
Hi, just got back to uk after visiting my family whom have resided in Tenerife for over 20 yrs..... I have been visiting Aqualand since i was a small boy and must say i have many fond memories of the place.... But come on Aspro! (The company in charge), The place is falling to pieces in everyway imaginable! The slides are in desperate need of refurbishment, there is hardly any water pressure on the slides either. The staff all look as if they would rather be somewhere else,and a few of them are really arrogant with it too!! There really is no Atmosphere/Vibe in the place anymore...... I know a few people who work here and i also know that ASPRO is a much larger company than the Family who own Loro Parque and The new Siam park. It seems that they have ?Given in? to Siam in my opinion, Competition is good for any business and i think they need to sit round the drawing board and rethink many of there ideas... There is still a window of opportunity for Aqualand to be the better of the two parks, as they have the Fantastic Dolphin show, which at the moment, is probably the only reason to come here.In my professional opinion as a sports center manager in the UK, they need to lower there prices, Invest in some new slides/attractions, seriously reconsider the height restrictions on some of the rides, and also focus more on things for the kids... I wont turn my back on the place but i have many contacts in Tenerife, both personal and Professional, and the word on the street isnt good,in stead of spending so much on Publicity,(All the buses and Vans alone must have cost a fortune) Stick some money into a bigger better park otherwise i cant see the place lasting another 2yrs.... go online and read the reviews(Recent jan 2009 to present) make up your own mind.......
Just got back from a great Tenerife holiday but Aqualand was a huge letdown. We went on Saturday and apparently Friday, Saturday and Sunday are always dead. There were 3 other couples in when we arrived and it didnt get any busier!!! This meant that there was no atmosphere in the place at all and the customers were easily outnumbered by lifeguards. Half of each of the slides was closed so you couldn't go down the slides together. Some slides were totally closed. One of the two kiddies section was closed for maintenance so if you're taking small children the available slides are VERY limited. All rides looked old with peeling paint etc. The place looked as if there had been no investment in 10 years (except on the advertising!). The water pressure on many of the slides was very weak, and this meant we had no momentum - we both came to a halt halfway down a couple of slides (and we're both average size / weight). After you have paid the (not cheap) entrance fee to get in you must pay a further 6 euros for locker hire (4 euros with a 2 euro deposit) and 3.50 euros for a sunbed. All overpriced and designed to take your money off you. There's an underwater world attraction which also costs to go round. However, the dolphin show was included in the admission price ... Unfortunately we couldn't face hanging round for three and a half hours for it to start and left after an hour. We had the double ticket with Jungle Park which was by far the better of the two attractions. However, if we go again we would definately visit Siam Park and Loro Park instead. Although we didn't get to try Siam Park ourselves the slides looked to offer a lot more and we think it would be worth the extra cost. If you do chose to go to Aqualand and Jungle Park look out for the vouchers handed out at the airport etc which offer the 2 attractions for 30 euros per person instead of the usual 35 euros.
I have been with my family to Tenerife several times and each time have visited Aqualand..both my daughters have taken part in the Dolphin experience and Dolphin training schemes which they both loved..my eldest was also selected to take part in the show and swim with the trainers and Dolphins..dont take notice of negative feedback..obviously out of season places will be quiet but we have been in the months of May April July August October And even over the December (christmas ( yes in the park christmas day too.) holidays and have never had any negative points to make.