Island Oasis Water Park — Attraction in Grand Island

Overall this Water Park is awesome. Lots of variety. Go mid-week when there's less people. Kids need to be good swimmers to go down the medium/large slides. Toddler slide has lots of cushion. Obstacle course was fun. Sand from the beachy area gets in the pool, wish there was showers to rinse off by the sand area.

There were 2 main Negatives for us:

Lifeguards are ALL teenagers, so politeness/helpfulness varies. They need more training on communication and taking initiative to offer help. One of the lifeguards was PRETTY rude.

The lazy river did NOT have clear guidelines for toddlers in lifejackets, which caused quite a bit of stress for us.

Don't put toddler in their own float... mine slid down into it too much, kept getting jammed inside with her lifejacket twisting her arms up and she couldn't hold on. It actually pushed her down into the water more. So we went up to a lifeguard and she agreed it was DANGEROUS and took the float for us, and she said my toddler would be fine if I held onto her. So I just held her hands and went on.

This was mostly fine, but there were a couple of places that the current was stronger or I had to block other people from running into her etc. Made us both nervous so we were just going to get out after that lap.

Near the end, another lifeguard whistled and told us she needed a float. He was next to a big fountain that was very loud so communication was limited. As I slowed to stop, I told him the other lifeguard told us to do this and reason. Then he said to put her in my float, kind of rudely. I didn't think of this as I'm pretty pregnant and there's not much room. So I got stopped and thought about how to get her into my float and make her fit, and the lifeguard just kept whistling and yelling at me EVERY 3-5 seconds.The 6th time he sounded angry, and I was worried I was going to get kicked out, or sound mouthy if I yelled back a confirmation over the sound of the fountain. I was struggling to get her up into my float and really JUST NEEDED HELP. It was SO frustrating and embarrassing. I eventually figured out a way to get her up into my float, and it was tight but worked better than I thought it would.

He should have come down and politely collaborated with me and offered to help. And we really should have been instructed to do that from the very beginning. But aside from the lazy river drama, we had...

One of the best water parks I have ever been to. We drove 2 hours to come here and were super impressed! We visited on a Thursday and came from open to close and it wasn’t very busy. No more than a 5 minute wait for slides. #1 lazy river I’ve ever swam in. Food prices were super cheap compared to water parks in Omaha. $2.50 hot dogs, $3 walking tacos. $15 t-shirts! They have the coolest kiddie slide ever it’s like a slip and slide and super cushiony at the bottom which is a big deal to me. I can’t stand coming down a slide or my kids going down a slide and then scraping feet. The life guard at the slide was friendly and would give kids a boost which I thought was nice. All the staff were actually really helpful and friendly. They seemed to actually enjoy their jobs. The park has 2 giant slides, 4 big slides, a wave pool, an obstacle course, lazy river, water basket ball hoops, splash park type area, kiddie slide, sand play area and concessions. $30 for my family of 5 to get in. Very nicely up kept. We will be back and bringing friends! Oh and the decor really gave it a tropical feel. I loved all the pretty flowers and the fake palm...

Absolute hidden gem. Don't miss this if you're driving by on the 80. $26 total for two adults and two children (under 5 was free). The lifeguards were very accommodating to our child who is an amputee. Even at peak hours (Saturday afternoon), it wasn't overly busy and the lifeguards were very aware of everyone.

The water slides were awesome! There's a nice progression for those unfamiliar with water slides - two open topped slides that are slow, two enclosed tube slides that are faster, and then the two high slides. I tried them all - very fun! The lazy river was warm and they always had ample tubes.

No hidden tube fees or anything. Just cost of entry and concessions, which I felt were also very...