wife and i got the season pass and it's worth it. we have such a good time here all the time. the slides are fun and usually isn't too busy when we go. staff are super friendly and professional. i do think that there needs to be some kind of filtration in the lazy river to get out the leaves and such. other than that, we definitely recommend! read more

I hate to leave a one-star review for putt-putt but here we are. Four adults went to play mini-golf on Monday, June 15th. We haven't been to Destin in a few years, and we looked forward to this activity which had been a staple of our summers for years. First, when we pulled up (this was early evening, after dinner), I wasn't even sure it was open. We felt like the Griswolds going to Wally World. We walked around the corner and found someone at the ticket booth and a few other people waiting to buy tickets. We purchased without a wait, got our putters, and went to the first hole of the yellow course. It was very quickly evident that the place is in a terrible state of disrepair. Splintered and rotted wood all over - railings, posts, stair treads, handrails, walkways, etc. There were nails that had worked out of the wood and sticking out. There were at least two places where a board from the walkway was sticking up enough to be a tripping hazard. Carpet on the playing surfaces was torn and shredded, to the point that play was impaired on a few holes. There was a lot of standing, stagnant water in some areas, including in one of the putting holes, so an absolute breeding ground for mosquitos. This was such a disappointing experience. I kept wishing I had gone back after a couple of holes and demanded my money back. I cannot recommend Big Kahuna's for anyone. read more

$35 parking with every visit? That is crazy. Also, some of their slides are often times not working. As a local, I'm crossing this one off the list. read more

Fun water park. We had a really good day here. The small umbrella seats fill up fast but look for the giant umbrella seats on the one side of the park. You can also rent a cabana which we did. It's pricey but we were glad to have it for the baby. Plenty of room for all of us to sit. They provided 4 bottles of water. There is a cooler as well and a safe which we really appreciated. Lots to do for all ages. Some slides you can't have sunglasses, hats etc. Best bet is to just bring yourself. Wearing some type of water shoes that don't come off is beneficial because you can't have loose shoes and the ground gets hot in bare feet. Be sure to bring beach towels and sunscreen. Fun day. read more

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Laughable at best ... spend 200 on a cabana, server has been by once. Slides are inop. Attendants for slide do not pay attention ... 300 dollar costas that they make you take off ... stolen from their stand in 10 min tops, with an attitude when questioned about them. Tickets are way overpriced for the amount of things to do. Food is typical for the attraction. Save your money and take the kids somewhere else. read more

Big Kahuna's Water & Adventure Park - Innop slides - Amusement Parks Near Me - Destin, Florida

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We went on a weekday when it wasn't busy, so my kids never had to wait in a line. The staff is plentiful and lifeguards everywhere. The water appeared to be clean, but definitely had a lot of chlorine. we stayed for five hours and it wasn't too hot with the covered sitting area. The biggest negative thing was the price of food and drinks. A single beer is $10 yes I recommend this place but maybe not on a weekend!! read more

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We spent 7 hours in a car to drive to the west coast of Florida to go to this water park the next day. Honestly felt it was not nearly worth it for the drive over there. Maybe if it was local and it was the only option but living near Orlando we have so many options for water parks much closer. I did not think it was that much to write home about. The lazy river was just that a lazy river. There were not a lot of big rides that you would expect for the best water park in Florida. The food we waited forever for came out and it was barely even warm enough to eat. For the price it costs for food that was pretty unacceptable. This was just not a place I would go to again. read more

We went here just for miniature golf. Too expensive for the condition the course was in. You could definitely tell the upkeep was minimal here. Could be an amazing family place if t would be updated. Also before 4:30 you have to pay to park. read more

We decided to try this park for the first time, even though we had heard mixed reviews. Our thought was that if we enjoyed it, we might purchase season passes next year. Unfortunately, I can say with complete certainty that we will not be doing that. We paid full price for admission, yet more than half of the park was shut down. When I spoke with a few lifeguards, they explained that because it was the last weekend of the season, only 15-20 lifeguards were on duty. While I can understand staffing challenges, the park should have either clearly posted signs in advance, reduced ticket prices, or closed for the season altogether. Paying full price for such a limited experience was extremely disappointing and felt unfair to guests. I would not recommend spending your money here. read more

