Season Pass + Two Water Parks = One Cool Summer

Like most everybody else, I figured summer had arrived in March when we experienced a record-breaking nine straight days with 80-degree temperatures.

But the pools never opened, and the heat wave subsided. So now it’s back to waiting for summer’s official arrival in June. If the last streak of high temperatures is any indication, it’s going to be one hot summer. 

That’s why this double-dandy season pass to two water parks is so exciting. Through the end of April, the Fox Valley Park District is offering dirt-cheap season passes that can be used at both of its water parks – Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center and Splash Country Water Park.

Preseason prices range from $35 to $65 depending on age and residency, but regardless of which pass you choose, it’s a blue-water bargain with added benefits. As a pass holder, you get to enjoy the water park for one additional hour each Friday from 11 a.m. to noon before it opens to the public—the equivalent of a private party for pass holders.

Speaking of parties, a season pass provides a 10 percent discount off water park birthday parties and a complimentary friend pass if purchased before May 1.

One pass for one low price opens the door to two water parks for 10 weeks this summer, every day!

Simple math computes to a great discount. A standard season pass for residents 13 and over costs $55 (if purchased before May 1). A daily weekday pass is $8. So if you plan to enjoy more than seven visits this summer, it’s the equivalent of free admission from the eighth day forward.

Phillips Park has four slides, two of the winding flume variety. The other two are drop slides that provide the sensation of going over the edge of a cliff on a waterfall, albeit with a safe landing pool below.

Splash Country has two twisting flume slides as well and its famous “lazy river," the second longest of its type in Illinois, that winds through dumping buckets, sprayers, water jets and bubbling rapids.

Both parks include kid-friendly sections with spray guns, waterfalls and sand areas, with beach volleyball courts for teens and adults. 

Each weekday at both water parks will have a theme and include activities like cannonball contests, sand castle building and relay races. Special event weekends are on tap as well, including Splash Bash on June 9 and Phillips Fest on June 16.

Family fun is priceless, and keeping it affordable assures that it stays that way.

The season for wet and wild fun begins June 2 – but your summer could start early with a season pass in your pocket

Jeff Long is the public relations manager for the Fox Valley Park District. Contact him at jlong@fvpd.net