Is this the biggest water park I've ever been to? No. Are the slides the most exhilarating I've seen? No. But is this an incredible value overall for enjoyment that I feel like deserves more hype? Absolutely! My bf and I came here on a date day to just reconnect. Pro tip- tickets online are $15 cheaper than at the gate. Lockers are 10-13 dollars depending what day of the week you go, so if you can, just leave your valuables in the car. And unless you want to pay $35 to bring in any kind of food or reusable water bottle, just fuel up before or get a stamp to enter / exit for free and go eat your snacks back in the parking lot. We went on a weekday in the summer. It was more crowded than expected for a Monday, but the crowds noticeably thinned by 5 Pm, so I think evening hours are actually better (for weekdays). This place is unassumingly nestled near a park and across from a local elementary school, but it really delivered. The gem for us was the lazy river, which had excellent water flow. You move through at a great clip and even if you totally close your eyes, you won't get stuck in there. You can just relax and feel stress melting away. Even if you can't find a tube, it's easy to float through the river just laying in the water without one. The slides were also fun. The longest wait was for the tunnel tube slides near the front of the park. They were surprisingly fun, and even the long line moved quickly. They had some higher thrill rides too sort of tucked away in the back of the park as well. We were there three hours and could have easily stayed another two. There's honestly something for everyone here, unless you just hate the water. It's a LOT of kids, especially in the 8-17 age range, so we felt like a bit of the oddballs out as 30 somethings here. I'm genuinely surprised though more of my friends don't talk about coming here because you can have hours of fun and relaxation for the $25 entry fee. I may get a season pass next summer!! But note the food and drinks the park sells inside are very pricey and typical park fare, like hot dogs and nachos for $15 or something!! (Don't quote me on the numbers there, but the other numbers are accurate.) Check it out if you're looking for a fun and relaxing date, but know you may encounter some crowds. read more

It's a fun place to take the little ones during the summer . It's a bit on the expensive side but you can stay until closing. The staff seam young but were very attentive at poolside. We didn't have any of the food but it looked tasty. We did have two tropical (unleaded) drinks, which were delicious. read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

Memories made for a lifetime! To start, we loved how friendly and knowledgeable everyone was. The terrain was fun to explore. After exploring, we were offered the opportunity to purchase a cabana for the day. We always appreciate having "base" to go to when we want to relax. Concessions staff were very friendly as was our bartender. We recommend getting there early and spending the day. Lots of photo opportunities. If your lucky, Maka the giant pineapple will come around and take pics with you for free! We loved finding this somewhat junglie oasis in town. read more

We had so much fun here. We went to visit my adult children and my grand-babies and ended up buying 2 season passes. They had a sale we couldn't pass up. And we made that up with just a visit. We went a few times during our trip. My youngest enjoyed being able to go on the big water slides and the grandkids truly enjoyed the water. The only downside I found to this place was there was only 1 set of bathrooms with water fountains. So if you was on the other far end side of the park you would have to walk all the way back to the front to use the restroom or get some water. None the less it was very well kept and the music was great. Looking forward to doing this again and again. read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

Parking options are terrible. There's no white lounge chairs laying around the wave pool like there are at all of the other Hawaiian Falls. That was really disappointing. read more

I have always loved this place but this year they have went to no cash card only. I've been here with my son and a bunch of his friends there times since summer began. Lord help me I need a drink. If your machine is always down allow cash again please! And work on a full license so you can serve whiskey please. Other than that the kids love the place but parents need to love it as well. Thank you. read more

I love Hawaiian waters we went here for my daughters birthday party and she got a little mad because her sister won the slide race lol like couldn't stop laughing read more

Run down and VERY overpriced for what you get. Since it was $20 just to bring in a cooler of food, we thought we'd try our luck at the snack bar. It was awful, even by snack bar standards, and of course, overpriced. read more

We live closer to other water parks but they aren't as nice. There's always available seating. I also enjoy the natural shade.

This place could honestly deserve 0 stars, the audacity of this place to not give the kids who work there their bonuses that they were promised at the end of the year. I am appalled that this company pays so little for the staff and makes promises that they cannot keep. My child works here and worked his butt of even with little hours since management don't know how to make good time management for their employees. I will for sure be suing this place and if you work here I am willing to help you all get the bonuses y'all deserved and missed. read more

Good family place. And refreshing in this Texas heat. I wish it would stay open during the week till Labor Day!

