I'm surprised at how poor the reviews are. My family (wife, two sons 8 & 12) and I saw the late show on Aug12th. The whole "acting" theme is certainly cheesy, but I think some of the reviewers are heavy handed. The skiing tricks and jumps were great. The post-intermission show was great too - the horn guy, the juggler,... more

We went to the Tommy Bartlett show on our last night in the dells as a last minute decision. We were not disapponted. I have a 3yr old and an 8yr old and they loved every minute of it. Dave the Horn Guy was especially entertaining. The skiers were amazing and hit every jump perfectly. We had a 25% of... more

We had heard wonderful things about this waterski show and we were looking forward to some great tricks. Something must have happended this year as there were hardly any tricks and the show was consumed with a recording of some bad play playing over the speakers. The "actors" lip synched to the recording and the story line was suited for... more

And you have to wonder how (and why) it is that so many people are still attracted to such a corny waterski show whose namesake creator (RIP) was inspired to create it as a way to keep going in the entertainment industry when he was already quite the star on radio and television out of Chicago. Even if the story... more

have been going to the dells for about 28 yrs. always check out the tommy bartlett show and have found it enjoyable if not a little corny but it was nice entertainment. husband and i went there last week. what a disappointment ! horrible ridiculous lame show. i didn't like the fact that aqua the clown turned his rear end... more

It was a beautiful night and the ski stunts were great as was the hang glider. However, the ridiculus plot, bad acting, and especially the lip synching for the entire show made me wonder how this show has survived all these years. I expected silly/corny. But this was painfully cheesy and slow. Too much bad plot/ time wasting and not... more

Saw the show on July 1st, 2009 @ 4:30. Let me start by saying the weather was cloudy and cool we purchased discount tickets - 5 of us 3 teenagers(13,17,18) I was worried how they would react to the show but my 13 yr old daughter is in to theater so she loved it. My 17 yr old son loved... more

To see all the kids laughing and rivited to the show is a wondereful evening in and of itself! This is truely a nice family evening while on vacation. Sitting outside under the stars on the lake and enjoying performances by waterskiers as well as stand-ups is just so much more relaxing than the hustle and bustle of water parks... more

The reviews here are pretty accurate. Just remember, if you go during the day you won't see the parasailer come down lit up at night, and you won't see the lazer light show and the lit up water display. If possible, go to the night show. If you go during the day and sit in the bleachers or reserved seats... more