Filmmaker And His Son Spend An Extremely Weird Night In Germany's Giant Indoor Water Park
The resort has been open since 2004, and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
Indie filmmaker Casey Neistat and his son recently had an overnight adventure at the park, which bills itself as a tropical getaway. The resulting video is hilarious.
Keep reading for a glimpse of what it's like to hang out in Germany's weirdest amusement park.
Tropical Islands is a 45-minute drive from Berlin, in an old airship hangar called the Aerium. Neistat and his son Owen turn a corner, and the hulking building suddenly comes into view.Casey Neistat/YouTube
Swim trunks? Check. Sunglasses? Check. Towels? Check.Casey Neisat/YouTubeThis place is seriously enormous. At 194 million cubic feet, it's one of the world's largest buildings, by volume. Getty ImagesIt's open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. And it attracts everyone people of all ages.Casey Neistat/YouTubeThere are dozens of water slides, lagoons, and pools, as well as a rainforest and shopping boulevard. As Neistat notes, this trip was his son's idea.Casey Neistat/YouTubeStill, it's a pretty good place for a father and son to hang out.Casey Neistat/YouTubeTropical Islands has Germany's highest water slide tower, with 4 slides and 110 steps. It's a monster.Casey Neistat/YouTubeNeistat also shows us the dark side of Tropical Islands. At one point, he wonders why a chicken is freely walking around the grounds. And there are cockroaches everywhere, he says.Casey Neistat/YouTubeAs night approaches, the park gets a little creepy. People can actually vacation here: There are two hundred rooms in the dome, as well as dozens of tents in the "rainforest."Getty ImagesNeistat and his son find themselves wandering the dark, empty grounds at 2 a.m., totally unsupervised. It's the perfect opportunity for a late night swim.Casey Neistat/YouTubeFinally, morning arrives. The food? "Just terrible."Casey Neistat/YouTubeThe video is worth a watch in its entirety: