Phillips Park Aquatic Center is owned and operated at the Fox Valley Park District. (Photo courtesy of FVPD)

The Splash Country Water Park and Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center opened for the season over the Memorial Day weekend.

The two water parks — one on Aurora’s far west side and the other on the east side of Montgomery —opened for daily business beginning June 3.

The Fox Valley Park District has just the ticket – a two-sided one at that. It’s a double-dandy season pass to two water parks for one low price.

The season pass good to go every day, all summer long, at both Splash and Phillips.

These blue-water bargains also come with added benefits. As a pass holder, you’re granted VIP treatment with early admission (15 minutes) privileges on weekdays before the general public is granted access. Pass holders can bypass the daily admission window and on three select dates can bring a guest for free.

And don’t forget the price breaks you’ll enjoy for aquatic program fees and rentals, special event admissions and the $15 discount for birthday parties and after-hour rentals.

Based on daily admission rates, a season pass will pay for itself in little more than a week. After that, it’s the equivalent of free admission for the rest of the summer.

Phillips is especially amped up this year with a new deep pool climbing wall ready to be unveiled. Sited in the deep water plunge pool adjacent to the two famously fun drop slides, the climbing wall is sure to be a hit.

A lively collection of new jet sprayers will bring even more crazy fun to the activity play area.

Those new features will compliment Phillips’ four slides — two of the winding flume variety and the two drop slides that create the sensation of going over the edge of a cliff on a waterfall — an exhilarating plunge into the placid pool below.

Splash Country has two twisting flume slides and its “lazy river” that winds through dumping buckets, sprayers, water jets and bubbling rapids.

Both parks include kid-friendly sections with spray guns, waterfalls and sand areas, with beach volleyball courts for teens and adults. Lap-lane swimming is also available at designated times.

The Splash Country Water Park and Phillips Park Family Aquatic Center opened for the season over the Memorial Day weekend.

The two water parks — one on Aurora’s far west side and the other on the east side of Montgomery —opened for daily business beginning June 3.

The Fox Valley Park District has just the ticket – a two-sided one at that. It’s a double-dandy season pass to two water parks for one low price.

The season pass good to go every day, all summer long, at both Splash and Phillips.

These blue-water bargains also come with added benefits. As a pass holder, you’re granted VIP treatment with early admission (15 minutes) privileges on weekdays before the general public is granted access. Pass holders can bypass the daily admission window and on three select dates can bring a guest for free.

And don’t forget the price breaks you’ll enjoy for aquatic program fees and rentals, special event admissions and the $15 discount for birthday parties and after-hour rentals.

Based on daily admission rates, a season pass will pay for itself in little more than a week. After that, it’s the equivalent of free admission for the rest of the summer.

Phillips is especially amped up this year with a new deep pool climbing wall ready to be unveiled. Sited in the deep water plunge pool adjacent to the two famously fun drop slides, the climbing wall is sure to be a hit.

A lively collection of new jet sprayers will bring even more crazy fun to the activity play area.

Those new features will compliment Phillips’ four slides — two of the winding flume variety and the two drop slides that create the sensation of going over the edge of a cliff on a waterfall — an exhilarating plunge into the placid pool below.

Splash Country has two twisting flume slides and its “lazy river” that winds through dumping buckets, sprayers, water jets and bubbling rapids.

Both parks include kid-friendly sections with spray guns, waterfalls and sand areas, with beach volleyball courts for teens and adults. Lap-lane swimming is also available at designated times.

— Fox Valley aquatic centers now open for the season —