Intex Kool Splash Inflatable Pool-Side Water Slide (58849EP)
Best slide for the side of your pool — The one inflatable slide actually built to sit on the edge of a pool and land a rider in the water, and the most-owned product in the entire category — 3.8★ across 7,441 ratings, ten times the base of anything else here. It is not a great rating and we are not pretending otherwise, but on a field this thin it is the only pool-side slide with real evidence behind it.
Specs
| Where it goes | Pool side / above-ground wall |
| Inflated size | 131 x 81 x 46 in. |
| Capacity | One child at a time |
| Age / weight limit | 6-18 yrs, 176 lb max |
| Owner rating | 3.8★ / 7,441 |
| Warranty | Not published |
Pros
- 7,441 ratings — by an order of magnitude the deepest owner base of any inflatable slide, and the #1 seller in Amazon's own pool water slide category
- Genuinely designed for the SIDE of a pool, which almost nothing else in this category is — most 'pool slides' are lake, boat or lawn products
- Built-in sprinkler feed off a garden hose
- About $110, and owners who got a good one call it the best hundred dollars of the summer
Cons
- 3.8★, and the recurring complaint is air: holes, seams weeping, and one side that will not stay inflated
- Owners report patchy customer service when a unit fails early
- 176 lb limit and a 6-18 age range — this is for children, not adults
- Like everything inflatable here it is a seasonal consumable; buy it expecting a summer or two, not a fixture
Air — holes, weeping seams and a side that will not stay up — plus poor support when it fails early.
the dominant complaint, on much the deepest base in the inflatable-slide category · critical reviews read August 2026
“Good and fun but has a hole in it. We need a patch kit. We must have misplaced the one that came with it.”— Verified Purchase owner, Amazon · Verified owner
FAQ
Who is the Intex Kool Splash Inflatable Pool-Side Water Slide (58849EP) for?
You want a slide at the side of the pool rather than on the lawn, you have an above-ground pool wall or a low deck edge to sit it on, and you accept a season or two rather than a fixture.
What do owners say about the Intex Kool Splash Inflatable Pool-Side Water Slide (58849EP)?
3.8★ across 7,441 owner ratings (Amazon, read August 2026 · global base). What owners complain about: Air — holes, weeping seams and a side that will not stay up — plus poor support when it fails early.
What is the warranty on the Intex Kool Splash Inflatable Pool-Side Water Slide (58849EP)?
Intex publishes no warranty term for the Intex Kool Splash Inflatable Pool-Side Water Slide (58849EP) — we looked for one from the maker and record the absence rather than guess. Buy it somewhere with a return window you trust.
✓ Safety: no active recall — No active CPSC recall found for this product (CPSC recall database queried 2026-08-10). Category context, not a recall of this product: CPSC recalled Banzai Falls in-ground inflatable pool slides in 2012 (recall 12174) after a reported death and severe neck injuries, hazard stated as the slide deflating during use and the user striking the ground beneath it.
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Data last verified: August 2026. Ratings are real, dated reads — never scraped or invented. Full methodology and monetization disclosure: how we test.