My daughter had fun digging in the sand and plying by the waters edge and watching all the fish . She never got cranky at all. The same went for my youngest son. He was able to wade into the water and we had a blast floating around the lazy river (with a noodle) while my husband relaxed on a chair and kept an eye on my daughter. DC was one of the nicest days of our trip, relaxing and a nice change of pace from theme parks.