By far the best review on this property! Very practical!!! Full of helpful tips. I have 2 girls who are 6 and 7 as well and we are planning our first trip for next month! Thanks for this video!!
Thank you for the review. I live in Houston and was thinking about checking this place out. Very informative and i love how you showcase the water park , arcade , food, & rooms. Thanks again
We just got back from our visit at Kalahari! We absolutely loved the water park and the arcade. We did the ropes and it was so much fun! What we did not like was the food and my goodness… THE PRICES. We had pizza one night and like you said, very doughy! We got breakfast items from the coffee shop by the entrance and again, super pricey and not good AT ALL. We ended up eating outside the resort the rest of the trip. Overall, we had such a great time and will go back in the future…but with the mindset of eating outside of the resort! I’ll also have to blindfold my kids when passing by the ice cream shop. LOL!
I'm ok with over spending a little bit, I just hate waiting in lines which has been my experience with Schlitterbahn and Disney. As a kid I loved Schlitterbahn , but last summer I took my kids for the first time and the lines were horrible on the Monday and Tuesday we went and both days the park closed early due to lightning and rain. I will give this place a try, thanks for the review!
to be honest the lines rlly weren’t all the bad when i went but i do recommend going on a weekday as there is obviously much less people meaning you won’t be waiting in line to long.. i would say the longest i had to wait in like was probably 10 minutes and i went one a thursday
@@TimMacy The smoke that thunders and stingray are my favorites! I also liked the Tanzanian slide, it’s that blue slide next to the zig zag zebra, it’s blue. Was it just me or the zigzag zebra kinda hurts your back? Also the slide where the floor drops underneath you is fun, at the beginning I tried to scream but all I got was water in my face. Other than that, the food was good (and expensive) I had to get out of the lazy river due to someone pooping in it 😂 You perfectly explained the game area, the claw games are just pathetically weak. And it was overpriced. Very fun experience tho! I love not having to wait in line that long.
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I love the review. The only thing I felt missing was that you should have highlighted some more of the water slides. There are multiple other big ones like a tornado funnel slide and a bowl slide that you didn’t mention. Also I like how great wolf lodge does their room keys. It’s on the wristband but only the adult wristbands. The kid wristbands are a different color and don’t have it
Make sure you return your beach towels and not your kids they will try to charge you. Our locker was next to the towel line so I know he turned the towels in because I was by the locker the employees were rude after the 3rd supervisor I said again play the security footage and by then they realized my son did turn the towels in. (Remember $25 a towel 5 that's $125 dollars they wanted) What I happened the bracelet didn't scan and the employee didn't catch it and how they were looking at it is the computer said it did get turned in your fault
You mentioned missing the ropes course… have you tried the one at Natural Bridge Caverns? It’s outdoors, so I recommend arriving early, buying cave tour tickets for a start time a little later, and then go do the ropes while you wait for the tour. It’s fun and engaging for lots of ages plus it supports a local business that’s been around for decades. 😉👍
If i had to guess, your favorite word is OK? Everything is just OK to you? I thought most of the activities there looked great! And our room was good too, it had a cool bunk bed room! I didn't get to do the arcade when i was there for reasons, but you mentioned that most of the games are ticket based, those are the only games i play at an arcade! However i must agree that the food WAS only ok, we ate at the Blux grill thing in the arcade, i got some sort of cheese fries with bacon and chicken, and it was HEAVY! The cheese was like queso cheese and it wasnt easy to eat, i barely ate any of it. It didnt help that i ate that on the day we got there in the evening, because it did a pounding on my stomach for the rest of the stay, and it prevented me from doing most of everything. I only got to do the lazy river, and 2 slides, thats it. So will i go back? Yes, because i didn't really do anything there! Dont get the cheese fries!!!
For my ninth birthday I have chose to go here because I went with my cousins and I am going this year because I absolutely loved it but a huge warning.If you are a person that loves big slides that is where the big lines are but other than that it is expensive I am talking about 1k-10k but it is all worth the time
Thanks for the informative video, I have a question, did you have Tom foolery with your stay ? I am confused, you have to pay the tickets to get access and also pay to get to ride and play bowling, Ice balls and stuff?
From what I understand, you can pre-pay some of the "rides" and other attractions, but its an open arcade type thing, so you'll have access to it whether you pre pay or not, they just have some packages where you can pre-pay for some of the things at a discount.
