My first time going to this part was last month. They were running a promotion giving you a season pass for the price of a one day ticket.

On its surface, this is a large water park with numerous attractions catering to all ages and levels of thrill seeker.

I'll break this down into some pros and cons.

First, the pros.

1. This park has the BEST variety of slides and attractions of any water park, indoor or out in the Golden Horseshoe ( I've been to them all).

2. Wave pool cycles every 5 minutes. Many parks are 10 minutes on, 10 minutes off.

3. Deals can be found- aka the aforementioned buy a day pass, get a season pass.

4. Attentive life guards at slides and in the pools. I watched a guard quickly enter the water today to help a swimmer at Cannonball falls. The response time was impressive.

Now, the cons.

1. While they have a large variety of slides ( Caribbean Chaos is the exact same concept as Moosehorn Falls at CW and it's been at Wet N' Wild for years ) it seems there is a significant lack of maintenance. Frequently, attractions are down. If you get to the park first thing and see an attraction you want to do, do it right away- it may close shortly after and not re-open. i.e. Cannonball Falls was open when I arrived, but closed for the day an hour later. Same goes for Caribbean Chaos- it was operational, than closed for hours. Same goes for the lazy river- it was closed for over an hour today

2. There's a lot of bars here. Now, don't get me wrong- I enjoy my beverages, but there's definitely more of a boozy vibe here. They have more bars in this small water park than Wonderland does in the entire park.

3. The lack of compliance to O Reg 494 is alarming. They have signs saying how life jackets are required for everyone under 10, but do NOTHING to enforce it in the wave pool and Coconut Cove. At Wonderland and Wild Water Works, you cannot enter their wave pool unless you're wearing an approved PFD or life jacket. They both have an ample supply free for guests to use. Wet N' Wild apparently has life jackets for use, but they're hidden. Children clearly under the age of 10 were swimming in both pools without proper parental supervision ( another story) today and the lifeguards did nothing. I'm not sure if they were just too busy ( see below), don't care, or if it's a policy to not enforce the law. Regardless, I expect more adherence to laws designed to keep people safe.

4. The staffing seems woefully inadequate. The life saving society recommends 4 guards if you have 201-300 swimmers in a pool. I couldn't count an accurate tally in Coconut Cove but they only had 2 guards supervising what looked like people soup. It was clearly not enough staff as they couldn't curtail people from running on the neck, jumping into shallow water. The two they had worked hard, but that's nowhere near enough.

5. The lazy river is reminiscent of QEW traffic. Unlike other parks that have one designated entry, Wet N' Wild has many. That is a nice feature, but it makes getting a tube impossible. Might I suggest a rental tube option similar to what they have a Wild Water Works- 5 dollars to rent a tube for the entire day. This would allow for more people to enjoy the lazy river as intended while generating revenue for the park. Otherwise, you'll be waiting for a tube for a LONG time.

6. Food options aren't overly vast but prices seemed reasonable. I do wish they'd ditch Pepsi and start selling the most popular soft drink in the world.

7. Security is overly strict on outside food. I appreciate thorough bag checks to help keep everyone safe, but granola bars and juice boxes aren't hurting anyone.

8. Operations are slow. Numerous times the attendant at the top of the slide had to hit their whistle to get the attention of their colleague at the bottom to confirm it was safe to dispatch the next slider.

Again, this is a VERY good park when you consider the variety of attractions they have.

If they'd shore up some easy to fix operational issues, it could be a GREAT park in no time.