Iceland Water Park
 

http://www.icelandwaterpark.com/

Has anyone tried it yet? thinking about going next weekend :)

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Never heard of it - my boy might be interested...anything to get him away from the Wii :)

N.

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We drove past it last weekend - looked nuts and the kids were impressed.

My mate went to it last year with her best friend. They said it was the most bonkers theme park ever - blue AstroTurf is everywhere supposedly representing ice and one of the rides they weigh you before you go on it! Can you imagine "sorry mamsir, too fat for this one!" It's pretty deserted though so no hideous queues.

BUT a thirty five year old Londoner is not really their target audience. My five and seven year old were intrigued and are desperate to go. Lifesize penguins? Check. Fake icebergs? Check. Have you lurked on expatcrazymam to see what their opinions are?

It's worth a trip just to visit the offie on the way back - barracuda's was HEAVING last week, but worth it for the mandarin vodka and Bombay sapphire.

Damn, now I want a g&t and it's only half one.

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LIFESIZE PENGUINS!!! I wanna go!

Ok Im having a blonde moment, I was thinking that meant human size penguins- but you actually mean normal penguin size penguins- so not actualy genetically modified real 6 ft penguins? Im a bit disappointed now to be honest. And I can't open the link :-( sob

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Not real ones, mind. Have I ruined for you?

:o

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Yep- see my edit above- no 6ft real penguins for me :(

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was banned from expatflange years ago :) think I might have to check out this water park though :)

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This was posted on Trip Advisor earlier today in response to a similar question:

"my 10 year old daughter and I had a day at Iceland water park located just outside RAK city, it was about £4 in a taxi and 20 mins from our hotel (Hilton resort and spa in RAK) it would take over an hour to get there from most Dubai located hotels, we went on a Tuesday in mid April 2011, we had the best day out ever! we arrived at 10am to beat the crowds (Florida style) the park was open but completely deserted apart from loads of lifeguards, the park is relatively new and is the biggest in UAE, we were treated like celebrities as soon as we walked in as it appeared the staff were not used to tourists going there! a girl from customer services helped us with the pay desk, then helped us getting towels and a locker, we got changed and explored the park! completely deserted of guests! but strangely although everywhere was well attended by lifeguards, none of the rides or wave pool was operating, what I did not realise was for some reason the park opened at 10am but all the attractions were not turned on till 11am! we spent the most surreal hour of my life walking around wave pools with no waves, water slides with no water flowing and a lazy river with no flow!! I tried enquiring with the staff what was happening but could not find anyone who could understand me! luckily by 10.30 we saw another family come in!!! at 11am it was like a big switch had been turned on! water started flowing, gurgling,gushing and spraying everywhere! my daughter could hardly contain here excitement! she was in probably the best waterpark she had ever been to! (and we have been to a lot round the world including aquaventure) and she had the place nearly to herself!!

there are loads of water rides at Iceland, we went on everyone twice and did not have to wait one minute for any, more people were coming in all the time but I doubt there was more than 100 people at its peak!

I think this is mainly to do with the fact that in my 2 weeks in the UAE in never saw this park advertised in anyway! I only heard about it from one of the local drivers we had hired

I would think the park is packed on a weekend with locals, but it will never be busy with tourists as no one has heard of it!!!

if you like waterparks, go mid week and you will not be disappointed!

your kids will love it!!! "


hth

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We're doing a pitch at the moment for Dubai Mall AQuarium, they have loads of real penguins in there now.

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Oh man I'm all over that...

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we got to go :thumbup:

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yep they weigh you i think cannot be over 80kg and they do it in public and let everyone know.

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Honest??

Well that's me not going on that one then...

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:(

this can't be true, surely ?

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I have been right through the wesbite, there is a section on height's and prices but nothing on being weighed at all. I am going to ring them.

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rang them, there is one ride where there is a weight restriction :sneaky:

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have heard that people who have been and thats what happened.

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yeh sorry not all the rides just one, but even so would they be able to do that anywhere else in the world, human rights and all. 80kg isnt that heavy so why didnt they put in more steel or whatever lol.

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yeah of course they would...helicopter rides, parachute jumps...there must be loads of things...

i still don't know anyone who has actually been to this place...go on bluecat, do the decent thing and go and report back...!

MM, xx

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I am going, not this weekend as I have Arte will got the following one :)

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no i mean 80 isnt really a big number! not that there is a weight restriction

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All going to plan we are going on Friday, will report back with my findings :)

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went today, was brilliant, will do a full write up later :)

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But its 42degC outside. You guys must be crazy.:confused:

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it's a WATER park, you are half naked and wet! LH lighten up!

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Seriously BC, please ensure that mitten is checked regularly for skin blemishes. I would not even consider exposing Jaz to the sun between 9am-4pm at this time of year...and she is quite dark skinned.

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i went to wild wadi on tuesday and the amount of people that obviously did not heed the sun, yes it was cloudy and overcast, but there were loads of people with no tshirts on and by the end of the day were really really red and burnt....! as i have a fish we always have to keep reapplying the sun cream on the face and usually its a little bit red by the end of the day, but the rest of the skin is covered up with shorts and top even on a cloudy day but going to a water park its nice and cool, apart from the burnt feet as a lot of the places there they need to install the misting/water jets etc

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We were at Aquaventure yesterday and it was too hot. Both girls had UVA sunsuits, Legionnaires hats and factor 50 suncream, and are not in the slightest bit even pink, but a few of the other members of our party had blistered toes from the heat of the floor.

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u do need to wear shoes at aa. when it first opened they didnt spray the floor at all, but i wear water shoes now had flip flops on back then, and it was stupidly hot and burnt your feet if you are walking bare feet, but then you dont want to wear flip flops on the water rides. on 1 of the rides cant remember the name, but you used to queue up actually from the water but when they built it they didnt cater where the people queuing would be waiting and that in turn caused a bottle jam for the other ride next door, and so they changed it so you have to wade through the water and then walk all the way back up and down with no water sprays to go into the ride, stupid really as they obviously didnt think about it this is the one that you now have to ride as a double only because people got hurt riding as a single when it first opened, so presuming the extra weight helps.

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I am quite capable of looking after her thanks :rolleyes: I feel sorry for Jaz, get her some factor 50, and get out in the pool! our pool here is full of kids every afternoon have a ball of a time

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