The lagoon and property are gorgeous. Clean water clean facilities the private cabanas and all the VIP 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. read more

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I tried a Groupon for this Southshore Bay Lagoon experience - and it was decent/average. 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. read more

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This place is the worst. Even residents have to pay for use of an umbrella on a scorching hot day. Dalton the manager kicked my elderly stepfather out--"You have to pay for the shade. I'm also a resident, so I understand." No, Dalton, I don't think you do. My stepdad is a war veteran with mobility issues. There were at least 40 empty seats with umbrellas. To treat residents who pay $500 a year for use of the lagoon like this is absolutely not acceptable. Looking to MOVE OUT of this horrendous community ASAP. read more

Went here to look at homes by the lagoon and spent the day. Basically a really big swimming pool with some really cool amenities like swim up bar. You can rent kayaks and paddle boards as long as it's not too windy. We spent most of our time there. Drinks were cold and bartenders were awesome. If you live in the community you pay $35 a month for your entire house to go here. It is $35 or 45 per person if you don't. Food trucks were ok. The hamburger I had was hammered though. So over cooked. We were told it depends on the cook. Overall it was ok. Not entirely sold on it as a selling point for the community but that was just us. read more

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Been here 4 or 5 times and i won't return. Spent about 130$ for one day there I could go to an actual water park for that amount. They nickle and dime every cent out of you. You have to pay for an umbrella or you get no shade. For a little tiki hut umbrella by the water it was 70$. Couldn't bring snack for my children and all the offered was processed sh*t. There were sketchy people there dropping f bombs right next to my three year old. The sand was dirty with trash and old straws. Won't be taking my children back there. read more

Where to begin... ok so the online portal wasn't working and I showed the employee. They still taxed me for a walk up. No free shade by the pool. If you want to be near the pool under an umbrella you have to pay. Otherwise you are far from the pool. While in the pool witnessed a young child about 12 years old calling some girls f and bs and threatening to punch them . Unreal. Lastly, a different group of young kids , no older than 16, sat next to my family and were smoking pot. I'm not a square but if my kids are around I rather not have that around me. Then they started talking about their gun so we decided to leave. There is one security guard on site who never once came by my area. By the time we walked to the front to notify them , the kids were gone. $150 for entrance for 2 adults and 2 children with 2 splash passes. My husband had one double tequila for $35. All in all of you have the money to burn I would suggest going during the week. Too much riff raff on the weekends. read more

This place is really cool. The water tint did stain my bathing suit though. The price of drinks and food are high but to get in is not bad

This was a pretty nice place to hang out at. We rented a clamshell by the lagoon. It was a little weird that kids were sitting at the bar. I thought the lagoon area would be a little more for adults. The lagoon was pretty much a really long swimming pool. I think the deepest part you can actually swim in was maybe about 6ft deep. The other half of the pool was reserved for the kayaks and paddle boards. There was a big obstacle course that looked pretty cool but we didn't try it. I think it costs extra as well as kayaking and paddle boarding. Overall it was a nice place to spend the day. read more

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Tried to take my Wendy's drink I just purchased right before I got there and they made me throw it away. I hate wasting money. Once you get in there they nickel and dime you for everything but you cant take a drink in. Someone told me you can take a sealed water bottle or a Stanley, yeti, owala type cup after the fact. read more

Lost my Apple Watch in their lagoon near the inflatables and they would not let me retrieve it myself nor would they send a lifeguard "with experience" to get it for me. Shouldn't any lifeguard have the experience to dive 15 feet down and get it if I could? The manager also told me they would get it "if they had time" and I physically watched multiple lifeguards doing nothing during any downtime they had, which was at least every half hour when they cleared the inflatable area. It was something I could've done myself but they said because of liability they would not allow it. They said they have professional divers that come by on a weekly basis and could mail the watch to me but this was days in the future and I told them to watch would be permanently dead by then anyways with the liquid damage. They even said if I attempted to grab it myself then I would be "exited from the property." Wow. They had me fill out a form and promised me it would be sent via the mail but this was March 30 and here we are 25 days later with no watch. Honestly, I almost feel that they owe me money for this, but I'm also fully aware I would never get it along with their other broken promises. I will never recommend this lagoon to anybody, not only because of this reason but also the price is not worth it for what it offers. read more

