What's better than cheap? FREE, all access water park INCLUDED in your Grove Resort stay. Enjoy…read morewater slides, relax in the (heated) lazy River, fire water canons, swim in their centralized (heated) pool, and splash in an aquatic playground area targeted for younger kids. Perfect for families and vacationers of ALL ages. Our fam of 6 never had an issue scoring complimentary towels, reclining sun chairs, tables, and/or umbrellas. You can even pay $30 for 30m or $55 for 1 hr to tackle the Flow Rider, a super cool surf simulator. In addition to a bar/grill onsite, they pipe in cool, upbeat tunes to enjoy throughout the park. At times, this includes COVID/CDC safety announcements.

The Grove in Orlando is the best family hotel that I have been to. The staff and customer service…read moreare amazing here. Always smiling and willing to help. This hotel is like a home away from Home . Very spacious for big families and big groups. They have two and three bedroom suites, amazing restaurants, pools, and a market on site. Rates start from $200 a night during the off season and up to $400 during the high season. Access to the waterpark is included with your stay. And truly the waterpark is the best park. They have poolside service, a lazy river and lots of lifeguards standing by. The only downfall I see of this property is that is so big so there's a lot of walking. But overall it's an amazing hotel. Very close to the Disney parks and plenty of room for families. You can even do groceries and cook and if you want to. This is my go to resort when in the area. I highly recommend it.

Took a weekend trip to Tarpon Springs to visit this state park. Arriving after 9am with only a 20…read moremin wait to enter was great given it's a Sunday in the summer. While it was difficult to find a chair / shade we secured a chair in the sand area. The water was freezing but expected. It was also very relaxing. The wildlife is awesome to see. We got hot dogs, pepperoni pizza, cherry limeade. The lazy river does cost extra but it's worth it, I'd love to return because unfortunately due to inclement weather the water attractions were shut down.

I am a huge mermaid fan and being able to see the Weeki Wachee mermaid show let me live my fan girl…read moredreams. I went to the 11a show. The theater filled up quickly so get in line. Watching the performers was delightful. Even with the air lines under the water it was amazing to watch. Just being able to keep your eyes open underwater was astounding to me. We even got an extra performance for the Memorial Day holiday with a tribute to our service members. After the show they had a mermaid photo op that was donation based. After the show, I explored the rest of the park. It isn't that large but was a nice area and worth the $13 to get in. They have an area for swimming in part of the springs. I didn't bring my swimsuit but there were many people swimming and having a good time. There are some water slides too. They have a great gift shop. Loved having the opportunity to visit and see an iconic spot for mermaid lovers!

Has a pool (no swimming though), lazy river, 2 toddler slides and 2 big slides. Fun non-beach place…read moreto spend half a day with little kids. All that said, the staff are not well trained. Had a slightly traumatic experience today. My 7 year old got stuck (for 5 to 10 minutes) in the big slide which is pitch dark all the way through (fun but not when you get stuck) and he wasn't helped promptly. Full story - I was up there at the slide entrance and i could hear him screaming that he needs help. There was a staff up there (looked like a teenage kid) who had a walkie talkie. I assumed he would have informed the people in charge as soon as he got stuck. I kept talking to my son to lie down and try to push himself down and he kept responding saying he's trying everything but is still stuck and it is getting very uncomfortable. After a while I checked with the staff whether someone is coming to help. And then I see him telling on the walkie talkie "the boy is stuck on the slide can someone help?". I was shocked. It must have been a good 5 minutes (no watch, just guessing) and he just thought of informing?! By the time someone could come, my son finally managed to push himself down. I told the guy "you should have informed quicker" and his response was "talk to my manager". I thought "ok no use talking to the teenage kid he probably wasn't trained how to react in these situations". I went to the manager and told her "please train your staff to inform quicker" her response "he probably was sitting down, we cannot do anything about this" i go "No he was lying down this time.. first time he was sitting, but this time he was lying" she repeats "he probably was sitting; we don't promise how long it takes to slide; you eventually get down and that's what matters". Is this an empathetic response? I mean i get you have to stick to boiler plate legal language at times, but im not trying to sue anyone here. Im just looking for "i understand that must have felt scary, ill talk to my staff on acting quicker". I felt like I was talking to a robot both with the teenage staff and with the manager. Anyway, my husband intervened and helped the communication and both the manager and the teenage staff eventually apologized and i really appreciated it. Takeaway - If you're not staying in Holiday Inn, NorthShore Aquatic Center might be as fun for a fraction of the cost If you're staying in Holiday Inn, avoid the blue slide or go shirtless (another staff pointed out that might have helped) I see other reviews as well about untrained and disengaged teenage staff. Should have read before I visited!

