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Knott's Soak City USA
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20 reviews for Knott's Soak City USA
We've had a rather hot summer this year, hotter than usual. Though I can be sweet, I swear I'm not made out of sugar, I don't melt....well usually I don't. But this summer, it feels like I have, again and again. Anyway, I gave in and decided to go to Soak City, yes, it's a hike for me, yes I know there's only 6 rides there, yes, I do realize that by the time I drive back from there, I'll be sweating again, but I went anyway!
I wasn't crazy about the price but I'll settle. Now, the best water park I've ever been to is Water Country in NH, but it's claiming to be a country of water, which implies that it's a lot bigger than a city, aka Soak City, so I really tried hard not to compare the two. I really did, but I couldn't help myself since the price of the tickets were the same!
I got there and didn't have to wait in line since I purchased the tickets online. Got there and went straight for the first ride I saw. First off, the line was wayyyy too long! Walking on hot concrete is not fun! Burning my feet is definitely not fun! One person managing 4 slides and letting in 2 people at a time, is ridiculous. There was a woman who was on the slide I wanted to go on, right before me. She was stuck in the beginning of the slide so I had to wait a good 15 minutes until they can get her and her tube out of there. She was too big to be on the slide. I finally get in and I was all nice and cool, I get off and realized I lost my sunglasses coming down. The life guard at the bottom wouldn't let me go back to look for it. Finally, it came sliding down and I got yelled at by 2 lifeguards in the meantime.
I go on the second ride and it wasn't as fun, but I got it on video and put it on you tube, so there. I was famished after 3 rides and decided to get some food. I wanted chicken fingers and fries, we waited in line. I even had my husband wait in a different line to see which line will go the fastest. Mine did and that's after waiting a half hour to order! I decided to order more food since i got really hungry waiting in that stupid line in the scalding hot sun! I got chicken tenders, fries, a funnel cake and an icee. First off, the icee isn't the kind you get at the movie theatre where the small is gigantic. This was served in a small plastic drinking cup for $4!
We decided to go into the lazy river to settle our stomachs and there were a bunch of kids pushing and shoving to get a tube, once we were all in, it was fine. Geez. Then we went into the wave pool, while it was cool for the pool to wave every 10 minutes, I swear there are people peeing in there! No moving space whatsoever, it was so crowded. Then I wanted to try the Pacific Spin, the line was very long but since it was just the two of us, we got up there pretty fast. They were looking for 2 people to use the 2-person tube. That was a really fun ride and I even got a video of us on it.
After the six rides, we decided to go on the same ones again, hey, we were bored! Then I wanted my dippin' dots so we got some. We waited in this long line and the girl who was working there refuse to continue taking orders because this one guy kept shoving his credit card at her and they don't accept credit cards. She had already started making ours and he came back with cash, so she stopped everything to take his order. By the time we got ours, our whipped cream has dripped everywhere!
What a day....I wouldn't go back there. Had my share of "fun".
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Remember that scene in Caddy shack when they had the butterfinger in the pool?
The brown floater?
In our trip to Knotts Soak city we were fairly sure that what we saw was not a butterfinger candy bar.
yeech
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As the only water park in SD, my feelings of this place are good, mainly because, well there's waterslides!
It's the normal amusement park, expensive food, long lines, and staff which have sad faces. The admission is expensive, however, it'll be better if you do have one of the coupons. The wave pool is a normal wave pool with people screaming and occasionally, also possibly taking a #2 (im not kidding) The rides are just normal slides.
Few tips: Get the floaters for the wave pool.
Get Dippin' Dots (Who doesn't love futuristic ice cream?)
Ride Coronado Express, Pacific Spin, and La Jolla Falls.
Do NOT come here with sore feet (It'll burn them.)
Pack Something To Eat
Enjoy...
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My first review for this place got pulled so let's see if I can censor myself a little...
Alright so it was hot as balls this past week and I thought it was time to cool the fuck down. So when my brother said he wanted to take his kids to Soak City, I thought that sounded like a good idea. I hadn't been on a water slide in years so I thought it'd be a good time....
All in all, we did have a pretty good time, but this shithole needs some work before I'll return.
Positive:
++Lazy River
+A few fun slides (I dig the big blue one and the one with the big cone)
+unbelievable people watching. From the beached whales to the dudes that look like they're wearing sweaters... mutants everywhere. A few hot bodies here and there though.
Negative:
-Trash. Everywhere. Aint you got some people walking around sweeping up? I dont care how many trashcans are out there, people dont use em. Clean this fucking place.
