🔄 Updated 21 Jun 2026
Aquaverse is a water and theme park built entirely around Columbia Pictures film brands, with each zone based on a different movie, so kids run into characters and scenes they recognise from the screen. Families like it because one ticket covers a wide age range: little ones get a shallow aqua playground and gentle slides, while older kids and adults have a big wave pool and tall drop slides to try, so nobody has to split up.
Highlights for kids
The zone most parents settle into is Hotel Transylvania, which is built for younger children, while older kids tend to run off to the thrill slides over in Zombieland. Here are the parts kids enjoy most.
- Hotel Transylvania kids' zone — one of the largest aqua playgrounds in Southeast Asia, with lots of short slides, a hundred-plus water-play features, and a giant tipping bucket. Ideal for small children who aren't ready for the big rides.
- Mega Wave pool — Pattaya's biggest wave pool, releasing waves roughly every 20 minutes, with an LED-screen stage playing music. Older kids can play out in the middle while little ones stay in the shallow beach-style edge.
- Ghostbusters — a family raft ride (Proton Stream) and a water coaster (Ghost Trap) for kids who are ready to move up to something a bit more exciting.
- Zombieland (thrill rides) — The Beast is a roughly 18-metre drop slide, and Double Tap sends riders on a near 12-metre free fall. For teens and adults who are at least 120cm tall.
- Surf's Up — a FlowRider surf simulator where you try to stand and surf on a sheet of water. Adventurous older kids love it.
- Go-karts and mini golf — dry-land activities for a break from the water, or for while a little one naps.
Tips for visiting with kids
Bring young children around opening time (about 10am), when the sun is gentler and the crowds are thinner. Booking a lounger or cabana by the wave pool as a home base makes the day much easier. Pack a rash guard, a hat, water-resistant sunscreen, non-slip water shoes, and a spare change of clothes. Keep any child who isn't a strong swimmer in a life vest or arm floats the whole time, and agree on a meeting point in case anyone gets separated.
Before you go
- Opening hours — open roughly 10:00–18:00. It may close one weekday in some periods, so check the park's official page or social media before you set out.
- Approximate admission — adults around ฿1,390 per person (a full-day pass including a locker); children aged 3–12 are priced similarly, and under-3s enter free. Booking ahead on Klook or other online channels is usually cheaper than the gate. Prices change, so check first.
- Getting there — it sits near Na Jomtien–Bang Sare beach in Sattahip district, about 30 minutes from central Pattaya and around 1.5 hours from Bangkok. Come by private car, taxi, or a tour package with transfers.
- Which ages it suits — toddlers and preschoolers can play in the Hotel Transylvania zone and the shallow wave-pool edge, while the thrill rides require a height of 120cm and up (roughly age 6–7 and older).
Safety and value
This is a water park only, with no animal shows or animal activities, which reassures families who want to avoid them. A few things to know: lifeguards watch the pools but do not supervise your children for you, so parents must watch their own kids at all times, and children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. On cost, food, drinks, and rentals inside the park run fairly high (towel rental is around ฿200, for example), so bringing some essentials of your own helps keep the day affordable.
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