We went to this water park while on vacation from Tennessee. We spent $400 for tickets, which is fine. I would pay that to enjoy the day. However, we were only there for 2.5 hours, even though we planned on staying all day. We had 5 kids, and they were ready for lunch. We went to the cafe only to find out that they were out of everything, including ice and drinks! They had fries and burgers. Some of our kids do not eat hamburger meat! So only 2 of them could even eat. We went to another little snack shop, and all of the coolers were broken, so none of the drinks were cold. They also didn't have any ice! We ended up leaving, because the kids were hungry. We spoke with a crew member while there, and they basically said, oh well. Sorry about your luck, but it's nothing new. I sent an email to the park privately to try and resolve the issue before making a public review, telling them our issues, and asked for a partial refund, due to not being able to eat or stay at the park, and having to leave after only 2 hours because of THEIR issues! They replied with an email stating, "They did have issues with the drink machines, but since other places at their park sold drinks, they would not be refunding any money." Okay?? What about food? Ice? We can't take food in, but we can't buy food there? Can't take drinks in, but no cold drinks? Make it make sense. Do better for people paying high prices to enjoy your park. Money isn't easy to come by, and you're 100% taking advantage of people. I will not be recommending your park to anyone, ever. read more

This place is so fun, I used to come here every summer when I live in Destin and I had a blast, I had season tickets back to back years at one point, truly miss it here, favorite attractions were the lazy river by the wave pool, the wave pool and the tube slide in the back read more

Super fun water park would recommend going in the morning when they open to beat the crazy crowd everything was great but the wave pool is a little disappointing read more

If you decide to go to Big Kahuna's, arrive early before the crowd. Try to eat breakfast because the food lines are very long and you can literally wait in line for an hour or more to order food. It was a little disappointing because some of the water slides were closed and then one pool had to be closed because some little kid pooped in the water. It was fun but if you're not into the crowds or long waits for food and drinks you might prefer something more low key. read more

Big Kahuna's Water & Adventure Park - Lazy River - Amusement Parks Near Me - Destin, Florida

It's not worth the price of admission! Four rides were closed on May 21. Two lazy rivers were closed, the wave pool was not making waves (motor out), and one slide was not open. Knowing these rides were closed, I would have never purchased the high-priced tickets. A newly employed attendant violated park policy, which could have injured us on the Tiki River Run slide. The only bright spot was good customer service from the supervisor on duty at the time of the incident. read more

We had the best time at Big Kahuna's. I found the property to be very clean and the staff we encountered were all pleasant. I highly recommend getting a cabana. It came with one cold water bottle for each person in a small ice chest. It also has a locker. That would have been so convenient, but it wasn't working. The hostess offered us a free locker which was a short walk away. The best part about the cabana is that you are guaranteed shade. There is adequate free seating, but not always out of the sun. Food was good (love the flat bread), but very expensive. We also had a few cocktails and although tasty, not very strong. My grandsons loved the wave pool and we spent most of our time in that area. The lazy river was very, very slow. Would have like that to move a little quicker. Over all we had a great family day and will be going back. read more

We played mini golf, it was terrible. They charged us $152 for 4 and when we questioned it he said sorry $55. It was so dirty and so much debris. Most of the holes either had torn up greens, missing bricks to keep balls in. The course is suppose to have water running throughout the whole thing and there were none. It was the worse mini golf course we have ever been to. read more

The past visits have been enjoyable however, we visited the park July 19th and I will list the reasons why we will not be returning. 1) parking- it was crowded and there was no organization to the parking. We have a full sized truck and found it difficult to maneuver the lanes, let alone find a spot to fit. When I found a spot behind the park, a gentleman came out and said we couldn't park there because it was employee parking. I told him we had been driving around and couldn't find a space, so I wasn't moving. 2)seating- there were a lot of large groups hoarding chairs around the park and we spend the first 35 minutes looking for seats. 3) food service - this was the most disappointing. We waited for 32 minutes in line and another 20 minutes for 2 chicken finger meals. Nearly an hour for food. They were out of Coke, Sprite and the Slushee machine wasn't working. It was obvious they were short staffed. The kids working the counter were overwhelmed. The bill was $72 for 2 chicken finger meals, 3 fountain drinks and 3 waters. 4). Attractions- To be in the busiest time of the year, a lot of rides were out of service for example, the Rainbow Racer only had 9-12 mats available. Riders had to wait at the bottom and the overall wait time depended on how long it took other riders to climb the stairs and get back down. Overall, very disappointing for the price and experience. read more

Super fun family water park. Price is steep but plenty of things to do and next time we will do the two day pass as it can get super hot out! read more

Big Kahuna's Water & Adventure Park - Amusement Parks Near Me - Destin, Florida

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We had a group of 14 (3 families) and decided to rent a cabana... absolutely the way to go!!! Great service, very convenient and easy! We had a few lines for the slides, but that was expected on a Friday in the summer! Definitely recommend - fun for the kids ages 6-14 and adults over 40! read more

