The facility was open but water slides and diving boards were closed. We had called to know if everything was open and were told yes. It was a disappointing experience. read more

I would have loved it, but no where did it list water slides close, main pool closed... nor were we told when we got there. pay to go in and all we had was the tiny crowded wave pool. had we been told, we would have gone another time and not wasted the money. call and be clear if everything is open. because even if pool is open, doesn't mean everything is. read more

The life guards at Watermania are fantastic. I was there with my kids on Aug. 18th, 2023 in the evening and the life guards were extremely vigilant. They approached every kid that ran on the slippery floor and others who were doing potentially dangerous things. A life guard even checked in on a child who was sitting all by himself to ensure he was okay. I feel safe having my kids at Watermania. Watermania also provide many free pool toys for kids such as noodles, floating mats etc... The cherry on top is that there is a sitting area ( inside the pool ) for parents who didn't want to swim to keep a watchful eye on their kids. read more

It was very fun, short wait, good (but chatty) service and the wave pool was a little underwhelming but very fun the slides where fun and good for family but the heigh restriction is a little extreme. My one complaint was the change room. It was DISGUSTING. The change rooms had pee everywhere and it smelt like it. And it looked like it had been there for awhile. Other then that the showers where warm and relaxing. Ratings Slides 8/10 Change rooms 1/10 Pool 7/10 Overall 8/10 great experience for the family read more

The only area accessible for public swim was the wave pool which only ran waves for short periods of time. Waterslides were closed. The kids play structure was closed. The deep pool and lap pool both closed for swim lessons/swim club. No signage to let the public know what was open/accessible. Not worth the drive. read more

Pros: Family-friendly swimming pool (an annual tradition for my family); affordable prices; has everything you need--diving board, floaties and playground in wave pool (waves are really strong), one slow and one fast water slide, separate swimming lanes, hot tub, and steam room; locker rooms are fairly clean, for a swimming facility--men's, women's, and family locker room options with lockers that cost $0.50 (some lockers were broken); cute male receptionist; would highly recommend/definitely return Cons: When you slide out of the water slides, the water covers your head, but the ground isn't low enough--on the fast (blue) slide, I hit my head against the ground and on the slow (red) slide, my ass hit the ground (I suspect it's not too deep so it can be kid-friendly, and my heavier weight is probably also a factor because my cousin didn't experience the same issues) read more

We went to Watermania in June 2023 on a drizzly morning. It was very clean and so much fun. Would definitely go back. Highly recommend! There are multiple pools, so you can choose to do the lap swimming, do some diving in the diving wells, play in the warm and shallow (and fun) wave pool with water toys in it, take your toddler into the zero-depth area, go with your little ones in the baby pool, or bask by yourself in the whirlpool hot tub. They have nice long hours, so you can visit early in the morning, into the evening. The price to get in was very reasonable. We were happily surprised by the low cost. Where we live, it costs $18 USD to go to the public pool for four hours. At Watermania, the cost is low and you can stay as long as you like. The locker/shower rooms were clean, and everything worked well. We saw staff scrubbing the pool walls near the stairs/ladders. The lifeguards seemed mature and attentive. Children and adults in the pools were well-behaved and respectful. Thanks, Richmond, for providing such a great place for people to exercise and have fun. : ) read more

If you can't make it during the week, it's best to come here on Saturday or Sunday during meal times. We went on a Saturday around noon and it wasn't overcrowded. The family rate is around $14. This is pretty steep, but I'd rather pay extra for clean changerooms, showers and pool water than way less for way worse. The staff here are always friendly and fix any problems as soon as you alert them. Lifeguards are always, uh, standing guard. There are two waterslides, a toddler play area with slide, a wave pool, a hot tub, and a larger pool for doing laps. Pool noodles, floaty boards and inflatable tubes also included. :) read more

Watermania - Water Parks Near Me - Richmond, British Columbia

A city community centre technically, it stands out by being a bit fancier. Watermania is just what it sounds like. It is mainly a pool with the main draw being the wave pool and two slides. The competition sized lanes and gym with newer equipment make it my preferred place to work out. It's also a fun place to gather a few friends and just frolic about in the water. If you get totally bored you're only a few steps from the theatre. read more

A great indoor waterpark for little ones. Kids who are under 7 years old have to be accompanied by an adult. Be prepared to wait for awhile if the rest of your family is in the water and you're not. There are showers if you want to wash up after being in the water with a gazillion people. read more

