Do the lazy river, its excellent! I did it for 2 hours in my last trip when I went alone and it was heavenly! I would definitely recommend water shoes, specially in the summer months (and any time for that matter, I hate walking around barefoot! LOL) And the wave pool was also great but be careful with little ones, the waves get very high and are very strong, stay closer to shore if you have little ones. Have a great time.