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Kalahari Poconos Review, Pennsylvania's Largest Indoor Water Park | USA's Most Expensive Water Park
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- čas přidán 16. 08. 2024
- The Kalahari Resort in the Pocono Mountains has the largest indoor water park in Pennsylvania. The resort features a water coaster, some intense body slides, and some family raft slides all under one roof. While the park has good attractions, do the park's operations hold it back? Watch out for this park's high price tag and ride closures!
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I gave this park a second chance on a weekday in May. Half the attractions were again closed. I did get on Anaconda this time. It was one of the weaker water coasters I've experienced.
Did flowrider work?
@@fancyson0 Yes
I do feel sorry for you. You've been really unlucky with this place.
This place is a complete piece of sh.. and they fraudulently charged me 275$ I was luckily able to dispute with the fraud department at discover. Avoid this place!!!
try the weekend
1:42 The sight of the entrance to the water park brings so many memories from back when I was like 6 or 7 and I went to Kalahari. that day was unforgettable
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I love this place. It’s the only kalahari ive been too but it’s my favorite indoor water pair I’ve been too. It has a great lineup of waterslides. It throws ever other nearby indoor waterpark out the window. There’s actually a few like great wolf lodge, camelbacks aquatopia, and split rock. There’s also camelbeach but that’s outdoor. I didn’t watch the video yet but I just wanted to share how much I love kalahari.
Have you had problems with slide closures?
@@CanobieCoaster no
Are the slides always closed on weekdays
@@Ryanmel21 I made another visit on a weekday and half the slides were again closed. I had a much better experience at Aquatopia where everything was open.
I've been to the waterpark twice, both with very different experiences. The first time I stayed at the resort for two nights for my twelfth birthday in 2019, and I loved it. The waterpark was crowded being on Columbus day weekend, but we were able to ride everything in five hours (we arrived at opening). My group also enjoyed the amenities of the resort, with the arcade, Lazer tag, glow golf, and candlepin being a lot of fun. The resort offers a lot of good dining locations too, we loved our two bedroom suite, and I was eager to visit again. Earlier this year I visited on fourth of July weekend, and my experience was different. I was in town for my sister's dance competition at the resort, and we decided to buy night tickets for the park. We were able to ride everything in three hours, and I unfortunately didn't feel the need to come again. Anaconda was more disappointing than before, and while I got to ride Kenya corkscrew for the first time and loved it, the most fun ride at the park in my opinion (Victoria falls) was closed. Anaconda is a rather lackluster water coaster, and not even in my top three at the park. Also, despite one visit being post covid, the waterpark felt the same as before. The best waterslides at the park are any of the family raft slides at night (barreling baboon in particular) as the slides are very dark/pitch black. To really enjoy the waterpark I think you need to stay at the resort which was likely the reason the latter visit was far superior to my most recent visit. However, either way the resort is very expensive. I love this park, but I probably won't be back for a while
Sounds like you didn't have the issue with ride closures in your visits either.
@@CanobieCoaster I really didn't, but something fun is always closed due to maintenance/staffing
@@hedgehogcoasters7239 I made it back for Anaconda and it was definitely one of the weaker water coasters I have ridden.
went a few years ago, it’s my favorite water park
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Same
I went there two days ago 😳
I have been to kalahari 3 times and going again this year and I love it, my favorite slide is the wild wildbeast
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We had a great time! Loved the wild wildebeest ride. Everyone was nice and helpful. Wish the Italian restaurant was open though, we went to b-lux for a couple of nights and it was okay. The service was great, but very overpriced. We want to come back again, had a ball.
Glad you liked it!
I went for two days in October 2020 and yes, some slides were closed but I mostly was able to ride everything I wanted to. The park is huge and it's a great mix of thrill slides, medium length slides and a kiddie area. Regarding the later, we may take our now two year old back this winter and I know that she'll have a blast on the kiddie slides.
I agree they have a lot of slides. That's good most were open for you.
