Hours

Please note that due to school calendar changes, our operating calendar/schedule may vary from previous years. Our 2025 operating calendar will be available in the coming weeks!

Hours are weather permitting. Hours, dates, attractions and prices are subject to change without notice.

Please call 303-427-7873 (SURF) for up-to-date information regarding inclement weather and park operating status.

Please check out our “Know Before You Go” for important information regarding your 2025 visit, including advanced ticket purchase, permitted cooler sizes, keeping your ice bagged, permitted items and more.

What attractions may be closed or on a delayed opening today?

Closed until Memorial Day weekend 2025

What are “Back to Pool Days”?

Due to our main local school districts returning to class (and one returning earlier than normal), we will operate with our special “Back to Pool Days” programming!  It’s still a great time to visit! A limited number of tickets are available each day (online only), get them while you can! 

For our Back to Pool Days (August 11th-August 15th), the following attractions are projected to be open: Alpine Springs Area (Mile High Flyer, Sunset Racer, The Peaks, Little Bear Pond, Minnow Creek, Fox Tail, Roaring Forks, and Centennial Basin), The Wild Isle (Revolution, Zoomerang, and the Lazy River), and our Thunder Bay Wave Pool.

We will have Cabanas available at our Basecamp and Bayview locations with no service. Our BayBungalows will also be available with no service.

Lockers will be available at our Alpine Springs and Thunder Bay locations.

Our Tube Valet Service and Personal Tube Rental Service will not operate on these days.

Are there days when Water World will not open due to weather?

Yes. Because we are an outdoor park with all water attractions, there are days we might not be able to open for guest comfort or safety. We look at temperatures at park opening as well as forecasted high temperatures (we also take into account cloud cover, wind and precipitation on these cool days). We typically make these decisions by 9 am and we suggest you check out our website or call us for updates on questionable weather days.

What happens if it rains during my visit to the park?

We will close our attractions when unsafe conditions are present (as determined by Management in conjunction with our weather service). In the event of a weather interruption, we will attempt to re-open when weather conditions in our immediate area are safe to do so (we cannot guarantee ideal weather conditions).

If the attractions are closed for more than 60 minutes due to unsafe weather conditions, guests on property must present either a paper ticket, a print-at-home, mobile ticket, or a birthday wristband to receive a full day or mid-day raincheck ticket (depending on the time of weather closure) for a return visit for either the 2025 or 2026 season,  If you receive a mid-day ticket, it is valid for admission beginning at or after 1:45pm.

No refunds are issued regardless of time spent in the park.  There are no refunds or rain checks on incidental expenses (such as Personal Tube Rental, Tube Valet, etc).

If issued, rainchecks will be given at the Ticket Services Booths.  Each guest must present their paper,  print at home or show on phone ticket or birthday wristband ticket to receive a raincheck.  If you are a cabana guest, your cabana host will raincheck in-cabana for you, up to the cabana maximum capacity.   Certain tickets, such as Tots and any ticket marked “no raincheck issued on this ticket” are not valid for rainchecks.

I received a mid-day raincheck during a previous visit, can I upgrade it to a full-day ticket?

If you received a mid-day raincheck during a previous season visit, you may visit again for free beginning at scheduled mid-day admission.  If you wish to upgrade the mid-day raincheck to a full-day ticket, the current rate to do so this season (2025) is $25.99 + tax by visiting our Ticketing Services booths.

I have an Early Entry Enabled Ticket-how does that work?

Please click here to learn more about Early Entry!