Looking to spend a day in a water park close to Cape Cod and Boston? Water Wizz – a family owned park is a good place for that!
Chile Uncovered
We live in Plymouth and every summer once a year when the temperature riches 90 degrees we visit Water Wizz.
Park History
Water Wizz of Cape Cod, Inc. was established in 1982 with 4 serpentine slides and the newest thing on the market, 2 speed slides, the first water attractions in New England.
In 1984 Water Wizz expanded by adding bumper boats and an 18 hole mini golf course. Water parks were all the rage in the 80’s so the opportunity to join the water park industry was decided. In 1989 a lazy river, food concessions, and the longest tube ride (The Canal) in southern New England were constructed. In 1993 Harpoon Lagoon and Pirates Plunge were added followed by Squid Row in 1995. One of the goals was to put in a wave pool which finally came to fruition in 2000. Fast forward to 2019 and you will see Captain Kid’s island (2008), Thunder Falls (2013) and Devil’s Peak (2013).
“Largest water park in New England Water Wizz of Cape Cod, Inc. was established in 1982”
Tips for visiting
- If you plan to go way ahead monitor special offers – like BOGO deals on tiekcts on their facebook page. If you go with a big family (like us) you can save significantly!
- Usually, Monday’s and Friday’s are slowest days. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday’s are busy group days. Kids groups usually leave around 3 and then park is much less crowded.
- We started renting cabanas which starts with $50 per weekday for up to 7
Weekdays : $50
Weekends : $75
“This is good food, 100 percent natural,” a seller told me. “It’s good for hunger, good for thirst, good for you.”
After that vivid culinary starter, I took a subway ride to a famous food venue – La Fuente Alemana. This is the most legendary burger shop in a city obsessed with burgers. At a crowded U-shaped counter, customers were eating classic burgers. Like chacarero (beef and green bean) and lomito (pork). And the popularity of this place can be judged by just two things. First, by how fast the new orders were brought up from the kitchen. Two, by how often visitors were flooding in and out. Second, burgers and two beers did cost me 13,300 pesos. This sum looks less painful if you count it in dollars, though.
“Largest water park in New England Water Wizz of Cape Cod, Inc. was established in 1982”
So I left the burger shop and set out to meet Rodrigo Pinochet, a Chilean travel writer. I tried to keep up with him, just as I try to do with numerous native travelers from the countries that I go to. Anyways, in order to meet him, I arrived at a chic wine bar called Bocanáriz. The fancy place was located in the upscale Lastarria neighborhood, which I recommend you to see. He had promised me the best, chilled white wine in Chile…for under $10! He was right. It delivered: I tasted three unusual varietals found in Chile (like mourvèdre!) for 4,200 pesos, and called it a night.
But overall, there is so much fun things to do in Santiago and so little time … That means I will have to write a separate series of posts about it.
Now I want to share some photos with my readers. Because I have no time yet to sit down and describe my brightest moments of this trip in a long-read. Moments, by the way, are plenty! You can expect a number of posts on Santiago and Chile over the next couple of months mixed up with the other posts.
And as I’m currently staying in Santiago for some time, I will surely explore the countryside too.
I would love to witness some lesser-known natural attractions. A good example is Frutillar, a beautiful lakeside area in southern Chile’s Los Lagos Region. The Lonquimay area, which is a stunning mountainous lake city in the Malleco Province of southern Chile’s Araucanía Region. As well as Coyhaique (a budget-wise Northern Patagonia city that’s a hub for travelers in that region).
As I will continue travelling through the country, I will be adding new posts here about my ventures.
Namely, the next trip I want to set out on is to Patagonia. This incredible plateau region of Chile is in the South.
