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Ride Accessibility

The following is a description of all attractions at Water Country USA. These descriptions will allow you to determine which are most suitable for you and your family, however the velocity and degree of turns are not included on all attraction descriptions. Please observe all "For Your Safety" signs located at the entrance to each attraction and feel free to ask one of the park's team members if there are questions or concerns.

Major Attractions

Surfer's Bay
The mid-Atlantic's largest wave pool measuring more than 23,000-square-feet provides plenty of room for cooling off with a zero depth (beach like) entrance and is accessible for virtually any guest. Water depth varies from zero to eight feet. Wave cycles simulate ocean like waves and wave cycles run on for eight minutes and off for ten minutes

No age or height restriction
Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
Weak or non-swimmers should not go beyond the black line without a life vest.

Hubba Hubba Highway
Water Country USA's newest attraction, an interactive river adventure, is designed to cool off guests and provide thrills and spills as they cruise down the "highway" with a fountain filled lagoon at the entrance. This attraction, like Surfer's Bay, has a zero depth (beach like) entrance and descends to three and a third feet within the river itself. The lagoon is accessible for virtually any guest. Guests will experience rapidly moving currents at a rate of five feet per second in the river and the lagoon has virtually no current.

No age or height requirement
Riders 56" and under are recommended to wear a life vest

Rock-N-Roll Island
This area provides an oasis of thrills combined with relaxation. A wide variety of attractions ranging from body slides to floating guitars and keyboards, a children’s slide, free swim area and a lazy river. The entrance to RNR Island is accessible by a ramp taking you over the lazy river and onto the island. There is an additional 8-10 step stairway equipped with handrails for your convenience. RNR Island’s specific attractions are described in more detail below:

Jammin Jukebox
featuring: Hully Gully, Funky Chicken and The Twist
This attraction consists of three single-rider body slides each approx 200ft in length that empty into a pool measuring three and a half feet in depth. The tower measures 32 feet in height and is accessible by several flights of steps with handrails on both sides. Riding position requires lying on your back, feet first with legs crossed at the ankle, hands behind the head with fingers interlocked and elbows pointing toward the front. There is no age restriction however; due to the nature of this ride life vests are not permitted.

Riders must be at least 48” to ride

Rambling River
Water Country USA's lazy river is a 736-foot circle with a water depth of three feet. The water travels at two and a half feet per second, half the rate of Hubba Hubba Highway. Unlike Hubba Hubba Highway, the Rambling River allows tubes in a variety of single and/or two rider tubes ranging from 42" to 48" in diameter. The River has three stairway entrances with handrails on either side of each stairwell.

Guitar/Keyboard Cross and Activity pool
This play area can be found at the center of RNR Island. The pool consists of 11,000 square feet. The water depth begins at three feet and descends to three and a half feet as you move into the free swim area. The activity pool is accessible by four to six steps with handrails on either side and in the middle. The activity pool contains a floating guitar and keyboard cross consisting of four floating elements that direct guests in a path across the pool while holding a webbed rope overhead to assist with balance as you walk across. The stairway and swim ladder exits in the activity pool can be used as an exit for this area. An accessible pool chair lift is available as an alternate entrance/exit for disabled guests in the activity pool’s free swim area. Please see a team member for assistance prior to use.

Little Bopper
This corkscrew slide designed for children measures 11.25 feet in height and empties into the activity pool. Steps on the tower have handrails on either side. Riding position requires sitting up or lying down feet first with arms at the side and feet together.

Family Attractions

Big Daddy Falls
A favorite of the three family attractions at Water Country USA, Big Daddy Falls is a 674-foot river rafting adventure. The tower is accessible by flights of stairs with handrails on either side with a tower height of 25 feet. The queue line approaching the tower has a bridge way with two sets of steps totaling 10-12 steps. The ride vehicle measures seven and a half feet and holds four adults or three adults and two children. Riding position requires sitting in an upright position. Handles are located on the floor or the top of the inflatable surface. The landing pool measures 3.5 feet and ascends to a zero depth (beach like) at the end of the pool. The exit has two sets of handrails and six steps at the ride exit.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest

Aquazoid
The second addition to the trio of family rides is a nine-foot enclosed flume measuring 863 feet that takes riders through twists and turns, waterfalls and darkness before reaching a splash pool three feet deep ascending to 0 depth at the exit. The tower is accessible by stairs with handrails on either side with a tower height measuring 55 feet. The ride vehicle measures seven and a half feet and holds four adults or three adults and two children. Riding position requires sitting in an upright position. Handles are located on the floor or the top of the inflatable surface.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
Single riders are not permitted
Riders under 42" must be accompanied by an adult over 60"

Meltdown
The newest of the family rides trio at Water Country USA is a 7-foot wide flume 701 feet in length that empties into a splash pool measuring three feet deep. The tower is accessible by stairs with handrails on either side with a tower height measuring 38.5 feet. The ride vehicle is 11 feet long and 3.75 feet wide. The bullet shaped vehicle has rider dividers in each tube allowing up to three riders. Riding position requires sitting in a reclined position with your feet hanging over the divider in front of each rider (not crossed unless in the front seat). Handles are located at the top of the vehicle's inflatable surface. The exit to the splash pool consists of four to six steps with handrails on either side.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
Guests are assigned seating in the vehicle to allow for proper weight distribution

Tube Vehicle Attractions

Wild Thang
This attraction measures 502 feet, open flume and gives all the description needed in the title. The ride vehicle is a 42" double tube allowing two riders to participate. Riding position includes sitting in a reclined position, feet first. Handles located at the top of the tubes inflatable surface. If two riders are in place, the rider in the back space positions his legs under the first rider's arms. The tower measures 24 feet and is accessible by stairs with handrails on either side.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
If two riders are participating the larger of the two riders sits in the rear and the smaller rider in the front. Both guests must be able to maintain proper riding position
Single riders are seated in the rear of the tube. Single guests must be able to maintain proper riding position