-How long have those flat inner tubes been out there in the bushes? Seriously. Clean this fucking place up.
-Ever heard of a streetsweeper? You parking lot could use one. No, really... I mean it this time. Clean this fucking place up.
-Unnecessary lines. I dont mind a line if the place is packed, but let's get some more tubes out there. Oh I get it... you're trying to make money off tube RENTAL.
-SLOW ASS FOOD STANDS. And what's up with not having pizza ready at a pizza stand? What the fuck do you mean there's a 10 minute wait? Why'd you get so behind in the first place?
-I swear to you, one side of that big blue slide's staircase was closed off and had a huge pile of shit on it. Was that human shit or from an animal???
Bottom Line:
This place must be going broke or something. Hire some help at the food stands and clean this filthy shithole up. In the meantime, I'll be going to Raging Waters, Wild Rivers, or Hurricane Harbor...
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It's been getting pretty Dam HOTTT in SD Lately so i went to SOAK CITY IN SD last Friday & it was pretty Kool n Fun Day. The 1st slide i rode was La Jolla Drops & i gotta say it was a lil scary at the same time fun tho. My Favorite one was Pacific Spin(BOMBAY). You really do need to cross ur Feet & Legs so u won't get hurt. I learned that the hard way b-cus on 1 slide the speed made the water splash me right where it hurts when i got to the bottom of the slide but i just shook it off. After that i really was crossing my feet at all times. Only thing i didnt like it the cement being too hot when walking from ride to ride, so do take ur flip flops with u. Food was also a lil too pricy & not that good. Do recommend buying ur TiX online for cheaper price.. .........Overall, it's a good spot to stay chill on a Hot Azz Day.
10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SOAK CITY:
1. Don't pay full price. Coupons and promotions for this place are
everywhere. Don't be lazy and stupid people. Take a little initiative.
They will ask you at the counter if you know of any promotions or
have any coupons. But they won't tell you there are any. For
example, right now if you buy four tickets they are only 20 bucks
each!
2. If you are an adult male looking for water slide THRILLS you won't
find them here.
3. Not the best place to take your infant.
4. Wear your suit to the park. Don't waste time and energy changing
there.
5. It costs for parking.
6. Food choices are amazing. Awesome mexican food. Carne asada
burritos cooked right in front of you!
7. They have beer!
8. Yes it's gross! It's worse than any public pool you've ever been to.
Don't expect anything less. Don't go if you can't get past this.
9. They have a cute surf shop, where you can pick up anything you
may have forgotten.
10. 48" height limit for some rides.
This place rocks. I take my 7 year old daughter and 11 year old son. This last time I took my 24 year old cousin who payed her own way. I feed them a giant balanced breakfast/lunch to keep them satisfied and full of energy till I feed them again. We pack up our beach towels, Hollywood smut magazines (for me), and water (which you are allowed to bring). We arrive at noon. We pay $9 to park. We pay $20 a ticket. Eating places are busy, which we don't mind because we already ate. We barely find some lounge chairs near Dicks Beach house where my 7 year old can play freely between this, the Lazy River, and the rope thingy. I can lay out and keep one eye on her and one on my mag.
I love that the park is small enough that I can send my 11 year old and his friend out by himself to go on the slides and just have him check in.
I love that my 7 year old is brave enough and just tall enough to go on almost all the attractions that are offered.
By 5 o'clock lines were very quick! By 6 o'clock, lines were non-existant and we had an hour to run around to every slide like kids in a candy store! We took full advantage and were the last ones to leave the park!
P.S. Bring a sweatshirt, it does get breezy and chilly in the evening.
Use the locker for phone, wallet, keys, etc. No need to store towels, or anything else. Just leave those on your lounge chair.
I tell myself its for the children, when secretely I have more fun than them!
For exactly $100 we had the best day ever, dinner (but not beer)included. That is for mom and 2 kids, with cousin paying her own way. Remember the $20 ticket price is for 4 people.