Honestly probably won't be returning anytime soon. For the cost of the day, you don't really receive what you are spending. Cost close to 100$ just to get in and get 2 reserved chairs with an umbrella. You are not allowed to bring food or drinks in, which I understand...it's a business they are trying to make money. What I have an issue with is the service you receive when trying to order food or drinks. The wait staff at the bar had no urgency, and allowed food to sit at the end of the bar being covered in flies and attacked by seagulls. I also witnessed the bartender take a fry from someone's food and eat it before proceeding to deliver the food to the customer. They also had a fly trap sitting on the bar top that was COVERED in flies. I get it, it's an outdoor bar in the heat of Florida, flies happen, but to have the trap sitting on the bar top for all to see was disgusting. I honestly believe the waitstaff has no urgency or care for your food because they are guaranteed a 22% gratuity at the end of the day. Why would you hustle if you know you get 22% tip regardless of your service. Bummed that this was not a nicer location or day as we were excited to regularly visit. read more

Oh where to begin...First off; my wife and I wanted to buy 2 umbrella chairs to sit in while our teen boys played in the water. The manager insisted that to rent an umbrella we must purchase 4 (one for each person). After explaining that they wouldn't be using the chairs, the manager still insisted, so we were forced to buy 4 chairs ($55) if we wanted any shade...keep in mind there is no shade unless you buy an umbrella chair!! Second; my son asked one of the staff if a certain area was open to which the lady rudely responded "You got in here didn't you? Obviously we are open!" F that b***h, but anyway back to the chairs...2 of them went unused the entire day and our 2 boys were bored after a couple hours. This place is a bit of a tourist trap...they treat people like crap and extort your hard earned money with bogus fees and "rules". I use "rules" loosely, since the family of 6 behind us only had to purchase 2 chairs for all 6 of them??? Try this place at your own risk. I typically mind my own business and move about life unbothered, but this place irked me enough to set up a yelp account and leave a bad review as I sit in one of the aforementioned umbrella chairs. My goal of this review is simply to save blue collar workers and their families from the disappointment my family experienced. No picture, as a picture of my behind wouldn't be appropriate! lol read more

Absolutely horrific!! We pay for security, a lagoon, water fountains and we absolutely do not get it!! The gates are wide opened about 95% of the year!! The lagoon has not been opened full time for quite some time now! And the board of elections keeps on increasing prices here! CDD fees takes up the majority of our taxes! Every time we write a letter to them the messages comes back the same! There are many homes here going up to sale! Section eight might be coming in! Every year we still have to pay for clickers! The news station should investigate! We have no club house, no gyms, no restaurants or live music! You can't even take food over to the lagoon for little ones with day low blood pressure! Xmas docs costs us about 3k each year! Houses by the mailboxes are going for like half a mil! I would not suggest living here folks! And if it rains there is no cash refunds for the lagoon back to your account! Even when closed for construction we still paid and now the fees have increased! read more

First off this place is a 10/10 for the kids. They had a BLAST! I never heard of this spot prior to my wife bringing it up about a week ago. Think of a community pool but on steroids lol. You have to pay $12 extra for the water jump thing. Now keep in mind that's for 40 mins. We thought it was for the whole day but no problem. Now the only thing that was a problem was the "Lagoon grill" we got a few "burgers" from them which came out like a hockey puck. One of our buddies went to go have theirs redone, and out comes a way undercooked burger. The fries were ok but I def don't recommend ordering the burger here.....ever! read more

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No food available. Asked for three different "meals" none available and it wasn't even busy. They didnt even have cokes or water at the stations. Kinda crazy for a place who doesn't allow outside food or even water. You can definitely find better spots for the money. read more

We had a great time here. The obstacle course was so fun. Everyone was laughing and helping each other as we slipped and fell. Jumping off was sooo fun. Facilities all seemed clean and well maintained. Water felt a little cold at first but you get used to it once you're in for a bit. Smoking section is gross cuz the wind just pushed smoke everywhere. It was too windy to do kayaking or paddle boarding so I wish we could've done that too. Very family friendly. read more