I went to Kalahari in the Pocono's in Pennsylvania when they first opened. The rooms were brand new and very clean. And that's was the best thing about the entire stay. The waterpark wasn't anywhere near a comfortable temperature. We were all shivering. The layout of the waterpark area is poor planned and the space poorly utilized. Whereas, in Great Wolf Lodge there are seats in the open center and you can pretty much look around and keep on eye on your family because the slides and rides are around the center, that was not all possible in Kalarhari. Getting from the end of one slide/ride to the entrance of another often meant a very long walk around the large arena. Also, despite the fact that there is more than ample room to place the slides, ALL of them have very tight turns. Some of them just spiral down. If that isn't bad enough, the slides are not one solid color. Like the ones in the video, the panels of each slide change color and/or pattern. So as you are whizzing through the tight turns, various colors are flashing by. Myself and my various family members were nauseated. We have been to countless waterparks, both indoor and outdoor. This was a new, and very unpleasant, experience for us. But wait! I'm not done! As the sun went down, they start playing very loud music and the lights in the dome start flashing. (We wanted a waterpark, not a disco. It did nothing to enhance the experience. ) After a few minutes of that, my kids said they are done and want to go back to room. Again, that's a new one for me. I don't ever recall my kids volunteering to leave a waterpark. So, as mentioned in the video, the exit is through the arcade, with more flashing lights and loud sounds.
Not really it’s big there and amazing always stuff to do, the only thing is if ur sensitive to noise the waterpark and adventure park can be loud at first but it’s super loud.
One the slide right beside the sitingray me and my cousins decid to call it treyvon after a worker that was really nice also same thing with the stingray but the empolee’s nickname was poker
Going in September so I have been here before I would recommend if your going with family like kids under 8 or 9 then get a cabana because yeah and the arcade I would go 7:50
The big big question is “ is it worth the money 💰 for what you get? Or do you recommend going to another water park in that area and get the most out your money?
That’s a great question. I think it depends on how much you spend. The rooms are very reasonable compared to when we go to Disney World, and I think if you don’t overspend at the arcade and restaurants, it can be a great deal. The price per person for hotel and water park wasn’t bad at all, we just spent too much in the arcade.
Looks like a nice place for the family, I thinks it’s a hard pass. Most people will not be able to afford such a luxury stay. It’s nice y’all can afford it. I will stick to the old fashion state park cabins and such. lol. Thanks for the info. And review.
The temperature in the water park feels like summer. It’s warm and hot kind of, Humid. Kind of like a sauna feel? But comfortable. I went when they first opened and 6months after it opened. When they first opened during covid was nice because it was only opened to half capacity. And the guy in the video mentioned the kids park was not open to adults. When I went during covid I was allowed to go on the slides with my nephew who was 7. And then 6 months later that changed.
Your explanation of an Arcade is spot on! Love this video
We have one coming to my back yard here in Va. Thanks for the video
Great and thorough review. Loved hearing him say “it’s a racket”. lol
By far the best review on this property! Very practical!!! Full of helpful tips. I have 2 girls who are 6 and 7 as well and we are planning our first trip for next month! Thanks for this video!!
The kids LOVED it! I'm sure your girls will too!
Yessssss
go to six flags get ya money worth they expensive to stay there
@@RonaldWright-p4j the water park is better at Kalahari
Thank you for the review. I live in Houston and was thinking about checking this place out. Very informative and i love how you showcase the water park , arcade , food, & rooms. Thanks again
We just got back from our visit at Kalahari! We absolutely loved the water park and the arcade. We did the ropes and it was so much fun!
What we did not like was the food and my goodness… THE PRICES. We had pizza one night and like you said, very doughy! We got breakfast items from the coffee shop by the entrance and again, super pricey and not good AT ALL. We ended up eating outside the resort the rest of the trip. Overall, we had such a great time and will go back in the future…but with the mindset of eating outside of the resort! I’ll also have to blindfold my kids when passing by the ice cream shop. LOL!
Yes! That ice cream placement is definitely strategic. I need to go back!
Thanks for the tour I’m going on the 8th or 9th
I really appreciate this HONEST review. Thank you!
Just left this place. A must go with the kids and family. “ it is expensive !” !!!
Ive been here before snd im going again on sunday its so fun
Very informative vlog! Outstanding, Tim! I know now what to expect at my upcoming first visit to Kalahari. Thank you very much!
Me and my family are going to Kalahari and this video got me so ready to go!! I'm so excited!!! Thank you :)
Wow this park looks amazing and I am planning on going soon! ❤
I hope you have fun cause I always do
I'm ok with over spending a little bit, I just hate waiting in lines which has been my experience with Schlitterbahn and Disney. As a kid I loved Schlitterbahn , but last summer I took my kids for the first time and the lines were horrible on the Monday and Tuesday we went and both days the park closed early due to lightning and rain. I will give this place a try, thanks for the review!
