Pirate's Cay Indoor Waterpark - Sheridan, Illinois

Amanda E.

It wasn't bad. But not the best either considering the price. There's a couple of body slides, a tube slide, a small lazy river, and a little kids play area.

When we got there, the body slides where closed. The lazy river was over crowded. No one seemed to be managing it. There was only maybe one tube for every 10 or more people in the lazy river and a fight broke out over the tubes. Which shut it down for quite some time too.

Eventually everything opened up and we were able to enjoy the whole park. The kids had fun enough and I guess that's what counts.

I do appreciate that you can come and go and you dont have to pay to get back in if you leave for lunch.

Andrea S.

We came to the waterpark for the day with cousins. The park was in clean, working order, but it was pretty busy due to winter break. After being in the lazy river off on and over an hour or so, I developed a skin rash on my arms and legs from the chemicals in the water and had to get out. I rinsed off in the locker room showers, and the rash went fully away within an hour. We didn't purchase any food, but the pizza we saw other tables eating looked good. $20 for a large cheese, or $20.99 for pepperoni or sausage. Overall, it was an enjoyable time, and I would take my kids back again.

marijana B.

this water park is very clean and beautiful... we really liked it... it's warm inside and very informative for children... we will visit it again soon...🐬🐬🐬🐬

Julia C.

I’ve visited this water park several times before, enjoying relatively slow water park visits. However, my recent experience was quite different. We arrived on a weekday around 3:00 PM, expecting a fun afternoon, but were surprised to find a waiting list to get in. It seems the park was only open for spring break, which raises questions about why an indoor park isn’t open year-round?

After waiting for about two hours, we finally entered the park around 5:00 PM, eager to enjoy it until 8:00 PM. Unfortunately, around 6:00 PM, there was an incident involving what seemed to be a diaper issue maybe, leading to everyone being asked to exit the water for about 30 minutes. While the slides reopened during this time, it left younger kids with limited options, which was disappointing.

Once everything was back to normal, the park started to empty out, allowing the kids to enjoy the attractions more freely. However, at 7:41 PM, we were informed that the slides were closed. When I asked, don't you close at 8:00, staff said that the lobby would close at that time, everyone needed to exit the water before then. Should say closes 20 minutes early not 8, especially since we had already lost precious time due to the earlier incident.

Overall, while we had some enjoyable moments, the time and communication could use improvement when you paying 20 bucka to get in. It would be nice for guests to know when they will be cut off from the fun, especially after issue.

Elaine C.

We waited in line for an hr to get in. They only had one cashier at the front desk. They charge 10$ for parking. In the showers, there are no hooks for your bags or towels, so I had to put my bag on the floor.
Overall, the place was clean, and the staff was very nice. Our kids had fun but might not return to this place.

Matthew O.

It was good. Crowded but the slides were never too long of a wait.

Locker room could use some cleaning. Almost no dry spots in the lockeroom area. Made it hard to change.

Seray K.

This Waterpark is a bit small but it is so much fun. My kids and their cousins' ages 7 to 14 had a blast today here!!! For a Sunday, surprisingly, the park was not busy at all. We felt like we reserved the park for our family in the beginning. And I was very impressed by their cleanliness!!! From the Waterpark to the bathroom, changing rooms, and showers everywhere was spotlessly clean, and smelled good. I thought the lifeguards were friendly until my daughter informed me that they yelled at kids a lot for almost everything. I feel like they were just trying to keep the kids safe and follow the rules but yes, maybe less yelling would be more helpful.
Tips:
*Bring your towels. If you don't have towels I believe you can buy them from the market.
*Outside food or drinks are not allowed but they sell pizza and some alcoholic beverages at the SandBar and the prices are okay, $16 for a large pizza, see the pictures for the full menu. For non-alcoholic drinks, you can go to the Market inside and buy drinks by bottle.
*They are open to the public between 12 (noon) till 8 pm
*Admission Fee; Paid around $250 for 3 adults and 5 kids.

Matt W.

Located in the middle of nowhere, you will find nothing else around..not even a grocery store. Google was wrong, the grocery store nearby is out of business...ask the dive bar next door, They will laugh. The rooms look nice, but they are dirty. The toilets make random noises all the time, you can't use the ceiling fans because they make too much noise . The fake wooden chairs are basically falling apart. The pool was dirty & over chlorinated, the entire facility is a big maze, poorly planned. If you are planning to come here because of the waterpark, you will be let down. The line to get inside to the park was crazy and once inside, it's jammed packed..nuts to butts! Guaranteed over limits but they just want more people and money. Lines for junk food were absurd and of course no outside food or drinks permitted. Used bandaids seen all over the waterpark along with floating debris in both the waterpark and pool. This is the absolute worst waterpark we've ever been to! I hope this review changes someone's mind and goes elsewhere because our trip was awful! You've been warned! Don't listen then it's "I told you so". Never coming back!