Cabot Aquatic Park — Attraction in Cabot

I get there one dive of the board, one trip down the red slide... as the sky starts to darken, I overhear a lifeguard with a really bad attitude, female, saying she Hope's it starts to thunder and lightning... as it starts to rain, another lifeguard, with, what looks like a permanent frown, to also reflect an extremely negative attitude, speaking harshly to other lifeguards and paying customers. I guess her yellow nail polish gives her privallge. So now all are out of the water as staff are, what looks like, setting up to close. So, those whom I'm with and I, decide to call it a day, mind you I had only been there by this time, maybe 30 minutes. I was told when I entered to keep my receipt in case it rains. Well its raining, so I figured 1 dive and a slide for 8 bucks was well worth a rain check... but oh no! I then get counseled by the CHILD at admissions, how I'm just going to have accept that there will be no rain check due to the rules. So...what I needed to do is waste my time sitting under cover and wait there doing nothing until the guidelines to receive a rain check were met. There were also many others not happy with this debacle. Now this was my first visit to this, oh so glorious establishment, and my last. I've been serving my country for over 27 years, and on my free time, I'll be damned if I'm going to spend it around spoiled children who think the world revolves around them, and their pathetic customer...

Really nice facility, lots of different pools and spots. We really enjoyed it. I’m leaving off a star for a few reasons;

1, it was extremely crowded. And I mean I got there 30 mins after opening and it was already slam packed. If you get there and too many people are there, you can’t enter. So be sure to go early! It’s the only place around like that so I get it being crowded but yeah, it’s definitely bumping elbows.

2, it’s pretty expensive. $19 for myself and my 5 year old and we only stayed a couple hours because well, she’s a kid. We will plan a trip for all day next time because it is worth it if you stay all day.

3, there are NO ladders at all that I seen. I got in 4 different pool areas and they all had handles to pull yourself out but no steps. I dislocated my knee recently and it was very hard to get out of the deeper pools. I was embarrassed struggling to get out and pull myself up, considering I am plus size. I don’t understand that? People who are disabled or have a minor injury can’t lift themselves up as well as someone who’s in good shape/health. It was quite disappointing :(

Overall, it was nice and I’ll definitely go back. I do hope they make some improvements (ladder steps) and maybe consider expanding a bit or limiting the amount of people that come in. Pools were clean, lifeguards were attentive, and people...

Cabot Aquatic Park is clean and well maintained. On this visit one slide was closed, but the park still had plenty to do as the toddler area slide and the 2 large water slides were still in use. I like that this Aquatic Park has short built in breaks every 2 hours. As lifeguard whistles blow, there is a mass exodus of families leaving the water for the abundance of lounge chairs or the snack bar giving kids and parents the opportunity to locate all family members, reapply sunscreen, get a snack or drink, and do a general check-in.

During every visit this summer, the snack bar has been out of what is sure to be kid favorites (chicken strips, French fries, taquitos, all chip options except Hot Cheetos, etc.). Also, the line for the snack is very long causing many kids to complain about the heat, hot concrete, and general unhappiness with having to stay in line while friends return to the water after the break has ended. This is my only set of reasons for the 4 out of 5 star review. If the same items are out of stock all summer, then the menu needs to be updated to reflect the changes. I also think there could be a better way to work the snack bar area during breaks for...