Step2

Since the Big Splash Center was discontinued years ago, we’ve received an overwhelming amount of requests to produce this product again.

We sincerely appreciate the feedback we receive from our customers and welcome any feedback about our products. Because of your feedback, we’ve brought back the Pedal Farm Tractor, the Choo Choo Wagon, and are now shipping directly to Canada. We’ve also passed the feedback about the alternatives to the discontinued Kangaroo Climber to our research and development team.

Here is some of the feedback we’ve already received about the Big Splash Center:

“I am curious to know why step 2 discontinued slide that goes w/big splash pool? They are a HOT item on ebay!” –Anonymous

“BRING BACK THE BIG SPLASH POOL/Slide. There is not one out there that is as durable.” – Lora

“I want a Step 2 Big Splash Center for the grandson and dogs to cool off in, but I can’t find one. I don’t want a cheap pool that won’t endure a southern summer! Be different and market a useful item that lasts! Please consider producing this item again…” -M. Ryan

“Please bring back the Step 2 Big Splash Pool! We had ours for 13 yrs, 5 kids, numerous neighbor and daycare kids before it got a crack in it only because our son jumped on it when it was turned upside down. I am heart broken to find out that this slide isn’t available anymore. Please bring it back!” -Amy

What do you think? Do you want the Big Splash Center to return? Is there another Step2 product that you wish we would bring back? While we can’t ensure that this or any item will return, we welcome your feedback!

**Update**

Thank you all so much for your feedback and passion regarding the big splash pool. Over the last few months here at Step2, we have been trying to find a way to make this product so that it is affordable to customers, affordable to ship, and still has all of the features and quality you would expect from Step2. Unfortunately, we are unable to come up with that right combination, and therefore, we have decided not to move forward with bringing this product back.

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1. I had one years ago for my kids and it was the best pool ever. Wanted one for my dogs last year and was lucky enough to find someone selling one. They love it as much as the kids did. You REALLY need to bring it back

   Donna D

   31 May 11 at 3:10 pm

2. I know that we would love if you brought this back, and many other people I know would love it as well. We currently have a used one, but would buy a new one in a heartbeat! These are the best pools out there, they last longer then any of the cheap plastic pools, and obviously longer then inflatables, plus the kids LOVE them

   Heather P

   31 May 11 at 3:22 pm

3. Bring back the big splash pool! I have the slide!

   sandy

   31 May 11 at 3:29 pm

4. PLEASE bring it back!!!

   chrissie

   31 May 11 at 3:54 pm

5. Please bring it back!! I have been looking for one everywhere for my ducks!! I know a whole forum of duck lovers who would also like to have this pool!!!

   Wendy

   31 May 11 at 4:41 pm

6. Hi there. We have 1 year old triplets and a 3 year old. I would be interested in this items for size and durability. We just bought the choo choo and love it. Thanks Lisa Tott

   Lisa Tott

   31 May 11 at 4:49 pm

7. We have been having one around 13 years now, and it’s still being used! Awesome product!

   CFabiano

   31 May 11 at 4:53 pm

8. Please – and bring it back soon!!!! I have three kids (5y, 2y, and 6m) and we would buy one of these in a heartbeat if you released it soon.

   Another favorite that you should bring back – Tuggy the Tugboat sandbox. We have one that’s 20+ years old and the kids STILL love it.

   A

   31 May 11 at 7:39 pm

9. I could just kick myself for getting rid of mine! We had a third child…10 years later…recently started looking for the Step 2 Big Splash pool and Slide…had no idea it has been discontinued!!! PLEASE bring it back! I will buy it again!

   Beth Larson

   31 May 11 at 9:56 pm

10. I had never seen this product before but I certainly would buy one if you brought it back. I hate those flimsy kiddie pools and the blow up ones are fine but they get holes too easily. This one looks sturdy and nice and from the other comments it seems to withstand the test of time!

    Christina

    31 May 11 at 10:23 pm

11. Put me first in line to purchase the pool & slide if you decide to bring it back!!!

    Cheri

    31 May 11 at 10:51 pm

12. My granddaughter tried the big splash yesterday and she absolutely loved it. I went online to find one but found out it was discontinied. Please bring it back. I really want one and the slide too. Please. Please.

