Aqua Park Ocean City NJ: What to Know Before Your First Session
Aqua Park Ocean City NJ: What to Know Before Your First Session
If this is your first time on the inflatable park, you don't need a long briefing. You need the address, the age rules, what to throw in the bag, and how to plan a booked slot for June 2027+. We run Aqua Park at the Boathouse Marina on the bay. Sessions are 45 minutes and tide-dependent when the park is open (next season: June 2027). Totally Tubular Aqua Park is closed for the 2026 season and reopens in June 2027. Gift cards remain available online for 2027 and other OCNJ Watersports brands.
What it is
Aqua Park is a 20,000 sq ft floating playground with 50+ features — slides, monkey bars, diving boards, and climbing pieces — sitting in the back bay at 228 Bay Ave. Life vests are included. Lifeguards are on the park. You climb, slide, fall in, climb again. That's the whole idea.
Aqua Park, Beachy Tiki, and Shark Bait all check in at 228 Bay Ave. The Yard is the exception: that's at 741 West Ave.
Who it's for
Standard sessions are ages 6 and up. Kids, teens, and adults all go out together. If you've got little ones, we run Small Splash slots for ages 4–7 so they can move around without bigger kids flying off the tall stuff. Some of the bigger features stay limited or closed during those sessions on purpose.
Pass packs and session tickets will return for the 2027 season. Totally Tubular Aqua Park is closed for the 2026 season and reopens in June 2027. Gift cards remain available online for 2027 and other OCNJ Watersports brands. Meanwhile, gift cards are still for sale on aquaparkocnj.com.
What to bring
Keep it simple. We hand out life vests. You bring the rest.
- Swimsuit you can actually move in
- Water shoes if you have them — the dock and inflatables are easier in shoes than flip-flops
- Towel and a dry shirt for after
- Sunscreen already on — you'll be in and out of the water the whole session
- A bag for phones, keys, and wallets (leave them on the dock)
- Water bottle
Skip jewelry. Don't plan to hold a phone on the park. If you're stacking a second session, pack like you'll be wet for a while.
Tides and hours
The park is tide-dependent. When it is open, it typically runs from 9 AM to 7 PM, but the actual slots each day follow the tide, not a fixed clock you can memorize. Sessions start on the hour and last 45 minutes. A double session is two consecutive hours.
When the park reopens, tide windows can be short, so plan around a time you can actually make. Totally Tubular Aqua Park is closed for the 2026 season and reopens in June 2027. Gift cards remain available online for 2027 and other OCNJ Watersports brands. Check aquaparkocnj.com for 2027 updates, or call 609-398-9000.
Planning for 2027
Totally Tubular Aqua Park is closed for the 2026 season and reopens in June 2027. Gift cards remain available online for 2027 and other OCNJ Watersports brands. Use this guide to plan your first session when the park reopens. Do not book a 2026 session — none are offered. aquaparkocnj.com still has gift cards and park info.
