Gulf Islands Waterpark - Family FUN plus DEALS DEALS DEALS!!!

If you haven't taken a drive to Gulfport yet - now is the time!  We visited the Gulf Islands Waterpark - located in Gulfport, MS - about 1.5 hours from NOLA - so worth the drive!

The park has a Wavepool - Lazy River - Kiddie Splash Park area - mini-water slides - BIG BIG water slides - every time I turned around there was another slide!

Besides the fact that you are guaranteed a day filled with WATER FUN - they are all about the deals! As a Mom of 3, this is something I truly appreciate!

Here are some of the DEALS I found on Saturday:

ADMISSION - prices are reasonable for 1-day admission ($29.99 and $21.99 for under 42") BUT the SEASON PASS IS THE WAY TO GO!!!  At only $49.99 per person (increases to $54.99 after June 7) - this pays for itself in 1.5 visits over the summer season!  Get yours here!
If you were to use your pass EVERY DAY - it would be 50 cents/day!
It you were to use your pass 5 times during the summer - it would be $10/day!
(Kids 2 and under are FREE!)

Season pass holders get special days to BRING A FRIEND FOR FREE - We have (4) passes - so we get to bring (4) friends!

I upgraded one of my season passes to PREMIUM (for $35.99) - I got (2) free admissions (worth $60!) - a FREE cabana rental (worth $50!) - AND (2) free drink refills (worth $5) - saved $80!!!

COUPONS - With every season pass purchased (I got 4 of them) - you get a COUPON book good all summer long with over $1,000 in coupons that you can actually use (I have 4 books = $4,000 in coupons!)

For instance, IN ONE DAY - I used all these coupons:
$1.00 off locker rental (they are normally $12 and you get $5 back - or trade the $5 for $7 in cotton candy/sno-cones)
Four hamburger combos (inc chips and a drink) for $20 (reg price $7.75 each)
Used (4) upgrade the chips to fries coupons (worth $2 each)
Get $3 off a large pizza (reg price $20)
Get $3 off a souvenir water bottle (reg price $11.99) - you can buy one to get cheaper refills!
Get a FREE refill for your water bottle (reg price $2.49)
Buy one get one FREE Funnel Cake - reg price $5.99 (I think?)

So in coupons alone - I saved $41.48 on food! And on your receipt is a FREE Chicken Sandwich at Chick-fil-A so we stopped there before getting on the Interstate!

The coupon book also includes Buy one Get one FREE Guest Admissions (so 2 guests for $29.99= $15 each!) - and a TON Of other great deals that are good ALL summer long!

FOOD - The food was AWESOME and cooked to order - hamburgers on an open flame! I think the fries were the best I have ever had! The prices were totally reasonable - where else can you get 4 hamburgers, 4 fries, and 4 drinks for only $20? (see coupons used above!)

BONUS INFO - It happened to be the day that Iron Man was on site - and they allow you to take photos for FREE with the characters - I saw signs for Disney Channel stars and others Super Heroes coming up!  The calendar is listed here

Parking is FREE! Life jackets are FREE to use! Tubes are FREE to use! Arrive early and grab a table/umbrella and chairs for the day (it's FREE too!)

We arrived at 10:30 AM and stayed until 5:30 PM - SEVEN HOURS OF FUN!  And we can't wait to go back again!

If all of that didn't convince you to want to jump in your car and drive to Gulfport - then here is a last ditch effort:


GIVEAWAYS-   Gulf Islands Waterpark has a DAILY giveaway for (2) tickets - so try your luck and WIN a few FREE tickets!


I have been asked to be a WATERPARK MOM and will be a featured blogger on the Gulf Islands Waterpark's Blog during the summer - so check it out here!

If you like this deal - I have plenty more of them on the facebook page here!