Ticket prices for the rides available are about what I expected, wave pool was down but everything else we wanted to try was working. Didn't bother getting food because there was always a big slow moving line, and we found a dead cockroach on the steps between the food stands and lockers. Left early when a manager stopped my wife and asked her to cover up the bottom portion of her swimsuit, felt like a weirdly selective policy enforcement since we saw several other people with the same amount of skin showing. He wasn't rude about it but we still felt like it was an unfair expectation considering the others we had seen there. Would have given 4 stars if we didn't see the cockroach and if there was a more obvious list of wardrobe rules before entering and spending money on only a partial day. Wouldn't recommend based solely on the cockroach read more

This waterpark is really fun! Lots of slides and space for little ones. I didn't get to try any of the food but the pizza looked good. Lifeguards were nice and respectful. Watch out for blue slide. read more

If you are elderly or handicapped you have to bring your own scooter or wheelchair this park is not handicapped accessible and for this day and age it's a shame. read more

It was really fun, big and small water slides, fast and slow rides. The rides and overall area looks epic.

We rented two Sea Doos for a one hour fun session! It's in a good location, with very fair prices and a friendly knowledgeable team!

We wanted to do something different on our Florida vacation and decided to come here for the day. This is a really nice water park. We came here on a weekday in August and it was not crowded at all. There was hardly any lines for most of the attractions. There is so much to do here. They have a huge lazy river with different slides going into it. They have multiple different kids splash areas. My 4 and 2 year old could have played here all day. Our (adults) favorite slide was the kowabunga racer. My only complaint was they need to enforce time limits on the surf stimulator. We got in line for it earlier in the day and watched the same kid on it for 10 minutes before realizing this line was going to take forever if people are allowed on it this long. As the park was closing, we saw it was still turned on and went up since there was no line and they said no, they are closing it after this person. Which would be understandable but I look and it's the exact same kid on there that was hogging it earlier! Another tip I have is to bring flip flops that you can leave at the entrances to the slides, because the pavement was so hot in places that you really could not walk around barefoot from slide to slide. Overall though, my experience was good and I would come here again. We also got a cabana which was nice for having better shade and not having to deal with finding a spot. read more

Absolutely terrible place, the water sides and not safe and definitely need some rebuilding and they need to learn proper safety precautions

This was the worst water park I've been to. The water was dirty and had bandaids floating in it. Every slide I tried hurt. Flipped over completely and smacked my head on one slide. While checking in there was only one ticket booth working and while searching for the one ticket booth with a person in it, the by standing workings doing nothing just stared and waited for my family to figure it out. Save your money, don't go. read more

ProTips for Big Kahunas 1. Bring sealed water bottles (freeze them before you come so they stay colder for longer). No other drinks or food is allowed to be brought into the park. 2. Eat BEFORE you come. If you do get hungry, leave snacks in the car and take a quick break. 3. WEAR WATER SHOES. This is a big one. A lot of the area is cement or the composite plank boards which are scorching in the sun (middle of the day especially.) Please don't skip this. You may be "okay" but this will really contribute to a better time for everyone. 4. Remember towels and sunscreen. 5. Sunglasses are permitted with straps, but on the faster bigger slides, you still can't use them and have to leave them in the cubbies. We had a really fun time. I've read a lot of reviews that said it's gone downhill but without a comparison I couldn't tell you that it was bad. We were noticing a few slides weren't open, but still, there were plenty for us to use that were fun. Being a Floridian, I know the heat and sun wear things down so I guess I had that as a baseline expectation. Lifeguards did practice drills while we were there, so I was happy to see that they were on task. The ground is hot. They could use more shade throughout the park. The food is super expensive, so we didn't buy any. That said, we had a great time. Although a bit pricy, we would visit again. Hope my tips help the next guests! read more

Big Kahuna's Water & Adventure Park - Amusement Parks Near Me - Destin, Florida

We've been going to this water park for 10 years. It had declined over time - dilapidated attractions, dirty and outdated. My kids insisted on returning every year out of nostalgia. This was the year I was ready to call the last. To my surprise, they have totally redeemed themselves. They have clearly made an effort to update and fix the standards! The park was extremely clean, and all attractions were in working order. What a difference. read more

Great alternative for my children on a double red flag day! We all really enjoyed the Lazy River as a family

Fun water park....if you are not hungry or thirsty. It took an hour and 15 minutes to get a bottle of water at Paradise Eats. The only thing you can bring into the park is unopened water hottles. I highly recommend freezing a dozen bottles before you come to the park to avoid paying $8 for a bottle of water that you stand in line for for an hour or more. read more

