Virginia Beach is well-known for its beautiful beaches, but for tourists and locals there is another place to play in the water. Ocean Breeze Waterpark is the only water park located in Virginia Beach. Because it is located just a couple of miles from the ocean front area, the nineteen acre park is popular with tourists as well as those local to the area.
There are slides that cater to the adventurous and others for visitors who just want to get wet. Children are not allowed on every slide, and must ride with a parent on some others. Here's a sampling.
Jungle Falls
Visitors go through this attraction on a tube. The water is rather rough and features waterfalls.
Bahama Mamma
This slide is for those visitors who want a thrill. This is the fastest and, according the Ocean Breeze website, "most furious'' of all of the slides in the park.
Paradise Pipeline
This ride propels visitors through the inside of a pipe before shooting them into a pool.
Buccaneer Bay
This section of the park is geared towards the younger visitors. There is a pirate ship to explore and children can get sprayed by the sea spray as they play.
There are many other slides and attractions for both children and adults. Runaway Bay is a one million gallon wave pool. Visitors can splash in the pool or relax in a private cabana while watching their children play.
Some visitors found the park to be fun for the whole family while others felt that the park did not do enough to cater to parents of smaller children.
A visitor from New Jersey said, "OB was easy to navigate, had awesome water slides, an area for toddlers and babies, and a great wave pool.'' The same visitor also said, "The best part about this park when compared to others was the lack of lines. At its busiest, we only waited about six-seven minutes to get on our favorite slides.''
A visitor from Maryland said, "Parents of toddlers (or any child that cannot ride an inner tube by themselves) you cannot hold child in your lap even on the simple inner tube water slides!! So you'll be stuck between the kiddie pool and wave pool.''
Other visitors warned to keep in mind that there is a fee for every additional item. After paying park admission, visitors must rent the tubes and mats needed to go down some of the slides. Also, outside food and drinks are not allowed in the park, and the concession stand prices are what one would expect at any theme park.
The park, which is located at 849 General Booth Boulevard, is open each year from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
