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I think one more summer and they may be too old but we have another big swim party for 32 next June - so we are keeping a good thought. We had a swim party for about 12 eleven year old boys. It was the hit of the party - they never even got in the real pool. My son thought it was too babyish until he saw it blown up and then it was "cool". They jumped in and out with their own water guns.
It was an excellent value. My family loved this product. We have had several parties this summer and all the kids love it (us older folks too). Easy to set up and disassemble. Would definitely recommend it.
We set it up for both parties. The next day I set it up to air dry. It was great. I bought the Banzai on clearance for the same cost. I had read many reviews and bought this with caution, I had two birthday parties coming up near the end of summer. Use the bag it came in to store the airpump and water tubes. I let the water out and had to flip it over to get most of the water out. After the final day of play.
At the end of the day it was as dry as can be. I was expecting it to fall apart at the seams like I had seen in other reviews. I figured if I rented something it was going to cost about 300 for both parties. Took the shop vac and picked up all extra water and grass which had got into the pool area. I decided not to get on it until both parties were over, (225 lb) but when both parties were over, me and my family had a blast. IT worked great. Folded it up and put it in a plastic bin. (which I blocked the pistol cannons so more water would go down the slide) Can hardly wait for next year.
We purchased the slide with the intention of using it for our 9 year old son's birthday party. The assembly was fairly easy. The slide "survived" the pounding and playing of (8) 9 year old boys. We are very pleased with our purchase and would recommend buying the product. It does take a bit of time to disassemble it - but it is worth the time to completely dry it out and have it ready for the next time. "Happy Sliding."
This is a decent enough outdoor water slide from Banzai Falls (Toyquest). Speaking of tubes, they came packaged and wrapped so tightly that they have yet to get all the kinks out (lucky there were no splits or holes)even after a dozen or so uses.You also need to be aware that it takes A LOT of water to fill up the pool to a depth that is safe and fun for the sliders. The pump is plenty powerful enough to inflate, but you need A LOT of water pressure to get all the sprayers working well. If you don't need the spray guns, you can clamp off the tubes supplying water to them. And when you are done and deflate it, it is A LOT of water that has to go somewhere.Some good qualities include safety netting at the top and what appears to be good material. Lesson learned from past Banzai Falls slide include the fact that it is well worth it to purchase a tarp to cover the slide when not in use to keep the UV rays off it.
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