Banzai Pipeline Twist Aqua Park

Too much fun

by Daniel C. Clark from on 2009-07-28
We hold a yearly family party in which we host over 50 kids, mostly in the preschool age group. I can not imagine the kids having more fun than they did on this slide. It has 2 very different slides, a pool, high power waterguns, and a tunnel. All of the components are well designed and durable. The slide held an average of 10 kids at a time for over 8 hours. We set this up alongside another banzai slide that we bought 4 years ago, which is still looking and working well. We store our slides in inexpensive plastic trash cans. If you leave them outside, use a tarp to protect from UV. You need a very large flat and level area to set this up. If it is not almost perfectly level, the pool will not fill properly, which makes the smaller slide dangerous. Setup is relatively quick for something of this size and scope. You also need at least an hour to get a decent amount of water in the pool before letting kids play. However, drying this thing out for storage takes forever. But I don't see how the company can avoid that. We wish that the curved slide had a slightly taller back bumper to discourage kids from climbing up on it. We had to chase kids off of it all day in fear they would fall 7 feet onto the hard ground.

Tough to deal with but worth it!!!

by proudmommy882502 from Westminster MD on 2010-02-27
My son is 6 and loves his waterslide!! We have lots of neices and nephews ages 1-8 and everyone loves it. It is REALLY hard to keep clean and the water is a pain to drain out so we just keep it out inflated over the summer months, I find that its less likely to get water in the seams that way and we havent had any problems. Our yard is shaded though so it probably doesnt get as sun damaged. I cant imagine taking this down and putting it back up everytime, that'd be a pain. We have it laid over a tarp. Its worth the money for the fun your kids will have!!!

Tons of fun

by Linda S. from Wisconsin on 2010-06-19
We're on our second summer with this slide and it's still in great shape. As our kids age, they are using it much more roughly - big jumps with lots of air time - but yet it's holding up excellently. We invested in a $60 transfer pump from Home Depot to suck the water out of the pool, circulating it back into the hose to shoot out the slides and the water guns, which not only saves water, but also your lawn from being drowned; the water also can heat up in the sun so you're not freezing from the continual new supply. We've had kids on here from 1.5 years old (they splash in pool and with the water guns) to big teenagers (who take death defying leaps from the top), and even old mom took a spin down the slide (whee!). It makes a regular summer day a party!

We love this slide!!!

by Erik Holmstrom from on 2009-05-27
We just bought this slide for my little boy, who is 2, and he loves it! He's not quite big enough to climb up it by himself, but my husband and I go down the slides with him. This would be perfect for ages 4 & up. Although it is difficult to clean and store, it is very durable! This toy is definitely a hit!

Best purchase of the summer....

by V. OConnor from Midland, TX, USA on 2009-07-11
We have only had this slide for a 1 day and it is already worth the price. I bought this for my daughter (12) and four grandkids (10,9,8,7) and they have had so much fun and I've never heard so much laughter. It is easy to put up and very durable. The water guns are definitely a plus. My "grown" sons like those as much as the kids. I give it a BIG THUMBS UP!!!!