3 rides were closed for "maintenance " we drove from texas and got tickets online. No mention of these closed rides on website only when you get there. I requested a cabana server after I got there but she decided she didn't want to take on another cabana. You cant bring food in and the prices are beyond ridiculously high. Hot Dog with ff. Burger with ff 2 nachos 1 cheese sticks 3 sodas over 90 dollars. One person taking orders I waited inline 45 minutes. Since I was here many years ago it has gone down. We paid 500.00 for tickets and cabana. Extremely overpriced for what I saw on this trip. Its gotten nasty and trashy. My second trip. First was great years ago this one no. Wont be back to this one read more

My family really enjoyed coming here this past weekend. The kids had a blast!!! At the time we went, it wasn't overly crowded, so it was a lot easier to get on the water slides back to back. It did take us a while to figure out the layout and also how to get on each ride, but overall it wasn't that bad. We are definitely planning on going back. I think my only complaint was that the food was expensive even for the most simple things. Lockers are $18 for the small ones and $20 for the bigger ones, so you might as well just get the bigger one if you need more space. The staff we encountered were super friendly and very helpful when needed. read more

Very overpriced, $65 for each person. Ended up paying $345 for my family of 5. I arrived at 10:15 AM and there was already a long ticket line. Don't even think about getting food or drinks there because the employees are incredibly slow, the line is incredibly long, and the price is incredibly steep. Only really able to go on a few slides due to its very confusing layout and 35-60 person lines. Every chair is "claimed" by somebody putting their belongings on them. The one time I sat down at an empty table with only a couple of shoes on the table I was forced to leave 10 mins later. Hope you don't get thirsty because a water bottle costs 8 dollars. And they're able to do that because there are not any water fountains and there is no re-entry. I fully believe the positive reviews are paid reviews. Awful experience, 0/10. read more

My daughter absolutely loves this water park. It is expensive which is the biggest downfall.

FUN PLACE FOR KIDS TO ADVENTURE AND HAVE A GREAT DAY!! CONS: Overpriced food Nasty bathrooms If big kahunas fixed those things I feel like it would be great. They need to spend money on renovating the bathrooms read more

After considering the most recent reviews, we still decided to give this place a try. Approximately 4 slides were closed and one kiddie area - but the kiddie area was opened up about halfway through our day. Overall, for $50pp on summer vacation we were still pleased. Everything is crazy over priced but that's to be expected for this kind of venue. No outside food/drinks - we still saw some people were able to sneak some in. Employees are mostly nice - the bartending trio seemed the most apathetic of anyone we encountered. They argued w a lady who had icee souvenir cups that the icee machine was broken but they wouldn't refill her cups with "coke". One finally explained the Coke was flat - but they still stood there and didn't offer the customer another kind of drink for her $15 plus $2 each refill cup that she had already purchased. The bartender also made my drink incorrectly - used sweet n sour vs pineapple juice. I let it go and took it bc it seemed pretty clear they just had no desire to do better. Be prepared to walk A LOT and some areas are VERY hot. But also be prepared that shirts, shoes, sunglasses are not allowed on some of the rides. I was surprised by this when they asked my son to take off his rash guard for a ride. We had a good time, all things considered. read more

Big Kahuna's Water & Adventure Park - Bar menu and prices - Amusement Parks Near Me - Destin, Florida

This place is super fun for the kids and has a lot to do but is VERY unorganized. There are so many stairs! And now even just to get to the slides but to get anywhere in the park. Also, there's no designated tube drop off so you have to go hunting for tubes for the tube rides. Most of the staff seemed to be in a bad mood and were grumpy. This place could be so amazing if there was a little extra care and hard work put into it. Also, the restrooms are DISGUSTING! And the stalls don't close all the way.. very over priced and unorganized! read more

BIG Kahuna's? Yeah, right. The attractions at this park seem to sit right on top of each other. Lazy river was not anything to write home about. Not a lot of places to sit in there, everyone is running into each other. A lot of the tubes were also severely deflated, making it hard to enjoy their rapids ride. Overpriced and underwhelming. read more

Extremely expensive for a small waterpark. This waterpark needs a lot of attention!!! Steps are coming apart, kids are scraping their toes because the water areas are like sand paper. I watched a lifeguard in the kiddie area almost slip and fall (he was just walking). It is "slick" in some spots on the ground. Some slides are "out of order" & it's posted before you go into the park. I went and got 8 drinks and they had nothing to help me carry them back to where I was sitting with the kids (absolutely ridiculous). Parking lot is small and it was hard to find a parking spot. Chairs were breaking when people would sit in them because they are so old. There's not enough chairs / loungers or shade for the amount of people they allow in. I'm local and it's really sad watching this place deteriorate. read more