A line of people were waiting to get into the Glenn Dale Splash Park when it opened on Tuesday at noon.
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Within minutes, dozens of kids and adults were inside the water park in Prince George’s County, Maryland, as temperatures soared to around 100.
鈥淚t’s one of the perfect places to bring the kids on one of the hottest days of this summer,鈥 said Charmina Henry, of Bowie. 鈥淭his water is amazing.鈥
Cynthia Davis, of Hyattsville, was back for the second day in a row. She said her kids needed no convincing to come back out.
鈥淎t all!鈥 laughed Davis. 鈥淭hey were ready before I was.”
While little kids ran around water spouts and sprinklers, bouncing through little slides and climbing gear, big kids in the bigger pool went down the water slide and climbed obstacles you almost wanted to fall off of, since it meant a splash landing.
鈥淭his is a perfect place for them to cool off and get some energy out,鈥 Davis explained. 鈥淪o, yeah, they’re excited.鈥
One woman couldn鈥檛 imagine being outside otherwise.
鈥淚t’s a 100% difference in how much you can enjoy the weather,鈥 she said. 鈥淎bsolutely.鈥
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