Aquaventure World Water Park

On a recent holiday to Dubai, I visited Aquaventure World on The Palm and had a somewhat mixed experience. On the one hand, it’s a great water park with lots of attractions; on the other, it feels like an extremely expensive tourist trap. The park itself is clean, mostly well-themed, and has an abundance of slides and experiences. There was plenty to see and do, and a highlight was definitely the Lazy River - a great way to see the park and enjoy both a relaxing float and some thrills on the rapids. I also experienced Aquaconda, which was great fun, albeit a little short. There were also plenty of sun loungers around the pools and on the beach. However, I felt that the prices were very high considering the number of rides and attractions we actually got to experience. The costs inside the park also felt excessive. For example, a tiny locker was 70 AED, food and drink were massively expensive for the portion sizes, and the entry price was steep considering how busy the park was and how little we could do without facing hour-long queues. When I visited in December 2025, the Monorail was closed for station maintenance, which meant you could only get to Aquaventure by taxi if you didn’t drive. This was frustrating, as there were long waits for taxis, and traffic on and off The Palm was at a standstill at points. It wouldn’t have been difficult for them to arrange a replacement bus service. Overall, if I’d known in advance that the Monorail was not working and just how busy it would be, I likely would have given it a miss. I’ve been to water parks all over the world, and I don’t feel Aquaventure World offers anything particularly unique by comparison.

I visited Aquaventure Waterpark Dubai on October 10 with a friend, and the experience was truly impressive. The park delivers an outstanding mix of thrill, fun, and organization. We especially enjoyed Leap of Faith, Odyssey of Terror, Surf 🏄‍♂️ Up, Poseidon Tower, and Trident 🔱 Tower. Each attraction offered a unique and exciting adventure. The facilities are spotless, the rides feel well maintained, and the staff members were consistently courteous and supportive. The overall atmosphere is vibrant, safe, and welcoming for guests of all ages. While the park does become busy during peak hours, leading to longer queues for the most popular rides, the experience still feels worthwhile. Food and beverage prices are on the higher side, but planning ahead and arriving early can help make the most of the visit. Overall, Aquaventure delivers a memorable and exhilarating day out. It is an excellent choice for anyone looking for world-class water attractions and a well-managed park experience. 🔱 🔱 🔱🤝

We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Aquaventure Waterpark and spent almost 5–6 hours there. Most of the group rides were a lot of fun, and the overall experience was exciting from start to finish. One of the highlights was wearing life jackets and floating in the wave pool—it was both relaxing and enjoyable. We also tried the longest ride, which is about half a kilometer, and it was super fun. The park is well organized, with shuttle services between major rides, which makes getting around much easier. However, the lockers felt quite expensive—around 60 AED for a small locker. Despite that, it’s a fantastic place to spend the day, especially if you enjoy water rides and adventure.

We had so much FUN! If I could, I would give Aquaventure World 6 stars! My absolute highlight of visiting Dubai! I hadn’t been to a Waterpark for a very long time (and definitely never to a park like Aquaventure), so I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it really blew my expectations out of the water. The park is gigantic and really nicely themed and maintained. Basically feels like Disneyland but for water rides. The slides are so much fun! We probably did 20-30 and they’re all slightly different and fun in different ways. The park is also extremely professionally managed and safety seems to be at the forefront of everything which is nice to see. We arrived at 9am when the park opened and had the AquaXpress fast passes. For the first 1-2 hours, lines at all the slides were relatively short, but then later in the day when it got more crowded the fast passes really paid off. Ticket and fast pass prices seem a bit expensive at first, but when you compare to other activities in Dubai it’s actually super fairly priced and you definitely get the most value here. Highly, highly recommend visiting Aquaventure when in Dubai!

The park was great, with very varied types of rides and a good mixture of thrill levels. Food options were plentiful, and reasonably priced. I wouldn’t bother with the meal add on as my meal was cheaper than it would have cost. We arrived at 11 and got on our first ride by 12 - I’d definitely recommend going earlier, as we didn’t manage to do all of the rides due to the queues being so built up by the end of the day. If you only have a few hours, the fast pass is probably worth it, though we didn’t bother. The ticket queue was quite slow moving. We noticed that the rides on Neptune’s tower were longest by the end of the day, so probably worth going there first. However, Poseidon’s and Trident towers were both more generally exciting to ride as adults. One (Medusa’s revenge) required people to be in pairs and our group of three had to pick up another single rider, though no other rides had this. The locker staff have qr codes and ask you to write reviews which name them, which made the experience slightly devalued - ours was unhelpful when we identified that the locker room didn’t have the locker size we’d ordered. I’d go to the ones in Atlas village, (pictured) as they were quiet, clean, and centrally located, though I only discovered these at the end of the day.