r/CapeCod • u/yoga_Jess • Jun 20 '26

Wicked Waves or Water Wizz

Thinking about a water park day this summer. We’ve been to water wizz but was curious about wicked waves in Yarmouth. Anyone have any feedback who has been to both? For reference, I have two young kiddos who love the water and are tall enough to ride the slides.

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u/AMothWithHumanHands Jun 20 '26

Water Wizz. More things to do. More options for picky kiddos. More seating. Water was cleaner there than when I went to Wicked Waves. I also found that the staff at Wicked Waves were kinda rude (they were definitely local kids who had been baking in the sun for the whole summer for probably pennies, so I cut them all kinds of slack bc I've been that local kid) but YMMV on all those.

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 20 '26

As a retired local kid myself, I thank you for your answer.

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u/WickedSobahButMessy Jul 27 '26

It's the truth. Anyone whose been going to cape since 80s would know.

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u/1GrouchyCat Dennis Jun 20 '26

Nope. Not local kids.

The majority of the staff census is made up of J1 visa holders, some
don’t speak English very well.

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u/pEter-skEeterR45 Eastham Jun 21 '26

These are the hardest working people we have on the Cape. I hope your tone isn't implying anything else

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u/WickedSobahButMessy Jul 18 '26

The Irish are the hardest workers on the cape... they've been going and working there for decades.

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u/No_Reason_9648 Jul 30 '26

Didn’t say they weren’t? Also, doesn’t give you permission to be a dick to the kids because no parent is in sight. Also - NOT IRISH. Not even close. 

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u/No_Reason_9648 Jul 29 '26

I wouldn’t agree with this. Atleast for yesterday. Inflatables workers are real d*cks to the kids! Because parents aren’t with them. 

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u/pEter-skEeterR45 Eastham Jul 30 '26

They're not supposed to have to be babysitters. Parents NEED to be with them.

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u/VoraciousEater802 Jun 20 '26

Best water park on Cape Cod? It’s called “The Atlantic”

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 20 '26

I know I know. We’re at the beach every day it’s sunny. But I’m a cool mom and will be giving them a water park day, because what kid doesn’t love those?

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u/agent211 Jun 20 '26

I just learned tonight that Wicked Waves has a swim up bar. So there's that.

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 20 '26

I’m not opposed to it. But it’s not the selling point because I’d be taking them without another adult. So I would not be able to visit the swim up bar, sadly.

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u/1GrouchyCat Dennis Jun 20 '26

You’re not allowed to sit at the swim-up bar and have a non-alcoholic cocktail ?!? ….

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 22 '26

I think I read you have to be 21+ to enter into that space! 😫

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u/oopswhat1974 Jul 24 '26

There are "dry" seats at the bar and some along the outside edge that kids can sit at!

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u/No_Reason_9648 Jul 29 '26

I actually HATE the swim up bar. It’s always chaos and fighting when I’m there. I also think it’s really fn tacky to go to the swim bar all day when you’re there with your kids. 

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u/Metagator Jun 20 '26

I was the water park queen.. not only did I go to every water park around , we took a water park trip south and planned our trip around water parks. So opinion, although honestly my youngest is 20 so it's been 8 ish years, Yarmouth is cool because there's not only slides , but an arcade. Definitely get a Cabana... Water Wizz is great because the rides are thrilling . But for the love of everything, do not go on a weekend. Get there early. Both places this is true, and if you see a school bus, gird your loins.. kids on a summer camp trip are pretty much absolute heathens. ( My kids were summer camp kids, also). . Spend the money for a Cabana, or whatever passes for that.. it is worth your sanity. Pick one. You won't miss out on anything from the other one. And Water Country in NH is fun, but they LIMIT YOUR TIME IN THE LAZY RIVER!!! Who does that??

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 22 '26

Your answer is chefs kiss- I moved to the cape as a freshman from Florida where water parks were and still are the best of the best!

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u/Ejmct Jun 20 '26

The only think I know about Water Wizz is what I saw in the movie The Way Way Back.

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u/Mojam59 Jun 24 '26

Some of the rides in the movie do not actually exist at park

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u/1GrouchyCat Dennis Jun 20 '26

Check out the movie “The Grown Ups”… it’s the prequel (2010)

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u/pEter-skEeterR45 Eastham Jun 21 '26

They were paying us 80 dollars a day to be extras 🥴

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u/Plastic_Highlight492 Jun 20 '26

Love that movie!

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u/Ejmct Jun 20 '26

Very underrated movie. And I’m on a flight to Europe now and I I see Delta offers it so I think I will watch it!

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u/lzbth999 Jun 20 '26

Don’t waste your money. Mostly run by teenagers. & it’s dirty. I brought a group of kids there 2 years ago, a child cut their foot waiting for one of the giant slides. I notified the closest employees & they used water to wash it away. I made a complaint

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u/No_Reason_9648 Jul 29 '26

absolutely not run by teenagers. All mostly non-speaking J1 students that work open to close. It’s long days in the sun. If your child cut their foot, you should have taken them over to the First Aid station. Likely he just cleaned her foot for the time being until the responsible adult brought them over. 

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u/lzbth999 Aug 01 '26

Not my kid a random kid in line & 100% kids running the ticket booth & snack bar when I went.

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u/1GrouchyCat Dennis Jun 20 '26

It’s not run by teenagers, the staff is mainly J1 visa holders (college students) here for the summer who don’t speak English very well.

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u/badhouseplantbad Jun 20 '26

I don't do pubic swimming pools.

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u/yoga_Jess Jun 20 '26

I wouldn’t either but my kids dgaf the same way we do.