Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
10 reviews for Six Flags Hurricane Harbor
I just finished my requisite annual visit to SF HH, and I had a blast. SINGLE MEN SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED IN THE PARK BECAUSE THERE IS FIT JAILBAIT EVERYWHERE. Hey, fifty-year-old bearded guy with a camcorder, the jig is up.
You may recall that in my review of Raging Waters I wrote "When a person gets out of prison in California, they get a free ticket to Raging Waters. That is the only possible way to explain the army of cholos and cholas that I saw in the park."
Well, you're going to be reading a few gang tattoos standing in line at HH too, but not nearly as bad as RW. If a group of inner-city field-trip buses show up, then all bets are off.
PRO TIP: Avoid any events at Six Flags that have the words "Gospel" or "United Way" in them.
Now, it's imperative that you go when it's not crowded; that could be a drizzly day, late in the year, or a week day. Whatever. The rides are good, but not worth standing in line for. Hell, nothing is worth standing in line for. Take that Corky's in Memphis.
You can't get a proper meal inside HH, so don't try. Either resign yourself to junk food, or plan to slip out to Valencia and come back.
For me, the lazy river is the star of the park. You can get anywhere in the park via lazy river. It's like the 101. It goes everywhere cool and it doesn't move that fast. You just plop in and space out and relax.
THIS SHIT SUCKS.
The fact that it's a little further than Raging Waters from where I live, having to pay $15 for parking, ok whatever. But having to pay $7 for your inter tube that you have to lug around ALL DAY?? FUCK THAT SHIT! That shit is FREE at Raging Waters, and you just return it after your ride. I ended up just not getting an inter tube and went on a giant slide and this thing similiar to thunder rapids (Raging Waters.) I had to wait at least 1 hour in each line and on top of that, I had to wait 30 minutes in line for some crappy popcorn chicken. AND the guy working the register was a total NOOB and that's why he took FOR EVER to help the customers out.
So for the 4 hours that I was here, I basically just went on 2 rides, ate, and chilled in the dirty ass lazy river. FUCK! Where dd my day go?
This place also wreaks of rotten cheese and BO. Don't waste your time here, even if you have free tickets (because that's what I had.) Just sell your tickets on craigslist or give em away..SERIOUSLY. My friend and I were talking to one of the workers there and even he was telling us how disorganized this place is..wow.
Raging waters is 754893205746478914 times better. I'm so glad I didn't have to pay to get in.
I recently took my two little cousins here- a full day of having to supervise two kids at a water park is enough to dampen anyone's mood, but Hurricane Harbor does not exactly add enough fun to make the situation any better. I was going to give this place 3 stars, but as I looked over the stars, I read that 3 stars would mean "A-OK," and this is definitely not ok...it's more like "meh." While Hurricane Harbor is not a glorified outdoor toilet, it's really nothing to write home about. If you want to go to a water park, then try looking into something else.
This is why:
-this place needs some serious revamping. I came here when it first opened in '96, and again several days ago. Not much has changed-seriously.
- there are not too many rides, and while a few of them are fun, it is not worth waiting an hour in line for. You're better off heading out for some real fun at the beach.
-parking is $15. And for what?
-$5 for a small locker, plus $3 refundable key deposit- and the locker room is dingy like in high school
-the food is absolute trash...rubbery burgers and crappy pizza that tastes like it came out of the microwave. You are better off packing your own lunch.
- rides do include inflatable tubes to ride on (when needed), but you have to wait until someone who's already gone on to pass one on to you...really inefficient and frankly, cheap of the six flags people.
Hurricane Harbor is a really lame water park- Six Flags has not done enough to improve it over the years- it's just the same crap as when it first opened. At least Disneyland and some other parks do much to improve and add on what's already there- to at least keep visitors happy and amused. The Six Flags people are either really inefficient or really lazy...or just don't care. I mean, enough people are going to Hurricane Harbor anyway. You are better off either going to Magic Mountain or another amusement park- a day at the beach or a different water park. But not Hurricane Harbor.
This place was fun, I really liked the way it was set up and the theme they were going with. Very clean and the Black Snake Summit was totally insane... pitch black water slides... creepy.