Hi, is the indoor water pak price included in the room price or you have to pay a separate fee?
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The operations at the Kalahari in Wisconsin Dells were spot on so I would think that they're exactly like that at there other locations also. Maybe you just went on a bad day or maybe this is the perfect example of how businesses are hurting from being understaffed.
The reduced hours for the drop pod slides were an issue at the Round Rock and Dells locations as well. But this one definitely seemed to have the least staff.
IM SO EXCITED GOING NEXT WEEK CANT WAIT HOPE EVERYTHING IS OPEN
I hope so!
Holy cow I went here for my senior trip amazing place
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I worked here as alife guard pre - 2020 and i can tell you that the rides being shut down as often as this wasnt an issue pre-covid. They have always had an extremely high turn over rate and it got worse afterwords.
Dang, wish I went before then.
Went there 5 times it’s so fun bro I love it man
Did you have better luck with rides open?
Going on april 5, its very fun and thank god the website says theres no slides closed during my time
That's lucky!
I literally came back from there the day this was uploaded
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Anaconda sounds like a fun ride. It may be one of the weaker WaterCoasters but I would think it’s still better than 90% to 95% of waterslides. Did Anaconda even have a tiny pop of airtime anywhere? Also is Anaconda your favorite waterslide at Kalahari Poconos? Also do you think you could make a review on Anaconda as well as the Master Blaster At Kalahari Wisconsin Dells? Also I would like to see a review on Storm Chaser at Aquatopia.
I may review those down the road if I can find enough footage.
@@CanobieCoaster I went to NRH20 in North Richland Hills Tx again with the Green Extreme. It was a fun ride. NRH20 also has some other fun rides like a family python called The Viper it is particularly good if you have 3 people riding if you’re a single rider that ride is just okay but if you have 3 riders it is just chaotic it has multiple very intense banking turns making it feel like your raft will tip over and in the python I got very intense ejector airtime on some banking turns, it was really great overall the Green Extreme is my favorite at NRH20 and The Viper is my 2nd favorite. I may make a review eventually on the Green Extreme once it is well organized and I may also make a Review On The Viper eventually.
I’ve went to kalahari 14 times and I love the anaconda it is definitely my favorite ride in kalahari
Glad you like it! I rode Anaconda last month and thought it was a weak water coaster.
I hear the Anaconda VR Watercoaster is now operating. Maybe you can go back to Kalahari Poconos and try the VR Waterslide.
I rode Anaconda last year. I was not a big fan of it. It was tame and bumpy for a water coaster.
Hey I was just on the website and if you get to the page with all the slides if you scroll all the way it gives you a ride closure schedule idk how accurate it is tho
That only lists refurbs, not daily/staffing closures.
@@CanobieCoaster ohhh
Dang. 120 dollars on holidays? That even more than Dreamworks waterpark in New Jersey! I hope people will never buy those tickets
But lucky I did go on a weekend with my family. It wad about 70 to 80 dollars per person. Really like this waterpark I when there 3 times already. Good video 👍
I get why they charge what they charge to keep lines to a minimum for hotel guests.
New sub and fellow CZcamsr. We all need a daily waterpark visit with Houston weather. I sure miss Waterworld and the wave pool.
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I feel bad for you I went for the weekend and all the slides were open my favorite of them had to be the Kenya Corkscrew or the Smoke that Thunders slides
Glad you had better luck!
Ill have to say: whenever I went to kalahari, I never really had an issue with ride closures. Maybe due to the constant times we went in the summer, when there is a greater peak of guests. And Anaconda wasn't really that good.
Maybe that helps! I went back and got on Anaconda. It wasn't a strong water coaster.
Have you been to Kalahari Sandusky? If so, can we expect a review soon?
That is the one I have not been to. I can't pull myself away from Cedar Point.
I go every year, it’s so fun
Sure is.
Im going to six flags Massachusetts great wolf lodge poconos aquatopia kalahari poconos and Hershey park this summer
Have fun!