Definitely same boat here. When we went, lines were minimal, but I could see them being longer during busier times.
to be honest the lines rlly weren’t all the bad when i went but i do recommend going on a weekday as there is obviously much less people meaning you won’t be waiting in line to long.. i would say the longest i had to wait in like was probably 10 minutes and i went one a thursday
@@anabellemunoz513 I was wondering since you went on a weekday were any of the slides closed since there were less people there?
Excellent quality video!
Thank you!
I've been 4 times in the middle of the summer. Flawless everytime. 😎
i’m going to go this summer and just looking at reviews to see all the cool things and ofc parent paid vacation 😎
Ive been there 6 times 😎 also flawless everytime
Going here next Friday, looking forward to it. Your editing skills are amazing, this type of quality deserves a lot more love!
Thank you! I’m sure you’ll have a ton of fun. Come back and let me know if you liked it
@@TimMacy The smoke that thunders and stingray are my favorites! I also liked the Tanzanian slide, it’s that blue slide next to the zig zag zebra, it’s blue. Was it just me or the zigzag zebra kinda hurts your back? Also the slide where the floor drops underneath you is fun, at the beginning I tried to scream but all I got was water in my face. Other than that, the food was good (and expensive) I had to get out of the lazy river due to someone pooping in it 😂 You perfectly explained the game area, the claw games are just pathetically weak. And it was overpriced. Very fun experience tho! I love not having to wait in line that long.
@@JosephJ2124 there were a couple of them that were a little bit of a rough ride!
im going there this saturday to experience too!
Did u have fun? We r going in August
I was here for 3 and 1/2 days and I’ll will tell you. IT WAS FIRE
In a good way?
I was able to use this review to show my autistic kids what to expect. From the bottom of my heart thank you.
Thank you Thank you Thank you
Best review on this location.
I liked it, I followed it, and I subscribed to you in hopes that you may have other places we want to visit that you have reviewed.
This is the best feedback i've ever gotten on a video! Very much appreciated!
Where should I review next?
I am at Kalahari right now! My mom got me and my brother the desert bunk bed room!! I am loving tom foolery😂❤
This place is awesome ! My 4 yr old loved it!
Why they have a full size refrigerator...is that for storing your restuarant food 😆
We need answers!
@Tim Macy I’ve been there
Everything is bigger in Texas
@@ykbrody234 yep
Now I have a question when going to the hotel room, are you allowed to take outside food, for exam chick fil- a?
Thank you! This was so helpful! I'm working on planning our trip now and this covered everything I needed to know!!
Thank you so much for this review. I’ve been wanting to go for a while. Going in 2 weeks and this gave some great info to help me feel more prepared.
*it is* worth it, there is no denying it, I’ve been there myself, it’s very expensive, yes, but you can get a good room for less on specific days
@@usvmchc2843 I agree, everything is expensive these days!
I love the review. The only thing I felt missing was that you should have highlighted some more of the water slides. There are multiple other big ones like a tornado funnel slide and a bowl slide that you didn’t mention. Also I like how great wolf lodge does their room keys. It’s on the wristband but only the adult wristbands. The kid wristbands are a different color and don’t have it
Thanks for the review! Great information!
I am going on friday and I decided I wanted to see some other famliy's expieriences at Kalahari! Looks like A LOT of fun!
I likes the zip lines when I went there on the end of the ropes course
Make sure you return your beach towels and not your kids they will try to charge you. Our locker was next to the towel line so I know he turned the towels in because I was by the locker the employees were rude after the 3rd supervisor I said again play the security footage and by then they realized my son did turn the towels in. (Remember $25 a towel 5 that's $125 dollars they wanted) What I happened the bracelet didn't scan and the employee didn't catch it and how they were looking at it is the computer said it did get turned in your fault
Thanks for this video this will help me know what to do even though I’ve been there
My parents took me there to Kalahari And it was a blast
I’m going this March!😊
I love kalihari
You mentioned missing the ropes course… have you tried the one at Natural Bridge Caverns? It’s outdoors, so I recommend arriving early, buying cave tour tickets for a start time a little later, and then go do the ropes while you wait for the tour. It’s fun and engaging for lots of ages plus it supports a local business that’s been around for decades. 😉👍
We did! We actually live right near natural bridge caverns and have been there a few times. I need to make a video about it! We love the caves
If i had to guess, your favorite word is OK? Everything is just OK to you? I thought most of the activities there looked great! And our room was good too, it had a cool bunk bed room! I didn't get to do the arcade when i was there for reasons, but you mentioned that most of the games are ticket based, those are the only games i play at an arcade! However i must agree that the food WAS only ok, we ate at the Blux grill thing in the arcade, i got some sort of cheese fries with bacon and chicken, and it was HEAVY! The cheese was like queso cheese and it wasnt easy to eat, i barely ate any of it. It didnt help that i ate that on the day we got there in the evening, because it did a pounding on my stomach for the rest of the stay, and it prevented me from doing most of everything. I only got to do the lazy river, and 2 slides, thats it. So will i go back? Yes, because i didn't really do anything there! Dont get the cheese fries!!!