Never again! Paid for VIP and nobody was working the entrance so we just picked whatever we wanted, and so did everybody else. Tried to order food and they he was told to put a hold on orders because they were backed up, and it was recommended to go to the food truck. I go to the food truck and the young girl tells me they are pausing orders because they are backed up. So I'm expected to stand in the sun just to wait to place an order? It wasn't even busy. You aren't allowed to bring food in, but they aren't providing an adequate food service for people with kids. I haven't even mentioned the pool floor damage and mildew on the pool edge in the VIP. This place costs way too much money for the lack of professionalism and inadequate services read more

Southshore Bay Lagoon - Mildew around the pool's edge - Water Parks Near Me - Wimauma, Florida

I'm so glad this waterpark popped up on my instagram feed! I was amazed at how pretty it looked online, but even more impressed with it when we got there and it was just as beautiful in person! It's located in a community which we were confused when getting there because it's a bit hidden. I believe if you live in the community you get some sort of discount or free entry. We purchased our tickets online.. weekends $10 and weekdays $20 (that includes unlimited obstacle course, paddle boarding and kayaking) definitely worth it if you are available ! We did the paddle boarding and the obstacle course.. each start at the hour.. we really enjoyed both! For the paddle boarding they only had 3 paddle boards which was perfect for my son, boyfriend and I. It limits the amount of people that are on the water so you have more space to enjoy. You will share it with the people who are kayaking but there will only be 4 kayaks at a time so there will still be lots of space.. the pool is big enough trust me! You will need to use a life jacket if you want to do any of the activities. The water depth is 13-15ft! So really important you follow the rules. The obstacles course was so much fun, we felt like we were in ninja warrior or some survivor show haha.. They have a water slide that goes into the pool, and a water bouncy slide that is also included in the admission. Water/sprinkler area for little kids. Volleyball area.. lots of seating, with umbrella ($5 extra) .. There were two restrooms and an area with shower to rinse off afterwards. They have a private area where they have the cabanas that are extra for large parties or groups.. definitely a nice area if you want something more private. My only CON was that there isn't any lockers to rent, be sure to leave important items in the car, take a water resistant land yard to keep, phone, money, key.. or have someone keep an eye on them. We also brought a refillable water bottle so we didn't have to keep buying water bottles or drinks. Online it said they have various food trucks that rotate, however there was only one that had about 3 items on the menu. We decided to try the chicken and beef tacos ($5 each) they were both really good. We also got the seasoned fries.. not a huge portion and a corona to drink. We really enjoyed ourselves for about 4 hours and definitely felt that it was worth the price. It's a really nice place to enjoy with friends or family. They don't allow inappropriate swimsuits which is nice since it's a family friendly environment. If you would like to exit the park and come back in the same day, make sure to get a stamp, bring your own towels! We will definitely come back soon! read more

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This is absolutely the worst run operation I have ever been to. Everything is filthy. No changing area, and the bathrooms are disgusting. They have staff standing around talking to each other, but say they don't have enough staff to open all of the activities. When they are operating an activity the staff is moving at a snails pace, or are strategically posted in places to be wholly inefficient at moving people through. Literally 30 minutes for my little guy to ride the slide one time. Got stopped for a lightning delay, it was over an hour with zero thunder or lightning in sight. Staff just sitting around talking to each other some more. When you ask what's going on, no one knows or has a clear answer. Great concept, but the absolute worst possible execution. read more

Great location and activities. Terrible service at the bar. Does not seem like anyone wanted to be there or much less help.

We went and immediately left there was an hour wait for the obstacle course slides were closed the kayaks were not available I payed 110 dollars for nothing do not recommend read more

I was at the lagoon with my family and the lifeguard Baylee helped us have a great experience! What a wonderful place with great staff!!

The photos of their website are misleading. The swim area is only approx 10 yards out and at its deepest point 4 feet. The rest of the lagoon you see in photos are reserved for kayake and paddle board Area. And you can't swim. You get 1 hour only on the obstacle course. The lines can be long. This is good for children 7 and under... but that's it! read more

I went to this lagoon with a friend to try it out! This is a smaller 5 acre lagoon which sounds weird to say because it's a giant pool but you can see the whole park easily. Parking is free and it's easy to access. We paid ~$80 each because we wanted a clam shell lounger. It was nice but I would opt for just a regular chair and umbrella next time. The reserved clam chairs and cabanas are in a private area with its own bar and wristband. The pool was clean and grounds manicured nicely. The only thing I noticed is that the trash cans fill up and no one was taking them out. I also got $8 cocktails which wasn't bad and the chicken tenders for a snack. read more

