Message from Tripadvisor •
Temporarily closed until further notice
AquaZone
AquaZone
3.5
Temporarily closedClosed until further notice
About
AquaZone, at the National Aquatic Centre, is one of the most innovative water parks in Europe. A whole host of exciting features ensures that there is lots of family fun, thrills - and something for everyone. If you crave extreme thrills, raging water adventures, flying through the air, or just an enjoyable day with your family, AquaZone at the National Aquatic Centre has Europe's biggest and best water rides and attractions waiting for you !!
Suggested duration
2-3 hours
Suggest edits to improve what we show.
Improve this listing
Full view
Top ways to experience nearby attractions
The area
Address
Best nearby
Restaurants
168 within 3 miles
Attractions
403 within 6 miles
Contribute
Detailed Reviews: Reviews order informed by descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as cleanliness, atmosphere, general tips and location information.
Popular mentions
3.5
255 reviews
Excellent
60
Very good
78
Average
47
Poor
37
Terrible
33
IMO S
Leixlip, Ireland15 contributions
Feb 2023 • Family
Fair is Fair
Visited on a very early Friday morning over the midterm.
I reserved tickets for the first session of the day and would only recommend going at either the start or the end of the day.
Capacity was perfect for the first hour, but by 11am, with 200 tickets sold each hour, the place gets very busy-very fast, so by 12 noon, it was time to go.
Kiddos (13) really enjoyed it, and I noted lifeguards everywhere, including in the water.
Overall, it's expensive for 2 hours, especially if most of the time is spent queuing so really important to get there minus the crowd.
Visited on a very early Friday morning over the midterm.
I reserved tickets for the first session of the day and would only recommend going at either the start or the end of the day.
Capacity was perfect for the first hour, but by 11am, with 200 tickets sold each hour, the place gets very busy-very fast, so by 12 noon, it was time to go.
Kiddos (13) really enjoyed it, and I noted lifeguards everywhere, including in the water.
Overall, it's expensive for 2 hours, especially if most of the time is spent queuing so really important to get there minus the crowd.
Written February 19, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Maria W
26 contributions
Mar 2023 • Family
It was our first time and i can honestly say also our last. I'm glad we only paid a discounted price for our day out in Aquazone, but I can honestly say it was not even worth that.
It is very small and there is actually very little in it to do and while it wasn't too busy when we were there, I can imagine it'll be a nightmare spending your allocated 2 hours queuing.
Many of the lockers and changing cubicles had broken locks.
There is nowhere to seat and you have no choice but to spend your entire time in the water, which is ludicrous.
The slides (according to my kids) are uneven in places and your head bounces off those segments on your way down.
The equipment looks like it hasn't been updates in decades, rust mould and dirt in many places.
It is cold, the water is too, which makes the fact you can't leave even worse.
My husband and I were literally bored out of our wits for the two hours, and I was freezing. We had to stay in the water because both of our kids were 10 and 9 and by their rules, we had to be on the premises. I understand it to an extent, but that's where a seating section would have done wonders for parents. We didn't even want to be in the water and there was nothing there to do for us, as for our kids they're both good swimmers and we're playing around the entire time, so we saw them maybe for 2 minutes.
If you wanted to go get a drink or to a coffee shop, of course you can't leave and come back.
To sum it up, it is old, restrictive, uncomfortable, over priced and offers very little. Being the only 'water park' in ireland, it's very disappointing. The kids enjoyed it, but not enough to go back. We didn't at all.
It is very small and there is actually very little in it to do and while it wasn't too busy when we were there, I can imagine it'll be a nightmare spending your allocated 2 hours queuing.
Many of the lockers and changing cubicles had broken locks.
There is nowhere to seat and you have no choice but to spend your entire time in the water, which is ludicrous.
The slides (according to my kids) are uneven in places and your head bounces off those segments on your way down.
The equipment looks like it hasn't been updates in decades, rust mould and dirt in many places.
It is cold, the water is too, which makes the fact you can't leave even worse.
My husband and I were literally bored out of our wits for the two hours, and I was freezing. We had to stay in the water because both of our kids were 10 and 9 and by their rules, we had to be on the premises. I understand it to an extent, but that's where a seating section would have done wonders for parents. We didn't even want to be in the water and there was nothing there to do for us, as for our kids they're both good swimmers and we're playing around the entire time, so we saw them maybe for 2 minutes.
