Hydro Blast Inflatable Backyard Water Slide Park for Ages 5+, Blue/Red – Outdoor Bouncy Play with Wall Climbing, Basketball Hoop, Cannons, and Lagoon Pool

I'm giving this a five-star rating. I read all the one-star reviews, and I'll add comments about them. Before I review, if you buy this, I want you to remember that 4 & 5 are the guns. Remember, 4 & 5 are the guns. Remember that. On to the review: It's easy to set up, and only requires one person, even to lift it. It is heavy, but not crazy. I keep it on a red flyer wagon to move it back and forth between my garage. As for the grass, it does not hurt the grass from using it (assuming you take it down after use). You dont need a tarp under it. It takes a few hours to dry, so plan accordingly. You can leave it deflated, and then dry the next day with no fear of mold. The drain hole is in the back. If you have a slight slope, you'll want the back facing down the slope. The material is the typical bounce house grade. The pool section is bounce house grade with rubberizing to hold in the water. If you have bounce houses this will be a standard bounce house set up for you. The "speed slides" are no steeper than slides at playgrounds. I'm not sure why people are complaining. It is true that there is no padding at the bottom. This only affects heavier kids or adults. Little kids skim on by. To counteract this for larger kids, just place a blanket under each slide once it's inflated but not full of water. Problem solved. As with any slide, if your kid is going to go down completely squirrely, head first with a friend's foot in their face, they'll get hurt. The drain hole is in the middle towards the back. It doesn't drain well. To drain, I slip a 1.5" pipe under to the hole, and it drains fine. Go to home depot and get a piece of 8' 1.5" pvc pipe before you use this. It's easy to roll up, and while you don't get it the same size as the shipping size, you can get it close. The size is smaller than you think, the pictures make it look bigger than it is. But it is big. My kids will spend HOURS on it. When their friends come over it is a FUN time. I went on it, and it's fine for me. We go to a lot of water parks, and this thing gets as much fun for the kids. While it's expensive, it is a party machine and saves me money from not having to go to water parks. Make sure you buy pool toys, etc. I would not hesitate to buy this again.

This product is fantastic. It's very easy to setup and is well made. When you hook in a hose you can control the strength of the various water streams by turning up or down your water pressure at the spigot. I've now witnessed three and four year olds be able to navigate all elements of the structure including climbing up the ladder and sliding down all three slides. When it comes to putting it away, note that you need to give the structure some time to drain and dry. It needs to be completely dried out before you roll it up and store it. I found that draining it took an hour or so, then I left it running facing the sun for another hour or so to let the air and sun work. I also found it helpful to have two people roll it up together. It does fit in the bag included. With a little planning ahead, this is a fantastic backyard activity!

I love this brand! Every few years we upgrade to a bigger one (to fit my kids as they get bigger and their bigger friends). They are built sturdy. Never had a problem with mold. My kids are 8 and 10, and this is a great slide for them. They play on it for hours. All the neighborhood kids come join in. It's just such a great investment. Easy set up once you strap in the water hose. After they are done, we turn off the blower, let the pool empty and then inflate it until the sun dries it out. During the summer, I don't plan on packing it back up. It's so easy to set up, we'll use it daily.

This product is garbage. I bought this on Amazon Credit for our children at Easter. My children are 11 (87 lbs), 6 (37 lbs), 2 (25 lbs). We were unable to use the product until mid May due to weather issues. The kids and our neighbors (similar ages and sizes) played on the product for part of May, June, and July. There is now a huge rip in the seam. I contacted Amazon (I have never had an issue) and they stated that it is a third party seller sold the item so I had to talk to them about any issues I have. Amazon sent an email to the third party seller and copied me on the email. I received a quick email from third party that told me to use the patch kid provided. Obviously, a patch could not touch that kind of damage. Please note that this did not happen while the kids were jumping to our knowledge. We attempted to air it up and discovered the massive malfunction. I sent a picture and told them that a patch would not help. Third party said so sorry, 60 day warranty, good luck. Unacceptable. This product was used for just around 3 months this summer and it fell apart. I will never purchase anything from a third party seller. Especially not a purchase this large. I will also reconsider spending this kind of money for who knows what kind of quality and customer service from Amazon. So sad for my kids and mad that I made this purchase. Don’t make our mistake.

Had 5 kids playing on it age range 3 to 10 years old. They played on it for hours and would have longer but I wanted to give it time to dry out and to put it away. Things to be aware of...it is pretty heavy and I think really could use 2 people to set it up and take it down. There are a lot of velcro tape holders for all the tubing. My daughter helped me and we were glad we set it up the day before because it did take a bit of time to get it done. The taking down/ putting it away was pretty tough. We let the water out (drain hole really should be at the end of the pool area, and should have 2 drains for each end, that would make it much easier). However, since our yard is not 100% level, water did pool and not want to drain so we used a broom to push the water out-helped a lot! Even by re-inflating and leaving to dry the bottom underneath was wet-inevitable since water draining soaked the grass. I tried to flip it over while still inflated to try to get the underside dry, but it was too heavy and I could not, so ended up just deflating and turning it over. Still not dry and it was getting late so I figured I would just have to fold up as is. There the real challenge lies-absolutely no way on earth I could ever get it small enough to fit in the bag they provide. I did the best I could do and ended up piling it on to a wagon to drag to storage. I have seen some good ideas on reviews-one person suggested a large waste container with wheels to put it away in. Another suggested a leaf blower to help dry it. I would recommend both those ideas. If the manufacturers could find a way to make the blower reverse and deflate (like they do for air mattresses) that would be ideal! Hence the 4 stars-we haven't used long enough to see how it withstands over time, but I gave it 4 stars because it was a hit with the kids and kept them active and happy for hours!

I purchased this waterslide for my 10 year old and 13 year old. We used this water slide at my 13 year old’s party. We had 15 children ages 12-14 playing on the water slide. Their weights ranged from 100 pounds to 180 pounds. We had no issues with the waterslide not being big enough to accommodate everyone. They had a blast. It was easy to setup and take down. I was surprised that the slide actually fit into the bag. We flipped it upside down and ran the blower for a couple of hours to ensure everything was dry. The kids are already trying to find excuses to have another party with the waterslide.

My kids definitely enjoy this water park! They are 5 and 7 1/2. It's perfect for the two of them and maybe 2 other friends/cousins. But I would not have more than 4-5 young children in it at a time. My niece is 13 and she has joined my two and it has been ok. The racing slides do hurt at the bottom but a towel or blanket underneath helps. The design of this for draining purposes is terrible. There is one plug and it's located in the corner between the climbing wall and basketball hoop. It would be ideal for two other plugs to be located by each gun. I have to stand on the edge of the park to get water to drain out. Then let it sit for a while to dry. I did have to put it away a little wet once and I can now see mold inside the yellow parts. It only sat for a day or two. Plus water stays in the hoses and is never completely out so when it gets folded up...water gets on the bounce house again. The storage bag should be vertical instead of horizontal. However, I was able to get it into the bag 1 time! Yay. In the end, the kids enjoy it and that's important. Especially during quarantine.

This is a great investment to entertain my five grandchildren, ages 8 to 12! The kids love it! It’s durable and FUN!