Oasis Family Aquatic Park — Attraction in Brighton

To begin with I feel that 4 stars is actually a little bit generous for my experience here during the summer. But let me explain why. When I first started to go here during the summer I had a blast, slides, a climbing wall, a basketball hoop, and a lazy river. Basically all a kid can hope for right? But as I got older, I am now a teenager, even though I do enjoy the park still there are a lot of flaws that point out that the Oasis is primarily focused on attracting a younger crowd. This is not a bad thing but I feel that teens should be aware of it before planning to attend. The reason I feel that the Oasis is geared for younger kids is this, the life guards are much more strict on the older kids compared to the young ones. Even when completely respectful and follow the rules multiple times the life guards made sure to comment to be nice to the kids. The snack bar is also very expensive for a teenager to try and plan to spend a full day here. For an adult who is bringing thier kids the cost is not bad but for those of us getting minimum wage? It hits hard. Other complaints regarding it is that there is no where to actually swim around, lazy river your required to have a tube and the other pool deep enough to swim is occupied by the climbing wall. My final complaint is that there is not a whole lot of area to sit for parents or anyone trying to eat lunch etc. I feel like I have made the Oasis sound bad but by no means is it a bad destination for kids under 12 or thereabouts. It just isn't geared towards teenagers. Make sure to bring plenty of sun screen, there is a lack of shade as well. I...

We decided for Labor day, last day the outdoor swimming pools were open to try out Brighton Oasis instead of some tried and true pools. We instantly regretted it. It was almost $70 for us to get in. They close the pools numerous times to "Give their lifeguards a break" although they switch spots mid shift. It seemed to be more tailored to adults then children or teenagers. The lifeguards really seemed like they enjoyed yelling at all kids for very minor things; however when it came to 4 teenage boys bullying a special needs boy the entire staff looked away, I had to say something to them to make them stop. The day we went it was well over 100 degrees and they closed the concession stand as they "ran out of stuff". the water in the drinking fountain tasted like it came out of the swimming pool very hot and very chlorinated. It was to the point 5 of the 10 kids I brought refused to swim because the staff was so rude within an hour of us arriving. One of the lifeguards pushed my daughter because she was not hurrying down the stairs fast enough for adult swim only, he refused to give us his name. I was so frustrated at the entire experience that I decided to go talk to the manager and let them handle it. Big Mistake!! The manager Jasmine, literally stood their rolling her eyes while I was trying to tell her what was going on. Her employees were laughing saying, “ she comes in here talking to you like your going to do something about it.” Seriously? She said if we don't like it don't come back. We will...

I visited today with 2 other adults and 5 kids ages 8,8,6,6, and 3. We had fun enjoying the lazy river and pool. A female lifeguard was kind enough to give me a tow when I got separated from the 6 yr olds in the lazy river so I could hang onto their tube. There was one male lifeguard watching the pool who was pacing the area like a caged tiger and was making me nervous!! He was so focused that he almost ran into people getting out of the water. Several boys were doing cannonballs into the water and almost landed on the 8 yr olds - the lifeguards did nothing. Then a girl (who I didn’t know) did a little hop to enter the water and was quickly reprimanded by the pacing lifeguard. I was actively engaged with the 6 yr olds in the water while they wore their approved floaties and was reprimanded because one was more than “an arm’s length away from me.” Are you freaking kidding??? She was maybe 2 arm’s length away from me and I had my eyes on them every second. Yet other kids were allowed to break this rule....please train your lifeguards to use common sense or at least enforce the rules consistently. Overall it is a good park, just needs a bit of...