raging waters

This place REALLY needs a face lift. It's not dangerous, and it is still fun. I don't believe anything new has been added in quite some time, and what is there looks old.

I went to Raging Waters in the summer of 2013 to check it out for myself, and I could say they do have a variety of cool slides. High Extreme II, Drop Out, Vortex, The Speed Slides, the Bermuda Triangle, Neptune's Fury, Tunnel of Terror and the other family raft ride were all a lot of fun. My gripes: Single riders are not treated very fairly on rides like Dragon's Den, Dark Hole or Tunnel of Terror. On the family raft ride and Neptune's Fury, groups of three are usually cool enough to let you join them, but for the other three I mentioned above which require double riders, if you are at the park by yourself (a mistake I made) or an odd number in your group you might have to beg other park guests to take a ride with you if you want to ride (which feels like pulling teeth). If you come through the line single, forget it. You will be turned away from these attractions. Raging Waters needs to take some lessons from Disney on incorporating single rider lines and pairing people up. I have found that most people, especially older, more mature people generally don't mind riding with a perfect stranger (I don't). With that being said, be sure to pair up ahead of time if you plan on riding any attractions that require two or more riders. And if you are travelling by yourself, your time is better spent elsewhere.

ok - I read all the reviews before booking this for my son's 12th birthday....that being said, we had a great time. I read the reviews about it being "crowded, outdated, expensive, and long lines"....so here's what we did...1)I reserved the last weekend of summer....kids were all back in school so we didn't have to deal with the reviews that were posted from July and August reviewers who felt that the price wasn't worth it given the crowds.2) reserving in September also was a bonus because they were offering 4 packs for $99. This price lowered the admission to $24.99 per guest.3)End of summer reservation - crowds were less so we didn't need the fast pass (although, I would have purchased if needed) and we also didn't need a cabana.4)I opted to do the meal plan so the kids could all go eat where they wanted and get the desserts that they wanted.5)...I might have considered not getting the meal tickets if I had thought about just waiting until I got there and ordered a pizza for $33....I saw many people who had done this. This would have saved me even more money if I had thought of it.6) kids didn't even notice that some of the slides are a little past their prime, kids had a blast. We stayed from the time the park opened until the time that the park closed.7) cabanas - the cool ones are the ones on the sand. We had a palm tree and surf board in front of ours and it was like our "house" for the day. We are going back next summer....

Not impressed. Dirty, very limited numbers of showers, no towel hire, no where no get changed, people having to change in very dirty toilets and around the park. The water was freezing despite it being at the end of an unusually hot week. Safety procedures, equipment and supervision very poor. The general site is run down, not just because it's the end of the season it shows several years of minimal maintenance and investment.The wave machine is a ripple rather than a wave and the inflatable tubes are dirty with sub cream.The whole park appears to be run by youngsters, food service is very slow. Car parking and locker hire costs are extortionate. Commercial radio playing so loud you can't have a conversation with the person next to you.

Went midweek to avoid long lines. Would never go here on weekends with family unless your pay double to include fast pass. Many of the rides need maintenance and painting. Looks and feels outdated. Bathrooms are filthy. Cabanas are expensive considering how basic and spartan they feel. For $150 you should get higher end chairs and privacy.

I still after all these years living close to Raging Waters can't get enough of it. I fell like a big kid every time i go. I love the placement of the park in the San Dimas Canyon area. Love it.

Our family of five visited Raging Waters on Sunday August 17th during a visit to Southern California. I should say I did visit this park about 5 years ago and had a pretty good time. We thought a visit to the water park might be a nice break from Disneyland. Big mistake as this place was way too crowded. It took over an hour per to get onto any slide in the park. We toughed it out for a little over three hours and managed only to ride three slides. Seems that they do not limit the number of people entering the park. Combine that with premium passes being sold for an additional $20 - $30 each that allow front of the line access and it makes it almost impossible to get on a slide using general admission. When you add the cost of parking and locker rental to your admission it was $210 for our family. When you do the math it worked out to approximately $14 per slide. Not a very good value. I certainly would not recommend this attraction to others. I should also mention that the upkeep on the park could use some attention. Water features that were operational on my last trip were not working and seemed to be run down. Also, the general tidiness of the park was lacking as there were plenty of cans and bottles laying around that seemed to have been there for awhile.

I expected much more when they say its the biggest on the west coast.Maybe it is but the waterparks in east of San Fran and the Silverwood waterpark in Idaho are much much better.However those are nowhere near so this is what you get, not sure of other choices in SoCal.Prices are reasonable, but tired of paying to park uuughh!You can bring in water but not soft drinks.The Amazon lazy river float needs many more tubes to get instead of waiting endlessly.Food is reasonable.Lockers are $8.

I went on 8/16 and brought 15 of my friends for a day at the waterpark. I would probably never go back unless it was during the week. Expect over an hour wait on EVERY slide!! Even the lazy river was packeked and couldnt get any intertube for over 30 mins! They really should do a cutoff of tickets or something so people could actually get on a ride. It was so freaking hot people were getting sick and laying down in the car!