Jet Scream
A water slide with four flumes, each approximately 400 feet long. Each slide twists and turns empting into a splash pool three and a half feet deep. The exit of the splash pool is accessible by a single set of three to five stairs with handrails on multiple sides. The tower measures 29 feet in height and is accessible by stairs with handrails on both sides. The ride vehicle is a single rider 42" tube. Riding position requires sitting in a reclined position, feet first. Handles are located at the top of the tube's inflatable surface.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
Single riders only-no children in laps of adults
Ability to maintain proper riding position

Malibu Pipeline
Two, 54" diameter enclosed tubes each 468 feet long that take riders through waterfalls and darkness into a splash pool three and a half feet deep. The exit is a set of four to six steps with handrails on multiple sides. The tower measures 55 feet tall and is accessible by stairs with handrails on either side. The ride vehicle is identical to Wild Thang, a 42" double tube allowing two riders to participate. Riding position requires sitting in a reclined position, feet first. Handles are located at the top of the tubes inflatable surface. If two riders are in place the rider in the back places their legs under the first rider's arms.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
If two riders are participating the larger of the two riders sits in the rear and the smaller rider in the front. Both guests must be able to maintain proper riding position
Single riders are seated in the rear of the tube. Single guests must be able to maintain proper riding position

Other Vehicle Attractions

Rampage
A pair of two identical slides with a single rider toboggan sled sends riders down 32 feet at a 60-degree angle skimming across a 120-foot long pool. The exit pool is three feet at the base of the slides and ascends to a zero depth (beach like) exit. The exit walkway is fully accessible. The tower measures 31 feet in height and is accessible by stairs with handrails on either side. The ride vehicle is a single rider toboggan sled weighing approximately 26 lbs. It contains foot wells for feet placement and two handrails on either side. Riding position requires sitting in an upright position with feet inside of the foot wells and holding both handles of the sled, then proceeding down the slide feet first.

Riders must be 42" or above to ride
Riders must have ability to maintain proper riding position

Nitro Racer
Six slides set in racing lanes descend 320 feet in length for single rider competition. Riders lay on a mat and race to the finish line, which is a run out pool measuring two feet at maximum depth. The exit is accessible by two steps as you leave the run out pool. The tower measures 32 feet in height and is accessible by steps with handrails on either side. The ride vehicle is a foam mat folded over at the top and connected by two vertical handles. Riding position requires lying on you stomach head first supporting your upper body with your elbows while gripping the handles.

Riders 42" and under are recommended to wear a life vest
Rider must have ability to maintain proper riding position

Children Attractions

Note: All children's areas have a fully accessible baby changing station that includes a sink, baby-changing table with liners and a swim diaper vending machine. Children who normally wear a diaper are required to wear a swim diaper while in the park. Swim diaper vending machines operate on $2 in quarters or are available in W.C. Duds Gift Shop in the main village.

Kritter Korrale (Kritter Korral)
Kritter Korrale features 10 elements for cooling off guests while having fun in the sun. The entire area of the pool is accessible by one step from the pool deck into the water. The pool has a series of small animal slides including a shark, pelican, whale, seal and a frog. Each animal slide is accessible by three to five steps and empties into the pool measuring two feet deep. The play area also contains two enclosed yellow slides. The large enclosed yellow slide is accessible by a netted ladder and empties into the pools deepest point of two and a half feet. The small, enclosed yellow slide is accessible by three to five steps with handrails on either side. Riding position requires sitting upright with feet together and arms resting at the sides. Other play elements include a floating snake that is secured from the pool bottom to the surface of the water, a mushroom fountain spilling a pleasant waterfall over the sides and an elephant fountain spraying water from its trunk.

Riders must be 50" and under to participate in the play area or be accompanied by a child
Swim diapers are required for children, who normally wear diapers, in this area

Cow-A-Bunga
Cow-A-Bunga is a children's attraction area that is fully accessible. Play elements include a parent/child slide that empties into a splash pool measuring three feet deep, accessible by 15 steps with handrails on either side. The ride vehicle is a 42" double tube that allows two riders to participate. The front seat of the tube is lined in the middle to accommodate smaller riders. The riding position requires sitting in a reclined position as the second rider places their legs under the arms of the first rider. The riders are sent feet first down the slide. Two handles are provided for each rider on either side of the inflatable surface. There is also a series of three short slides that are accessible by six steps with a handrail on one side. The slide empties into water approximately one and a half feet deep. A boat sits in the pool area as a play element and is accessible by one step.

Riders must be 54" and under to participate in the play area or be accompanied by a child
Swim diapers are required for children, who normally wear diapers, in this area

H2O UFO
The most popular of the trio of children's areas H2O UFO has two major play elements. The first is a parent/child slide that empties into a splash pool measuring three feet deep. The ride vehicle on the parent child slide is a 42" double tube that allows two riders to participate. The front seat of the tube is lined in the middle to accommodate smaller riders. Riding position includes sitting in a reclined position as the second rider places their legs under the arms of the first rider. The riders are sent feet first down the slide. Two handles are provided for each rider on either side of the inflatable surface. The second is a large playground like unit with two straight slides and one corkscrew slide that empty into two and a half feet of water. Water guns, fountains and water wheels are in place throughout the structure. The unit has a tire swing and a semi-submerged tunnel. The unit itself is accessible by four to six steps with handrails on both side. The riding position for the slides require sitting upright with feet together and arms resting at the sides.

Riders must be 56" and under to participate in the play area or be accompanied by a child
Swim diapers are required for children, who normally wear diapers, in this area