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Daughter had a great time in the Bronze Medallion intensive course but accidentally left favourite jacket in classroom the last day of the course. Donna, at registration took time to look in rooms earlier in the afternoon but was not able to locate. Finally, at end of shift she went through the rooms again and through all lost and found to locate jacket. She diligently notified us. Thank you for your efforts! read more

This place is a lot of fun! The wave pool is the best! There is a lot of toys in the pool. Slides are great too and there are two to choose from. Blue one is faster and red is not slow either. Bathroom is clean and well-functioned. Price is very reasonable. read more

The community center pool by which all others will be measured. I went to Watermania with the woman in my life, the fabulous Gina I., and two tough critics, my children 10-year old Natalie and 3-year old Veronica. This place has all the amenities that an active family could want. It starts with a family changing room with 7 large rooms to dry the children off in. One of the two novelty attractions is a wave pool with attached toddler wading and play area. When the horn sounds, Nat and V rush to the wave pool to ride the waves. The other novelty attraction is the pair of 3-story water slides. Add to this two hot tubs to soak our old bones, a 25 metre competition pool and diving boards. It all adds up to a trail mix that satisfies any active family. Aww Dad, do we have to leave already? By this time, you must be thinking that it is expensive but, we found a coupon in the Entertainment Book that let our family enjoy this for only $6.25 total! The silence on the car ride home was bliss; an hour and half of high energy play here put my two children to sleep in the back seat. read more

Brought my nephew here all the way from vancouver. It was probably the worst idea ever! This pool is SOOOOO dirty, I could never ever ever let my child go into a pool this dirty. Like a previous comment had said the change rooms are NASTY. They should take the time to clean this place up and upgrade it.. The food at the little cafe they have there is SO GROSS! read more

Facility: Large indoor lap swim and water play park. Also includes a smallish gym and water therapy office. Locker rooms were large and well cared for. Lap swim: Water in lap pool was clean. Didn't see the usual debris on the ground which was a pleasant surprise. Offers multiple lanes at 25 meter and 50 meter options. Check times as the pool converts between the two distances (via movable platforms that splits the 50 meter pool into two 25 meter pools. 50 meter is a luxury in the lap swim world, which I throughly enjoyed! Water Park: Fairly small (not a huge mega water park but decent enough) includes a couple water slides and play pool to please the kiddies. Overall: A great option for lap swim and water park!!! read more

This is a fantastic pool to go to if you are in the mood for a water filled good time. They have a windowed steam room, sauna, wave pool, gym, ample locker room space....it's not as cluttered as you would expect. It's also located right smack dab in the middle of all the fun things to do in Richmond. How convenient is that? Parking is ample and getting here is easy. read more

Watermania is awesome for adults and kids! I love it when the waves go 'on'.. It makes a couple hours with the stepkids go by very quickly! If you have the entertainment book, you can get 50% off of up to 4 people, so it's great! read more

The City of Richmond did a pretty good job with the indoor pool park Watermania. I recommend to give it a try, good for kids, with its salt water wave pool, and the 2 water slides. I like the 3 diving boards (1M/3M/5M) at the far end of the facility is fun too. The water is warm and comfortable, my deal breaker when it comes to pools. 2 jacuzzis to enjoy. The only knock I have is the location, not normally where I would travel just for the pool, but is the best public pool for the City of Richmond. read more

It is clean, inviting and great for kids of all ages. It is surprisingly small, especially the hot tub. The area designed for the little ones is also tinny, so I imagine that on a busy day it wouldn't be a good idea to come here. Overall my children enjoyed this pool, and my 64 years old friend gave me extra work while trying to take her off of the wave :) read more

would be more stars if they would care more about cleanness. Lockers and changing rooms are dirty. Pool walls are dirty. You can see the color changes between walls and dirt. You see rust and rust marks everywhere. Beside of this, it is a fun place to go with your kids. You spend easy 2 hours with your kids entertained. Didn't want to try out their food because of the cleanness issue. read more

These days I bring my two 3 year olds swimming and I'm just not a fan of the waves (the time interval is way too long and the constant feeling of being pushed by the water is annoying). I'm also finicky in general - I like to have change rooms really close to the pools so I don't freeze my tail off before I can reach the toilets, and this pool fails for me in that regard. There is also a lack of a pool for smaller kids. read more

