Whale's Tale Water Park is a water park located in Lincoln, New Hampshire, United States. The park has a number of rides that the whole family can enjoy. Operating for more than 25 years, Whale's Tale has been pronounced the Best in Class Waterpark in America by Aquatics International magazine.
Rides
The park has a total of 11 attractions, with recent additions of Shipwreck Island in 2010, Poseidon's Voyage in 2013,and Akua Beach in 2017. The park features rides for all ages, such as the Whale Harbor, a pool no deeper than where young kids and toddlers can play. It contains four waterslides and three water fountains. There are six featured waterslides in the park.
The Banzai Pipeline: a large water slide where riders start in an enclosed tube until they reach the peak where they experience a backward ride down the slide
The Poseidon's Voyage: a long water slide where riders start in a SkyBox, which spirals down into a 360 degree loop towards the end
Harpoon Express: a and bobsled-style tube that carries 1-3 persons per raft
The Beluga Boggin: a, figure-8 shaped, water slide suitable for small children
The Plunge: a double slide that reaches speeds up to, where riders can race each other
Downpour: a winding slide that starts in the air. It is also connected to the Plunge.
Other rides include Shipwreck Island, which includes seven waterslides and various water sprays and can hold hundreds of people at once. Willie's Wild Waves is a large wave pool with a shallow and deep end. Jonah's Escape is a large gentle river that moves swimmers around under gentle waterfalls. Whale's Tale is one of the very few water parks in the country that feature the "eye of the storm," where guests slide first through an enclosed slide and then into a giant bowl where they go around several times before dropping through a hole in the center into a pool. Weight restrictions apply and vary on each ride.
Food
The park includes two main food locations and one main beverage location, in addition to an outdoor bar and restaurant and concession stands.
The Porthole Pizzeria serves pizzas, subs, fried dough, Dippin' dots ice cream and draft beer.
Harborside Café serves burgers, chicken fingers, fries, salads, sandwiches, beverages and more.
An ice cream location called Dippin' Dots features a variety of ice cream.
Coolers are allowed into the park with food and drinks, but glass or alcohol are not permitted. Coolers will be checked at the front gates before entering into the park. All beverages are required to be factory sealed. It is preferred that visitors do not bring food with them, but purchase food at any of the locations in the park.
Other attractions
A side attraction called the Castaway Cove is an heated pool designed in the shape of a whale, set at with underwater seating. It is surrounded by three large hot tubs, all maintained at, with available table services located around the pool. Cabanas are made available to visitors on a first-come first-served basis, which include a shade with retractable screens, a lunch table of four chairs, two lounge chairs and a cocktail table. They are located around the beach and Castaway Cove. All around the park are large green areas which are available to use by the visitors. Equipment like chairs and blankets can be brought and set up to use for the day. Breakers Surf Shop is the featured gift shop at the park, which carries all beach necessities, toys, sunglasses, souvenirs, and more.
Safety and weather
All staff at the Whale's Tale are certified by the American Red Cross, ServSafe and Certified Pool Operators. It is important that all park rules are followed by the visitors as they will be held responsible for any safety issues. If the weather is bad and gets worse to the point where the park has to close, rain checks will be issued to regain the time missed.