    Denise Carey

    1 Jun 11 at 9:49 am

13. Please bring it back!!! My kids’ Grandma has one. All 4 grandkids love it and play together- just not possible with the one I got from Kmart. Its deep enough for my 4 year old and my 2 year old loves to sit in the bottom and get splashed when her sister slides down. I have had to settle for the plastic ones from Kmart because I don’t want to deal with one of those inflatables.

    Susan

    1 Jun 11 at 2:23 pm

14. Bring back the Big Splash Center. I bought one when my son was small. Now he’s in college and I want to buy another for my dogs! Bring back the Big Splash Center!

    Bonnie

    1 Jun 11 at 5:58 pm

15. Bring back the pool! THe new one with the umbrella is great, but its too small! My son is 18 and he had one that lasted for years. I now have a 2 year old daughter & would love for her to have one. Bring it back soon!!!

    Maureen L.

    1 Jun 11 at 8:03 pm

16. My MIL has one of these and I want to buy one for my house! Really wish you would bring it back!

    Anya

    1 Jun 11 at 11:33 pm

17. Would buy big splash center if you had it back! Slide sounds good too!

    Valerie

    2 Jun 11 at 8:20 pm

18. Please bring it back! Nothing else compares!

    Kerry dreyer

    2 Jun 11 at 9:16 pm

19. I can not say how strongly I feel about the need for this product to be back in production. I would purchase one for myself personally as well as for the preschool that I work for. It is the strongest and best for steady and annual use. It is a wonder to me as to why it ever left the market. Please hear my request echoing what so many have already said, “Please bring it back!”

    Jenn Martinez

    3 Jun 11 at 11:33 am

20. Please, please, please bring it back! It is THE BEST POOL ever and i am hoping that my 2 girls can experience all the fun with it! Why on earth would you discontinue such a great item! Do we need to petition it back?

    Elisa McDonald

    3 Jun 11 at 4:58 pm

21. Like everyone here, I cannot urge you strongly enough to bring back this wonderful product. My kids play in my sister-in-law’s all the time when we visit her family, and they wonder why we can’t buy one for ourselves. I have to tell them “Sorry girls, but they don’t make it anymore.” The look of disappointment I get is beyond words. Truly, nothing else compares. Bring it back exactly as it was. Please do not change the material or its thickness or do anything to “cheapen” it. It’s a great quality product as is. If you produce it again in this way, you’ll have a few satisfied, if not overjoyed customers at our house plus hundreds more in backyards across the country.

    Jim

    3 Jun 11 at 5:18 pm

22. Please bring this product back, I have only just discovered this pool at our local playgroup, have come home to order one only to find it is no longer made!
    It is perfect for our Australian lifestyle.

    Jo

    3 Jun 11 at 6:36 pm

23. Please, please bring back the big splash center soon! I am so sick of the flimsy kiddie pool option out there. I have been searching for a used splash center for three years now to no avail. Please, pretty please. Before my kiddos get too old.

    Christie

    3 Jun 11 at 9:11 pm

24. YES!!! Was just on your website looking for one, please bring back the inflatable pools are not durable and don’t last a week around my house

    amanda

    3 Jun 11 at 9:51 pm

25. OK so are you bringing it back or not!??!?!

    libby

    5 Jun 11 at 10:51 am

26. PLEASE bring this back!! I am so over inflatable pools. I just bought one with a slide and within 2 hours there was a hole in the slide – such a waste of money! I need this pool so that it can stand up to the abuse of my children!! [pretty please with a cherry on top?]

    kristen

    5 Jun 11 at 11:18 am

27. I am currently looking for one of these for my daughter.
    Very hard to find used. I would spend the money for a new one.

    Tanya

    5 Jun 11 at 2:46 pm

28. Please bring it back! I drove 2 hours to buy a used one for my dad’s German Shepherds and now I have been looking for one for my dogs as well and I haven’t had that great of luck! This pool is the perfect size and is strong enough to endure summers worth of use for big strong dogs!

    Korie

    5 Jun 11 at 6:45 pm

29. You have all these requests but nothing saying you will in fact bring back this item due to high demand. I’d love to be able to buy one for my son. Please bring this item back! The toddler version is way too small to last for more than a season.

    Carolyn

    6 Jun 11 at 9:19 am

30. We appreciate your feedback and comments and will pass this information along to our Research and Development Team. We will make an announcement here and on Facebook if the Big Splash Center goes back into production.

