We went to Fort Rapids this weekend and even though I lived in Columbus for about 10 years I had never been. We were excited to reconnect with some friends that we don't get to see too often and thought since this was equal distance for all of us that this would be a great place for us to visit and the kids to have fun. It was easy to locate and even though the local mall has closed down and the area is a little run down because of that it sits by the highway all by it's self so I don't understand the comment about it being in the Ghetto! We checked in on a Friday night and went to the waterpark imediately. It tired out the kids and we relaxed with a couple of drinks. It was a perfect end to a 2 hours trip in the car. We then went to our rooms which were had fresh bedding and clean bathrooms. There was a slight musty smell but that is to be expected with people bringing wet suits and towels to the room all the time. All the staff that we had contact with were pleasant and helpful. We got up the next morning at eat at the breakfast buffet which was delicious and had about every option you could want for breakfast. It was extremely affordable too and included your beverage. We went to the arcade for a little bit till the park opened at 10 and had a great time on only $10 for the 4 adults and 3 kids for an hour and won lots of tickets which were cashed in for prizes. We entered the park at 10 am and stayed till we were simpily exhausted. We even had lunch in the waterpark and it was good as well as far as waterpark food goes and was inexpensive as well. The rooms were less than $100.00 once you take the price of the waterpark passes off that are included and it was an inexpensive great couple of days for a weekend trip. I would defintely go again and would absolutely consider a birthday party there. It is great for the kids young and older because it is an enclosed area and there are a lot of life gaurds so even when they have worn you out they can continue to play and have a great time with less supervison then you would need to give them otherwise. Our 9 year old was in heaven.
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