that cri-cut printer tho 😂 “8:39”
Ikkkrrrr
I never wanna leave
For my ninth birthday I have chose to go here because I went with my cousins and I am going this year because I absolutely loved it but a huge warning.If you are a person that loves big slides that is where the big lines are but other than that it is expensive I am talking about 1k-10k but it is all worth the time
I went in December for Christmas it was so fun!!! I injoyed it so much
Was it expwmsive
Glad you mentioned that you went in the winter. That's when we plan on going. Was it pretty crowded during the holiday season.?
@@Ashley-id2cb yes it was a little crowded but it wasn’t to bad! The lines weren’t that long either!
Water temperature? Please let me know I’m here now and it’s 50 and my kiddo has been having colds off and on ….kids
@@divad2845 it’s not that cold and there is an hot tub outside by the kiddy pool
Thank you for your honest review!
Thanks for the review! It helped me so much
Have you gone yet? I’m thinking about making another trip up there
Good looking 👀 family!
i’m so glad i live like 10 minutes from this place so i don’t have to pay for a hotel i can just stay the day and hopefully they will add more slides
That is a very nice perk! How often do you go?
Same, I live 20 minutes away
Thanks for the review and info
I’ve been to Kalahari it’s so fun
i’m going there tomorrow lol! i already went there though lol! amazing video
My dad is bringing me there ty
am about to go to kalahari in a weeek or two
Dude I’m telling you, you gotta go try double cuts steak house hands down best place there
We’ll probably be back and I will definitely check it out!
great video review!
hi I going there in 2 days I am so happy my mommy is so not boring I am so happy
There is these huge milkshakes there and they are soo good
This was a GREAT review 👏🏾 👍🏽.
We usually go across the street to Salt Lick for some good bbq.
Thanks for the informative video, I have a question, did you have Tom foolery with your stay ? I am confused, you have to pay the tickets to get access and also pay to get to ride and play bowling, Ice balls and stuff?
From what I understand, you can pre-pay some of the "rides" and other attractions, but its an open arcade type thing, so you'll have access to it whether you pre pay or not, they just have some packages where you can pre-pay for some of the things at a discount.
What r ice balls?
I went to Kalahari in the Pocono's in Pennsylvania when they first opened. The rooms were brand new and very clean. And that's was the best thing about the entire stay. The waterpark wasn't anywhere near a comfortable temperature. We were all shivering. The layout of the waterpark area is poor planned and the space poorly utilized. Whereas, in Great Wolf Lodge there are seats in the open center and you can pretty much look around and keep on eye on your family because the slides and rides are around the center, that was not all possible in Kalarhari. Getting from the end of one slide/ride to the entrance of another often meant a very long walk around the large arena.
Also, despite the fact that there is more than ample room to place the slides, ALL of them have very tight turns. Some of them just spiral down. If that isn't bad enough, the slides are not one solid color. Like the ones in the video, the panels of each slide change color and/or pattern. So as you are whizzing through the tight turns, various colors are flashing by. Myself and my various family members were nauseated. We have been to countless waterparks, both indoor and outdoor. This was a new, and very unpleasant, experience for us.
But wait! I'm not done! As the sun went down, they start playing very loud music and the lights in the dome start flashing. (We wanted a waterpark, not a disco. It did nothing to enhance the experience. ) After a few minutes of that, my kids said they are done and want to go back to room. Again, that's a new one for me. I don't ever recall my kids volunteering to leave a waterpark. So, as mentioned in the video, the exit is through the arcade, with more flashing lights and loud sounds.
Its better now. Its about 80° or more now. No shivering
The flashing lights sound cool. I think my kids would love that!
I just went in July it was very fun but the purple one that drops you hurt
Some of them are pretty crazy!
Great video😊 very informational and well put together.
