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.

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. :)

We got this blow up slide and my kids absolutely loved it. After a couple weeks the blower or maybe somewhere on the blowup messed up and it wouldn't stay blown up the way it should and kinda deflated when you got on it so was not able to use it. I contacted there company and they immediately responded and sent a replacement and made it hassle free. For me and kids we loved this one I'm hoping for sure this one will not do the same but I'm confident in this company to make it right when there is a problem and alot of companies I would worry about. You won't regret this blow up it's perfect for kids and they will absolutely love it. When you read a review saying how terrible some blow ups are just know yes you may end up with a problem there big hold air and water but if you pic the right brand and company you can at least know your not getting screwed out of money and you will get it resolved if there is a issue. My kids absolutely love this one.