Double JJ Resort, Michigan, United States

3WaterparkTryhard 5:00 PM Feb 19, 2023

SO MUCH CHEMICALS!
I went to the water park and I thought it was mediocre. I would put a 5 star but the chemical level was very high. So high in fact it faded my mom's bathing suit. Even after we left we could still smell the chemicals. Aside from that the water slides were very fun. Plus it was very budget friendly.

3Jonathan W 5:00 PM Mar 2, 2014

At least the kids had fun
I hate to be negative, so I want to start out by saying that the set up for this place is great for kids my age (4 & 6). Everything is really shallow so my 4 year old could touch pretty much everywhere - the lazy river, the wave pool, the indoor/outdoor hot tub, so it made her feel like a really big girl. My oldest was tall enough to go on enough of the water slides that it was really exciting for her as well. Now through a jaded parent's eyes, it feels like this place is falling apart and management is not doing enough maintenance to keep things going. I'll use the lazy river as an example - there are these water guns attached to pulleys that are designed to fill up, move side to side, and dump water on the lazy river floaters. The don't move, and they don't fill up any more, they just have a steady stream of water coming through them. In regards to the Goldrush theme of the place, there was also this yellow well head feature that is supposed to pour water on the floaters, but it was broken too. The well head was very rusty, the water was reduced to a trickle, and it was REALLY cold. Finally in the lazy river, they have what look to be punching bags hanging over the lazy river in the shape of gold sacks and dynamite and when you swing them, it is supposed to trigger an "explosion" of rough water. Well, you hit them, it makes a noise, but nothing happens. There are similar examples all over the park that make you feel like they need to step up their maintenance. Also, what made the park a blast for my daughter, made it somewhat frustrating for an adult. If my four year old can "touch" almost everywhere in the park, that means that there aren't many places that are deeper than mid-thigh. The hot tub that goes outside (really cool idea, right?) means that I had to curl up in the fetal position to try to keep most of my body in the water. Forget about sitting on the benches they had. In the Sundance, where we had dinner Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning was COLD! I don't think it was much warmer than 60 degrees, and we were seated next to a broken door where you could see outside through a gap in the door. Our hotel room was in the Lofts, and it was clean for the most part, except for the random piece of foam maybe from the HVAC system that was sitting on one of the beds. It was a fun experience, but we only did it because we were given a hefty gift card for Christmas. If paying full price, you better believe we will drive the extra few hours up to Great Wolf Lodge. I also need to be fair and say the staff was great, from the ice cream parlor, to the DJ playing music to dance to, everyone greeted us with a smile and a warm hello. They seemed genuinely happy that we were there.