Published: July 2, 2016 @9:51pm Posted by: Isaac P.
Raging Waters San Jose is Northern California’s largest waterpark, filled with 50 acres of water adventure! Live For Summer at Raging Waters with over 23 - acres of family fun, over a million gallons of water attractions, and scenic panoramic views of Lake Cunningham and the San Jose Foothills. Whether you’re mild, wild or somewhere in between, guests all of ages can have a raging time. So, skip the beach, grab a tube and explore this 23 acre water adventure!
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Raging Waters San Jose is one of the nicest-looking waterparks I have ever seen! This park is decorated with rocks around the front of the park and has many flowers and grassy-fields throughout the park to give a colorful scenic view.
Serpentine Slides are waterslides where riders climb atop a tower and 3 racing-slides, then riders are sent to tubes and race each other down into a 3.5-foot pool. The pink and orange slides are almost mirror images of each other, but the yellow slide is the most intense one.
Little Dipper is a small pool/slides complex for kids to enjoy. The slides are no more than 10 feet tall and send the riders into a 1.5-foot pool.
Activity Pool is another big attraction at the park and features unique obstacles for children to play around. There is a rope course for kids to climb across and a 20-foot slide that spits riders back into the 3.5-foot pool.
Shotgun Falls is an intense body-waterslide. This slide may seem like an average waterslide, but after getting sent off the slide, riders are ejected into a 10-foot pool and must make their way back out.
The Endless River is a long lazy river. This lazy river has multiple entrances for guests to enter at any moment. This lazy river has waterfalls for guests to get soaked and it has a very nice scenic view with rocks, waterfalls, and more slides.
Blue Thunder/White Lightning are body-waterslides with a serious pump of adrenaline. Known as the second most extreme slides in the park, the slides stand nearly 50 feet high in the park's hill. The slides sit at the center of the waterpark.
Great White Shark is a dual-tube waterslide that stands about 35-feet high. This slide begins in an opened experience and suddenly guests enter the shark's mouth and descend back into an open slide where riders are spit into the lazy river. This slide is mild for riders who want a fun ride, but without too much adrenaline.
Wacky Water Works is a water-playground complex. The complex features many water-features - a slide, pool, sprinklers. This attraction is for children who are not ready to take on the intensity of a bigger waterslide, but it's primary geared towards toddlers.
Sidewinder is the world's first inside-outside mat-racing waterslide. This slide features twists and drops to create a unique experience. This slide is very decorated with props and has a very interesting type of theme for the covered-slide portions.
Wave Pool is a giant wave pool located towards the back of the park. This pool releases waves every 10 minutes. The pool lowers 6 feet and the waves reach about 1.5 feet higher.
Dragon's Den is a dual-tube waterslide with a giant spiral funnel. This slide gives an intense feeling of adrenaline by dropping into a dark slide, forward or backward, then being ejected into a spiral funnel, finally, dropping into a 2-foot pool.
Bombs Away is the second newest attraction at the park. It is one of the three only 'floor-dropping' slides in Northern California. Bombs Away begins in an enclosed 'trap-door' where a count down begins..."3, 2, 1" then the floor drops. Riders are free-falling and suddenly catch their fall as they enter a giant loop and then are sent into a long brake course of water.
Barracuda Blaster is a dual- or triple-rider waterslide. This slide has many overbanked-turns as seen in the giant-tube-waterslide. This slide features many airtime drops and it plunges riders into a 3-foot pool.
Pirate's Cove is a water-feature complex with multiple sprinklers and features for guests to get soaked at. There is a small 1.5-foot pool adjacent to the wavepool for toddlers to play in who can't take on the giant wave pool. Pirate's Cove features a bucket that drops water on the people standing in its way.
Check out the official park stats below...
Park Size/Layout
3.70/5 Stars
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Raging Waters San Jose has a layout that fits well. Rather than being one giant circle, it is more of a giant U-shaped layout with a few small overlaps to get to a few slides.
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Safety
4.85/5 Stars
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The park has lifeguards everywhere in each water attraction. They are found at the beginning of each slide and the ending pool as well as throughout the wave pool and lazy river. They constantly check on riders to make sure that they are safe at all times. The park has many 'Wet Floor' signs throughout the more slippery areas.
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Cleanliness
4.85/5 Stars
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For a waterpark, Raging Waters San Jose is definitely one of the most clean parks I have visited! This park does take care of each attraction to secure a clean attraction/landing. They do keep their grass clean and I didn't see any overfills of trash in trashcans or anywhere else. The restrooms were also very clean and well-maintained.
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Ride Lineup
4.75/5 Stars
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The park has a really good lineup for waterslide 'advancement', however, it would be a little nice to see a kiddie playground (multiple) waterslide complex. That would really help give beginners the experience to prepare for the bigger slides and not jumping from small to average sized rides.
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Popularity
4.30/5 Stars
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The park does have a good crowd for a Thursday, but I think the park could use more attention. It would be nice to see the park with the crowds that it deserves for being such a fun and exciting waterpark! Overall, it's not packed, but it's also not empty.
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Overall Rating
3.85/5 Stars |
Raging Waters San Jose is definitely one of the best and most exciting waterparks I have visited! I highly recommend checking out the waterpark this summer because the experience will be unforgettable and I know you'll definitely love the park - if you need a discount from the Gated-Admission, save $5 using this special promo-code (KoasterKaosNewsBlog16) for Raging Waters San Jose in San Jose, California!
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©2016 Koaster Kaos News™ Isaac P.
"Thrills Are Our Chills" Est. March 16, 2014
©2016 Koaster Kaos News™ Isaac P.
"Thrills Are Our Chills" Est. March 16, 2014