The new Cumming Aquatic center finally opened and we went there while my Sis-in-law & nephew were visiting us. Everyone I know has been awaiting the opening of this place. It's nice for people who don't have a neighborhood pool or who need more water activities than just swimming in the pool. We went about a week or so after it opened. A friend of mine that went when they first opened said that they waited over an hour and they still didn't get in because the wait was too long. Luckily for us, there was no wait & it was not too crowded. This was a Tues. afternoon which makes me think that this will be my preferred day to go again. I took my 4 yr. old son but, left the the baby at home napping w/Daddy.
Well, I'll start off with what I liked about this place....
It was a good size, not too big or too small. It has a zero edge pool with some little water fountains sticking up at the water's edge which babies would enjoy. A baby can actually sit & play in the water without fear of being washed away by a big wave (unlike the beach!). They have a play structure w/2 small slides & stationary water guns (more like canons) for little kids to play on & it's right in the middle of the pool. There is also a large dunking bucket that gets filled with water & dumps every so often & splashes all over anyone standing under it or the nearby vicinity. My son Cameron loved this! When asked later about what he liked best he said "Getting dunked!". Cameron & his cousin Christian would wait for it to fill & stand under it & go crazy when it dunked all over them. Oh to be little again! Simple pleasures!
The pool is shallow enough so that little kids can stand & play. Cameron was so happy when he realized he could stand in the pool (unlike at home in our neighborhood pool where the water is over his head) and as it gets shallower he could sit. At one point he said excitedly "Look, I'm walking on my knees!". There is a lazy river that is not so lazy. It is small but, moves fast. It's actually a lot of fun and there's a section where water pours down on you & sprays up from below too. Cameron went crazy for this & we went thru so many times! He's not tall enough to stand in this part though so, he had to hold onto me the whole time. Part of the time he just rode on my back. There is a large corkscrew water slide which you have to be 48 in. tall to go on so, Cameron couldn't do that one but, he didn't seem to mind. I however, went on it a few times & it is fun! My Sis-in-law went with her son a few times & when he wanted to go some more, I volunteered to go too. The line was usually pretty short (10 or 11 people) & it moves pretty fast so, you can go multiple times w/out a lot of waiting. They have beach chairs but, it's really hard to get one because even when people aren't sitting in them, they have their towels & other stuff on them. They do have some grassy areas where you could lay down a blanket or towels though. They have covered picnic tables which is great for a picnic lunch or snack. They also have vending machines in case you need a drink or snack.
What I didn't like was.....
The water in the leisure pool is waist deep at it's highest point. This is great for little kids but, not so much for adults. The lazy river is fun but a kid under the age of 6 can't go in by themselves because this is the only section that's actually deeper. The only pool that you can swim in (in the traditional sense) is indoors & mainly used for instruction & team sports. They need more chairs because they have a lot of unused space to accomodate them & there is definitely not enough chairs. Other than that, I give this place a big thumbs up!
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