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Here's a brief but impactful review ba **Disappointing Experience with the Lagoon Burger** I recently ordered the $16 Lagoon Burger for my child, and what we received was far from expected. Instead of the fully assembled burger, they gave us a plain patty with the other ingredients served separately. For the price, we expected a premium meal, not a deconstructed burger we had to put together ourselves. Very disappointing, and I hope they address this issue for future customers. read more

Nice waterpark for kids and to cool off. Park has plenty of free parking and no long waiting lines. I only gave 2 stars because the water park was dirty the last two times we visited. Trash was left all over including the water and employees didn't seem to care. However, shame on guests who are too lazy to pick up after themselves. The music was so loud during the entire day that you had to scream and food was left at almost all the tables. The bar was filthy sticky everywhere and the service was terrible. Most of the kayaks had some type of issue, that's if there was one available. We paid for the wristband, but there was not enough equipment so we had to wait for others to return. Would be a very nice place if it was maintained. read more

Whole family got together and roughly spent I'd say round 1000$+ between all of us food trucks were closed due to storm watch wasn't even raining for 4 hours just cloudy still no food service with lot of kids could only get them snacks and ice cream no food, prices are extremely high for the service , rental cabana weren't even cleaned before we got there that's exactly how we got them highly don't suggest for a family gathering go to Disney or some other place for the amount you spend here you could go on a 7 day cruise won't be returning also don't forget "NO REFUNDS" read more

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The so-called adults only side allows kids. So of you want an ADULT afternoon, you are SOL. They have ALL THIS SPACE but can't make an area for Adults. D9nt charge and advertise for adults only if it doesn't exist. read more

The lagoon is very large so it doesn't feel over crowded. It was a great experience as my kids do t enjoy salt water at the beaches. We would visit again! read more

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Great way to spend the day!! Decent food and drink prices. The pool was crowded and plenty of of life guards for the kids.

Entrance only gives you access to the pool, the slide and a chair in the sun. All the rest is extra. Don't go there if it's windy. Lifeguard are not welcoming. Pool is nice. read more

Had a great time. Nice alternative to the beach. Food was ok. Swim up bar was great. Will go again.

Awful experience! They overbooked the aqua(floating) cabanas and no one called to notify us, so we drove over an hour to arrive and be told our only option was too book for a different day or pay full price for a regular cabana. Manager was incredibly rude during the interaction even though we were being polite and trying to come up with a solution. The place was over crowded and the food was bad. We ended up paying full price for a regular cabana in the VIP section- just to learn that the vip bar/area closes earlier than the rest of the lagoon. read more

First time here; doing the local staycation thing. Definitely recommend either cabana or umbrella chairs - aquacabana as well. Today there was music on and not overwhelming. Staff very pleasant and helpful. Drinks were looking good and comments from other patrons seems pretty good. Food- we had some limitations on what we were eating so had the hummus plate and a chopped salad with chicken. Hummus was as expected and had a decent amount of pita but could have had a few more veggies but generally pretty tasty. Chopped salad, not so chopped- all the lettuce was in big chunks defeating the purpose of the item. We added chicken which was also not chopped but in large strips - even though all items were served in to go containers the presentation can still be achieved with a little bit of care- especially when you consider that these two items totaled almost $40. It's not going to be a deal breaker and we will come back. There were also food trucks here, (2) but didn't explore those options- next time!!! read more