Thank you! Working on putting out more videos like this one.
i agree completely with this review , the cave of mirrors def not worth it
Is there things I must know or must not do?
Not really it’s big there and amazing always stuff to do, the only thing is if ur sensitive to noise the waterpark and adventure park can be loud at first but it’s super loud.
One the slide right beside the sitingray me and my cousins decid to call it treyvon after a worker that was really nice also same thing with the stingray but the empolee’s nickname was poker
Going in September so I have been here before I would recommend if your going with family like kids under 8 or 9 then get a cabana because yeah and the arcade I would go 7:50
I’ve been to kalahari 4 months once it was open and it wasn’t popular at all and now look at it
Is the park ticket included with the room? Or we have to purchase them separate?
It’s included
I love this place
i love the indoor waterpark
And my foot when the first one part we went to before Rocky my name is something wrong Antonio
whats with all the clips in reverse?
Me and my friend and my mom are going over there
Have fun!
It kinda got destroyed in the tornado we are currently in😬
No way!! I didn’t know that!
Well the tornado hit it but I’m not sure it got completely destroyed
This is awesome 🎊
Me and my family are going to be there soon
That word glowing on that glowing bowling pin says bowl.
The water is chill or warm ? I’m looking to go for new year Eve
I want to yesterday and my father and there's two little sections and I I like it at the little kids station
There is another Kalahari in Pennsylvania
Great video! For the price, I'm going to pass. You saved us mucho!!!
Because of the the that website on the baby section is so slow but if you weigh down
I'm going here tm I'm exited❤❤
The big big question is “ is it worth the money 💰 for what you get? Or do you recommend going to another water park in that area and get the most out your money?
That’s a great question. I think it depends on how much you spend. The rooms are very reasonable compared to when we go to Disney World, and I think if you don’t overspend at the arcade and restaurants, it can be a great deal.
The price per person for hotel and water park wasn’t bad at all, we just spent too much in the arcade.
I'm going to Kalahari on March 2
Looks like a nice place for the family, I thinks it’s a hard pass. Most people will not be able to afford such a luxury stay. It’s nice y’all can afford it. I will stick to the old fashion state park cabins and such. lol. Thanks for the info. And review.
Its not eexp3nsive
Are there height requirements for the bigger slides? I want to take my 5 & 6 year old
Are the waterpark tickets included in the room price?
Yes! Water park is included with hotel, just need a budget for food and arcade, ect.
@@TimMacy with any hotel room purchase or certain packages?
Am going to go there
Fun Fun Fun 🤩
Good review. The only thing and most important thing you didn’t answer is….what was the temperature like in the water Park?
The temperature in the water park feels like summer. It’s warm and hot kind of, Humid. Kind of like a sauna feel? But comfortable. I went when they first opened and 6months after it opened. When they first opened during covid was nice because it was only opened to half capacity. And the guy in the video mentioned the kids park was not open to adults. When I went during covid I was allowed to go on the slides with my nephew who was 7. And then 6 months later that changed.
@@AmbersTurd thanks
@@AmbersTurd how will I take my 3 year old on the slides?
Would you rather go back here or Disney World if money wasn’t an issue?
For me…. I’ve got another trip planned to Disney, we haven’t been back to Kalahari. If money is not an issue, there’s no comparison.
I literally at Kalahari right now!
Whats your favorite part so far?
I love the slide called barreling baboon
@@robloxedits2441 That is a good one, I only went on it once!
@@TimMacy what’s your favorite slide?
OMG MY BDAY IS ON FRIDAY
Are you going to Kalahari?
I love kalahari
I saw that they sell passes for the arcade, do you have to buy the pass and still purchase credits? Thanks
From the way I understood it, you could get passes for the ropes course and some of the rides, but you still have to buy credits for the games.
The review was really informative we are headed to the great wolf lodge 😂
Which one are you going to? I want to check one out!
@@TimMacy Dallas Tx
What is Great Wolf Lodge?
@@courtneycoley8487 worse version of kalahari
Never been to any locations despite being from Wisconsin
We just got back and barely spent any time in the water because it was freezing... Was it warmer in the winter?
Did you go to this location?
I am with you b
Is the water cold?
The water felt great! I also love the indoor outdoor spa
I've been there it's in around rock Texas
It has a big 9 foot drop slide
I have a question for those that have already done the indoor water park. Does the indoor pool area/waterpark area smell strongly of chlorine?
I just got back from there yesterday… no strong chlorine smell.
I just got back from there yesterday… no strong chlorine smell.