Kids and grandkids spent entire day. Great family fun. We were exhausted when we left. Highly recommend

I had a great time with some friends here a big selection of rides you can get free drinks in some areas and there is a wave pool they play music and movies recommend this place great to hold a birthday party also recommend to go later in the day because that is when ever one is leaving it does get packed on weekends though also pizza bread taste like a stale cookie read more

I agree with the run down and overpriced comments made on here, but I have to say I was really, REALLY impressed with the staff, especially the lifeguards at the wave pool. I was there with my seven-year-old daughter, and that place was jam-packed. But I never for one second felt that she was unsafe, because those lifeguards were ON POINT. They took no shit, tolerated NO unsafe behavior, and watched everyone like freaking hawks. Clearly everyone else is overworked and underpaid, from the restaurant staff to the managers, but they are all doing the very best that they can to their ability and that is obvious. So good job, Hawaiian Waters, you hire quality people, and they all deserve a goddamn raise. read more

Went for the first time this week and had a great time. Was not crowded, park was clean, and kids enjoyed it. Prices were great for the park tickets we got online on a sale date and also bought the cooler pass. Worth it for a family of 5. We will come again. The park is a great size and had choices for everyone. Kids area was great too. read more

The slides were fun. It was a great time would recommend to anyone and if you go up to the yellow slide has a great view

Great place to cool off in the summer! The only thing I can say is there is always some unattended small kids and they usually the bad ones too! Lol. We have summer passes so we are there often and last Time I was monitoring my toddler as I should well another toddler was not and shoved my baby off the slide Bc he couldn't wait. Mama bear was NOT happy. He tried it again and let's just say he walked away. Lol. Plz have parents attend to their kids! The little kid zone is still not meant for toddlers-5 years old to be alone!!!!! Come one! Common sense. Sorry to sound so rude but it's frustrating when I have to watch my child and others! I have plenty of my own-no thanks! Mama of 4! Lol read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Kiddie area - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

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Fun place to go with family but absolutely worst place to purchase food I ordered the kids grilled cheese that was $10 it said it came with a juice box, cookie, and apple slices and this is what I got. A burnt grilled cheese brown apple slices that are expired oh and that's besides the point I had to wait 27 minutes for it to. Most definitely recommend bringing sandwiches from outside I'd rather have a soggy sandwich then a $10 burnt grilled cheese. read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Expired apple slices - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

Parked in a spot that is open and there are no signs that says no parking. Get chased down by a girl in a minivan and told "you need to move you f**king car or it's going to get towed". IN FRONT OF MY FOUR YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. Then as I'm going to move my car for them another ,lady, named Lindsey aggressively tells me I need to move my car or it's towed. I am a season pass holder since 2017 and this was my first time visiting the Garland location instead of the colony. Geez I'll never make that mistake again!! read more

Been here a couple of times now including today. It's a fun, reasonably priced get away. The kids always have fun. Though today several of the rides were closed and the lines to the food stands exceptionally long. Rumor had it that a few of the staff had quit and they were understaffed. It was 45 minute wait for the pizza. And getting my daughter shaved ice took 30 minutes. It was staffed by a guy determined to take his time serving the customers. Anyway, still a fun place for the family! read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Waiting in a loooong line for food. Actually, line is not that long... they are just understaffed :( - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

Fun place to be at with the kids, enjoyed the rides they had and also the snacks, especially the frito pie with extra cheese! Worth the season pass if you live close by, they also give you a rain check if it rains on the day you attend, look at their policy for more info. read more

Such a fun family-friendly water park! Hawaiian Falls in Garland Water Park is the perfect size for a family to walk around in. It's not too big to get lost in while not being too small to get bored either. The food is a bit pricey, but the lines are short! Overall, it was a wonderful time! We will definitely be back! Take your family here for a great memorable experience! read more

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Make sure to buy your tickets online to get them a little cheaper and to secure your purchase. Also, I knocked off a star because the little stand inside that sells pina coladas and elotes is running a credit card scamming operation. They are scanning the cc through the computer and through the cc reader below in order to steal your cc info. So just bring cash in order to avoid getting your info stolen. read more

My son and I had a great time , even in the mist of the Pandemic. This facility seemed to be owned by a spiritual God fearing person. There were inspiring biblical messages around the park, which took away some of the anxiety from Covid spreading concerns. Reasonable priced, no price gauging. read more

Disappointed with this location. Every year I purchase season passes did me and my family of 5. This year my daughter had her tooth knocked out when she was rushed down the slide by one of the many teens they hire to keep an eye on things. Daughter hit the child in front on her and well you get the picture. Another time a child drowned with no "life guard" with actually proper training present to help. All the parents who were nurses begged and pleaded to help as staff denied it due to protocol. Child left eventually in an ambulance. I have no idea the current status. Do not trust the teens hired to watch out while you like away for even 2 seconds! -Highly pissed off parent who expects better from this establishment read more