Splash harbor is pretty cool. It was better before the water park but ai get it more geared towards…read morethe kids. Still had a great time. On the water with drinks on deck

It's so nice having a playground so close to Armature Works…read more I think an idyllic afternoon is grabbing a bite to eat and a drink at Armature Works and then walking with the kids to this playground/splash pad. There are restrooms here that make it easy to change your children into their bathing suits. They also have shaded picnic tables. The splash pad and playground is gated so you can let the kids run around inside while you sit and chat on the outside of the gate at the shaded picnic tables. I would highly recommend bringing swimsuits and all your water stuff if you decide to come here, because the playground part is quite small and in the same area as the splash pad. They aren't separated, so your child will most likely get wet whether you want them to or not if you come here, better to just prepare for them to get wet. The splash pad has one of those buckets that fill up and then dump all over the children, which I find kids absolutely love. There is also a ropes climbing part that they can get to a crows nest, so I would say the ideal age for this play area is between four and 10. I have a five year-old and a seven-year-old and they loved it.

Something for everyone here at this park! A splash park adjacent to the playground. Tables and…read morebenches all around for parents to sit while kids played. The gated park is also in a greater park area, with a boardwalk along the river, a mini bridge over a pond of turtles and fish, and a turf field with chairs for lounging.

The lagoon and property are gorgeous. Clean water clean facilities the private cabanas and all the…read moreVIP rental areas are very nice. Both bars and every drink we had was delicious. The one food truck that was open had great burgers and fries and hot dogs. My complaint and the reason for my less than stellar review is because they were severely understaffed. I understand it's a weird time after season and not quite summer but they didn't have enough staff to open the ice cream truck, or run multiple rides. While there is a posted schedule saying that they will alternate obstacle cores with kayaks and the bumper boats, after we waited in line for the bumper boats the attendant only ran four people and then said, "I only have four working boats so I'm just going to shut this down". Unfortunately the group of five kids I was with was next and they were still 15 plus people after us. Literally the only complaint is the staffing. The cotton candy machine was down, the ice cream truck never opened, and the attraction rotation didn't follow the schedule and that's the reason why it's only a two out of five star for me. It just made it extra difficult to entertain kids when so much of the stuff to entertain them was not accessible.

I tried a Groupon for this Southshore Bay Lagoon experience - and it was decent/average…read more There's a ton to do for kids here - a big splash pad/mini pool area and an obstacle course where you are required to wear a life vest, and you can jump off these big inflatable obstacles. There is a swim up bar for adults - but it sadly was not open during our time here, and they didn't really give us any notice of it being closed (nobody had a sign saying this or came down to tell any of us). There is a fast food truck outside the pool and a bar upstairs (expensive drinks but to be expected). The adult pool area in the lagoon is a smaller size as the obstacle course takes up a majority of the pool. Overall, if you have a Groupon and are in the area, I think it's worth a visit, but if you're not in the area, I wouldn't travel really far for it.

Highly recommend if you're staying here to get a cabana! It comes with a ceiling fan and light, a…read moretelevision with cable, a cabinet to keep your belongings and a safe to store your wallet and keys! There's also waitress service so I highly recommend that while you enjoy the lazy river in their heated pools! Highly recommend the lazy river! And if a cabana isn't for you they have beach chairs all over as well as a man made beach area towards the back right corner with sand and hammocks! Super cute!

We enjoyed this place but wished there was clarity in the operating hours of the arcade and food…read more We wanted to enjoy the lazy river which was nice and relaxing but had lots of plant and mulch debris - likely from the rain and not from neglect. It was unfortunate that the arcade and all the slides were closed in the early evening (when you can finally go outside to avoid the Orlando summer sun baking you alive) and everything aside from one bar was closed. We managed to get a few drinks for the kids and us. Folks were *generally* (see below) well behaved and we brought our pool noodles into the river to avoid the steep floaty fee. We were not expecting as many drunk adults trying to skirt the floaty rental requirement or entitled kids climbing all over the rocks that clearly said "do not climb" but that's how it is sometimes.

We brought our kids here back in 2024 and had such a good time that we made sure to come back again…read morethis year. We spent the day at the water park, and it was just as much fun. The lazy river is always relaxing, the splash areas are perfect for the kids, and there was plenty of space to spread out without feeling overcrowded. It was clean, the staff was friendly, and everyone in the family had a great time. If you're staying at Westgate Lakes, this is definitely worth checking out and one of the highlights of the resort. We'll definitely be back again.

This is an itty-bitty water park ($20 per day or $13 for hotel/timeshare guests or free for…read moreWestgate Owners) with a bar, a kiddie splash area, a small wave pool, 2 water slides and a lazy river. It's only open from 10 - 5 and it will close if the weather is bad. Great for families with kids and when we came - not too crowded. Again - this is a very small waterpark - mostly for timeshare people.