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Shining Waters Family Fun Park

8885 Cavendish Rd | PO Box 860, Cavendish, Prince Edward Island C0B 1M0, Canada
902 963 3939
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Ranked #4 of 7 attractions in Cavendish
4.0 of 5 stars 17 Reviews
Type: Amusement/ Theme Parks
Owner description: Explore over 30 acres of family fun including Buccaneer Bay, Storybook Land and the Adventure Woods. Take the plunge down one of our four large...... more » Owner description: Explore over 30 acres of family fun including Buccaneer Bay, Storybook Land and the Adventure Woods. Take the plunge down one of our four large waterslides or splash around in the Turtle cove children's splashpad. Enjoy live and animated animals in our barn and don't miss the mirror maze, tree house and the Swamp Shack. Canteen facilities and rental barbeques available. « less
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Saint John, Canada
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 24, 2012
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well run, pleasant staff, fair prices, kids all enjoy it More

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Charlottetown, Canada
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18 reviews 18 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 12, 2012
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Great family water park for those who love to spend the day in the water lots of water slides and other things to do. More

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Fort McMurray, Canada
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 31, 2011
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I really wanted to love this place as I thought it looked like a fun family place to spend our day. I thought the price of admission was very high for a family of 4, then there was only a couple of water slides with huge line ups. The little kids spash park was fun for the little ones but... More

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Adam Hickey, General Manager at Shining Waters Family Fun Park, responded to this review
February 13, 2012

Thank you for your comments. One of our customer's favorite aspects of Shining Waters is its large, open spaces. The park is spread out over 36 acres. This does, however, mean that there is some distance between some of the parks over 40 attractions. During peak season, it is normal in a waterpark to see line ups. For those that... More

Onaping, Canada
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 2, 2011
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We were very excited to go to a water park but were slightly disappointed to see that there where only 4 large water slides and 2 small for the kids. The kids area was great but there wasn't even a a pool. We just expected more water stuff at a water park.They had some rides and paddle boats and a... More

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Nova scotia
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22 reviews 22 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
70 helpful votes 70 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 21, 2011
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We were staying close by walked over one morning expecting to spend a couple hours cooling down and ended up staying all day. The water park is small but well laid out with spaces for chairs and towels. There are 2 slides that you use tubes and 2 slides without. They were fun but certainly not extreme, so great for... More

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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 15, 2011
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This is a nice clean park with some fun rides for small kids (there is a car and a boat carnival type ride which is only for small children; my 7 year-old was too big but my 3 and 5 year-olds loved them!). There are two different paddle boat rides which even youngish children can manage on their own; my... More

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Nova Scotia
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed August 7, 2011
2
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the attraction has activities/rides/pools for all ages. My grandson is 2 and he had a wonderful time. The man in charge of the Petting Farm was so nice and made sure we saw everything. All the people running rides etc were polite and smiling and the grounds etc were clean. We went back twice - it was so close to... More

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Moncton, Canada
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed August 3, 2011
4
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This was our second time at Shining Waters and the kids had a great time. Their favorite part was the kids water slides. The great thing about this place is that it's more than just a water park. We started at the water slides but then we did the other rides so we could dry up. We'll be back! More

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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed July 20, 2011

Attended on a hot day in July with two preteen sons and paid $65 for the three, including one adult. Strike one: The lockers take tokens and the token machine on this day had malfunctioned. No staff were in sight to correct this error. A staff member shrugged his shoulders when alerted to this issue, and assistance finally arrived some... More

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Adam Hickey, General Manager at Shining Waters Family Fun Park, responded to this review
February 13, 2012

We are all disappointed that your family’s experience at our park was not better. I’d like the opportunity to address your concerns in the hopes that you will give the park a second chance on your next visit to Prince Edward Island. Unfortunately all coin operated machines do require maintenance from time to time. Outages are usually temporary and brief... More

St. John's, Canada
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed July 13, 2011

I have to say that I was not thrilled with our experience. The waterslides and pools areas were nice and wel maintained. However, they were a bit for a 3 year old. The biger slides are aimed for much older children. Turtle bay was much better! I majority of the rides in the rest of the park were either not... More

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Adam Hickey, General Manager at Shining Waters Family Fun Park, responded to this review
February 13, 2012

We are sorry to hear that your experience at Shining Waters was not more pleasurable for you and your family. As you correctly note, our large water attractions: The Cannon Bowl / Crossbow and the Slingshot / Catapult are not meant to be enjoyed by our younger guests. However, the Turtle Cove Splash Pad is specifically designed for a younger... More

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