It's really funny when you read the negative reviews from people who went on a weekend or peak weekday in the middle of the summer. You really want to avoid this place for most of August. This is an area of S. California where millions of people live. Going in the peak of summer is a bad idea. Best times to visit Raging Waters is in May, early June, or after Labor Day. May the force be with you if you go on a Saturday in July or August. The slides are really fun! Even with no lines it takes a long time to ride them all. Dropout is the best slide in my opinion. Its scares the hell out of you when you catch air off the drop. Parking is $15 and only a shock if you're not from California. The food inside is expensive. I think the best value for 3-4 people is getting the whole pizza. I think with drinks it works out to $40. $10 a person for food isn't bad and that was enough for the whole day. When you're on the slides all day you want to eat light. Hogging an ice cream, pizza, churro, and a coke is bad news. Go right at the beginning of the season and have the best day ever. If its a peak time get the H20 pass so you really don't hate life.

We went there in middle of week (Weds.) and the lines to get on rides was ridiculous - most of our time spent waiting in line! NOT just due to the summer crowds either.PROBLEMS:1) Inefficiently operated - they don't have spare rafts/inflatables ready to go - instead you have to wait for person(s) to come off slide and hand over (that adds a lot of time). And the time intervals between each rider going on ride and coming off ride takes several minutes (that adds up). 2) Place is 30 yrs. old and shows - very run down. Wood structures supporting rides and slides (under and top) - show age (faded, peeling, dripping, rusting, you name it). Landscaping - a mish mosh of overgrown plantings. Cleanliness - a lot of trash laying around that was discarded at lines. Outdoor dining areas - need a facelift. 3) Dining - they are very strict about NO outside food being brought in (they confiscate it). And of course the fast food places (the only choice for food/drink in park) are ridiculously overpriced.NOTE:We enjoyed the rides well enough once got on! But considering they lasted probably 2 minutes or less and we waited in line about an hour for 2 of the rides - hard to be very enthusiastic. We were at park from about 11:30 am - 7 pm and went on about 7 rides total. Took about 45 min. break for lunch. That should give you an idea.BOTTOM LINE: Happy to take the kids once but won't be returning anytime soon. Between admission cost, parking fees, food expense - a small fortune for family of 5 and way overpriced given the problems stated above.

Created an account especially for this. This is the worst and smallest waterpark I've ever been to. And I've been to quite a few around the world. I would have given this park just one star, if it weren't for the cool slides. This park was so crammed with people that I couldn't even enjoy being in the water. And it wasn't even weekend! There are only two small pools to actually swim in, and they feel like you're in a traffic jam. Unfortunately I'm not exaggerating. (A wave pool and a small lazy river.)This park is crazy expensive. Not only because you'll need parking ($15 cash only) and a locker ($12 for smallest), but because you NEED their H2Go Premium option ($30). If you don't buy this, prepare to wait in line for 1,5 hour per slide, not kidding. Even with H2Go Premium you have to wait a long time. I even saw a woman crying in line because she waited almost two hours for a 10 second slide and saw H2Go people walk right past her. Fun and relaxing day at a waterpark, right?The staff at the slides are incredibly lazy, inefficient and don't care about the huge lines. I would not have been able to go on all slides if it weren't for my H2Go watch. I won't come back to this park, ever. Spend your money elsewhere! Even a simple local pool would be a better and cheaper option.

Took my 10 year old nephew to this water park today. He was more impressed than I was (he'd give it three stars, I'd give it two, so we'll go with three because he's the target customer). First of all, the place needs a paint job, landscaping, and a good cleaning. The shade canopies above the queues were filthy and full of decaying leaves. The paint is peeling all over the park. Chunks of plaster are missing from the bottom of the pool (chews up your feet!) And the planted areas are full of dead landscaping and lots of weeds. I hurt my elbow on the first attraction we tried. To their credit, about a million lifeguards came to rescue me (for a bruised elbow, that was some response!) I thought the slides were uncomfortable and jarring, but the kid loved every one. Well, the five we were able to use in the six hours we were there: the park was so packed it took about an hour to wait for each slide. And can we talk about the food? GROSS! My nephew talked about their buffalo wings all morning, and they were out by noon. We opted for pizza. They gave us two burned slices. I said something, and they said we could keep our burned ones and gave us new pizza... that was so doughy and undercooked I couldn't eat it. So the verdict? Lower your expectations, do not go on a weekend, and bring your own food!

Came here on a busy weekend so I knew I would be doing a lot if waiting but holy crap. Just getting inside with our tickets in hand that we had purchased online was a huge ordeal. Everyone is funneled into this tiny 4 or 5 line entrance. It is really badly organized. No changing rooms either. As son as we got in line for a ride we decided to purchase the h2go pass for an extra $25 which is well worth it especially since we were a group of 8. At the end of the day we got to ride almost everything once. All in all. It's ok but I won't be going back anytime soon

This water park has it all. Great food. Great rides. Great staff. Now it does lack a lot of the cosmetic appeal of other water parks but the multitude of rides makes up for this deficiency.