We came here for the night slides offered on Thursday - Sunday's through Labor Day weekend 8-10 pm at $30 per swimmer. (Website says $25, isn't updated) What a great way to enjoy the warm summer evening! The night began to get a tad breezy but the lake stays roughly 84 degrees. They also make it really fun and energetic playing music with the night slides lit up. My two kids, niece, nephew, and sister participated. Kids ranged between 14-7 years old. They all had a blast! Despite the bad reviews on here we fortunately didn't deal with inappropriate and immature lifeguards nor any bad bruising or busted lips. I do agree that you get flung off the slides the higher one you decide to ride on so be prepared to get a little roughened up. There is a bar/restaurant to eat at, little market to purchase drinks/snacks from, and clean restrooms. I also advise you arrive 15-20 minutes before your start time as you have to take a shuttle via golf cart seating up to 7 from the parking lot. Great activity for groups especially with kids as long as they're strong swimmers and don't mind being slingshotted! read more

My son's baseball team kicked off the season with a fun team bonding day at Pleasant Harbor, starting at WHOA Island Water Park and ending with dinner at Dillon's. It made for a great afternoon of fun for both the kids and parents. We started at WHOA Island, where everyone was given a wristband and life jacket before heading out onto the floating obstacle course. Unfortunately, the rope swing was out of service, but everything else was open. The kids spent the hour climbing, bouncing, jumping, and racing around the obstacles and had a blast. The moms who didn't want to participate rented the floating cabana for $50 so we could relax in the water with life jackets, cool off, and watch the kids and dads from nearby. They don't allow you just to be in the water in that space unless you pay the rental fee for the cabana. However once we were in the water floating around lots of other random people came in and did the same thing to watch their people who weren't in our group and clearly they never paid a fee. It was a very hot day so it was miserable if you weren't in the water to cool off. After our hour on the obstacle course, it was time for the H2-WHOA floating slides. There are three slides--one shorter slide and two taller slides. One of the tall ones launches you farther out into the water, while the other sends you much higher before splashing down. These slides are no joke! They are fast and definitely give you a thrill. A few of the kids started on the shorter slide before working up the courage to try the bigger ones. Everyone kept climbing back up the stairs for another turn, so it's safe to say they loved it. I joked that Tylenol and Advil were probably in everyone's future because these slides send you into the water with some serious force! We did have one dad whose ear was hurting after a hard landing and another who landed on his head and felt dizzy afterward, so they're definitely not for the faint of heart. Even so, they both said they had a great time. I guess this is the tallest floating slide! I also think one hour at the obstacle course followed by one hour on the slides was plenty of time. No need to pay for more time at either area. By the end, everyone was tired, hungry, and ready for dinner at Dillon's right next door. Overall, it was fun if you're looking for an adventurous activity. Lots of laughs, just be prepared because the big slides are much more intense than they look! read more

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What could be a really fun time is ruined by careless lifeguards, dangerous equipment and zero training. Multiple friends went home in our group with injuries. Lifeguard was on her phone the entire time. Wouldn't go back unfortunately. read more

I am a child-sized adult (54) who hasn't seen the inside of a gym in over 3 years. Went with my friend (45) & her daughter (9). This seemed like a fun activity & it is! Keep in mind, it is more dangerous than it appears. You will be required to e-sign a waiver that is several pages of micro print, NOT available on their website if you want a preview. Paid for 1/2 day pass because we were told 1 hour would only get you a few rides before timing out. You'd actually get less than that because all the slides close for several minutes while those who want to jump off the side platform are then being supervised. The "baby" slide was closed most of the time, had to keep asking them to let us on, and finally gave up. Seemed understaffed. My overall impression is that there isn't too much pride on the part of H2-Whoa's owners. Bumpers missing from the big slide deterred me from trying it. Finding the right size life jacket takes time. Some are damaged & only a few of them are clearly size-marked, so you just keep grabbing one to look inside & then see if the zipper still works. The cubbies are a wreck & they don't have a place for car key fobs, phones, etc. that you can't afford to get wet or stolen. read more

H2OhNo! Considering that this is the tallest floating slide in the world, they should give you more instructions on how to land it properly. If you enter the water with anything other than perfect-legs-first formation you will have major bruising and possibly get whiplash. my neck and back hurt 4 days later and I seriously considered seeing a chiropractor. I also watched a girl around 12 hit the water and bust her lip open. If this one's on your bucket list..... You might want to think twice. read more

Pleasant Harbor Waterpark - Lakes Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