Here are my only complaints.....I have a few.
1. The Food SUCKS!!!! They don't let you bring in a cooler with your own food and they offer crappy food, no variety. Burgers, PIzza and Chicken, Thats it! My and my GF are vegetarians and they didn't even have veggie burgers! Most theme parks have realized they need to cater to non-meat eaters, I guess Six flags hasn't gotten that memo yet. They need to offer salads , sandwiches etc... more variety!
2. I about our tickets online cause we can only pay 19.99 for them, but they charge 5.00 to print at home. WTF?!? Its not like I am using their paper or ink to print the tickets out.... Stupid and pointless FEE!!!
3. Pay to Rent Tubes???? Honestly... that is just being cheap. I know that the park is going through hard times but seriously... too many hidden fees they don't tell you about till you get there. You rent a tube but then if you want to go on a slide that you don't need one, you leave it at the bottom and some kid steals it. Why do you even bother?
I am giving it 4 stars instead of 3 which it probably deserves due to these 3 things. I had a blast and I thought the park was clean and the staff was nice. These are just a few things that would be rad to see change.....
Total rip-off! I don't like amusement parks like this, but even my sister, who looooves them, said it's a real rip-off. You think: 'hm $20 entree for Hurricane Harbour is not bad..' But then: $15 parking, $10-$15 per locker (!), then we ordered merely 3 slices of pizza which cost $23! Truly incredible.
And I haven't even talked about the waiting lines. We were there for 5 hours, and got to ride on 4 rides, because the average waiting time was 30-40 minutes!
These people are only in it for the money.
Fun theme park! I went for my first time this past weekend w/ my S.O. and I had So much fun. I was hesitant to go at first because I was hungover and thought the rides would shake me up and make me pollute the water with my barf, but thankfully that feeling passed. I never really considered going to Hurricane Harbor before because it seems small from the outside and I was afraid the lines for the rides would be treacherous. I was happy to find out that it wasn't that bad. The longest line I waited in was 40 minutes and it was for the raft ride, which was ummm,.... okaaay.
Rides:
The best ride there was the toilet bowl looking thing (two other people in line agreed too). I think it's called the Tornado. We rode that twice! My second favorite was the Venom Drop, which scared the sh*t out of me and gave me a hell of a painful wedgie and partial enema. HA!. I'm sure the employee at the end of the slide sees people with painful wedgies all day, but still, I was pretty embarrassed.
The wave pool was fun... when we finally got to go in at the end of the day. It seemed like they were closing it every 15 minutes to do some routine safety maintenance.
Admission:
We brought a can of Coke and received a discount price of $19.99 per person. Not bad. Saves $8 from the usual admission price.
The tube rental is $6 for a single and $14 for a double. Kinda pricey if you ask me, but oh well, we know these days everybody is trying to make a buck.
Overall, I would come back again if I am too lazy to drive out to Raging Waters. I think all in all, it depends on the company you're with - if the company is right, then you can have fun anywhere!
Great Experience but, the food WACK!!!
raging waters little cousin. it used to be real cheap to get into (like $15) but just like magic mountain, they have raised there prices (i think its like $25 now). its a good alternative on a hot summer day but if you can make that drive out to raging waters in san dimas i would suggest going there. its about the same price and WAY bigger. but hurricane harbor is adequate enough for us locals/people who hate driving.
This is right next door to Magic Mountain, and a good alternative if you have been to the rides a lil too much or are hot and need to cool off. This is a fun water park. Not too big, but you can spend a good amount of time there. It is a miniature version of Raging Waters, has a couple rides for older kids and some calm ones also. I been once and enjoyed myself, but wish it was a lil bigger.
Right next to magic mountain, it's newer and thus, cleaner and less depressing. I am a huge fan of their snacks. They are always adding new attractions for the thrill seeker yet there is a nice assortment of rides for the kids as well. With a rollercoaster park and water park right next to each other you can buy discount passes for both and get coupon books that make it really afforable for an entire family. When I get done I feel like I lived in a fantasy for a day. Check out http://www.themeparkco...