Waves Indoor Water Park is a 25,000-square-foot park with a retractable roof, wave pool and tube and body slides up to three stories high. The park has nine slides total. The day pass cost varies depending on when you visit. As of 2010, Monday through Thursday is $19.95, Friday and Saturday is $24.95, Saturday and holidays costs $29.95 for four hours or $34.95 for an all-day pass. Children 12 months and under are free.
Although this is a smaller park it is a great place for families with very young children. If you stay at the conference center, water park passes are included. The Americana/Waves Indoor Water Park is about a 10-minute drive from the falls.
Americana Conference Resort and Spa/Waves Indoor Water Park
8444 Lundy's Lane
Niagara Falls
Ontario, Canada L2H 1H4
800-263-3508 (toll free)
905-356-84444
americananiagara.com
Fallsview Indoor Water Park is the largest of the three water parks in the Niagara area, and it is located across the street from Niagara Falls. You can actually see the falls from the park. The park includes 16 water slides, a wave pool and an outdoor sundeck. There are three hotels to choose from in the complex: Sheraton on the Falls, Crowne Plaza Niagara-Fallsview Hotel and Skyline Inn. As of 2010, a day pass at Fallsview is $44.95 with kids under age 2 getting in for free. The hotels in the entertainment complex often offer package deals that include water park tickets to offer guests savings.
Falls Avenue Entertainment Complex/Fallsview Indoor Water Park
5685 Falls Avenue
Niagara Falls
Ontario, Canada L2E 6W7
800-263-7135 (toll free)
905-374-4444
fallsviewwaterpark.com
The Indoor Water Park at Great Wolf Lodge is exclusively for guests of the lodge--passes to the water park are included in the cost of your stay. The earlier you book your room the better rate you'll get. The hotel offers many unique suite styles. The rustic but elegant suites accommodate from four to eight guests. The kids can sleep in a cave-themed area with bunk beds and their own flat-screen TV.
The water park includes a lazy river, 19 slides and six pools, including a wave pool. It also includes a 60,000-square-foot outdoor water park when the weather permits. Great Wolf is about 1 mile from the falls.
Great Wolf Lodge/Niagara Falls Indoor Water Park
3950 Victoria Avenue
Niagara Falls
Ontario, Canada L2E 7M8
800-605-9653 (toll free)
905-354-4888
greatwolf.com