Putt-N-Fuss Fun Park and Shipwreck Water Park – Family-Friendly Attractions
Putt-N-Fuss Fun Park is located in Eastpointe, Florida. Eastpoint is in close proximity to St. George Island. In fact the park is only a few miles from the island. This is a family-friendly park with lots of activities and attractions. There is an 18-hole miniature golf course that is fun for all, from toddlers to senior citizens. The golf course is lighted for nighttime fun. There is a game room that has air hockey, video games and three pool tables with cues.
The bumper boats are great if you’re looking for wet fun. The closer you get to the 20 foot high waterfall, the more chance you’ll get water splashed on you. There is an inflatable UFO with a big green alien to play laser tag with. The Flying High Bungee Jump is daring and challenging for toddlers to senior citizens. As far as being hungry is concerned, you wouldn’t run out of things to eat. You can choose from pizza, hot dogs, chicken, hamburgers, french fries, ice cream and sundaes.
The park is open year round, but the hours differ in the March through October season and the November through February season.
Even though this park is about an hour drive away from St. George Island, it’s as close as you’ll get to a real waterpark. Shipwreck Island Waterpark is located in Panama City Beach. It is a tropical theme waterpark filled with plenty attractions for young and old. The twenty-acre park
opened in 1983. Their attractions include:
· Tree Top Drop – two slides, in which one is a tube that drops on a free fall slide and transfers the riders to a drop slide. The other one is an enclosed twisting tube slide, called the Tree Top Drop.
· White Knuckle River – this ride is a tube that winds and has other tubes for the family to slide down on.
· The Rapid River Run – this ride has over 300 feet of inner tube rafting. It is considered by a lot of park guests to be one of the best tube slides you can find in any park. Also included with this ride is the 50-foot splash.
· Skull Island – family-friendly activity pool that has waterfalls, a slide for children and water cannons. This ride makes for a good family time.
· The Great Shipwreck – this ride resembles a sailing ship from the 17th century. Guests to the park swing on a cable from the ship and drop into a lagoon pool.
There is plenty to whet your appetite as far as food is concerned. You can choose from burgers, salads, pizza, barbeque wraps, funnel cakes and ice cream. During the 2007 season, the park is scheduled to open a small Chick-Fil-A restaurant. There are some parks that you go to where you have to pay for parking as well as the tickets. At Shipwreck Island Waterpark, the parking is free. To avoid the lines when you get there, you can purchase tickets online without incurring extra fees. There are different ticket prices for children, adults and people who are at a certain height. There is also a special price for senior citizens as well as a VIP pass for regular hours during the season.
With all the attractions and things to do at Shipwreck Island, you are getting more than your money’s worth.