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!

Beautiful clean Lagoon, Wesley Chapel refreshing water is cool refreshing temp! No fee to park…read moregreat alternative to the Beach.

I've lived here for 7 years and have watched this community evolve--unfortunately, not always for…read morethe better. While there have been some positives, the overall direction, especially in recent years, has been disappointing. The biggest issue is a clear decline in customer experience. The Metro Development Group management team seems to have lost sight of what made this place successful in the first place: its residents. The very people who built the Lagoon's reputation are now being treated like an afterthought. One example is the entry process. Residents used to have a dedicated entry and bag check, which made sense and showed value for membership. That has slowly been phased out, leaving members stuck in long general admission lines. For a paid membership experience, that's simply unacceptable. Even more frustrating is the constant rollout of new systems that feel unfinished. Instead of leveraging existing member data, residents are repeatedly forced to re-register as if they're brand new. This creates unnecessary confusion--for both members and staff--and leads to avoidable issues. This past weekend, I watched a longtime "legacy member" family of five get told only the father existed in the system. The rest of the family had been removed and would need to enter as guests. That's not just inconvenient--it's embarrassing and unacceptable for a venue of this caliber. I had a similar experience myself. I used my membership card to check in and purchase a drink with no issue. Less than an hour later, the same card suddenly "didn't exist" in the system. I was forced to go through the entire setup process again. There's clearly a lack of consistency and reliability in their system. At this point, it feels like this location is being used as a testing ground for new processes rather than being properly managed. If that's the case, there's little evidence that feedback is being implemented or that improvements are being made for this community. Metro needs leadership with real hospitality experience--someone who understands how to run a high-quality, member-focused venue and deliver a consistent experience. If management is reading this: please remember what made this Lagoon successful. Invest in your residents, fix the systems, and bring back the level of service this community deserves. This was the first Lagoon in the U.S.--it should be one of the best, not one of the most frustrating.

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.

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.

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

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!

DON'T GO! I wish I read the reviews, but instead fell for all of the misleading advertising. This…read moreis NOT a resort style experience. It's 100% trash. We left after two hours despite paying for the day and went to a real resort instead. Total waste!!! Please save yourself the aggravation. Pros: it looks pretty from a distance. Cons: Filthy water- The water looks beautiful but is FILTHY. Dead bugs everywhere in the pool, debris from the ground, sunscreen and god knows what else was coagulated on the waters surface. My sunscreen turned green- yes GREEN from whatever they put in that water! Parking- Sucks! Parked on some makeshift rock parking lot because they didn't have enough parking. Nowhere to change- Yes, you heard me! It's a resort style lagoon(yeah right!) with nowhere to change! We asked where the locker room was and a worker (an adult man mind you not a kid) looked at us like we were crazy to even ask that and responded arrogantly that they don't provide that. He directed me to get changed in a bathroom stall. Wth?!! No lockers- Asked about a place to secure my belongings (locker etc) Again, the employee looked at me like I was an idiot and said "We don't do that here" ????? What kind of nonsense is that?! So I hiked back to my car parked on another planet and then hiked back to the facility. The "Lagoon" aka Adult Kiddie Pool- we stepped into the Lagoon of Filth and immediately realized we were sold admission to a small strip of water that goes along the side of the lagoon with no access to swim in the vast part where the water actually had depth! It's was crowded with people in water that was maybe 3 feet! People were kneeling to try to stay covered by their dirt water. It honestly looked like kiddie pool for adults and we could help but laugh at how ridiculous the situation was. Bathrooms of horror- After our horrible couple of hours, we went to get changed in the bathroom like we were directed. Omg! Nowhere to put your things but on a filthy floor. The bathrooms smelled like pure diarrhea from the bowels of hell! Toilet paper was thrown all over the floors, empty food containers in the stalls (who is eating on a bathroom?!) Spiders and bugs everywhere- you get the picture. Took off my swimsuit to find dead bugs stuck all over my body and my sunscreen had turned green in their pool. As O attempted to changeover a filthy toilet, I could hear everyone in there complaining about how disgusting the place was and how shocked they were that they were not provided with anywhere to get changed. This place is the perfect example of misleading marketing. They built it as a luxury experience, but it is anything but. Common courtesy is nonexistent here. Don't expect to get a lounge chair with an umbrella because they are "sold out" within the first hour. Talk about being completely unprepared to deal with customers coming to location. Pretty much everyone was complaining in the pool about how filthy it was and how they had no idea that they were going to be restricted to a tiny shallow portion of the pool. You are better off using your own pool at home or the pool in your resort then driving over here and using this place to cool down. Many of the people there were residence and were all complaining about how dirty the facility was and that there is only one place to swim for so many developments and homes. To head insult to injury, I was sent a survey after leaving to learn more about my experience. I quickly provided feedback which was a limited space to provide feedback in. Once I sent it, I was emailed a coupon for 15% off. It was completely tone deaf. It was an auto generated email. I clearly stated that I will never come back there again or recommend the place to anyone and there has been zero follow up. You would think that somebody would be calling to discuss these concerns as they were evident of health code violations. No, no call yet! Go get your own risk and try to enjoy your dirty kiddie pool experience! Once was enough for me!

