Six Flags White Water Water Park
By SHERRI SMITH BROWN
Georgia > Atlanta Metro > Cobb County > Marietta
From toddler friendly to the very extreme, there are lots of slides and rides at Six Flags White Water, the Southeast’s premier water park.
For 25 years, Six Flags White Water in Cobb County has been Georgia’s premier water park. Recently awarded “Best Private Water Park” in the nation by Aquatics International, the industry’s leading publication, it also bears the designation of an “Extreme Water Park” by the Travel Channel.
I first visited the water park with my children in the early 1980s when the Atlanta Ocean wave pool, the Three-slide Body Flume, and the kiddies Activity Pool were big news. Today, Six Flags White Water is the largest water park in the Southeast, with more than 20 rides and 40 slides.
The water park rates its rides Mild (green), Moderate (yellow) and Max (red). There are three different areas for the littlest visitors — Captain Kid’s Cove, Little Squirt’s Island and Tree House Island; and three Thrill Rides that boast serious water park action. For instance, on the Cliffhanger, you will drop nine stores at harrowing speeds on what is claimed to be one of the tallest free-falls on earth; on Dragon’s Tail, you’ll brave a 250-foot triple drop; and on the Tornado, a giant, funnel-shaped thrill-ride, you’ll plummet down a 132-foot tunnel, eventually landing in the cool pool below. All three of these are definitely for real thrill seekers only.
But the majority of rides and slides at Six Flags White Water are the Family Rides, where moms, dads and kids can all ride together. From the Bermuda Triangle to the Lilypad Crossing to the Little Hooch River, there are more things to make a family really wet than there is time in the day to enjoy them.
You’ll find plenty to eat at the water park, too. Hamburgers and fries, chicken wings, pizza, salads, and ice cream are just some of the food at eateries located throughout the park.
If you are close enough to the park and think you will go more than a couple of times during the season, you can purchase a Six Flags White Water Season Pass for $49.99 – the lowest price in years. Season Passes include a coupon book that offers three free tickets for friends and more than $200 in savings on in-park food and fun. Be sure to watch your weather forecast for the day because severe weather will result in rides closing, but refunds and rain checks are not offered.
Six Flags White Water Park will be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until Aug. 9 and weekends Aug. 15 through Sept. 13.
Read more about Marietta, Cobb County and water parks in Georgia, or find more activities in the Atlanta Metro Travel Region here at Brown’s Guides.
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