This place was awesome! Nice quick getaway and close to home! Workers friendly! Bathrooms cleaning and over all good prices

The worst experience ever at an HF park. As new Season Pass holders, we've really enjoyed The Colony location. Tried Garland today. Sharkey's was out of all but 3 fountain drinks. There were no lids or straws for combo cup refills. Grill by wave pool never opened. Lifeguards did nothing about teens kissing in pool area that has rope/float path. Lifeguard left her station to get a dragonfly out of pool. Lifeguard ignored small children playing in float path area as kids tried to cross and ignored tween line jumpers repeatedly cutting line. Counted 5 dead tarantulas (not kidding) in wave pool entry area. Teenager yelling "penis" loudly at female peer was corrected by other park goers, not a lifeguard. Repeatedly advised lifeguard of inappropriate engagement of teenage couple seated at wave pool entry, removed my young children from wave pool and encountered same teenage couple with now exposed body parts. Son fell in kiddie bucket area busting open his knee, he asked lifeguard for help, but was told to go find his mother. Confronted a management staff member about lifeguard inattentive behavior was told that he "talk to them". Snow cone stand didn't open, cotton candy not available, mini melts didn't open until after 1pm. Both restrooms were FILTHY at park open and never improved during the day. Park felt unsafe and unsanitary due to lack of staff and the inattention of overwhelmed staff. Received zero assistance from any staff despite repeated requests. Would recommend The Colony as a much better alternate. read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Blisters from walking on HOT pavement at HF Garland - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

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I've been here many times ever since they opened and we always have a great time. I agree with the other yelpers, get here early for parking and if you want a picnic table or chair. They have concession stands but you can bring your own food and drink. In the past they didn't charge you if you brought a cooler smaller than 12x12. I guess they weren't making much money at their concession stands so now you have to purchase a $5 cooler pass which is valid for one cooler, container or bag of any size containing food and or drinks. They also have seaonsal cooler passes. If you don't want to lug around a cooler, I suggest leaving it in the car and venturing out when necessary. You may exit the park and reenter throughout the day as long as you have a hand stamp. They added a wave pool last year with a live band. The kids love this place. My son asks me to go often when it's open. I've never been to the Dive in Movies that they offer but they sound fun. The Dive in Movies are held over by the wave pool and you can swim, float on a tube, sit in the water or just lounge in a chair around the pool during the movie. How relaxing does that sound! read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

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I went to this water park with my friend, my nephew and my godson. It was a sunny day so we decided to give it a try because my nephew and godson never been in one plus the ticket prices in Costco were good. The rides are fun, but the management and organization on them is really bad. You have 2 people (lifeguards) per ride, one at the top and one at the bottom; They don't communicate properly and sometimes I was even scare that the one in the top in of the rides (Pineapple Express) will fall and hurt himself because he was not using any harness or swim shoes to avoid slipping standing close to the slide. At the rides there is not enough inflatables or they are not properly inflate them. At the principal water slide (with 2 in one level and other 2 in the upper level), the stairs are not wide enough to make a good line for each of it (counting that you need to carry your inflatable). Prices of food and drinks are high for what you get but that's not surprise. There is only one location for restrooms and it is not clean often. I agree that it is a lot of traffic because of the amount of people, but somebody should be there to supervise and clean the installations. If I could improve something in this water park would be the training of the personnel in customer service and safety while doing their job. read more

So I'll start off by saying it's definitely for kids. My boyfriend and I are 24 years old. So it was a little basic for us. But we bought the tickets discounted so I can't really complain. If your older I'd say don't pay full price, wait for a sale. I think we found it on the Texas roll tag rewards page. We went early today right as they opened. Worked great, rented a small locker and started out with the water half pipe. I can say that one is probably the most exciting thing for adults or teens. It's definitely a rush and if you're a grownup you will get a longer ride then the kids. My boyfriend wasn't a fan, I loved it. We decided to try one of my boyfriends favorites as a kid. The Pineapple Express, I think we were the oldest who went on this morning but we enjoyed racing each other. Also did a few trips in the lazy river and took a dip in the wave pool. Only complaint for those are not enough tubes, the lazy river is a bit short but not much you can do about that, and the wave pool takes forever to restart after it does a few rounds of waves. Not sure what's up with the wait on that. I feel like it could be timed better like other parks. We then did the tube slides, those were fun. Not very long but a nice ride. Next was the yellow drop down slides. Do not ride unless you want to hurt your back. The one with the bumps you go down will bruise and scrape you're back up to no end. I have a massive bruise, the other which is more of a straight drop hurt a bit less. Once we rode everything we really weren't interested in staying. The wave pool took to long to restart. So we waited a while for a tube on the lazy river chilled in there and left. We got there right around opening at 10:30am and we're done by about 12:30pm. Not a bad day, not the most exciting park for adults. But it got us out of the house and my boyfriend enjoyed seeing the park for the first time in ten years read more

