Safari Splash

Such a fun place to cool off and let the littles get their energy out while at the zoo! Well worth every penny! ($5 for zoo members, $6 for non-members). I'd say good size for around 10yrs old and under. Ample seating, clean restrooms, a small store with toys & necessities that may have been forgotten, & a small food station with sandwiches, hot dogs, dipping dots, etc. Lots of slides, fountains, waterfalls, & skirting animal heads. Believe I heard 12yrs old is oldest that can be on the slides. They have a couple of covered cabanas ($50 for 2 hours) as well as larger covered patio that can be rented. My 4yr old nephew had an absolute blast and must have gone down the slides over a hundred times. He could have kept going for hours more if we let him. We packed a lunch which saved money. Kids split a small dipping dots for $5.75. I Highly recommend you go if you have little kids and want to cool off during the hot summer days while at the zoo.

If you're going to the zoo with little ones, Safari Splash is totally worth the extra $5 with zoo admission. If you're a zoo member, it's $4 (kids 2 and under are always free).This little splash pad is great fun if it's not too crowded and you can get a couple chairs. There's plenty of shade around the chairs and tables, and there's a few rentable cabanas as well -- $40 for 2 hours and $15 for each additional hour. Totally worth it to guarantee a shady spot to rest and eat! They say the cabanas hold 10 people but I think that'd be pretty crowded. They look more suited for 6 guests when you consider most people have bags, towels, strollers, and small ice chests to store as well. The splash pad itself is small, this isn't a huge water park. Seems best for little kids, like 10 and under. Most kids we saw were probably under 7. Lots of little toddlers! The bigger kids spend most of their time up in the main playground and on the bigger slides, leaving the outskirts of the pad to the little ones. There's a few toddler stations and itty bitty slides, perfect for babies with some supervision. Just be on alert, there's always a big kid or 3 that'll come barreling through at any moment. There are no pools here, no lazy river. It's all splash pad! 14,000 square feet; a "water play area equipped with four slides, a water dump tower, a fill wall for your water toys, animal-shaped water cannons, and a designated toddler play area." There's also concessions; sandwiches, chips, drinks. And a little stand that has anything you might have left at home: swimsuits, towels, goggles, sunscreen, swim diapers... We had the best time here. We were lucky enough to visit when it wasn't packed. Even though it's brutally hot out, we stayed cool in the shade after being splashed. We're zoo members so we'll definitely be back.

Great price especially if member. 2 1/2 yr old loved it. Some of the frogs/animals were not squirting out water. Not much she could do though. They should add another toddler slide as the one was too crowded. She could not go up big slide area but was satisfied running between the squirting (water) animals. Food attendant was very nice and helpful. We were lucky to get a table at 10:30 am. We stayed 45 min and she was done.

Safari Splash is the perfect place to take my grandson. He is 16 months old and walking now, but he loved it even when he was crawling in the shallow water, sitting under the spray of colorful fountains and climbing the steps of the toddler slide. We like to play there for 45 minutes or so and leave nice and wet so that we stay cool as we stroll through the wonderfully shady zoo. Long-sleeved UPF 50 "rash guard" shirts keep us cool (even in the heat of the summer) and protect us from sunburn. I joined the zoo so that we could visit Safari Splash as often as we like for just $4 per day--zoo admission and parking are free with membership. Highly recommend.

Well my conversation with my 7 year old summed this place up perfectly. Great if it's free* but she wouldn't pay extra money from her piggy bank to go.Now for us we got in free on a zoo member Monday deal they run on Mondays in June that members get in an hour early, and the train, carocel & now splash area is free for members. So we got to try this place out for free. Well as my daughter mentioned I think it would have been mad if I had paid $4 per person for her to run around for about 30-40 min & be ready to go to somewhere else, Let alone if I had paid full price. If you have younger kids it might work out better for them & if it was slightly less crowded. Their was a line to get on when we left 45 mins into the day because it was at capacity. If your going to be at the zoo anyway & end a cool down that you don't mind shelling out for its great. If your just going for the splash area you would be better served to go to a city pool or rec centre that has a splash area, or even a water park or find somewhere that the splash area is included in admission. There is a kids place in grapevine that has a splash area included in admission, that we have membership too so unfortunately we only will come here on member free days.

So excited to have something like this so close by. Will be great for this TX heat. We will be frequenting this place often. Safari Splash is $5 (with Zoo admission) for children, adults and seniors or $4 with membership. Children ages 2 and under are free. Fort Worth Zoo ticket pricing can be found here, and information on Zoo Membership can be found here. Parking is $5. Splash Snacks offers a variety of light bites, including sandwiches, side salads and fruit, along with chips and drinks for guests to enjoy. (All food and drinks must be kept outside of the blue area.) Tropical Treasures carries splash park necessities like sunscreen, towels, swim diapers and other swimwear, as well as souvenirs and Safari Splash-approved water toys. Safari Splash is a zero-depth water play area; flotation devices are not needed.

Went for the first time today and was all good until my 4 year old walked towards the tables where we were sitting and Burned his little feet on the hot decking.I had to run to him when he started screaming and picked him up.We left very upset.He can't walk due to his feet being in pain and looks like they might blister.Poor design on shading for the table area.