Hawaiian Falls Water Park

We always have fun when we come, every year my job host our company picnic here. We are served cheese hamburgers and a hot dog with chips, cookies and unlimited drinks. This hamburger was really good with a grill flavor I did not get to taste the hot dog. The line to the slides move quickly so no more than a minute we were on, that went for all the slides. I think they do need more floats for the wave pool and the lazy river people are literally standing around waiting for someone to give up theirs they are hard to come by. Other than that we have a good time here. I even had my son’s party here last year I am thinking about doing that again this year!

I was hesitant to visit after reading some past reviews, but bear in mind that some of them are YEARS old. After visiting twice in the past week, I have to say that we are fans of Hawaiian Falls. We are new to Waco, so we weren’t sure what to expect. I found it to be generally very clean, not over-​crowded, and with plenty to do for kids of all ages. All the slides/​pools were operating at all times. Music was appropriate (did not hear Christian rock either visit). Lifeguards are very nice. Have not tried the lockers or food. Yes, the day rate is expensive, but if you are local, buy a season pass & it will pay for itself in just a few visits. We also invested in the cooler season pass — the $ 30 price is well worth it when a combo meal runs $ 9. The only negatives I’ve found are that shady tables/​chairs are hard to find unless you arrive at opening, and the restrooms near the Pineapple Express smell terrible.

I saved a fee bucks and got my tickets at HEB, 43.00 for 2 adult day passes.
Easy and free parking, free tubes, lockers are $ 8 with a $ 2 refund with receipt!
It had a urine smell near the slides on the way to the lazy river.
I had a nice afternoon here minus the unruly children and the Christian rock music (please stop)
Food was moderately priced, not too bad for a theme park!

I took my two kids to Hawaiian Falls this weekend. As we were comming into the park we were stopped ay the gate so they could check our bag not once but twice. Mind you I had a see thur beach bag everything was visible but one little bag that had my bra and panties so I could change when we got ready to leave but even that bag was checked even after I told the lady what was in the bag, no privacy that made me mad. The pools were dirty. The chairs had mud on them. The lazy river had maybe 2 feet of water in it. In the kiddie pool where the floating shark, sea turtle and the other floating objects were need of some care they are weathered beatened. The log crossing is need of repair the rope that used to be above it is gone, the logs themselves are also weathered beaten. All the pools were dirty with tigs, leaves and bugs. I actually got bitten by a bug in the lazy river. I had my infant daughter with me and I could not get accurate information on the type of floatie I could use for her. So I had to hold her the whole 3 hours we were there. If the staff and company itself will not care for this park the way it should be then the ticket prices should not be as high as they are because you do not get your money’s worth. It’s very sub par for what you pay for.
Honestly this park is being managed like the old waco water park before Hawaiian Falls bought them out. The only difference is the ticket prices.

My family enjoyed this water park. We went on a Saturday. Yes, it was packed, but not overwhelming. The lazy river is small, but not overly crowded. They just need more floaters. The place was not dirty and the workers were very helpful. I will definitely bring my family back to this park.

Small but fun, I read the reviews before going and they are pretty accurate. Some of the slides were not on until later in the afternoon. The wave pool was lame but the lazy river was pretty good. The food was well priced and lots of combos. Would go again.