Hawaiian Waters Garland - The one with the bumps will scratch your back!!! The straight one won't do to much damage - Water Parks Near Me - Garland, Texas

Place was enjoyable, the water was great and the staff was attentive. Obtaining food at the Sharkey Snack Shack is a long long process with just a few families waiting in line (which is in the sun on concrete so bring your shoes). Once you got to the beginning of the line, the service was very unorganized and slow. Overall however it was worth the price read more

This is our 3rd year, returning to Hawaiian Falls as season pass holders. This will be my LAST! The customer service at every level is unprofessional. There was an issue with THEM processing my membership so they told me I was declined when they have already charged my credit card. Then I never received my membership passes, as the website stated they would be mailed to avoid long lines. FALSE. They refuse to return phone calls to their paying customers. This park is decent for us, as I am aware of my surroundings for the safety of my children. I'm a paramedic and work in a close-by ER, there have been many many injuries requiring ER visits and when I am at the park I can see why. I have spent $1200 here just on season passes, not including what I spend while I'm at the park...UNACCEPTABLE. They present themselves as a Christian establishment...I did not expect this kind of service from them. DISAPPOINTING. read more

This is a great place to take the kids for the day. We rented a cabana in the kids Area and it worked out well for me and the kids. Our cabana attendant was very nice and checked on us regularly. The kids had a wonderful time at the park and it's local for us Dallas residents. They have a kids area and plenty of slides for the big kids. We will be back again! read more

We came on a day where it rained lightly for around 20 minutes and the sun came out bright as ever, but the park was super empty. When waiting in line to buy our ticket we waited FOREVER. There were about three groups ahead of us and one person at the register. There was a long line behind us and everyone was waiting impatiently. We could literally see other employees walking around talking (not looking like they were doing much) in the ticket booth, and the cashier was the only one selling tickets. If one more person opened up a register the line would have gone smoother. When we got up to the register we were hardly greeted. She looked like she really did not want to be there and barely (probably didn't) say thank you after we paid. Walking into the park was good, the person checking tickets was much more friendly than the cashier was. We paid inside to get our locker which was simple but glitched some when putting in the code. Cleanliness- eh I mean, thank god there weren't 200 kids running around or I would have been gone. But it was pretty clean for the most part. Had to tip toe when I saw bandages or gross looking things on the ground next to the stairs to the water slides (yuckkk cringe) wear water shoes!! Wave pool-why did it take like 20 minutes for the waves to come? Once they did finally come it was fun and lasted a long time. Waterslides- all pretty fun and some were scary (for old scary me) and the people at the top of the slides assisting were pretty friendly and helped me calm down (thank god) Overall, it was fun, overly expensive, and we got lucky that the park was close to empty. read more

Not a very safe place to let your teen go unsupervised. My daughter went today for the first time this season with a friend and her mother. My daughter asked the employee in the gift shop to charge her phone. Upon her return 20 minutes later he had left and gave her phone to another employee. One of the employees took the $40 that she had hidden in her case. The management said there was nothing they could do. I think a trust worthy establishment would have looked at video to find which employee would steal from a patron. We will not return to a establishment that allows its employee's steal from their patron's and write it off as nothing they can do. Lesson learned for my daughter, but what else would they be willing to turn their heads to. We won't return to Hawaiian Falls at any location. read more