If you wanted to go get a drink or to a coffee shop, of course you can't leave and come back.
To sum it up, it is old, restrictive, uncomfortable, over priced and offers very little. Being the only 'water park' in ireland, it's very disappointing. The kids enjoyed it, but not enough to go back. We didn't at all.
Written March 12, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Eimear M
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Family
Good slides, big queues however and a lot of time wasted. Needs to be more yellow rings for the master blaster slide. Dark hole slide was the best ... but scary for an adult!! Wave feature great fun but you could miss it entirely in the space of 2 hours as there is no notification of this feature being used when it starts. Far too many people admitted especially as the sessions cross over. I recommend going either in the first slot or the last as in both of these slots there will be far less queuing for one of the hours. We went from 4-6. When the 3-5 group left, the queues went right down and the kids got lots of goes on whatever slide they wanted very easily.
Written August 24, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
lkempo
6 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
We were a little anxious heading here as some of the reviews were poor and at €58 for a family pass it was expensive but we really enjoyed our visit. We booked the 10am slot and would recommend same, less crowded and no queues for the slides. Our children aged 4 and 7 had a ball. The pirate ship was fun for both of them and the wave machine was on twice during our 2 hour visit. One recommendation would to be wear no jewellery, it’s not allowed on the slides and most people didn’t know this. Hit the slides early so you can have plenty of goes before the 11am people arrive. Overall a very enjoyable morning and would fully recommend.
Written July 15, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Erica prendergast
1 contribution
Jul 2022 • Family
Life guards need to stop been so ignorant .I went on the slide with my cousin and my brother was waiting on us to come down . A life guard approached him to ask him what his name was . Which is none of his business to what my brothers name is as he was only waiting. We left the pool after half an hour as my brother was so uncomfortable by they way he was spoken to and how the life guard done it. Standing over him . I lost 52 euro of this. I would never step foot in this horrible place again. I wrote to the aqua zone regarding this matter as the life guard seemed to be implying that I was watching the children. No proper answer to this . The worst thing is I was going to book here for my cousins birthday with 100 people but I'd rather give my money to a place that is more friendly orientated.
Written July 23, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Yvonne McCabe
7 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Too many people and noone supervising queues, constant queue jumping. 1 person queueing and then 10 join in, kids were in the queue for 40 mins to go on1 slide. Adults should not be allowed on the surfing area.
Written September 20, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Lisa H
Southport, UK3 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
We took our son here for a birthday treat on a Friday session at 3pm and our overwhelming verdict was huge disappointment. The biggest draw of the place is the Master Blaster slide which we managed to go down just once in 2 hours. We had to queue for 25 minutes for the rubber rings-there were only 4 of these in action which was woefully inadequate for the number of people there. The lifeguards at the top of the slides were completely unorganised doing little to get the queues moving more efficiently. In fact, the majority of the lifeguards looked thoroughly miserable, overly strict and completely over zealous with their whistles!
May be the experience is better out of school holidays but we definitely wouldn't recommend the place as it is now.
May be the experience is better out of school holidays but we definitely wouldn't recommend the place as it is now.
Written August 8, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Neal
1 contribution
Jan 2023 • Family
I love going here with my son. He’s 3 and a half and autistic so loves the sensory feeling of the water and the slides and lazy river. This should be a 4 star review because all the staff and life guards are lovely BUT it’s too cold. I feel like it’s gotten colder over the last few months. I’ve visited probably 10 times and the last 5 have been freezing. Really cold both outside the water and in it. He’s shivering by the end of it which a child should never be at an indoor water park. Please turn the heat up and you’ll have a customer for life
Written February 7, 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
McShape
Dublin, Ireland14 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
Disgusting, mould, rust everywhere, dirt and plasters. This place was closed for over a year for renovations and this was our first time there since the lockdowns. The place is in horrible condition, broken lockers, broken change room doors, black and green mould along the waterlines in the lazy river and on steps, we were so disgusted by the condition we left after 30 mins. The downstairs coffee dock is also horrible, coffee tastes like bath water. All this for 58 euro!! This place should be avoided at all costs.
Written July 24, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
Rob H
Portmarnock, Ireland11 contributions
Sep 2022 • Family
Dirty. Outdated. Underwhelming.
