Hurricane Harbor got a major improvement in 2025 with the new family-friendly Splash Island and my family thoroughly enjoyed it. We saw babies and toddlers in the splash area and bigger kids riding the slides in the multi-level play structure. Even adults were waiting on the 1,000 gallon bucket to fill and dump (be ware that the water is COLD). There are chairs and loungers all around this area. The map doesn't show that most of the chairs around the area have a partial fabric covering. However, toward the end of the day when the sun is lower in the sky, the covers are pretty useless for most chairs or loungers, but a lot of families tend to leave the park midday freeing up sections of chairs.
Splash Island has a row of 6 colorful, mini slides which have both minimum height and maximum height requirements (teens and adults can't ride). As you can see in this photo, children empty right out to the splash pad area for good parental visibility. My only complaint was the queue to get on the slides is not well marked and could be confusing for younger children - they need to go all the way around the orange slide toward the back and up a set of stairs carrying a large float. The platform connects all the slide entry points. Restrooms are located at the very back of this area (right next to the lazy river entry points) which is a bit of a walk from the splash area. There are also showers there and a first aid office. I highly recommend wearing shoes or flipflops into the restrooms especially toward the end of the day.
Families can also enjoy the lazy river which goes all around Surf Lagoon (right in the center of the park) with entry and exit points along the way. On the other side of the park, in the Tornado area, there is a fun pirate-themed area called Hook's Lagoon with a treehouse (Hook's Lagoon Slides has a min height of 42" but the Lagoon Crossing is good for young kids 36" up to 54").
There are plenty of slides for thrill-seekers such as Der Stuka, Dive Bomber, Geronimo, Tornado, Tsunami Surge, and Typhoon Twister all with a minimum height of 48".
The park is open the next few weekends from 11am until 6pm or 7pm - August 23-24, August 30-31 and September 1. Daily Tickets are dynamically priced and for the next two weekend range from $35 to $25 depending on the day. Sometimes you can search the web for cheaper tickets.
You can bring refillable water bottles. But if you plan to drink any sodas, I highly recommend buying the All-Day Sourvenir Bottle ($19.99). The system will force you to wait 15 minutes between refills, but you will break even if you get 4 refills. Considering how hot you might feel in the Texas sun, you will definitely get more than four refills. For those wanting to fill water bottles, do not use the ones at the lockers as the water is not chilled and is pretty nasty. Ask for water cups at the drink refill stands or restaraunts instead.
Outside food or beverages are not allowed into the park (except baby food or formula). The food options are typical park fare - burgers, fried chicken strips, pizza, nachos, pretzels, turkey legs. I personally didn't purchase the dining add-on because we only ate lunch inside the park and then ate dinner outside the park. If you'd like to see the food options, check out the
Restaurants. Bring plastic bags to store any leftovers because birds will land on your chair and eat any food left sitting out.
General Parking is $35.00 and Priority Parking (closer to the entrance and right outside the exit) is $50.00.
Lockers are available on the left side when you walk into the front gate as well as restrooms and showers.
Printable Park map -
https://static.sixflags.com/website/files/hhtx_park-map.pdf
For more information,
https://www.sixflags.com/hurricaneharbortexas