We came here for the first time last year after moving to a nearby neighborhood and this year we purchased season tickets. This is our swimming pool this year and so far the plan has worked well - its definitely more fun and sometimes even less crowded than the city pools. This isn't a large water park, but that is definitely a bonus. I don't want to spend hours trekking from ride to ride with the family, tracking down kids. I can do a lap of the place in 15 minutes or less and its easy to set up a central base of operations in the shade in the place you plan to be the most and not be terribly inconvenient. This is what you get: - adult/kid water slides - 3 with tubes, one without, and a new one that drops you down a trapdoor - large kids area with smaller water slides and shallow water (1-2 ft deep?) - nice-sized lazy river (3 ft deep?) - pool area (4 ft deep), zero depth area for smaller kids - zero-depth wave pool - private rental cabana areas - food court (haven't visited yet) - can bring coolers for $5, not all parks do this anymore You can see the latest ticket prices at hfalls.com but I see $ off and BOGO coupons in the Entertainment book and periodically posted in various places - look on their website and Facebook page. The good - its rarely crowded enough that I am truly inconvenienced (i.e. no tubes when I want), good lifeguards, less rowdy than city pools, I feel relatively safe with my belongings although I take my normal public precautions The bad - could use more shady areas, provided lounge and adirondack chairs are not sturdy enough for heavy people, they only have one central bathroom (which is difficult when your kid is at the wave pool and needs to go NOW), only open until 6pm (except for Fridays or movie nights in July) Tips - sealed plastic water bottles can get in without a cooler pass, bring your own camp chairs (I can usually find shade if I'm not dependent on their chairs), no glass, alcohol, knives or prepared food in coolers (sandwich fixings and the like are okay but no meals or fast food takeout). If you live near one and like what they have to offer, season passes are the way to go - admission is good for any park, you get coupons for concessions and friend admissions, you can come for just an hour after work and not feel like you wasted money, you can get in the park 15 minutes early to snag seats, you can bypass the ticket line and in 2010 if you buy at least 3 passes, they throw in a season cooler pass for free. They will let you convert daily tickets into season passes so you can try it out first. No they don't pay me, I just have a great time here. read more

I've been a season ticket holder the past 3 years and there are pros/cons about this place. Pros: (as compared to Hurricane Harbor) ~Free parking ~cheaper food ~park is smaller so you don't have to walk a mile to get to another ride ~ admission is less so its easier to get others to go with you ~ there is hardly ever a line when you have a season ticket Cons: ~Limited parking... usually have to park across street ~Hot side walks in park from each attraction.. they have no mist sprayers on the concrete and it burns your feet. You can bring water shoes, but you can't wear them on the rides. We usually cut through the grass or wait to walk because it gets so bad. ~ If you go on the weekend, its difficult to get a chair...(I usually have to use my towel for sitting) hard to get a tube for the wave pool, and you also have to wait for a tube in the lazy river. (they do not offer tube rentals) ~ You cannot bring your own float I guess you get what you pay for... It's definitely worth the sacrifice of not having to drive to Arlington. read more

We went here for the Dog Days of Summer fundraiser last weekend to benefit Operation Kindness and the park was pretty cool. It's alot smaller than the water parks I'm used to in FL, but they had all the important things. Pools, Lazy River, Wave pool, slides.. I might check this place out next summer :) read more

I'm a fan of this fun-filled place! We were given 4 tickets last year to enjoy the park for free and man was that a treat! Totally exceeded our expectations. Parking is free, which is an immediate plus. You can bring coolers in for a nominal fee, which we didn't because we figured we got the tickets for free, why not grab something to eat there. The food was very decently priced..unlike *cough*Hurricane Harbor*Cough* The park itself has a nice layout that is very easy to navigate. The wave pool was so fun! The provide inner tubes in the wave pool, but apparently you can't have a child on your lap in the inner tube. Kinda sucks because the inner tubes are pretty big so a child under the age of 12 probably can't fit in one comfortably. The lifeguards are soooo whistle happy. I understand safety and such, but if people are that "unruly" that you have to whistle every minute..maybe the place should be closed down. The kids area is also a blast! My daughter loved it, even more than Hurricane Harbor's kid area. Finding a place to sit was very easy as it was not so crowded even though we were there on a Saturday in August. Also, I loved the reggae music that was playing..very nice touch! I will definitely be back again! Can't wait for the fun that awaits us! read more

Once upon a time Garland had a nice southern corridor that included a large White Water/Wet N Wild watermark. Somewhere in the mid 90's Six flags decided they wanted to monopolize the theme park industry. One of their said purchases included the Garland waterpark which they promptly closed to increase business at the Arlington location. About 10 years later someone nice came along and built Hawaiian Falls. It's not huge, but then again it's not super expensive or owned by some massive corporation. Definitely seems to be geared towards families, there are a couple childrens splash areas with smaller slides, very shallow water, and other things to keep little one busy. They also have a wave pool that tops out at 5 feet in the "deep" end, a lazy river and a handful of slides. Amenities includes restrooms, shower ares, rent-able lockers, and concessions. They also offer life vest rentals for young children. read more