Requirements checklist
What to ask for when choosing software for water parks.
A checklist built from how water parks work, to print or save as a PDF and bring to any supplier meeting.
What the software should cover
Tick each one that matters to your business.
- Water quality and dosing log
- Lifeguard roster and certificates
- Attraction capacity and closures
- Tickets, wristbands and lockers
- Pumps, filters and slide maintenance
- Cabanas and group bookings
- Chemical and consumable stock
Roles that need their own access
Who logs in, and what each person may see or change.
- For park owners and duty managers
- For plant technicians
- For head guards and lifeguards
- For ticket counters and locker desk
- For events and cabana staff
Reports to ask for
Ask to see each one with your own sample data.
- Pool readings by day, with out-of-range entries
- Lifeguard certificates expiring by month
- Attendance and peak counts by attraction
- Weather holds, duration and refunds given
- Locker keys unreturned and deposits held
- Chemical stock and weekly consumption by pool
- Incident and rescue log by attraction
Systems it may need to connect to
Note which ones you already run.
- Wristband and barcode readers
- Dosing controller export
- Payment gateway and card terminals
- WhatsApp, SMS and email
- Accounting export
Questions for any vendor
Put these to every supplier you are comparing.
- Does it store the pool chemical readings?
- Will it warn us when a lifeguard’s certificate is about to lapse?
- How does the capacity limit work on a slide?
- Can readings come straight from the dosing controller?
- What happens on a rainy day with thunder?
- How are locker keys and deposits handled?
- Can we run it for only the summer season?
- Who owns the readings and guest records?
- How is the cost decided?
- How long before the park can open with it?
- What does the park need to gather before work starts?
Where the work usually breaks today
Circle the ones you recognise. They set the order of the project.
- Water readings live on a clipboard
- Guard cover is a name list
- Capacity is counted by eye
- Lockers and towels disappear
- Chemicals run low without notice
Prefer to talk it through? See the water parks page.