A little disclaimer here, I never in my wildest dreams, thought I would give a water park a bad review. I love the water and have visited many water parks over the years, small and large. That being said, Hawaiian Falls in Waco failed on so many levels.
We arrived at opening time and the line was out into the parking lot. This wasn’t entirely surprising, being that it was a Saturday, but the line moved at a snail’s pace. I got the feeling that the employees at the gate had no clue what they were doing. I rented a locker (exorbitant locker fees, by the way, for such a small park) and went over to find that the locker I was assigned didn’t even have a locking mechanism on it. So I had to take no less than 5 minutes to switch the key out for a locker that actually worked.
One of the first things I noticed when we first entered the park was the dirtiness. The park had just opened, we were among the first people in and the ground was covered in sticky messes from the previous day. The tables and chairs available were also sticky and gross. I tried to look past it and covered our table with an extra towel before laying our stuff down, but it was pretty disgusting.
Our next stop were the slides by the wave pool. It was really frustrating that I had to remove my child’s life preserver and shoes in order for him to slide. We wear shoes in water parks to try and keep our distance from the nasties that others bring in, even at Schlitterbahn you’re able to keep your shoes on so I think it’s ridiculous that Hawaiian Falls makes you remove your shoes to slide. It’s very inconvenient AND it negates the purpose of wearing the shoes in the first place.
After the slides, we went towards the lazy river. This was very disappointing for me, as I love lazy rivers. A little backstory here, if you’re in a lazy river with a couple preschool aged kids, you’re generally not lounging in a tube, lazily floating down the river. You get in the river for the movement and novelty, rather than the relaxation. That was impossible in this river, it was incredibly shallow! I’m 5’2″ (so, SHORT) and the water, which looked to be at its normal level, hit somewhere between my mid thigh & hips. Pointless, in other words, unless you’re around 3′ tall.
One of the biggest disappointments while we were there was the lack of waves in the wave pool. We were there over 2 hours and they never once turned the waves on. That was exceptionally lame, especially after the lazy river experience.
The icing on this terrible cake came several days later, in the form of a nasty gastrointestinal virus. Myself, my 5 year old and 4 year old were affected. I, personally, go to great lengths to avoid GI infections and had not had one in over 10 years. Neither of my children had ever experienced a GI infection, being 4 and 5, I feel that’s a stellar track record. I believe Hawaiian Falls was the source of that infection, and it’s for that reason that we will never visit the park again.
I hope for other’s safety and enjoyment this park can make some necessary improvements.

I recently made my first visit to Hawaiian Falls with 3 teenagers and we had fun. It was a nice afternoon and I would love to go back, however we had free passes, and I don’t know that I would pay those prices for a second rate water park. I hope to see them continue to add on, and it’s a great place for young kids, but it’s not like a schilterbahn or hurricane harbor, so if you’re expecting that then you will be disappointed

The place is great if you are taking middle school age kids and younger. Hopefully you take them in a group, if not make sure that you have coupons. They don’t base the prices on age, but on height, my nine year ok was just above the mark to be charged full ticket price. For what I spent, I should’ve just gone to schlitterbahn or just taken them to the lions club– lions club has pretty much the same stuff, just smaller and I’m not charged an arm and a leg.

What a great place! Took our group there, and they bent over backwards to make our visit great. Friendly staff, well maintained facility. Not a huge park, but plenty to do for a group of adults and teenagers. Food was good, and the all-​day drink pass was nice. Slides and pools were great, and the wave pool was a lot of fun. Didn’t charge for parking, and didn’t nickel and dime us to death. For the price, its a great deal! Will be back!

Storm blew through town night before. We showed up 15 min after they opened and they had twigs, stems and stuff all over the place. Very little staff on hand to clean pools. They could have stepped it up a little on the cleaning before opening park. Gheeze by 11:30 I was bored and wanted to eat and food was not ready… because they were out cleaning pools.
The lifeguards do not seem to be doing their job, one even was playing on their phone at the lazy river. The people cleaning the Wave pool were SLLLOOOOWWWW & cannot even tell you how un-​happy they looked doing it.
I knew I was not going to Schlitterbahn, but really…2 of the main attractions were closed.

We went there recently and two of their majors pool where closed: wave pool and pineapple express slide. What a disappointment! Some of the stairs on the way to the top of slides were too slippery especially for kids running around with wet feet. Some of the paint were already peeling, knowing this place only open since last year, that is a very poor job. I was playing in a kiddy pool with some friends’ kids, I have to hold and push to aside couple kids from drowning. Those lifeguards weren’t doing a great job. I’ve been to another Hawaiian Falls location in D/​FW Area, this one is below average.

If your thinking this is Slitterbond, you will be disappointed… if your looking for a great, relaxing time, with a small time feel, then you have found yourself a great place. The park just opened in May, but they have a Great wave pool, and a few good slides. the pricing is really great for what you get… it is only an hour outside of Round rock. It is a great place for kids of all ages… It was worth the drive for me. PS the red tube is the bomb…

I took 6 middle schoolers to Hawaiian Falls, Waco. It was a Tuesday and the lines weren’t bad at all. However, the food was terrible and only 4 of the womens restroom stalls were open.