Here are the pros and cons for this water park.... CONS: * They open the park at 10AM but don't allow the kids to play on the obstacle course until 11AM * They're only allowed on the obstacle course for 1/2 hour and then must leave the course and turn in their life vests until the next top of the hour.... * UNLESS it rains and they make you get out of the water, and then open it back up again and SHOULD open the course back up at the top of the hour but they change the rules to make everyone wait until the bottom of the hour. When asked why the children had to wait an extra 1/2 hour to get back on the obstacle course, the 3 employees standing there talking to each other said "we're short staffed". They were literally doing nothing at that point. We paid a LOT of money to get the 7 of us into that park only to be allowed to play on the "major draw", for an hour during the day. * Umbrellas that are purchased in advance ($29.75 to rent) because we were told over the phone they can be moved to where we needed to be to keep a close eye on our grandchildren (the sand island), only to discover that they can NOT be moved closer to the sand near the obstacle course AND we were not going to be issued a refund. So we spent $29.75 and got nothing for it. * The pool may be 5 acres but you're only allowed to swim in a sliver of it and that sliver is far too shallow to enjoy. Waist deep for adults. The obstacle course is supposedly 15' deep but you're not allowed to just swim, you must wear a life vest to enter that section of the pool. And the rest of the 5 acres is for paddle boards, kayaks and residents only. * The slide into the pool was fun but far too shallow. All adults in our party hit the concrete upon entry. I tried to lie down and slide down, but hit the concrete anyway. It would be nice if they would either move the slide to a deeper area, or attach a pad to the bottom of the pool at the slide's exit. I can foresee major back issue complaints in their future. * We paid the Groupon price ($29.77) for the all day and obstacle course / kayaks, paddle boards, pass. But it's $35 on their website for a weekday. More for weekends. So thankful we didn't pay $35/ea. It wasn't worth $29.77. * The website tells us we can NOT bring food into the park because they have numerous places to buy food (including food trucks) and list the food we can purchase. Only to discover there was only one food truck available to buy food AND the food that was on the website was not available. Specifically, the ONE food item that MOST children want, chicken strips...... not available. So you cant bring food in, but they're not going to provide the food for purchase that they said they would have on hand. And we were 1st in line but the 1 person in the only food truck did the best he could but it took 1/2 hour to get our food (for 7) as the line grew longer. I got the kids Hamburger meal w/fries and the bun was really good, albeit twice the size of the burger inside. Neither did they have the ice cream that was offered for sale on the website. That truck was closed as well. * The FAQs state that since this is a family-friendly park, no thongs (T-Backs) which would include bathing suit bottoms that are completely inserted into the crack of the butt (as staffer on the kayaks did), leaving the entire buttocks exposed for children to see (gawk at)...... would not be enforced because "the security wouldn't feel comfortable doing that". WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN - YOUR COMFORT IS NOT NEARLY AS IMPORTANT AS THE CHILDREN BEGIN EXPOSED TO NUDITY. * It was definitely NOT even CLOSE to worth the money we paid to get in. PROS: Management was as friendly as they could possibly be under the (Our Website does not represent this park) circumstances. read more

Broken chairs, everytime I visit the few food trucks they have are out of food by noon. Their food trucks are less and less each visit. Poor customer service read more

I would like to start off and say the lifeguards don't do their job. For 20min before going on the obstacle course, at least 5 of them talked under the umbrella about school which took off time for us to go on it. There were no directions of where to line up for the obstacle or where to get the paddle boards/kayaks. All of the lifeguards didn't know which wristband you had to have for any of the events. It wasn't even busy when we went so I couldn't imagine it when it's busy. To add on, apparently it was "windy" and we couldn't use the paddle boards or kayaks until 4pm. The only thing I would recommend would be getting the aquabana (Although, it wasn't clean and had crumbs and other gross stuff on it). Lastly, we waited at the swim up bar for 40min to get a drink. Nobody served or came up to us for that whole time. Ridiculous. Also, your credit card doesn't transfer to any other bar if you have it open. They have sessions for the obstacle course which is only 40min long and 20min breaks. When you stand in line all you hear is the lifeguards talk about their days instead of checking wristbands and getting lifeguards out on the obstacle. The private bar by the aquabanas also close early. One time is perfect, but we won't be back again. read more

My family and I visited the lagoon on a Wednesday then again on Friday. On Wednesday when we arrived about 11:30 it was pretty full already while just opening at 10. By about 1 most beach chairs were taken (first come first serve). We were able to bring our pool noodles and umbrella which we were unsure about. The food truck was a fiasco. Wait times were 45 mins or more. Food is was overpriced! We got 2 burgers and 2 kids tenders. They charge $1 extra for the onion on the burger and if you pay with cash they "can't give change". No outside food or drinks allowed except 1 closed water bottle per person. On Friday we got there at 12 and left at closing (8pm) surprisingly Friday ppl seemed to come and go in spurts but never seemed to be as packed as Wednesday. We tried the bar for the first time! My wife got the same drink from 3 different bartenders and said it got weaker each time. We also tried the obstacle course. It was 45 mins and definitely for the physically fit lol. Overall we enjoyed the lagoon and would return. read more