I would never recommend anyone to have a party here. There where bees in the room also!
Written 4 June 2020
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Ashleigh G
1 contribution
May 2022
I wouldn't even give them a 1 star! As a breast feeding mother I called and asked if I would be able to bring an empty bag to put ice in to keep my pumped milk in since ill be on a field trip with my 11th graders, and the worker told me "I see what you are trying to do but we don't accommodate for that." A place that doesn't support feeding a child or preventing a child from being fed is a no in my book. I would never support this place ever again! And I plan to tell as many mothers as I can that this place doesn't support working mothers that need to feed their children!! Absolutely disgraceful!!
Written 26 May 2022
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Vector & Lauren Rector
1 contribution
Jan 2020 • Family
The people who marked 4-5 stars ⭐️ must be from here or just stretched the truth for the hell of it. I have been there w/ my kids when they were very young, at ages 4 & 8... then once again ( ignorantly ) about a year ago, at ages 10 & 14. It was the same then as it was a year ago! Same slides, maybe 1 different or added on. Same outrageously price, yet cold food. Still not enough lounge chairs for parents. All the cabanas being used by families who didn’t pay. The type of people there are not the type I choose to have my kid’s around, to each his own. Let’s just say, I’ve been to some water parks. Louisiana, Florida, even Alabama, this place is no water park!! Like Golden Gate, it needs to be shut down and renovated for the kids!
Written 25 January 2020
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TTAB C
1 contribution
Jul 2024 • Family
Terrible experience. Drove an hour to get there with my family. Was over charged at the register. When asked for charges the worker didn’t know why we were overcharged and immediately caught a nasty attitude, walked off called a manager who came with a worse attitude than her. He walked off and told us no refunds. Save your money and don’t go here, rides look corroded and nasty and the area is way too small.
Written 30 July 2024
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Emilie P
1 contribution
May 2021 • Family
I purchased a season pass on line. This is within itself an ordeal. You must type your name in several times etc. but I thought this would expedite getting the actual card. My granddaughter and I stood in line for an hour and 10 minutes. Once inside, all the name and information had to be typed in again. It didn’t appear that putting it on line helped at all. This happened very slowly as the teenagers didn’t seem very Savy about typing or the process. My gdaughter commented that I looked very angry in my picture (which had to be taken 4 times as the camera was not working well). I said that I looked angry because I was tired, hot, and frustrated.
Written 26 May 2021
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Eli B
5 contributions
Jun 2024 • Friends
Me and my friends have season passes and it’s worth it we go all the times. There are many downsides though. There are only 5 main water slides and 2 of them are very slow. Can get boring after a while and gets very crowded. Food is also not the best. We usually order pizza from sam’s nearby. If you go with friends it will be better though. Sometimes you have to work with what you got.
Written 11 July 2024
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Rolltide71
1 contribution
Jun 2015 • Family
Our family bought season passes every year since it opened except for the past 3 years due to a medical condition. The medical condition I'm talking about is called MERSA. I can't say 100% that she got it for the waterpark but I can say 99% after talking to the doctors about where she has been. I remember when I would always see employees in the water scrubbing the walls and always keeping it clean. Now the sides of the walls are always caked with scum. I know it might be inconvenient to do this like other water parks do but I feel like they should have people get out so they can test the waters chemically to see if it's safe on a regular basis throughout the day. We did everything correctly, we wore watershoes we rinsed off in the showers before and after we got out of the water. This was a very horrible experience to go through. It's a nice family oriented place to go but I just wish they would clean up their act. And one more thing, while we were in the wave pool there was a sanitary napkin floating by. I told the young teenage boy that it was in the water, he asked me if I seen it again to pick it up and throw it away. On his defense he's a boy and he was young probably did not know what a sanitary napkin meant LOL I told him it's a pad. He did not notify anybody nor did he try to look for it so we left
Written 19 June 2015
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robin L
Metairie, LA1 contribution
Aug 2014 • Family
Great Idea for to take young children they can ride anything at 42"... BUT keep in mind this park is geared towards younger children, so with that in mind when we had bad weather Sunday August 17 and lightening showing no signs of clearing up they kept a lot of families with small children hunkered under small shelters. They refused to pass out rain checks saying it will pass in minutes we waited 3 hours and finally left. The concrete is super slippery someone could get seriously hurt. The employees are disrespectful and very rude. NEVER again will I return.
Written 18 August 2014
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southrenmade
Pass Christian, MS18 contributions
Jun 2014 • Family
You only want to go in first few weeks they open. The water is clean and beautiful. After that it stinks. Food prices are very high and drinks are even higher. I watched from opening to close the people who use the rest rooms and oh my word well one yuck when and where to they pee? The water in the park or the side walk as they are walking not a place to go unles you are a fish and are used to swimming in pee and who else know what spit ect...
Written 17 November 2014
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I’m not sure but they have a website that lists opening and closing information.
Written 26 July 2019
Price? $39.99 per person including my 6 year old because he is over 42” is quite steep. Is there anywhere or anything that has discounts.? We’ve priced it already online for our August trip and it’s still that much. We went to schlitterbahn for that much and I’m really not expecting schlitterbahn quality.
Written 7 July 2019
Yes, that’s the listed price when I visited and it’s the only water park I’ve experienced so I can’t refer another.
Written 7 July 2019
I haven't been here in years. Can someone tell me what foods are offered in the park? Menu pictures would be better. If no menu is available, was the prices reasonable?
Written 20 June 2019
Pizza, hot dog, cheeseburger, chicken stripes, wraps, snow cones, funnel cakes, and dipping dots.
Written 26 June 2019
They have a new one they just finished building down the road by Sam's and rooms to go I will see if I can find the name of it!
Written 22 July 2016
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