Jim Lupient Water Park - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sally Dietzenbach

DO NOT EVER GO HERE! Worst water park we've ever been to by a mile. I brought my 3 kids 8, 6 and 6) to celebrate a special occasion for my twins, but left with one of them absolutely sobbing. First, all of the slides are closed even though their website says nothing about it. They're only open 4-7 on weekdays in late summer, but they still take 15 minute safety breaks every 45 minutes, so you're lucky to get even 2 hours of actual swimming in during that time. They tell you when you enter that there are no refunds if they have to close the pool for ANY reason, and then they repeat it over the loudspeaker every 15 minutes. Makes me wonder how often they close it down and for what kind of ridiculous reasons. They also tell you that if you leave (like to go to the ice cream truck) and they reach capacity, they won't let you back in until other people leave. The chairs, pool deck, etc are super dirty (and we got there shortly after open). The last straw was when my twins waited 15 minutes to go on the rope crossing. They let my first twin go across, but 2 minutes later when it was my other twins' turn, they told him he had to leave because he wasn't tall enough- they are the exact same size!!! Needless to say, twin 2 was sobbing and wanted to leave immediately. Talked to both the lifeguard and the pool manager about it, but they both just said that different lifeguards do things differently and that there was nothing they could do about it. We left immediately, and as we were leaving almost every parent around me had a horror story about how bad this place is and recommended other water parks in the area that are better. We will absolutely never be back.

Diana Ponce

Fun place to go swim and tubing
Very cool water features and it’s very convenient plus they have showers!
Friendly staff too! All smiles 😁😎
Come check it out! All ages!

Jessica Rousseau

This pool is a cheap way to entertain the family. During our visit, I witnessed a lifeguard consistently harass a family. The rule of the park is that children under 8 MUST be supervised by an adult who is also in the water. The adult in the family WAS in the water with her children while the other adult family member watched his children who were not in the pool. The lifeguard kept blowing the whistle on them. By the 3rd time, the mom was irate. The lifeguard was not treating other people the same way, so I'm not understanding why this family was being singled out. Also, the same day, a "biohazard" was found in the pool near the end of the evening. All patrons were removed from the pool while the lifeguards tended to the issue.

Jade Patrick

We love the Jim Lupient Waterpark! It's the perfect size - big enough for the kids to adventure but small enough that I don't have to worry about them feeling lost. My big kids love the slides, and the little ones love the fountains and splash pad area. I love that it's affordable 👍

Charles Simmons

My grandchildren five of the 13 second time there and their little older and they were tall enough to go down the slide this time. Charles

Rachel Ibes

Took my 2yo here on a Sunday afternoon. She loved both the little splash pad and even the bigger splash area for a little bit.

I felt secure knowing the life guards were attentive in case anything happened, and they were making sure the rules were being followed. This is a good thing to see when you have a small child that could easily be trampled by older kids, even with me following her everywhere.

I didn't need to worry though, as all the other kids were respectful and were taking turns with my daughter on the little slide. The bigger kids also stayed in the big pool/splash area and left the little splash pad for the very small children.

I love that you can walk right into the water and go as deep as you are comfortable with. They have lots of options for all ages, so it will grow with our family over the years. We love it!

Jeffrey Grier

Easy to get to water park. Lots of summer time fun

Carol Throntveit

This is a great, affordable place for families! We've purchased season passes for us and our sons' families for the last 3 years, and the kids (now ages 10, 7, 6, and 4) always can't wait for it to open.
The staff is extremely friendly--always a plus! And while there are no concessions, you can bring food and non-alcoholic beverages in as long as there's no glass and you clean up your trash. Totally fair, right?
Frankly, I almost hate to give away the secret of this NE Mpls gem, but someone told me, so I am telling you! 😀