Water Slide Rentals in New Orleans
Our most-booked category in the city. Here's how to pick the right one.
Water slides are the single most-rented thing we own — and in a New Orleans summer that isn't surprising. From May through September they're the first units to sell out every weekend.
The two things that decide whether a water slide works at your address: a hose within 50 feet of where the slide will sit, and enough flat space with clearance on all sides. Everything else we handle.
Single lane or double lane
- Single lane. Smaller footprint, fits most city yards, right for a birthday party with a handful of kids.
- Double lane. Twice the throughput and it turns into a race, which is what makes it worth the extra space. The right call for a school field day, a camp water day, or any party over about twenty kids.
- Wet/dry combos. Bounce house plus slide in one unit. Best value if your yard only fits one thing.
What your yard needs
- A working hose within 50 feet of the setup spot. Some slides need more than one hookup — we rent splitters if you're short.
- A dedicated 20 amp outlet within 100 feet, nothing else on that breaker. Lose power and the unit deflates in under a minute.
- Gate clearance — 36 inches minimum, 42 for the bigger slides. Measure it. This is the number one reason a delivery can't be completed.
- Flat ground with room on all sides. Watch for power lines and tree limbs overhead.
- Grass or concrete. Grass gets staked, concrete gets sandbagged. Note that a wet slide on grass makes mud — plan where you put it.
Water slides in a New Orleans park
City Park prohibits water slides entirely — along with bounce houses and any water-play structure. Audubon Park allows inflatables with a $75 permit, but water use at a specific shelter is the park's call, so ask when you pull your permit. Every park setup also needs a generator from us, one per inflatable, plus the $35 park fee and a certificate of insurance. City Park rule · Audubon guide.
Safety on a wet unit
- One monitor per unit, always. Wet units are slippery and supervision matters more, not less.
- One rider at a time on a slide. No running on the deck, no head-first.
- 200 lb weight limit per rider. Adults test this one.
- Keep wet and dry units apart so water isn't tracked into a dry unit.
- Ages 3 and up.
When to book
Summer weekends in New Orleans book out. If you want a water slide for a Saturday between Memorial Day and Labor Day, a few weeks out is the minimum and earlier is better. Late-May school field days should be locked in by March — that's the single tightest window of our year.
Common questions
Do you provide the water?
No. We need a working hose at your address within 50 feet of the setup spot. We bring the splitters if a unit needs multiple hookups.
What if it rains?
Light rain is fine on a wet unit. If winds hit 20 mph or you see lightning, everyone exits and the blower gets unplugged. Cancel with us at least two days out and everything paid becomes a raincheck good for three months.
Can I put a water slide on concrete?
Yes, sandbagged. It's often better than grass, which turns to mud under a wet unit.
Can I get one at a park?
Not at City Park. Elsewhere, with the park's permission, a permit, a generator from us and a certificate of insurance.
Check your date
Summer weekends go early. Tell us your date and neighborhood.
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