Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Phoenix. Did you know Arizona has its own Six Flags theme park, also known as “Arizona’s Most Thrilling Water Park,” located in North Phoenix? It sits on 35 acres, making it the largest theme park in the state.
At the close of the 2023 season, we took our kids for a day of fun in the sun and had the best time! It had been several decades since my husband and I had been here, as it was known in the 90’s as “Waterworld.” It has changed ownership a few times over the years, with Six Flags taking over in 2019 and making some wonderful improvements to the grounds.
The park itself is divided into several areas, with a central hub designed for families with younger children and a very large “Soak’em Playground” with a Splash Island, a lazy river, kiddie pools, shaded sitting areas, and dozens of food options and washrooms. The wave pool “Splashwater Beach” connects to the north of this, and then in all of the outer corners of the park are where you will find the thrill rides.
Our favorite was “Mammoth Falls” (42” minimum) which is a take on white water rafting. The tubes seat up to 4 people, making it family-style fun. There are two paths to choose from, a slightly slower side that my 7-year-old loved, and a more thrilling style with a steep drop at the end that our teens enjoyed. It was so good it blew my hat right off my head! It was a park favorite!
We also loved the “Tornado” where you drop down and spin through a gigantic funnel, and “Anaconda,” which was voted a top 5 water slide on the Travel Channel’s “Extreme Water Parks.”
Six Flags Hurricane Harbor in Phoenix is also home to the first and only ride of its kind in the world, a unique coaster called “Bahama Blaster” that allows guests to race in tandem tubes down two side-by-side slide tracks. The Six Flags website states “The gravity-defying water coasters blast riders uphill on jetted water and over 830 feet of hair-raising drops and breathtaking curves.” This attraction was closed during our visit, but I would love to visit again this season to check it out because it sounds amazing!
If you are thinking about visiting Hurricane Harbor, or Magic Mountain in California, now is the time to purchase tickets. Through the 17th of March, Six Flags is running a free Diamond Upgrade promotion. This allows you unlimited visits to every single Six Flags theme park and water park in the country for the entire 2024 season for $90 a person. If you want tickets exclusively for Hurricane Harbor, a single day ticket costs $35, or you can buy a full season pass for $45, which they claim is the best price of the year. Visit the Six Flags website for more details and hours of operation.
More information and photos from Hurricane Harbor can be found in this review.
