Shoes at the waterpark

[cassie_KY]

I was wondering, are people allowed to wear any type of shoe (i.e., aquasock type shoe) on the waterslides? Or, do you have to be barefooted and hang on to whatever you had on you feet? We are going to be hitting up the waterpark and the public health worker in me is not comfy with the idea of going barefooted there.

Thanks!

[Dane]

You may wear aqua shoes but one the slides you must remove them and hold them in your hands on the way down.

[RailRider]

Yeah you can do the same with flip flops, really its a great idea because some of the pavement will become very hot as it bakes in the sun and some of the treading on the stairs of the slides really hurts the feet if you have to wait in a long line. Biggest restriction going down the slides are rivets or any type of metal hardware on your bathing suit. I see a lot of people having to turn pockets inside out and stuff like that.

[iChase]

I wouldn't be concerned about the "contamination" of the area. Like RailRider said, I would be concerned about the searing hot pavement. It can become very miserable.

[The Interpreter]

I've been holding my tongue (yeah, I know, hard to believe), but if you are truly that concerned with contamination of walking surfaces, how do you reconcile that with the thoughts of taking a bath with 20,000+ people, many of whom probably desperately need one? Or the substances little ones leave in the water when they have an oopsie?

Shoes are a great idea, but I agree, "contamination" is not the primary reason.

[MrPostman]

"taking a bath with 20,000+ people"

Oh when that water is lukewarm in summer..........2 words come to mind.

People Soup

[cassie_KY]

I work in public health (environmental section) and know how the water chemistry is done in public pools. There is a schedule of testing and when it gets hot, chlorine tends to go sky high. Besides, where you see a kid is where you don't go!

And I was not talking about contamination. I'm on the nursing track, but not a germaphobe. We walked over there last summer and felt like you could pan-fry your feet on the concrete. That and didn't want to run around barefoot and risk cuts and the like. Those things don't heal quickly!

Personally, I am more of a spectator when it comes to water activities than a participant, so I won't be in the water too much.

[iChase]

Ah, so you'll especially want shoes. Man, the days I've spend burning my feet. That and the rugged texture of the concrete mutilated my feet.

[deb]

I always wear matching flip flops (prone to heat blisters). On rides I can't wear them, I drop them at the exit line, pick them up when I come back.

deb

[Browntggrr]

I've been holding my tongue (yeah, I know, hard to believe), but if you are truly that concerned with contamination of walking surfaces, how do you reconcile that with the thoughts of taking a bath with 20,000+ people, many of whom probably desperately need one? Or the substances little ones leave in the water when they have an oopsie?

Shoes are a great idea, but I agree, "contamination" is not the primary reason.

And along with that, how people handle their money really does crack me up.

Money is one of the dirtiest things a person can handle.

Just think about all the people that handled the dollar bill in your pocket, and where it could have possibly have been. Now think about the last time you paid for that Cheese Coney, slice of pizza, or any type of finger food. Did you wash your hands before putting that food in your mouth?

Scary thought huh?

[Doge]

As a pool owner myself, I wonder how much chlorine KI goes through a season keeping that water as clean as they do,

[LongliveKingsCobra]

10000000000000000000000 tons

excluding when someone falls and blood goes into the water

It happened to me once at the little playground at CP, it was closed for like five min. just for a little scrape, Though I do understand for saftey reasons of course...

[Cortney]

might I suggest you wear flip flops or anything on your feet and deal with hanging onto them.

I wish I kept my flip flops on when I was in the water park, I had packed the flip flops just incase, but didn't want to wear them in the park. But my feet got so torn up from the pavement and the stuff they put down to help with the sliding on the steps....that it would be worth to hang onto them. I did hear the lifeguards tell kids to take them off and hold on to them on the slides.

After I got home and found my feet blistered and torn up, I really had wished I wore them!

[dakota2112]

I've been holding my tongue (yeah, I know, hard to believe), but if you are truly that concerned with contamination of walking surfaces, how do you reconcile that with the thoughts of taking a bath with 20,000+ people, many of whom probably desperately need one? Or the substances little ones leave in the water when they have an oopsie?

Shoes are a great idea, but I agree, "contamination" is not the primary reason.

And along with that, how people handle their money really does crack me up.

Money is one of the dirtiest things a person can handle.

Just think about all the people that handled the dollar bill in your pocket, and where it could have possibly have been. Now think about the last time you paid for that Cheese Coney, slice of pizza, or any type of finger food. Did you wash your hands before putting that food in your mouth?

Scary thought huh?

Not sure how effective it is, but I always have a small bottle of hand sanitizer with me at the park for this very reason. And it isn't just money... every ride restraint has been handled by people all day long. Same goes for the pumps at gas stations.