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Terrible. Huge lines, rides that sucked, overpriced no where near as good as Raging Waters from Norcal. Hadnt been to water slides in about ten years was all fired up and it was a major letdown. They had one good ride and it had a huge line was a straight drop think La Jolla Something, gave me a wedgie and was a decent ride. I wont be back
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My family and I recently visited this theme park. We arrived shortly before 2:00 pm, having paid for parking and our entrance tickets. The first hour of our brief stay was consumed by the acquisition of storage for our bags and towels, including a diaper bag for our nine-month-old son. We were disappointed to find that the medium lockers available did not, as advertised, fit a single backpack - a child's backpack might possibly fit, but the dimensions were such that our diaper bag barely squeezed in. When I requested a larger locker, I was told there were none available. I was not advised that it was possible to leave my things about on the lawn chairs that were strewn near the more popular attractions, which nearly every other visitor seemed to have known; having been my first visit, I was unaware that this was a possibility. We eventually had to return to the car to empty the backpack, storing only the towels in one locker and our diaper bag in the second. The locker in which we stored the towels was filthy, filled with dust and cobwebs; staff members only superficially apologized for this "inconvenience" when I returned the locker keys.
After having waited in our respective restroom lines to change in a tiny, cramped toilet stall, given the lack of changing room facilities, my husband and I took our son to Balboa Bay. We sat happily together in the first few inches of wave water, allowing ourselves to enjoy the sunshine and the chlorinated waves. After perhaps ten minutes of this, we went in search of a child-friendly water facility and were directed to the island circumscribed by the Sunset River attraction. We played here happily for another ten minutes or so before our son needed a diaper change and a feeding. We took care of him, strolled about for a bit, then attempted to settle in again at Balboa Bay, only to be chased off by a lifeguard who insisted that our son needed to wear a lifejacket. I went in search of one, found a single infant-sized jacket on the tree, and attempted to dress him in it. It was too large, however, and pinched him uncomfortably about the neck, raising his chin and giving him trouble breathing. He began to cry. I took the jacket back off and we kept it nearby instead. Another lifeguard came along and told us that we could not be in the water with our son unless he had a lifejacket. I told her that we were only going to sit in the first three inches or so of water, with him in my lap - surely then the jacket was not necessary. She replied, however, "Well, he might fall onto his face, so it's just a liability and he has to wear the jacket."
He might fall onto his face. From his mother's lap. Into three inches of water.
While I understand the necessity of such a policy to protect the ignorant, I wish to know how a lifejacket would render any assistance to an infant who has fallen face-first in such a shallow pool. It is certainly not going to help him float. If anything, it will prove itself a hindrance - he is quite adept at rolling from his belly to his back, but would not have been able to do so with the additional encumbrance of an overlarge lifejacket.
Given that we could not enjoy any of the larger, more exciting attractions ourselves, nor could we enjoy the few attractions available to us due to this ridiculously restrictive lifejacket requirement, we left the park. We had been there for just under two hours.
I have written a letter of complaint to the manager requesting a refund for the tickets we purchased and will not be back.
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Dude the water was filthy when I went like 2 weeks ago--YUCK! I mean yeah water gets dirty and there are filters but please! Oh and DON'T get a funnel cake here, THEY SUCK! They are nothing like the one's from Knotts Berry Farms up in Anaheim. They like nuke them in the micro and they aren't fresh---disgusting!
Anyhow it is just right for little ones though, as for adults and thrill seekers, not enough happening here. I was expecting so much more, and when I got there I was let down. Guess I am just use to bigger waterparks!
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Great little water park, perfect on a hot day.
Went there on Monday, place wasn't too crowded, the average wait time for rides was less than 10 minutes. The water slides were very cool, they have a lot of good levels to get excited over.
Favorite rides:
Pacific Spin
Pipeline/ Banzai on La Jolla Falls
Cyclone on Solana Storm
Food was pretty average, definitely bring your own if you can. Make sure you bring a coupon, $28.95 chops down to $21.95 plus tax per adult.
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This place is all right for a nice little vacation in the summer time when the heat is hot hot hot.
the waterpark is a little bit on the expensive side, but the rides there are really worth the price to go on.
they have a nice little tide pool, slides, and a lazy river.
in the summer, make sure to be ready to stand and climb a lot of steps!!
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Much to my dismay my son wanted to go here for his 14th birthday. It cost me $100 bucks to bring 3 kids. Apparently 14 years old is now considered an adult so I had to pay adult prices. As we walked in the park I could have sworn I heard dualing banjos off in the background.
I brought a book and had to fight over a lounge chair with a fat hairy toothless woman.
I ordered a hotdog and french fries that cost about $7.50 and they were the most disgusting thing I have ever put in my mouth. And those who know me realize how signifigant this statement to be.
My son and his friends had a blast. The only thing that redeemed this for me is that my self esteem went up about 1000 points. I felt like a freaking beauty queen!!!!
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please dont waist money! this place is no fun at all. also... last time I went there which was last year....the ground was slippery and slimy...wonder how often they clean the floor.