    Step2

    6 Jun 11 at 9:28 am

31. Would love to see you bring back the Big splash center pool. I saw the pool in a menards about 4years ago and regret not purchasing it. Have been looking for one for months now with no luck in my area. The slide I have is over 15 years old and has held up to daycare use and is sill like new. Please bring back the pool. I would love to be able to purchase one for my daycare. Love your products they are very durable.

    Jennifer

    6 Jun 11 at 3:58 pm

32. PLEASE BRING BACK THE BIG SPLASH POOL. I DESPERATLEY NEED 1. My oldest son had 1 15 years ago and now our youngest could really use it. It is durable and safe.

    Angie

    6 Jun 11 at 4:16 pm

33. We would love to purchase this product…..please bring it back! Their is nothing else like it! My neighbors have one and we would like one for our kids too! Please!

    Melissa

    6 Jun 11 at 5:34 pm

34. i have been trying to find this pool everywhere but they always sell before i can get to it! please please please bring this pool back.

    lisa

    6 Jun 11 at 6:18 pm

35. Please bring the Big Splash Pool back. I recently found out about this pool and would really like to buy one. It is a fantastic pool with or without the slide. If you can’t bring this exact one back, how about making the pool you are offering now a little bigger. I have 3 children under the age of 4 and there is no way they can play together in the small one without hurting each other. Either way, please make a durable, high quality pool that will last the test of time and fit a small family.

    Nikki

    6 Jun 11 at 6:50 pm

36. If this item was back in production, I would buy 4!!! PLEASE, PLEASE bring it back, we had one, went away on vacation and when we came back, it had been stolen! My kids are devistated!!!!! I had it for years and it was great! I am still very upset about this!!!!!!!!!!!!

    alison

    6 Jun 11 at 10:06 pm

37. how come you can still buy it here on http://toko.duniabermain.com/products/step2/step2-big-splash-center/ but not in the USA?

    alison

    6 Jun 11 at 10:11 pm

38. I would really like to see you bring back the Big Splash Pool. This product was the best on the market. I was sad to see that it had been discontinued. I really would like to get one for my granddaughters. Please bring it back!

    Charlene

    6 Jun 11 at 11:44 pm

39. Our International distributors may have inventory that is no longer available in the US.

    Step2

    7 Jun 11 at 8:42 am

40. Please bring this back!! There is nothing out there that compares to this pool for durability and fun. Inflatable pools and drop side pools are complete garbage! I would buy this Step 2 pool in a heartbeat. I drool over the small one with the umbrella you guys have out right now, but it’s too small for my kids.

    Jen

    7 Jun 11 at 11:56 am

41. Please, please, please, bring it back. I don’t know what it will take to get you guys to bring it back. But I think it would be a HUGE money maker!! Not to mention how happy it would make folks!

    Kristin

    7 Jun 11 at 5:15 pm

42. Please bring back the Big Splash Pool!!!! I did not realize it was discontinued. Went looking for one and could not find anything comparable. Why would you discontinue it when there isn’t anything like it on the market?

    Liz

    7 Jun 11 at 5:16 pm

43. PLEASE! I had it for my older two kids and gave it away after they outgrew it. Shortly after, baby 3 came! Neighbor moved, and I am going through 5 or more kid pools a Year! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring it back!

    Carrie

    7 Jun 11 at 6:38 pm

44. yes, PLEASE begin making this wonderful product again!!! It’s perfect for even bigger children, too. I will buy it and recommend it to everyone I know with kids and grandchildren.

    carol estes

    7 Jun 11 at 7:04 pm

45. Please bring back this pool!! For the life of me, I can’t figure out why you would discontinue such a highly sought-after product!

    Dhi

    7 Jun 11 at 8:54 pm

46. A friend inherited one of these and I would LOVE to purchase one for my 4 young kids (7,6, 4 & 2). Why was it discontinued? Any hope that it will be brought back?

    Sarah

    7 Jun 11 at 9:01 pm

47. I would love to have The Big Splash Pool & Slide for my grandchildren us use when at my house. I am so disappointed it is no longer available. Please bring it back!

    Mikey Hamlin

    7 Jun 11 at 11:48 pm

48. Please bring back the Big Splash Center and Slide! We are desperately looking for a slide to fit with our old Splash Center. It is the only pool we have found that can sustain our 85lb dog and our toddler, and would replace both if we could!

