I have visited 51 different water parks across the world. Most have been in the United States,
but I’ve also visited the major ones in the UAE and a few other assorted ones. In this video,
I will rank my top 15 favorite water parks across the world that I have personally visited.
15) Aquatica Orlando- This is a beautiful water park. It’s one of the best landscaped water parks
out there. And the slide lineup is pretty good too. Ihu’s Breakaway Falls is one of the most
intense slides in the world. These slides are super fast and wild, particularly the trapdoor
ones. The other slides were decent, although I haven’t been back since Ray Rush opened.
14) Typhoon Lagoon- This Disney water park has great theming between the tropical greenery
and the iconic ship atop the rocks. You have one of the world’s best wave pools plus an interesting
slide lineup. Crush n Gusher is a very fun water coaster with three different courses.
Humunga Kowabunga is a thrilling, albeit rough, speed slide. The remaining slides- while not
particularly thrilling- are scenic. And then you have the typically awesome Disney service.
13) Great Wolf Lodge New England- This is the best Great Wolf Lodge I’ve visited.
It has a weird set-up, as it’s sectioned into two different areas,
but the slide lineup is great. Wolf Tail is a fast and fairly forceful trapdoor slide.
Howlin’ Tornado is the best ProSlide tornado with the sudden drop in total darkness and incredible
light show in the funnel. And Alberta Falls is a deceptively wild tube slide
with a shockingly large drop and tight helix that follows. The park looks good for an indoor
water park and the park deliberately limits attendance to keep lines down.
12) Blizzard Beach- The second Walt Disney World water park has a cool theme to a snow resort.
Mount Gushmore is looks incredible, especially with Summit Plummet at the top.
And that slide is one of the best in the world due to its sheer height. I can’t believe it
exists at a Disney park. The other slides are solid, but this park has been stagnant,
not adding anything since it opened. But it’s still fun, especially because of that atmosphere.
11) Wild Wadi- This Dubai water park looks incredible between the landscaping and rockwork.
While this park doesn’t have as many slides as other parks on this list,
it features two of the longest slides in the world. The two water coasters go on forever
and wind through a large section of the park. Then you also have a solid drop pod slide and
a few fun tube slides to round out the lineup. 10) Rulantica- The lone water park I have visited
in Europe was beautiful. This is easily the best looking indoor water park I have visited. The
themed areas and lighting were marvelous. There were also some good slides too. Dugdrob/Vildfal
is one of the best trapdoor slides I’ve ridden because of the ability to start the slide yourself
and sudden turns. Then there are several fun tube slides and a recently opened outdoor area.
9) Whale’s Tale- The best water park in New England has a small but strong slide
lineup. Banzai Pipeline is the best half pipe slide because it has multiple airtime moments.
Poseidon’s Voyage is an intense drop pod slide with a great initial drop and forceful turn.
Eye of the Storm is a super fun body bowl slide that awkwardly spits you into the water. And then
the remaining slides, while older, are pretty good too. This park isn’t themed, but it looks nice and
the employees are super friendly. 8) Dollywood’s Splash Country-
This is one of the greenest water parks in the world. The park has plenty of awesome slides too
with the highlight being RiverRush. This water coaster has 3 awesome drops. The park also has a
handful of good body slides, enjoyable mat slides, and tube slides to give guests plenty of do.
7) World Waterpark- This indoor water park is dominated by a massive tower
containing a majority of the slides. And this is one of the best parks for body slides. Cyclone is
a massive AquaLoop slide with a gut-wrenching drop. You also have a few other speed slides
plus a body bowl slide and some twisting ones. The park doesn’t have many tube slides, but
I do like the Slideboarding is a unique video game/water slide hybrid. I like how bright this
park is because of the skyroof and the warm water feels extra good in the cold Canada climate.
6) Splashin’ Safari- Holiday World’s water park has not one, not two, but three different water
coasters. Cheetah Chase adds a unique racing element. Wildebeest and Mammoth are chalk full of
airtime and are two of the best of the genre. And I particularly like how Mammoth’s circular tubes
can spin as well. And both Mammoth and Wildebeest have single rider lines to help on busy days.
The park oddly has no body slides, but it has a well-rounded lineup of tube slides
including a massive funnel slide and several family raft slides.
5) Noah’s Ark- America’s largest water park has one of the deepest slide lineups in the world.
Every genre is covered here. Black Anaconda is one of the best water coasters with its many
drops and abundance of airtime. Scorpion Tail and Point of No Return are two thrilling speed slides.
Then both Raja and Stingray are fun half pipe style slides with good drops. The rest
of the lineup doesn’t have any stars, but the variety is there. Just watch out for crowds.
This park is always packed. 4) Volcano Bay- Universal’s water park
is one of the best-themed in the world. The iconic volcano in the center is so picturesque
and the tropical theming around it creates a relaxing atmosphere. The Tapu Tapu virtual
queue system can make or break your experience. If crowds are manageable, it works like a charm.
But on a busy day, you can struggle to ride things. Krakatau is easily the best water
slide I’ve ridden as this water coaster has more airtime than any other. The speed slides in the
volcano are fast and ginormous. And then you have a decent supporting lineup around the volcano.
3) Yas Waterworld- This Abu Dhabi water park has a beautiful mountain in the center and this
set-up reminds me of the Orlando water parks. You have a top tier water coaster in Falcon’s Falaj,
which is similar to the aforementioned Mammoth. Then you have some great speed slides
and tube slides built on the mountain. Last but not least, you also have the
Bandit Bomber roller coaster which feels like Nickelodeon Universe’s Pepsi Orange Streak in
suspended coaster form as you wind above slides and pierce through the mountain.
2) DreamWorks Water Park- This is easily the best indoor water park I have visited.
The slide lineup here is world class. Toothless’ Trickling Torpedo is one of the best water
coasters with its long, unique layout and few pops of airtime. Then you may have the best collection
of trapdoor slides in the world. Thrillagascar and Jungle Jammer are the two tallest slides
in North America and go straight down. Then Carnivortex is an awesome SuperLoop with a
good initial drop and tight spiral. You also have some great family raft slides, including a massive
ProSlide tornado and a mini funnel slide, and some other slides rounding out the park’s lineup.
Crowds have never been an issue here for me and the park looks solid for an indoor park.
1) Atlantis Aquaventure in Dubai- This is the uncontested best water park for me. This park does
everything right. The park is stunningly beautiful with the tropical theming and Mayan temples.
And the slide lineup is astounding. Leap of Faith is an iconic speed slide down a temple with a
little pop of air at the start. Posiedon’s Revenge is the usually awesome AquaLoop trapdoor slide.
For tube slides, you have some family experiences plus the visually stunning Shark Attack that
dumps you in a giant aquarium. And then there are several water coasters that beat the tube
slide lineup at most parks. But Storm is the standout. This one has a rapidfire series of
hills at the start and the single tubes can spin like a top during this section, which is
pure chaos. And the park has only expanded this already elite slide lineup since my first visit.
So those are the top 15 best water parks I have personally visited.
What are your thoughts on any of the water parks I mentioned or what is your favorite water park?
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