Thomas A Soetaert Aquatic Center

$10 for non-residents (which I am) will get you entrance into an awesome water park. There is something for everyone here from toddlers to teens. Water slides, lazy River, diving boards, lap pool, and dedicated kids area with a little slide and lots of water features. There are chairs all around to sit on and some grass for sitting too, though finding chairs in the shade is more competitive. This place is such a good deal!! If you are visiting Shawnee during the Summer it's definitely worth a stop.

Such an awesome pool to go to! Very kid friendly! The staff does kid friendly games like water balloon toss and guess how many tootsie rolls are in a jar. The bathrooms are clean and spacious! Only downside is I feel like the staff is very young so management maybe needs to encourage more professionalism and communication skills to the cashiers and have all staff informed about different promotions going on. For example I called twice to confirm if I could bring a canned food to get half price admission (according to their website) and the girl on the other end told me no. I called again for a different employee and this girl was yelling out to anyone else who walked past her to get a answer if it was still going on. They assumed yes so I showed up with my canned good and they took it but she still wanted to charge me full price until I mentioned I brought a canned good! Besides this I'd bring my kiddo again.

Great lazy river. The kids loved it and the slides. Lots of young life guards who do a good job of reminding people of the rules. There are a lot of rules that aren't super instinctual, so be ready to be corrected! I get it. It's all for the sake of safety. Overall a great experience.

Fun for little kids. My 1.5-year-old had a blast! The only sad part is my son wanted to go down the slide and couldn't with me. But I understand it's their rule to keep everyone safe. They also have a bunch of stuff for older kids as well!

This place is awesome! First, there's a lot to do:-Totally little kid friendly area. They call this the zero depth area. Two kinds of slides, interactive fountains and fenced in.-Lap Swim area - even during peak hours, they maintained a few lanes for lap swimmers.-Normal "pool" areas varying from 3ft to 6ft.-A "lillypad" challenge. Put your ego aside because the kids will kick your butt, but it's super fun.-Diving boards (low and higher - I think apx 3 m)-Aqua wall (like a rock wall)-two slidesNote: What I love about the slides, they have double tubes so you can take your little one with you. This policy/allowance SAVED THE DAY-Lazy riverSo why is that important? Because you can keep rotating through the various activities and really enjoy a good, long time there.Finally - their staff is top notch. Super helpful, engaging, nearly always smiling. Shawnee is lucky to have this place! It's worth the drive!

We drive 20 min to be members at this pool and we have a pool 5 min from us. Lazy river, gated baby pool and a slide my young kids can ride with an adult on an inter tube as well as a second slide that is for bigger kids and adults. Perfect!

Nice small water park. Has something for all ages for the whole family. Fun and peaceful

Nice area to bri my your toddler to. Little swim area for toddlers to keep them in and contained in one area due to the gates blocking children from running out of the area. Would recommend the lifeguards to keep kids over 10 out of the toddler area though.

Lots to do for all ages. Very attentive life guards. There is a spray hydrant in baby pool area that goes a cRaZy distance and reaches the lounge chairs; JUST BEWARE!! It's funny until it's not.

How does this place not have more reviews? It is like a mini-water-park, with slides, a lazy river, lily pads to try to run across...at a fraction of the price. Hmm, maybe I should leave it a secret so more people won't go.As a new Shawnee resident, I went here when my sister, brother-in-law, and 2 nieces (3&6yrs old) were in town July 2016. We took advantage of the 1/2-price evening twilight hours after eating dinner. We actually came here twice in the week they visited, since the 6yr old liked it so much...or my brother-in-law. It was fun to watch dads try to do the lily pads as gracefully as the kids. We also tried splash cove, but it seems geared for younger kids, while this place is great for the whole family.