Thanks dude now I know we’re I’m going for Ramadan
Enjoy!
happy new year Mister Canobie
Happy New Year!
Nickelodeon Universe is bad enough for high prices but then you got this. As I am not huge on water parks, I'd probably only see myself coming here once and not spend my college the rest of my college fund here lol.
At least I can somewhat understand it due to the hotel guests.
The Kalahari websites now offer a slide availability list. I don’t know how accurate they are but at least they’re available on the website now.
That's good to know!
Im going to kalahari in a few days
Enjoy! Hopefully most of the rides are open.
It’s my favorite indoor park and I’m sorry to hear about your experience of everything closed. Definitely call in advanced bc you didn’t get on the 4 of the 5 best slides in my opinion. And you asked about anaconda and anaconda is a solid and fun waterparks. You don’t get as much airtime as I hoped for but the first and last drop gives solid pops of a water coaster of its size. I hope you get to go back so you can have a better experience.
There was nothing else open that evening and I thought I'd be safe the day after a holiday, but I'm definitely calling next time.
@@CanobieCoaster for sure. To sum up anaconda it’s a step above a white water west master blaster but not on the same level as a proslide hydro magnetic coaster it’s in between the two. But it arguably has the best slide collection of any park in the country
@@noahkessler5500 I gave the park a second chance. Half the rides were again closed, but Anaconda was open. It was one of the weakest water coasters I've ridden. No air and some bumps in the valleys.
@@CanobieCoaster that’s so weird I was there a couple weeks ago and everything was open except two slides that opened right before I left…sorry to hear you’re cursed there and ya anaconda is weaker but I found the last and first drop give a small pop but you’re right it is bumpy
Can you do a Kalahari vs DreamWorks Water Park comparison video?
It would be heavily skewed towards DreamWorks.
One time I went on a body bowl slide and fell in head first backwards
I've done that too.
I just left today it was so fun I went to theat kalahari
Glad you liked it!
Going there this weekend. Hopefully I have a better experience
Most people in the comments seemed to.
@@CanobieCoaster my first visit was great but it was in like 2017 so we’ll see glad to hear people say it’s better now
I plan on going at the end of January, but I'm worried about slide closures. How far ahead of time should I call Kalahari to ask about ride closures before booking a room?
You can try calling in advance. There is a board outside the entrance, but by then it may be too late.
I’ve been on anaconda the drops are not that steep but they give some good speed
That's decent.
I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster. But I agree it had solid speed.
I really like the water coasters with magnets instead of water jets like the one at volcano bay but this one is still alright
Omg I been there before it’s was so fun!!
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120$ for a day pass .. and people in The Netherlands complain about 13$ entree fee :O
I can understand why it's priced high due to the hotel guests, but it's still very expensive.
@@CanobieCoaster I can imagine, either way it's still a good waterpark (if all attractions were open).
I like yours video's
Thanks!
coming here august 1st🤭
Enjoy!
Kalahari is like Nickelodeon Universe with all the unexpected closed rides
On my visit, yes. Nick U routinely has things closed.
Oh s there a Easter or ramp to get to arcade or just steps
I imagine there's an elevator.
Sorry spellcheck is there any and ok thanks
I was there pretty recently and everything was open. Anaconda was fun but definitely not the stand out ride. I would say Smoke That Thunders is the stand out ride.
Also, I did not get airtime on Anaconda
I'm glad most things were open!
@@farfeather I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster.
I’m been 5 times it’s great and the food is good
Have you had better luck with rides open?
im littarly driving there!!
Enjoy!
How is this one compared to the Sandusky Park?
Haven't been to that one.
Do you usually go to all these parks by yourself or with others?
A mix.
I think your the most critical person that goes to a watermark tbh
I try to point out all good and bad in my reviews.
@@CanobieCoaster fair enough
I’ve been there before
Hope most things were open!
Is it good to go on weekdays or no
From a crowd perspective, yes. Based on my experience, more rides could potentially be closed.
