Big Kahuna's

[DannyMarg]

So we went to Big Kahuna's twice this week with our 5 year old boy and had a blast. BUT...I was dissappointed in the fact that there where about 4 slides not opperating. The big thing I didn't like was that it was just about impossible to find an employee that was from this country and could speak more than 2 words of english. I think it is like not buying american products. Where are the local kids and if they are hiring people from outside the US shouldn't they have be able to at least have a goodunderstanding of the language to work here. I find the same thing in Baytowne and various other places in the area.

 

[SHELLY]

I think it is like not buying american products. Where are the local kids and if they are hiring people from outside the US shouldn't they have be able to at least have a goodunderstanding of the language to work here. I find the same thing in Baytowne and various other places in the area.

If they had a good understanding of the language, they would understand that they're being underpaid and overworked.

The RE frenzy priced the American kids out of the summer vacation job market. What used to be cheap, rental accommodations were given the "Pergo, GCT, SS, Contractor-Beige" treatment and sold off to Investulators as Luxury Condominiums, highly coveted by Bazillions of Uber-Rich Baby Boomers.

A good deal of the people who are 'willing' to work the low-wage service jobs are being shipped over here from third world countries and racked and stacked in substandard living quarters (albeit, better than Somewheze-Stan). Think of the Panhandle now being operated like a cruise ship--say, like the Love Boat--only without the Love and without the Boat...and without Gopher or Isaac the Bartender.

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[Kurt]

So we went to Big Kahuna's twice this week with our 5 year old boy and had a blast.

Were there a lot of people? Can you tell us more about what you enjoyed last week?

 

[diamonddazzler]

The lines were not too bad at all, if there were any. The only lines were at the season pass office. Wow that took 4 ever! Anyway back to the good stuff. Dannymarg and little Marg and I did have a blast though. Lots of options for the little kids and the big kids alike. We raced down slides together, one on each side. It was neat how all the water sort of flowed everywhere you walked. They really have a neat concept to reuse all the water. The water from the slides flowed into the pool. Neat waterfalls everywhere and cool waterslide entry ways that made each slide an adventure. Walking through caves and water rushing all over the place. Season passes are worth it. With the cheaper one you can still go Friday thru Monday, free parking and a free bring a friend pass. Great deal! Go check it out and definatly do the half pipe wave, or go watch... you will laugh your head off! My entire family tried it. Not as hard as it looks. Hint: dig your toes in at the top to keep you from going back up over the edge. Have fun in the sun.

 

[Smiling JOe]

do they normally charge for parking?

 

[seagrovegirl]

$5 for parking...went last week too! Nine of us went with kids ages 47 to 10 years old. Had a blast...only two injuries and they were adults!! Almost $4 for a large coke!

 

[beachmouse]

Sometimes there just aren't enough high school and college kids to fill all empty positions, and foreign college kids working seasonal summer jobs is hardly anything new. At this point, there have been a couple of generations of those folks who have worked the Midwest resort circuit in places like Mackinac Island.


The last couple of summers, the unskilled employment market in places has been tight enough that some fast food places were advertising $11/hour crew positions.

 

[Bobby J]

The lines were not too bad at all, if there were any. The only lines were at the season pass office. Wow that took 4 ever! Anyway back to the good stuff. Dannymarg and little Marg and I did have a blast though. Lots of options for the little kids and the big kids alike. We raced down slides together, one on each side. It was neat how all the water sort of flowed everywhere you walked. They really have a neat concept to reuse all the water. The water from the slides flowed into the pool. Neat waterfalls everywhere and cool waterslide entry ways that made each slide an adventure. Walking through caves and water rushing all over the place. Season passes are worth it. With the cheaper one you can still go Friday thru Monday, free parking and a free bring a friend pass. Great deal! Go check it out and definatly do the half pipe wave, or go watch... you will laugh your head off! My entire family tried it. Not as hard as it looks. Hint: dig your toes in at the top to keep you from going back up over the edge. Have fun in the sun.

Thanks again for the call to go! Broday loved it and I will never forget the look on his face as he went down that big slide! Total FEAR Bev would have killed me. The language barrier was kind of odd but I guess one of the things you run into in tourist areas. I had a similiar problem one time at Disney.

 

[DannyMarg]

Bobby, did you realize that you posted this on the "internet" and Bev reads it. LOL. You just gave yourself away!

 

[Bobby J]

Brody already rated me out! "Mom, dad pushed me down a big slide"! Great!