Took my 8 yo daughter there this Saturday. She had a blast, but this place was disappointing to me on so many levels...
The water was dirty and had a "salty" taste if it touched your mouth area.
Staff was the usual collection of teenage minimum-wage drones who couldn't care less about service or quality. I don't think I saw one adult "running" this place unless it's probably the person who loads out the money by the truckload at the end of each day!
Most other parents look at this place as a free-for-all daycare for their bratty kids who run wild in the park with no supervision as the parents doze off in the lawn chairs. Not my idea of "family fun day".
The food choices are minimal and did not look too healthy and considering the condition of the rest of the park I would definitely question its sanitary level. We passed and went home hungry.
Not one single slide seemed worth the hour or longer wait. Not just my opinion, but also that of an 8 year old kid. We just splashed around in the pools which seemed good enough for her.
Should be renamed "Suck City". Not worth it.
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Small area. Good for kids, OK for adults.
The staff over there are very rude and always angry for some reason. So, don't be surprised if they are talking with an attitude.
Bathrooms/Showers are also not that great.
I won't probably go there again.
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Pros:
-lazy river is awesome. Especially when they blow that loud horn for the big waves coming!! YEE!
-the spaciousness
-lots of slides
-they provide free life jackets for the kids
Cons:
-the food selection is weak. yes I know its a water park and who cares about the food but I do. food selections are pizza, hot dogs, and lots of candy. The kids are on sugar highs all day.
-you have to pay $6 for a floatie tube. It's even more if you want it all day.
(check on specifics for this)
-otracious price for a cabana for 16 people. it's $180. it includes a table and some chairs and food service (yeah you pay for the food, DUH). Not worth it.
-the bathroom is disgusting. but of course its a water park and everything is wet wet wet!
-Seagulls flying in and around you while you are swimming. They can get close haha
Tips:
Grab some lounge chairs and sit in the shade. Get there early to get the best spot. Opens 10-7 daily. After 3pm you get in for the kids price. That's pretty cool. All you need is a couple hours here. You'll be over it in about 2-3 hours. So after 3 is good. DO NOT PAY for a floatie tube. Lots of people pay for this then leave it laying around. Just grab one when you see it. No use paying when you can grab these suckers everywhere. lastly, make some food and bring it along with you. The park only allows you to bring your own drinks. YOU CANNOT BRING FOOD INSIDE the park. Prepare some food beforehand and then go back to the parking lot to eat when you are hungry. I suggest bringing some chinese food or some bbq. Then leave a cooler in the car for those things that need to be cold such as drinks etc. It's better than paying for the junk food here. Plus it's too expensive to eat at the park. I've seen people actually bring their portable chairs and tables and they set up right in front of their cars and dig in to their food. It's awesome. the parking lot is realyl close to the park so you shouldn't be too lazy to go back to the car to eat. Hehe.
All in all a good place to have fun with family and friends.
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"Soak City" is an apt name. They really soak you here. The whole park is one long line where you wait to have money extracted.
Previous comments about teens running the place are right on. After waiting in a line of maybe 10 people for 30 minutes and the line not moving at all (seriously, the same people were at the window for 30 minutes) my husband went to try to find someone in charge. He complained about the ineptness and then had to define inept for the extremely ignorant employee.
At this food stand there were two service windows and one was open. At the open one they take the order, then let that person stand there until the order is prepared and ready. The server doesn't have the customer step aside to take the next order, let alone have separate order and pick up windows. It's not rocket surgery! What the hell?!
We didn't get food, just beer to take the edge off standing in lines. Sure helped me keep my sense of humor when the kids behind us in one of the lines was spitting on everyone below. Yeah, he and his friends were dropped off before their parents went to work. Nice.
Careful on the straight down slides. Major wedgie. Also haven't gotten the filthy water out of my ears yet.
In conclusion: if you are weighed down by too much money - go to Knotts Soak City. If not - stay home with a garden hose and a kiddie pool.
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This water park was expensive, but I had a pretty good time out there. No eye goggles allowed in the wave pool however, how's that!! I had a good time going around and around on the lazy river, time went by fast.
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Expensive but fun. I was a bit disappointed at the number of slides and it was crowded so you had plenty of time to bake in the sun in between getting soaked.
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No need to go all day, after 3 it's cheaper and 3 solid hours is all you need. The food isn't great, so eat before, and if you're looking for thrills, it isn't quite the place for you. Nice place to go when it's hot, though.
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