So, is anyone here an old hand at visiting the Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park?
I admit, I haven't been there for years, and back then, the place always seemed half deserted and the operators seemed desperate to get you to drive all the way out there. I can't remember what the promotion was, some combination of kama'aina discount and a Pepsi can, but we got in for a song. It was fun, but didn't make much of an impression.
Suddenly our kids are expressing a great deal of interest in going there, largely due to neighbors who regularly make the trip. And to hear them tell it, the place has really picked up, spruced up, and built out, almost making it a mainland-grade attraction.
But. According to the website, admission is $35.99 per adult, $25.99 per kid, one-time admission. Or $79.99 for an annual pass for either an adult or a kid. People don't actually pay these prices, do they? Do you get discounts for soup can labels or a special handshake? I suspect our neighbors do have a military discount, but even 20 percent off those prices seems high to me.
We do get our money's worth out of annual memberships at the Children's Discovery Center, Bishop Museum, the Waikiki Aquarium, the Zoo... but I also think I enjoy those places a lot more and will visit them more often than a water park.
But maybe I'm just a fuddy duddy who hasn't seen the light of a waterpark. Enlighten me!
I admit, I haven't been there for years, and back then, the place always seemed half deserted and the operators seemed desperate to get you to drive all the way out there. I can't remember what the promotion was, some combination of kama'aina discount and a Pepsi can, but we got in for a song. It was fun, but didn't make much of an impression.
Suddenly our kids are expressing a great deal of interest in going there, largely due to neighbors who regularly make the trip. And to hear them tell it, the place has really picked up, spruced up, and built out, almost making it a mainland-grade attraction.
But. According to the website, admission is $35.99 per adult, $25.99 per kid, one-time admission. Or $79.99 for an annual pass for either an adult or a kid. People don't actually pay these prices, do they? Do you get discounts for soup can labels or a special handshake? I suspect our neighbors do have a military discount, but even 20 percent off those prices seems high to me.
We do get our money's worth out of annual memberships at the Children's Discovery Center, Bishop Museum, the Waikiki Aquarium, the Zoo... but I also think I enjoy those places a lot more and will visit them more often than a water park.
But maybe I'm just a fuddy duddy who hasn't seen the light of a waterpark. Enlighten me!
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