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DreamWorks Water Park
4.3(5,321)4.3 out of 5 stars, 5321 reviews Rochester, NY
About DreamWorks Water Park
A massive indoor water park featuring highly thrilling themed slides, a giant wave pool, and a long lazy river, though the experience can be marred by cleanliness issues, high incidental costs, and rigid customer service policies.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families with confident swimmers looking for high-adrenaline water slidesIndoor birthday celebrations during colder monthsTeens and older children who are confident swimmers capable of handling intense thrill slidesYounger children who can enjoy the themed decor, wave pool, and lazy river under close supervision
Why families love it
- Massive, spacious wave pool that doesn't feel cramped even when split
- Excellent variety of high-thrill slides including a water tube coaster, green funnel ride, and trap door slides
- Long, fast-moving lazy river decorated with waterfalls and sprinklers
- Warm indoor temperature and a relaxing hot tub to warm up in
- Locker rooms equipped with showers and complimentary shampoo, conditioner, and body wash
- Giant wave pool
Insider tips
- Bring your own high-quality swim shoes and goggles to avoid buying overpriced, non-refundable park merchandise
- Angle your head away from direct water sprays on the thrill slides to avoid breathing difficulties
- Be prepared to wear water shoes to protect your feet from the painful slip-resistant floor mats
- Bring extra budget for high incidental costs like lockers and food
Good to know before you go
- Buying swim gear inside the park due to strict no-refund/no-exchange policies on worn items
- Visiting during peak school holidays like Spring Break if you want to avoid crowds and high-stress situations
- Cleanliness issues, including trash around seating areas, messy bathrooms with wet paper/hair, and debris like fake nails and band-aids on slide stairs
- Extremely rigid and confrontational customer service regarding defective merchandise returns
- Painful slip-resistant mats that hurt to walk on, contrasted with slippery bare floors
- Crowds
- Can become extremely crowded and chaotic during school holidays like Spring Break
- Value
- Expensive. In addition to high ticket prices, expect heavy incidental costs such as $25 for a small locker, and high food prices like $35 for a basic 12-inch cheese pizza and three drinks.
- Food
- Limited food options inside the park, primarily consisting of pizza and fries
- Accessibility
- Stairs are required to access the main water slides
- Safety
- Active security staff and supervisors on site to address rule violations like vaping
What parents say
"Just had my first splash-tastic adventure at DreamWorks Water Park! 🎢🌊Overall, it was definitely an exciting and fun day packed with lots of slides to conquer! They have a fantastic selection of slides to get your adrenaline pumping! So many different thrills to experience. However, a bit of a bummer – two of the rides were down during our visit. Lazy River Relaxation & My Absolute Fave: The HOT TUB! ♨️ As someone who's perpetually cold, this was an absolute lifesaver. So incredibly nice to warm up and relax in there! Thrill Seekers Beware! 🌊 A Little Too Thrilling for My Face! The thrill s"
3 weeks ago
"We took the kiddies for a special birthday celebration. The slides are great and the place was giant. The place was populated and the temperature inside was warm. The staff were good and the service was even better. The water was clean and the place looked well organized and maintained. Their restrooms and changing rooms were all fantastic. We had a great experience and we are grateful to all the staff working here daily to make sure this place is of standard."
4 weeks ago
"The water rides were great! The water tube coaster, the green funnel ride and the trap door slides were worth it. The wave pool when I was there was split in half, but could definitely tell it's spacious enough to where you don't feel cramped in there with everyone else that's enjoying themselves too. The food was decently priced, but the fries were peak, best they had. The only con I had here was that the slip resistant mats they had HURT so bad to walk on it would almost make you want to walk on the floor, but the floor was also slippery at parts to where that'd be undesirable too. All in al"
a week ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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