We had the best day at Mirada Lagoon and are already planning our next visit! The crystal-clear…read morewater makes you feel like you're on vacation, and there's so much to do. I was obsessed with the inflatable obstacle course. It was so much fun and the slides were surprisingly fast! The swim up bar was also amazing. The cabanas are definitely worth renting if you want your own shaded spot for the day. For food, we wished they had more options like a quesadilla, but it's nice they offer it. They ran out of coconuts, so we couldn't get our drinks in them, but enjoyed our Pina coladas!

Just came from a cross country meet there. it started raining and lightning so people were seeking…read moreshelter from lightning under the awning. The director came out and told everyone to move because it was a fire hazard which is understandable. She also mentioned that the pool was still open which is a lie because they legally can't be open if there is lightning within a 10 mile radius. Nobody moved so she called the police for assistance... again, understandable. Meanwhile, she had her staff in the pool with Lightning 3 miles away. By law, pools have to close if Lightning is within a 10 mile radius. This would be a form of negligence if anyone was struck and can result in prison time. This happened around 10:30AM on 9/27/25.

We visited Highlander Park in Dunedin for the Kiwanis Sprayground which is a fun Splash Pad Water…read morePark Area for kids. The capacity of Kiwanis Sprayground is 90 kids and kids under 3 must wear waterproof diapers to prevent unwanted accidents. The water park has staff that monitors the grounds for kids accidents and the staff is pretty prompt about temporarily closing the whole Waterpark down and cleaning up kids accidents, which is nice. The Water park features a dragon, a gator, flowers, a pirate ship slide, hoops, a mushroom waterfall, and a dolphin with water everywhere! Next we visited Highlander's Aquatic Center Pool with 2 slides that the kids loved. The pool was clean, had a lifeguard, and had friendly staff! The aquatic center has swimming classes and after school kids babysitting programs. Highlander Park's Kids playground is officially designed for kids 5-12, has 4 slides, a fish theme, a rock climbing wall, and swings. The kids playground is not covered from the sun is about medium in size. I wouldn't go out of my way to come here just for the playground but it's a nice addition to complement everything else kids can do at this park. Highlander Park occupies a whopping 70 acres and is Dunedin's second largest park. Highlander Park has a multi-use recreation area featuring the Dunedin Community Center, the Fine Art Center, 3 playgrounds, picnic tables, picnic pavilions, tennis courts, sand volleyball, baseball little league fields. Highlander park hosts many community events here including the annual Dunedin Celtic Festival which I had the pleasure of attending many moons ago. If you're in Westchase, Oldsmar, Dunedin, or Clearwater, I highly recommend making a short drive to Dunedin's Highlander Park to give your kids hours of fun!

TP Springs Splash Park is huge and secure. Lots of wqter activities for the kiddos for free. Ther…read moreis even a park and dog park next door. Bathrooms are clean. Parking lot is big but gets packed if it is used for sponge docks events with the trolley. Overall a nice park

Thank you very much for providing a free water play area for the kids…read more Thank you very much for providing a free water play area for the kids

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.

We visited Aquatica Orlando using our annual passes on July 30, 2026. Despite a rainy afternoon…read morethat caused more than half the park to clear out, we stayed, the weather passed, and we ended up having a great time. The park itself is fun, clean, and once the rain stopped the lines were much shorter. I was also happy to see that the hot water in the showers was finally working again. The last few times we visited there was no hot water, so that was a nice improvement. One area that really needs attention is the bee problem. They were everywhere. My daughter was stung, although I do want to give a huge thank you to the First Aid team. After I removed the stinger, they quickly brought numbing medication and ice, which helped tremendously, and she was able to enjoy the rest of our day. Aquatica should seriously consider investing in professional bee management, including traps or other safe methods to draw bees away from heavily populated guest areas. My biggest concern, however, was employee professionalism. Around 7:44 p.m., outside the Aquatica exit near the employee entrance, I observed what appeared to be an employee rolling what looked like a marijuana joint in plain view. If security cameras cover that area, management should review the footage. In addition, several employees at the food registers seemed more interested in asking girls for their phone numbers than helping the customers who were standing there trying to order food. The park is clearly staffed primarily by teenagers and young adults, which is understandable, but customer service expectations and professionalism need to be reinforced. Overall, we still had a fun day, especially after the weather improved, and the attractions continue to make Aquatica worth visiting. I just hope management addresses the employee conduct issues and the bee problem because both take away from what is otherwise a great water park. Oh also, if you normally use the green life vests, they did do away with those. That's the adult large. They only have XS, medium and xxL. I will add, the coffee at scoops ice cream area was very good. I got an vanilla latte

If my tickets weren't free from an employee, I would be fuming…read more Parking is $47, locker was $36, lunch (chicken tenders split) was $26. The lines were INSANE. Even the short lines were well over an hour long. We rode 3 rides. There was no hussle from anyone, staff was unpleasant. We stood in line for an hour and 20 minute for food. At the end, found out there was zero ice throughout the entire park. The soda/drinks were warm coming out of the fountains. Bees covered the fountains from all the dry syrup. Won't be going back.