Ok thanks I’m going this Tuesday and I hope the rides are open
Anaconda is in my opinion very weak. I find it rough but I’m not a fan of water coasters /launch slides smoke that thunders is probably my favorite but there isn’t a clear standout. The way I see it is out of the three clover tube slides smoke that thunders is the best. The best single or double slide park is rippling rhino and the best body slide is the toilet bowl
I think the drop pod slides would be the best based on the near clones at the Dells park.
I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster.
When I went to DreamWorks Waterpark, Toothless Trickling Torpedo was closed
That ride seems to have a bit more downtime than most water coasters.
Price ?
Depends on the day, but it can be very expensive.
Being a coaster enthusiast in Nashville, arguably the largest area void of coasters east of the Mississippi, I was mind blown being in Pennsylvania. So many amusements and attractions within a 3 hour drive of NYC/ Philly.
Also, this park seems like a total ripoff to me. If the price for a day pass goes up to $120 there is 0 excuse for closed slide towers.
Pennsylvania is a deep state between what they have and the surrounding states.
Sandusky, OH is great too. Cedar Point is a great collection of serious coasters.
from experience, anaconda wasn't that great. Smoke that thunders, and barreling baboon are the stars for sure. Cant say about the speedslides as they were closed. but I've been to Kalahari 2 or 3 times.
I suspect the speed slides would have been the best rides based on the slightly taller clones at the Dells location.
@@CanobieCoaster from my experience, smoke that thunders was my favorite. I preferred the water coaster at the nearby Camelback more than Anaconda. My fav indoor water park, but my favorite overall waterpark was Water Country USA at Williamsburg
@@WasowskiSings I agree Aquatopia has the better water coaster. Finally rode Anaconda and was underwhelmed.
@@CanobieCoaster Kalahari definitely has the better collection but the water coaster at Camelback was far better. Kalahari has such a strong supporting lineup
Off topic, I'm so excited cuz in a week, I'm going to Orlando to visit my best friend, and I got multiday universal passes. Time to experience and lap Velocicoaster
I went here three years ago and I went on every slide since everything was open during my visit. I went here on the first weekend of March and it was very crowded but lines were no more than 45 minutes with the longest being anaconda and I know you Have it rented out a card that but I have but you haven’t really missed much. Anaconda not only has little to no air time but it is Also rough and painful. Instead of getting airtime your butt is probably going to get bruises and sores. It’s definitely by least favorite water coaster and the low capacity makes the line move very slow.
And I imagine VR can't help the throughput.
I made it back and rode Anaconda. I agree with your assessment of it.
Going again in 3 more days
Enjoy!
Thank uu💕💕
What’s your favorite slide here?
They've been closed for me, but it would probably be the trapdoor slides.
Try $169.00 yesterday!
Oh my!
Very expensive for no reason lol they need to come down on the prices a lil bit
I don't blame them to keep lines down for hotel guests.
@@CanobieCoaster the lines wasn’t the issue, I said price, not lines lol
Looks amazing but god dammit those prices... even for the hotel... will skipt his one if I ever get to USA... rulantica is "only" €42...
Most water parks aren't this crazy.
@@CanobieCoaster lucky they aren't😂
Why is this one so much expensive than the one in ohio
This is a tourist area.
the anaconda ride is so fun. sorry u couldn’t experience it
Maybe I'll be back someday.
I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster.
Well, at least do some calisthenics bodyweight workout there so no need to go to gym. I love the waterpark.
It's a leg workout.
The anaconda doesn’t have a lot of air time, but it is fun.
I found it underwhelming for a water coaster, but better than your average regular slide.
The anaconda wasn’t that fast if I’m honest you didn’t miss out on much
I thought it looked just ok for the genre.
I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster.
i found anaconda underwhelming. I like the raft slides better
Wow that's pretty condemning.
I made it back and got on Anaconda. It was an underwhelming water coaster.
This place is gross 🤮 the ground is filthy
I didn't have an issue.
@@CanobieCoaster you clearly weren’t looking at the ground .