Life in South Korea: Korean Water Parks

I have wanted to go to a water park in Korea for a long time. The first year I was very excited and on a hot September weekend I figured it would be a great way to escape the heat. Apparently I was wrong. The water parks are only open in July and August like the beach. Sometimes there feels like there are no rules in South Korea and other times like this there seem to be a whole bunch of pointless rules. The water park is the best example of this. You have to wear life jacket any time you go in water even if it is ankle deep. The wave pool is the only place that gets deep. It goes to a depth of 2.4 meters, which would have been nice for swimming. The life jacket policy is no good. The life guards were asking people to do up their vests while in line for rides. I guess you can drown on the land. You also have to wear a hat or swimming cap, supposedly for hygiene, or to boost the sale of California Beach hats. It is also super packed at the park leaving you with waits of at least thirty minutes per ride. The rides are good and if you like water parks you should enjoy your time there.