Going to BCV-Can we skip the Waterparks?

[anabelle]

We will be making our first trip to BCV. My kids are huge waterpark fans. Is SAG enough to satisfy them? With this new MYW ticket I am thinking about dropping the plusses and just get a 7 day hopper/no expire...

 

[Terry S]

My kids (7 and 8) have never been to a water park so SAB is enough for them, but if your kids have been to a water park and really love them, I don't beleive SAB will be enough. I have been avoiding going to one because I know once I do, they will want to go back every trip.

 

[pplasky]

We have never done SAB, but my kids love water parks. We always get plusses just for this reason. Will you always be staying at BCV? If not, I would get the plusses anyway.

 

[allforpooh]

It depends on the age of your kids, IMHO if they loved water parks they will not be satisfied with SAB.

Denise

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Although SAB is one of the best pools @ WDW, it is certainly not as much fun/exciting as the waterparks. We were disappointed during our stay @ BCV because we had heard so much about SAB but had never actually seen it. Upon our first visit to the pool we thought it was really cool but were expecting something much more.

 

[OneMoreTry]

We will be making our first trip to BCV. My kids are huge waterpark fans. Is SAG enough to satisfy them?

IMHO: NO WAY! It's good but it ain't a water park. No comparison.

 

[gopherit]

It's no substitute for the water parks. It has a slide, it has some whirling waters, it has some other nice touches, and it is big -- and yes, it's got more than any of the other resort pools in that regard -- but it is a resort pool. It's no Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon. I tested the theory on my own kids once. They like SAB, and complained that we hadn't spent enough time in it while at BCV. We moved over to BWV for a week, and they complained again, because while we were over at BWV we couldn't hop over to SAB. They like the BWV ppool, but the loved SAB more.

So I asked them if, on our next trip, we just stayed at BCV would they be ok with that, and then we just would skip the water parks in order to have more time in SAB? NO WAY JOSE. They gladly were willing to stay ANYWHERE so long as it meant a trip to their beloved water parks! And no trading time at a water park for SAB! They think BCV is way cool -- but they do not consider it a water park, nor even a close substitute. You can't compare one slide to all the tube rides, toboggans, lazy river, beaches/wave pools, and slide, slides, slides of the water parks. The family tube ride at BB versus a day at SAB? No contest.

Sorry to be long-winded, and as always, that's JMHO, which combined with 75 cents might get you a soda or cup of coffee somewhere...

 

[anabelle]

Thanks for the replies! I kind of figured as much. I love TL myself, but the kids like BB so much I never get to go. With all the SAB hype I thought it might be a substitute. I guess I will be adding the pluses to my hopper after all.