What a BLAST!! Before reading my review, I suggest reading some of the previous reviews. Today we took 2 of our granddaughters to H2WHOA!, and barring one of our granddaughters landing hard on her last slide, we had a great time. As this was my wife and my first time doing this, I read most of the reviews before going. Of course, negative reviews where people got banged up quite a bit concerned me about the risks of injury for any of us, so I asked questions when we checked in. Our experience with all the staff was good, from the guys at the desk that checked us in that were happy to answer my questions to the lifeguard and the attendant at the top of the slide. Instructions from the guys at the desk were brief, but effective. They said when going feet first to raise your torso as if doing a sit-up, and when going face first to bend over. The only thing they left out that I think could be useful, especially to those that are afraid is to open your eyes after exiting the slide to orient yourself. Below I'll try to improve on their instructions with the pics I included with my review. But first, how do you decide what package to get? Besides money, I believe there are a few factors to consider, 1) the day you're going, e.g. weekday, weekend, holiday, 2) time of day, 3) number of times you want to slide, and how long you plan to be in the area. We purchased half day passes. It's a bit pricey for 1 activity considering what you'd pay for a water park or amusement park, but with school being out, we had no idea what to expect. Plus, several videos I watched online showed long lines. We had limited time and days, so our passes were for Monday afternoon (2-6). When there was a line, there were only a few people ahead of us, which was just enough time to catch our breath after swimming to the ladder after the slide and climbing 3-4 stories of stairs. My instructions for minimizing injury resulting from improper water entry: 1. Open your eyes to get your bearings after exiting the slide. I tried keeping my eyes open from the top to bottom, but on the big slide, it's difficult to keep them open just before going up the ramp. 2. Sit up or bend toward the water after exiting the ramp. Whether going feet or face first, stay relaxed going down the slide; try not to tense up at the at the bottom. 3. Straighten your legs and point your feet or extend your arms and hands before entering the water. 4. Take breaks every few slides or so, and don't forget to hydrate. We took 10-15 minutes breaks in the water beside the slide after 3 or 4 slides. Do what's best for your fitness level. Finally, the only reason I didn't give a 5 star rating was because I skinned my knees (like rug burn) my first time down. I went face first on the big slide, and it must have been more than 10 minutes since anyone had been on that slide. What I didn't know, and apparently the attendants, was that the ramp dries out in the sun relatively fast. The only way the ramp gets water is when people go down the slide. It happened twice. Regardless, we had a great time. When our other granddaughter comes back from travel, we WILL go back. read more

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Took my kids here today. Paid for an hour but they only spent 20 minutes. My youngest was fitted into the wrong sized life jacket, and when she went in after the second time it flew off of her, along with her top. Not acceptable, #1. #2, I was on the sidelines snapping photos and watching them, and the teenage "lifeguards" complained on their walkie talkies in front of my kids, that they didn't want to watch them. Also made a "shark week" comment about my teenage girl as she was walking up the stairs. She clearly heard as she told me later. They threw empty energy drink cans in the lake and made each another jump in and get them. All the while my kids are listening and watching. (As am I) I had to apologize to my kids. I was hoping to make some fun memories tonight but it ended up being extremely disappointing. Don't waste your money. Not family friendly or professional. read more

It's so so fun, I've done it twice, and it's worth it for the 2 hours Night Flight for 35$. I am also extremely athletic and into sports and 18 so i'm young and still agile. So it was fine for me but many people around me were scared or landed in terrible positions. My biggest complaint is really out of the company's hands, I got extreme bruising along my hip bone and pelvic bone the first time. Then even worse bruising on my hip bone the second time. Very fun but be prepared to be in a bit of pain the next couple of days. read more

Pleasant Harbor Waterpark - Extreme bruising on hip bone - Lakes Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

Finally tried out H2-Whoa yesterday and while it was super fun, it was not at all what we expected. THIS IS NOT A PASSIVE EXPERIENCE! It's way closer to an extreme sport than a water park waterslide and requires you to make lots of split second body positioning decisions or you will absolutely wreck yourself. Luckily, I like extreme sports but a lot of other people yesterday forfeited their hour after trying once. We chose the $30/person for 1 hour option, unsure of whether an hour would be too much time or not enough. The staff were all super friendly, but basically zero information was given. Not knowing what I was getting into, I marched right up to the tallest slide where the only information was a sign that said to go "feet first or head first". Cool, seems like a straightforward water slide so I launched myself down feet first as soon as the lifeguard said "go" and ended up landing in the worst type of back flop because I didn't realize how much perfect body positioning was necessary. I tried again off the middle slide and landed on my side so hard, it completely knocked the wind out of me for several minutes. I was pretty ready to bail after 4-5 slides of pure abuse until one of the customers who is there all the time talked me through how to end up upright before you hit the water. If it weren't for him, I would have bailed 20 min in. The last 40 mins were a lot of fun, but it still hurt a ton. All in all, it was fun but we are completely wrecked the next day and I probably wouldn't go back or recommend to friends. Every square inch of my body is so bruised and sore, and my legs and sides are covered in broken blood vessels. SO much water went up both of our noses that we're still leaking and draining lake water 24 hours later. This is VERY concerning, seeing as how Lake Pleasant is known to be contaminated with Naegleria Fowleri, or the "brain eating amoeba". While infections are rare, it's almost universally fatal and almost exclusively happens when water is forced up the nose in places like lakes. I've always been careful to avoid repeated forceful exposures like this, but there's no avoiding it here. There should probably be some type of signage posted about this. I don't want to be a downer, but I'm honestly shocked that nobody has died here yet. I think the experience would have been much better if there was a briefing first where someone talks about body positioning/how to not absolutely destroy yourself. read more

