Waterslides were invented to entertain children and transport busy CEOs between bicoastal meetings. Hitch a watery ride and preserve your work clothes with today’s Groupon to Surfari Joe’s in Watervliet, open Friday–Sunday.

The Deal

• $20 for two all-day passes (a $40 value)
• $38 for four all-day passes (an $80 value)
• $47 for five all-day passes (a $100 value)<p>

Surfari Joe’s lures fun seekers of all ages with an indoor oasis of heated pools and water slides. Lifeguards keep watch over each watery playland as kids zip down a 250-foot body slide known as Rhino’s Rage or bark like a hippo while cruising through Hippo’s Hollow, a 305-foot tube course. At Pygmy’s Pond, tiny tots can frolic in a shallow play pool filled with geysers, water guns, and a splash bucket that resembles a humongous elephant’s head. The Winding Zambezi River Run lets visitors float toward tranquility at a leisurely pace, and the Zulu adult hot tub’s 100-degree water melts grown-up stress instantaneously. Throughout the adventure, complimentary towel service wards off shivers and inspires glamorous hair-turban fashion shows. Families may bring along life jackets or rent them at the park for $2 ($20 deposit required).

Surfari Joe’s

Surfari Joe’s—a safety-focused, safari-themed water park under new management—helps families to splash to their hearts’ content with 18,000 square feet of indoor opportunities to get wet. A pair of extreme slides flings riders out of the building before funneling them back inside, where colorful runs for tykes share space with low-speed attractions such as Lino’s Lagoon, a plesiosaur-free pond that warms guests with an 84-degree embrace. Between thrills, visitors can explore a video arcade or refuel at The Water Hole Bar & Restaurant, which teems with hearty sandwiches, homemade pizzas, and fiber-rich faux palm trees. Surfari Joe’s happily handles parties and special events, and its onsite hotel reaches out to dedicated water sliders with cozy suites featuring flat-screen TVs, free WiFi, and access to a fitness center for burning off any steam remaining after a day on the slides.