Ocean Play Center 100" X 77" X 31"
by Intex
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Toys and Games Reviews of Ocean Play Center 100" X 77" X 31"
Customer Review: Fun pool for my daughter and friends!
Summary: 4 Stars
This product is serving us well! I ordered it on a whim b/c it was at a great price, and the hot summer was looming during some unseasonally hot days in April. My only complaint would be the lack of a pump. I could have sworn the ad mentioned an included pump, but after further review, I must have been seeing things. I went against the manufacturers warnings and used my compressor. Even with a pump, there is no way I would have blown this thing up by hand. Just be mindful of what you are doing if you use a compressor and you'll be fine.
Enough whinning, let's talk about the pool! Our daughter is 2 1/2 and loves it. The sprinkler gets to be too much for her, but it is optional, so we just turn it off when she doesn;t like it. She loves to "swim" all around (swimming means crawling on hands and knees!) and the slide is a fun side dish. It is not the main course and I wouldn't recommend buying it just for that.
As for durability, that remains to be seen. So far so good, and I get a sense it is well made, and the materials feel strong. We had some strong winds the last few days, and the thing got blown around the yard a bit when it was empty. It took the punishment just fine. If it survives the summer, it pays for itself as far as I'm concerned.
For the price, and free shipping, it gets a big thumb's up from me!
Customer Review: Best Kiddie Pool Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
This pool is very large for a kids play pool. There is room to "swim" around, but it's still shallow enough for me to feel safe having my little kids in it. The slide is fun if you keep it wet. We rarely use the built in sprinklers around the sides, because my girls don't care for water in their face, but when we do use it, it takes very little water to keep it going. We have horrible water pressure, and it's more than enough to keep them shooting high. We have left our pool inflated for over a month and we have only had to blow in a little extra air twice. We drain the pool and leave it sit in the driveway until we are ready to fill it up again. The toys it comes with are fun and I just can't say enough about the pool as a whole. It's well worth the money. I also LOVE the little section in front of the slide. You can make it really deep (if you plug the drain hole that's in it) or you can make it more shallow than the rest of the pool for an infant. It also protects them from getting splashed so much. One thing though, since it's a more shallow pool, you really need to have it on a level surface to use the entire pool...and I mean level. We used it on uneven ground when we first got it, and it kept part of the pool from having any water in it. I would recommend this to a friend, and I would certainly buy another if anything happened to this one!Customer Review: Great, but leaks air.
Summary: 3 Stars
I LIKE many aspects of this pool:
1. Great SIZE.
2. I love the HEIGHT of the edges: my 20 month old could easily get in and out over it.
3. The SPRINKLER is a cherry on top, really!
4. The TOYS that come with it are great, but the pool itself was so entertaining for my two kids (20mths and 3yrs), that they couldn't care less about them - well, maybe next year, or in the tub during winter months.
A few things I DON'T LIKE:
1. The LEAKING PROBLEM. Since day one it was constatly leaking air. I had to "refresh" it every day in the beginning of the summer, after 2 months I had to do it twice a day (!). I found a tiny puncture and have just sealed it, so I hope this will solve the problem. However, it leaked on day one, when no one even used it. So I'm not sure whether it was a factory problem or mine.
2. I wish the SLIDE was NOT prememently ATTACHED to the little square splash pool area, because cleaning under it to keep the pool from growing bacteria is close to impossible. I'm tempted to cut that non-inflatable strip between the slide and the "wall" to get access. I'll have to figure out if it's going to affect the funtionality of the slide first, though.
Customer Review: LOVE LOVE LOVE
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know why there are negative reviews, unless they had defective items. (Understandable then of course) Some reviews said there are too many separate areas to fill with air...REALLY? It literally took me 10 minutes from opening the box and blowing the whole thing up and all the little floaty toys that come with it...with my 11 month old running around "helping" me! I have the pump of course...would never recommend getting this pool with out the pump! THIS THING ROCKS! Of course we only opening it today and I'll have to come back and review again after a few months of use - but this thing is soooo great! my son is crazy about it! I feel like it's so much toy for the money! Highly recommend. At this point, I feel like even if it did break in a few months - it's worth it to get another one! It's that fun. We have a huge regular pool in our yard but our little guy is not allowed to go near it or in it until he's completed his swim lessons. So this is an amazing way for him to enjoy the hot days and the pool atmosphere with friends and cousins - safely!Customer Review: Fun for 3 and under, don't buy it for the slide
Summary: 4 Stars
My son is 3 years old and he loves this pool. He is a big kid, he wears a size 5T, just so you know, but he cannot use the slide. Actually, my 20-pound baby daughter also cannot use the slide. It is pretty much worthless, so don't buy it for that. It can't hold up even a baby, and even if it could, it's plastic so it isn't slippery even with water on it. However, the rest of the pool is very nice, and I like that it has a little square section that you can have a little more shallow for a younger one. She's kind of protected in there from the splashings of the older one. It's a relatively large pool for a kiddie pool, too. And it's very nice that it also can be a sprinkler if you want. You blow up the sides with air, and you can just leave it that way or you can add a hose and the outer walls become sprinklers. All in all, it's a very nice pool and we're happy with it. The palm tree actually stands up pretty well too. Just make sure to point the leaves down instead of up, that helps it stand.