Pleasant Harbor Waterpark - Lakes Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

The only reason why I am rating this spot a one. Is specifically because the workers gave us little to no instruction on how the safest way to get off the slide. I had to ask thoroughly to ensure the safety of my friends and the guests who have been on the slide previously did a much better job at explains such. Even the instruction pictures which I had to look for did much better. The workers had a huge attitude and gave me and my friends broken life vests the zipper was broken along with my friends buckle. The blonde girl with braids was giving my friend mad dirty looks as soon as we came. On top of that she handed my friend a very small life vest and when she insisted it didn't fit. She was handed a larger one from her ima rude tone with a side eye or disgust. Not a fan. We did not feel welcomed at all. 2 out ten read more

My third time! Love this place. It's exciting and extreme so yes it's not for the timid. Great people here also. 5 stars and looking forward to my 4th time. Working on flips need improvement myself. read more

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Best place ever!!! Fun for all ages and the slide is the coolest place to go to for some waterside fun!

Me and my husband went there today on sep 3rd. We purchased the whole day passes for 2 but only send like around 30min there. the gentlemen at down stair who helped us to put on life jackets he was very friendly, it's just activity itself makes you very sore, I have only tried twice my neck and my butt already started to felt some kind of sore and hurt ,my husband tried 4 times in total , he felt the same ,we both felt dizzy and left. Till now middle of the night , we still felt headaches, back pain ,I think it's from hitting the water. If you want to try this water slide I recommend you only get 1 hour pass, I can't imagine people buy whole day pass and spend whole day there to just do one single water slide , and they must be very strong , otherwise it will make you feel sore , hurt afterwards. read more

Pleasant Harbor Waterpark - Lakes Near Me - Peoria, Arizona

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Took my son to this water slide this past week and we had such a blast! Aaliyah, Devin and Nate were the lifeguards on duty and they were extremely personable, helpful, attentive and kept things running smooothly. I have told my friends about our great experience and we definitely plan to go back and bring others with us. Highly recommend! read more

The slide and the cliff dive is awesome. Please land properly. It was so fun flying through the air like a bird.

H-2 Whoa is a great place to have fun at just about any age. I have been there 4 times now and I can honestly say that I don't have one complaint. Everytime I go, I am greeted by a young, hot, blonde babe who is fun and professional. After a couple flips on the slide you can head to Dillion's for a drink and watch you kids from a distance with a nice cold one in your hand. And maybe if you're lucky, that hot blonde babe will join you for a drink or two. I recommend this place to anyone and everyone who wants to have a good time! read more

The actual slides were alright- I rode them for a couple of times and while somewhat uncomfortable, they weren't unbearable. However, they allowed you to jump off from the side of the slide which was quite high. Since some people my age (highschool/college kids) were jumping off, I figured it was fine- Wrong! The water very painfully hit my legs and bruised my legs horribly, as well as leaving my tailbone injured. The impact left my legs in large pain for awhile and it gave me quite a big scare. I'm very grateful that life jackets were required, because I would've not been able to resurface without the help of my life jacket and another person in the water who helped me out. That was a horrible experience- they should NOT allow that. NEVER doing that again! read more

This was my second time and it was awesome like before. Staff is great and very accommodating and it is a blast. As I said it is like an extreme sport and that is what makes it so fun. So if you love water fun you need to go here. I will be back again and I live over 350 miles away. read more

I took my daughter and 7 friends here for her 12th birthday. They had a blast. The one hour was plenty of time. It is intense but the kids loved it. Also very entertaining to watch everyone as they launch themselves into the water. read more

Too expensive for what is essentially a single water slide in the middle of a lake that is a million and a half degrees, wouldn't be to bad but it takes forever to wait in line and the reward just isn't worth it. Good life guards and staff but didn't see much in terms of management. read more

Had five friends visiting from 13 hours away and drove 45 mins to go on this slide. 3pm on a Friday, online it specifically said "open 12-5pm sept 28th". Came all this way and CLOSED. Apparently the girl left because not enough customers. Well you lost SIX of them and wasted the majority of our day. Why have the "worlds tallest floating slide" and hours displayed for specific days online, and not be open? BAD business practice, just like the marina worker said. read more