It was closed for some time for what I assumed was renovation so we were excited to finally try it again, however we were left very disappointed. Nothing has changed. Fixtures & fittings are rusty, slides are discolored and dusty, half of the inflatable rings were soft, not fully inflated and discolored. The roof was dirty and the wood in the middle is worn. The seemed to have put in some sort of foam flooring around the paths to the pool areas but most of these were falling apart.
The place needs a good clean from top to bottom. A repaint. Replacing old and damaged fixtures. Upgrade slides.
It’s expensive too. Nearly €60 for a family of 3. They have this one way system in place now which makes no sense post Covid.
Just a disappointing and frustrating day. We won’t be returning.
It was closed for some time for what I assumed was renovation so we were excited to finally try it again, however we were left very disappointed. Nothing has changed. Fixtures & fittings are rusty, slides are discolored and dusty, half of the inflatable rings were soft, not fully inflated and discolored. The roof was dirty and the wood in the middle is worn. The seemed to have put in some sort of foam flooring around the paths to the pool areas but most of these were falling apart.
The place needs a good clean from top to bottom. A repaint. Replacing old and damaged fixtures. Upgrade slides.
It’s expensive too. Nearly €60 for a family of 3. They have this one way system in place now which makes no sense post Covid.
Just a disappointing and frustrating day. We won’t be returning.
Written September 11, 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
GerryW
Yangon (Rangoon), Myanmar27 contributions
My sister wants to help her daughter change her clothes in the changing rooms, but she doesn't want to swim. Does she have to buy a ticket so she enter the changing rooms?
Sian W
County Dublin, Ireland115 contributions
Hi,
When she buys your niece’s ticket she should just tell the receptionist that she’s not going to swim. However depending on your niece’s age she may need an adult with her. Best thing to do is to telephone and ask them to be sure 😉
I would also suggest to go early and pack snacks for afterwards as it gets busy and is expensive
Nora D
3 contributions
Is it suitable for 19month old?
Foodie1000
Dublin, Ireland66 contributions
Hi. Yes it is. There are a few areas with only a few inches of water
If we go all day,the ticket paid it'sfor it, where can we have lunch? Is there any place for such inside the waterpark?
vickil140
Dublin, Ireland
Is it suitball for 4 year old
Brian S
Denny, Scotland, United Kingdom31 contributions
Yes, the area around the "Pirate ship" particularly.
the main fun pool area that also has the wave machine can be good for them but please be very careful in supervising them as it's really easy for them to get out of their depth.
The entrance to the "lazy river" actually has a slight pull due to the current; which is next to nothing for an adult but young kids, even if they can swim can be pulled into this a get a real fright.
d0kane
Western Ireland, Ireland2 contributions
I have 2 kids 8 & 5. My 5 year old cannot swim as yet? Is it a must to be able to have some swimming ability to enjoy this?
Helen M
128 contributions
No it is not a must. There is a smaller, contained, pirate ship part of the pool for smaller children to enjoy which is very safe and shallow but does get crowded. The outer edges of the main pool would also be ok for your 5 year old under close parental supervision as they could sit down and there is a gentle wave which laps over them. For the lazy river side of the pool the water is deeper but adults can go with the child to keep an eye on them. I would say for the slides and surf machine part the child would need to be able to swim to feel confident with the speed entering the water and my children aged 13 and 15 do not like the surfing because its so strong but I have seen younger children on it. Look closely at website pics for pirate ship part and waves.
ShelleyKeogh
3 contributions
How much for a sixteen year old for a day please
brianknows
Dublin, Ireland68 contributions
€15, but id say you'll struggle to spend the day there. And once you leave the pool area you can't get back in. Food service is outside the barriers and only thing inside is vending machines.
AquaZone (Blanchardstown) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go
Frequently Asked Questions about AquaZone
- AquaZone is open:
- Sun - Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Hotels near AquaZone:
- (0.83 mi) Crowne Plaza Dublin an IHG Hotel
- (1.61 mi) Carlton Hotel Blanchardstown
- (2.46 mi) Luttrellstown Castle Resort
- (2.26 mi) Castleknock Hotel
- (6.29 mi) The Merrion Hotel
- Restaurants near AquaZone:
- (0.16 mi) Ground Espresso Bar
- (0.76 mi) Maximilians Bistro
- (0.73 mi) Rudys Restaurant
- (0.52 mi) Bradys Castleknock Inn
- (0.77 mi) Maximilian's Taste of Italy