I may be the only one, but I didn't love watermania. The cost was high, the place was out of the way, but with the reviews it got I thought it would be worth it. It was at best on par with local community centre pools. At worst, more disgusting. The family change rooms were very dirty. Ziploc bags, empty shampoo bottles, muddy footprints and clumps of hair. There was a staff member in there hosing down the floor but not taking care to make sure the hose was not blocking the only hallway and not giving a crap that he was spraying us while we were trying to use the locker. The actual change stalls do not have a garbage can for putting swimming diapers in and it is evident that some patrons don't bother looking for one. There are only three toilets in the whole family change room and one was out of order, so we darted to the women's. There was toilet paper all over the floor (and wet, yuck!) And NONE on any rolls. When we got to the pool we discovered that there is no kiddie pool safe from the waves. Our youngest has cp and could not possibly stand up on her own with the waves hitting her and she found this frustrating. Even our oldest who initially loved the waves was wishing there was a wave free place to play after a while too. The pool bottom did feel slimy, something i have not experienced in a public pool before. My eyes the next day are still stinging from the water, again, not something most pools do to me. The change room on the way out was more dirty than on the way in, so looks like the guy with the hose didn't have time to spray the whole thing. In all, the pool is good if your kids don't want anything but waves, but for us it's not worth the extra cost. read more

Back again to Watermania with my much older kids now (vs my very first review a few years ago). Still a clean friendly place where my kids can have a few hours of fun for cheap. Seems to be a tradition every time we come to YVR that this is a must stop. read more

Came with my 3 year old, a friend and her 2.5 year old and we had a blast! The playground they have is the perfect size for little ones and I saw bigger kids on it as well. The waves are awesome. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time, fun for children and adults. Worth the price and the drive. Just under 15$ for the 4 of us (family rate). read more

His place is awesome. You can't beat the price and the service here. You can tell that the employees love their job.

Clean and big, first time I'm here and I think it's awesome. Richmond city did a great job .

Good for family kids hang around place. Kids like the water park area and easy to spend around 2hr there

Coming from the United States, we found this indoor waterpark to be one heck of a deal. Less than $15 for the family to swim in a wave pool, splash play area with pouring buckets and waterfalls etc., 2 waterslides, 2 very springy diving boards, a super high diving platform, a fun rope swing and two massive pools to chill in make this one great way to spend a rainy day. the kids (ages 5, 7, 8, 10) all had a blast. The folks working the front check-in were friendly and we didnt find it to be terribly crowded for a sunday afternoon. In response to other posts, we didnt find it to be dirty either. The bathrooms, shower and changing area were well used but not necessarily gross. There really isnt anything like this north of Seattle in WA, so it is worth the drive. Plus, with a megaplex theatre, ice rink, bowling alley, spaghetti factory, and more all within walking distance, it is an easy and wonderful way to spend a rainy day indoors. Well done Richmond. read more

I've been here may times. I thought it was a really cool swimming pool! There was a wave pool, a pool to play in, and a pool to do strokes! I also loved the waterslides and the divingboards! I didn't know why but I just felt so comfortable there and I loved doing strokes. I loved the wave pool the most becuase there was a very shallow place and a very deep place. Also becuase there was 15 minutes of wave and 15 minutes of regular water. It was just very unique ! It was an awesome place! read more

Went to Watermania for the first time today. We really enjoyed the wave pool and my son and husband enjoyed the waterslides (they're not my thing so I didn't try them). We thought it would be busy on a Sunday afternoon (2-4) but there was room in the family change room and in the pools. It wasn't empty but a nice kind-of busy. We will definitely go again. Only con is the cost at $14 for family admission. read more

I'm not a fan of public pools because when I think of all those people in the water, with all their boogers and pee and band aids and spit, but this one was okay. The water slides were fun and there was plenty of stuff to do, as opposed to just a big tub of water with a sign that says "play". Really nice, would recommend. One tip: come with your bathing suit underneath, then when youre done rinse off and shower at home! Trust me! read more

Barely any lifeguards watch the diving board pool, more like none..my little brother nearly drowned if it wasnt for my other bro and i to save him(his lessons require him to swim in the "big kid pools" and not the "kids pools") Its not that we werent watching him, it was due to these older kids fooling around on the boats and floaties when they were already warned not to do it, which made them knock away my brothers kickboard.. we were almost able to grab the side but that happened..thankfully we were close by to pull him to the side..also the life guard was very rude to not only us but everyone. Saying that it was *whoevers* fault and a bunch of nonsense..When we notified her about the kids and my brother nearly drowning, she gave us a lot of attitude..may not come here for a while, or ever after that. Bad first impression i guess. read more