Wild Water & Wheels is a water park in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, just 10 miles south
of Myrtle Beach.
And I think it’s the best water park in the Myrtle Beach area.
So in this video, I will discuss why you should look into visiting this park if you’re looking
for a water park during your Myrtle Beach vacation.
The Myrtle Beach area has a few water parks.
This park is owned by the Lazarus Entertainment Group, who also own one of the other nearby
water parks in Myrtle Waves.
Wild Water & Wheels is a rather small water park, especially since 1/3 of the park is
occupied by a large go-kart track and a mini golf course.
The park’s slide lineup also tends to be on the older side, but this doesn’t hold
the park back.
As of 2021, the park costs $30 for adults.
The park also has a series of twilight tickets for the last 3 hours of the day that will
save you $10.
If you want to experience the go karts, bumper boats, or mini golf course, it costs an extra
$10.
Or you can purchase a pass exclusively for these rides for $30 or pay-per-ride on-top
of your water park admission.
Like most water parks, Wild Water is open from May until Labor Day.
The park is typically open from 10 or 11 am until 5 or 6 pm.
But on Fridays in peak season, Wild Water is open shockingly late.
They stay open until 9 pm and on these days, you can purchase a wristband after 5 pm for
just $10.
The park felt a bit dated, but the park was clean.
The pathways were a bit cramped due to the park’s small size, but no slide was more
than a 5-10 minute wait.
The employees were laid back, but they were efficient at loading guests onto each slide.
Moving onto the slide lineup, Wild Water & Wheels doesn’t have anything truly unique, but
their collection covers all age and thrill levels.
The park’s most intense slides are on a tower towards the back.
Triple Dip is a speed slide with- you guessed it- three drops.
It’s smooth and moderately fast, but the gradual dips resulted in no airtime.
Next door is the Free Fall Cliff Dive.
This slide has a long, steep drop that I felt myself momentarily lift off of.
And thankfully it was smooth on my back, which can be an issue on slides like this.
Lower down on that tower are two newer speed slides.
Neither Slide Winder nor Serpentine stood out.
They were both short, but they were fairy fast and smooth.
Monster Drop is one of those slides that launch you through the air into a super deep pool.
It’s a short, but unique slide.
On the same tower is the Wild H2O Racer, a mat racing slide.
This one has three drops and while the first two are uneventful, the third gives some airtime
if you get a good jump at the start.
The park also has two other mat slides.
Head Rush is a twisting slide while Twin Twisters is probably the best slide in the park.
This mat slide has a large drop followed by a tight turn, so you get some wild sliding
up the slide walls.
Rounding out the adult slide lineup are two tube slide towers.
Dark Hole are pitch black while White Water Express consists of a mix of open-air and
translucent slides.
These slides were pretty average for the genre.
The rest of the water offerings consisted of a wave pool, lazy river, and some kids
play areas.
I did not try any of the non-water slide attractions, but the go kart track looked to be fairly
long and it seemed to be very popular.
So do I recommend visiting Wild Water?
This isn’t a top tier water park by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s a well-run
and enjoyable water park.
The slide lineup isn’t as good as Myrtle Waves, but that park is painful to walk around
due to scorching hot asphalt and ribbed/textured mats.
Wild Water did not have these issues, which is why I preferred this park overall.
If you want to spend a few hours at a water park on a Myrtle Beach vacation, this is the
park I’d recommend for the best overall experience.
So those are my thoughts on Wild Water & Wheels, my favorite water park in the Myrtle Beach
area.
Have you been there?
What are your thoughts on this park?
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