Aqualandia — Attraction in Benidorm

We visited Wednesday 3rd of July, 2019! Booked our tickets online and just walked in. Everything was very slick and organized in terms of getting you into the park. We paid €6 + €2 deposit for a large (although not massive) locker that we could fit two bags and bottles into, any more than that and you'll want another locker. We paid for the food as couples and our meal for two burgers, two fries, one coke, one slush, onion rings and a Milka muffin came to €31. So not horrible but not cheap. You have to pay for a sunbed, if that's your thing, however we never wanted to stop long enough for that.

The rides are great, although very action focused, there is not a massive amount for less tame rides, however as a group of people who enjoy that, it played right into our hands. That being said, if you want more gentle relaxed rides, it may be worth looking elsewhere.

The pool and area was clean and we regularly saw people tidying up! The lifeguards seemed attentive and on the ball and we did see them rescue someone promptly and effectively.

You will get thrown around here, I have come out bruised from some of the more intense rides, mostly from hitting the water! Again, I'd expect this given the nature of the rides and it was nothing out of the ordinary. The lifeguards tell you everything you need to know at the start and as long as you listen and read the instructions you will be fine. If you don't listen, I can see you getting injured. However, stick to what they tell you and you will be fine.

One of the girls did cut her knee, but that was due to her own accident, our little trip to the doctor was quick and relaxed and we got treated and out in a very timely manner.

It was moderately busy, however not too bad. The queues got a little big, but we got around everything and got to do what we wanted. Although take flip flops as the floor gets very hot when in the queues and around the park.

Now, the negatives! The pools where a little cold for all of us, we didn't really use the wave pool or the jacuzzi pool as it was too cold for us. Moreover, even if we could, the pool water was so salty none of us could really stand to be in it for too long once it gets in our eyes. The floor of the pools where very spiky and rough and can cut and graze (as they did) for the most part, bar the wave pool that was incredibly slippy.

Definitely worth going! The prices overall where nothing out of line to any theme park I've been too, we got lunch, a photo, a refill on the slush and cotton candy and didn't feel like we paid anything more than what I'd expect, if you compare to Thorpe Park and the likes.

It has some amazing rides, make sure you keep your arms in and legs crossed on vertigo or you will have a very painful experience and a lack of underwear! Make sure you check out the smaller activities in the pool with the jumps and slides as they are great to...

This water park is really bad. Tourist trap, and the worst staff who all look like teenagers

This waterpark has a good array of rides- unfortunately all of them are pretty fast and a bit scary, there doesn’t seem to be many for nervous people and first timers. But my partner who is an adrenaline junky thoroughly enjoyed the selection of slides and it’s a great selling point that they have one of the highest slides in Europe. The lifeguards were very lovely and considerate, as well! The actual waterpark was well maintained and the slides were clean, as was all of the water. The gift shop is good, there are a few nice things to buy in there and it is surprisingly cheap, a nice touch is getting your photo taken around the park, as well.

On the downside, the lockers are expensive and small. There was no large lockers left across the whole of the park so we had to pay €14 just to get 2 lockers for our things. The sun loungers and floats for the lazy river also cost a rental fee- so we avoided both. The toilets were rather disgusting, also! Some of the women’s toilets were blocked and had faeces on the seats or menstrual blood. There was wet toilet paper stuck all over the floor, and some of the locks didn’t work on the doors. There definitely needs to be more routine cleaning of the bathrooms as I think it literally becomes a health risk when there is other peoples faecal matter smeared around the place!!!! Something else which was disgusting was the food areas! They were by no means well maintained. There was food everywhere- all over the floors and the tables. The food smelled disgusting and looked very unpleasant- cooked chicken sat under a warm light behind grubby glass. This literally made my stomach turn!!!! We ended up just getting a crepe as we thought it would be a safer option than proper cooked food, however the crepe tasted like cardboard and was overpriced for how terrible it was. I believe that the soft drinks might have also been watered down, none of the flavours/brands of soft drinks we had tasted like they usually do and just tasted like carbonated water. The car park is a nightmare! People do not park their cars properly. There was some cars taking up 2 spaces or people abandoning their car in the middle of the road and blocking access. The parking spots are also not spacious enough and even as 2 thin people, it was very difficult to get in and out of the car- there is no hope for helping children in and out of the car in these spots.

Something to note- the floor is VERY hot and there are not a lot of shaded areas to cool your feet. You are only allowed to put flip flops on your wrists on the slides and water shoes etc are not allowed and must be removed, therefore waiting in some queues was impossible as there was no shaded areas and our feet...