Banzai Hydro Blast Inflatable Outdoor Water Slide Park for Backyard, Ages 5+, Blue/Red

I'm giving this a five-star rating. I read all the one-star reviews, and I'll add comments about them.Before I review, if you buy this, I want you to remember that 4 & 5 are the guns. Remember, 4 & 5 are the guns. Remember that.On to the review:It's easy to set up, and only requires one person, even to lift it. It is heavy, but not crazy. I keep it on a red flyer wagon to move it back and forth between my garage. As for the grass, it does not hurt the grass from using it (assuming you take it down after use). You dont need a tarp under it. It takes a few hours to dry, so plan accordingly. You can leave it deflated, and then dry the next day with no fear of mold. The drain hole is in the back. If you have a slight slope, you'll want the back facing down the slope. The material is the typical bounce house grade. The pool section is bounce house grade with rubberizing to hold in the water. If you have bounce houses this will be a standard bounce house set up for you. The "speed slides" are no steeper than slides at playgrounds. I'm not sure why people are complaining. It is true that there is no padding at the bottom. This only affects heavier kids or adults. Little kids skim on by. To counteract this for larger kids, just place a blanket under each slide once it's inflated but not full of water. Problem solved. As with any slide, if your kid is going to go down completely squirrely, head first with a friend's foot in their face, they'll get hurt. The drain hole is in the middle towards the back. It doesn't drain well. To drain, I slip a 1.5" pipe under to the hole, and it drains fine. Go to home depot and get a piece of 8' 1.5" pvc pipe before you use this. It's easy to roll up, and while you don't get it the same size as the shipping size, you can get it close. The size is smaller than you think, the pictures make it look bigger than it is. But it is big. My kids will spend HOURS on it. When their friends come over it is a FUN time. I went on it, and it's fine for me. We go to a lot of water parks, and this thing gets as much fun for the kids. While it's expensive, it is a party machine and saves me money from not having to go to water parks. Make sure you buy pool toys, etc. I would not hesitate to buy this again.

This thing is big. Kids loved it super fun for a bday party, I even got in the fun and I’m 190lbs and slide held up perfect for my weight. Set up was super easy and quick, maybe 10 mins max. Stitching that hold the piping for the water canons are a bit weak. One ripped right off when we adjusting it, had to put a patch because air was coming out of it.

SO MUCH FUN!!! This thing is ginormous! We've already used it for 2 boys birthday parties this summer and it kept 10-15 kids from the ages of 2-12 busy and completely happy. They especially like the "Clubhouse" area between the climber and large slide, and the little window there means they can scream to their friends below, or, mostly, yell to a parent "MOM, WATCH THIS!!!"The large slide is steep and fast, and if the kids jump up when they are heading down the slide, it does cause them to bounce pretty far in the air, and we lost a few over the side of the slide. Now, this may seem dangerous, however, the area of the slide the kids fell over was pretty close to the ground and no one got hurt, also, danger is fun. A few parents did seem nervous though. We are going to purchase a large inflatable raft to stake to the ground next to the slide in that area so they crazy ones will have a soft landing. :)Few suggestions.1. Buy an anti-mildew spray and coat the entire things with it (make sure it's safe on vinyl). Let it dry, and then rinse thoroughly. This has helped immensely with the mold/mildew problems we've had with inflatable slides in the past.2. Lay a tarp down under the slide for use. It keeps it much cleaner.3. YOU MUST DRY THIS COMPLETELY BEFORE STORING! This means turning off the air and letting all the water run off. Reinflating it and letting it sit in the sun and dry completely. Then, while inflated, put a bunch of buckets or other objects to raise it off the ground and let the bottom dry completely as well. Even after all that, you may still need to towel dry parts of it by hand.4. Store it inside somewhere. We lost a slide last summer that we had in a deck box on the back lanai due to ants. They were EATING IT. Yeah, I don't get it either.All in all, it's the most awesome inflatable water slide we've ever purchased, and totally worth the money. :)

PURCHASED APRIL 2020- although I'm writing this review in 2nd summer of having it BUT THERE IS A POINT TO THE REVIEW. Last summer it worked great for the exception of the loose seems and not as firm/sturdy as i was hoping it would be while being blown up-but for 757.00 TOTAL I was like” ok we r quarantined and not going anywhere for the summer so I was ok with it” NOW APRIL 2021 after being in storage over the winter we took it out on EASTER and we are soooooooo disappointed!!:( -1st the exit area from the tall slide the plastic inner liner is all torn and peeling- there is no hole but you can see it thru the outer fabric— its like peeling..YET the outer fabric is intact so its technically not torn from the outside but air is coming out and has caused the entire thing to be super flimsy.. my 2 kids are under 100 together and the whole thing bends as they are walking up the stairs and slide because the plastic inner liner meant to keep the air sealed inside is torn. I know i cant get a refund as its been a year- my point to writing this is that i thought of getting a new one and I SAW THE PRICE( like WTH) its now at 1200.00 + not including tax!!!!! Maybe they are taking advantage of people having STIMI MONEY OR INCOME TAX- but dont be fooled, ITS NOT WORTH THE MONEY. DONT BUY IT!!