    Jenny

    8 Jun 11 at 12:35 pm

49. I meant that we would like to replace the pool and the slide, not the dog and the toddler

    Jenny

    8 Jun 11 at 12:37 pm

50. I have been looking for the big splash pool for two years now. I found one on craigslist that had a climber on it. Is that factory? It looks like a lot of fun! Wish I could go buy one new today!

    Heather

    8 Jun 11 at 6:23 pm

51. Please more info if and when it is coming back….Many friends looking to purchase one and its just getting hotter. going to purchase something else soon if it is impossible to get this one!!!!

    jamie

    9 Jun 11 at 10:31 am

52. Bummer… after many online searches, I decided that this was definitely the pool I wanted for my daughter’s first birthday gift… But now I can’t find one anywhere! Please let us know if you are releasing it soon and I should sit tight. The little round pool with umbrella is cute, but would probably be too small quickly.

    angela

    9 Jun 11 at 11:06 am

53. I have looked everywhere for a new slide for our big splash pool.

    Mary Lou Smith

    9 Jun 11 at 12:27 pm

54. I have been looking for one for two years now. Everytime I find one someone has just sold it. It would be great if you would begin making it again.

    Cassie

    9 Jun 11 at 1:41 pm

55. Please bring this pool back. I would buy one in a second. I’m tired of blow up pools!!

    Missy

    9 Jun 11 at 5:14 pm

56. Please bring it back!! And offer it at your store in Streetsboro so I can pick it up. I just bought an old used one off eBay for $140 and that’s about avg for their price on eBay. Even win my “new” old one, I would still consider purchasing a new one, esp if it was even bigger (I have the smaller one, I believe there was actually a larger one.).

    Jenni

    9 Jun 11 at 5:40 pm

57. I just received this pool for my 1 year old just last week. It has been past around the neighborhood for years and it is still in great condition. We lost the slide somewhere along the way.. but we all love it! I especially like that it’s big enough for mommy to get it in too!

    Leigh

    10 Jun 11 at 2:50 pm

58. I am looking forward to you bringing back the splash pool. Our childcare has two and needs at least a third. Each summer the pools are brought out and the eyes light up as the preschoolers get to go “swimming” like the day campers. Each summer I come to your web site in great hopes that the pools will be there, but alas they still are not there.

    Ed Swiger

    11 Jun 11 at 2:44 pm

59. I looked at the picture from the link above and the ones that we have look larger than the one in the picture. I am guessing that there were two sizes available. The ones that we have are the larger size. If you re-introduce the pools, I hope that the larger ones are made.

    Ed Swiger

    11 Jun 11 at 2:50 pm

60. When I was younger, my family went through several pools. The slide and pool was the best one that we ever had and was the longest lasting. I wanted to buy one for my sons, but see it is now discontinued. I would like to see this come back!

    Andrew McPheters

    12 Jun 11 at 1:48 pm

61. Don’t understand why this product is no longer available since it was so popular. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!! Nothing compares to this product.

    Maria

    12 Jun 11 at 1:59 pm

62. I would LOVE it if this product came back. Ihave already gone through 2 blow up pools this summer for my kids, while my neighbors have this pool, with the slide, and it is still in great condition after years of use!! My kids LOVE that pool and I would really love to get one for them!

    Amie Courtney

    12 Jun 11 at 2:19 pm

63. All I can say is that this pool is fantastic, my children and i were at a friends house and they have one that was left by one of their rental properties, I came home and did some research to go buy 2 today, one for my daughter and her 2 children and one for my home, for the grandkids to enjoy, I was sadly disappointed to find that they are no longer available. Please reconsider this product to be back on the market, I would recommend it to all my friends and family!

    Stormi

    12 Jun 11 at 6:44 pm

64. Please bring it back! We have kids from 1 to 8 who thoroughly enjoy playing in this pool. It is the best!!

    Tracey

    14 Jun 11 at 10:37 am

65. my 16 year-old daughter had the whole system. two slides, pool and swingset. it was the hit of the neighborhood. one neighbor boy used to call our house Disneyland her loved it so much. we now have 3 more children who would love this pool. i promised them i would order it today until i found out i cant because it has been discontinued. in todays economy, why would a company stop making such a popular product? there is nothing else out there that even compares. please listen to your clients who have kept you in business for many years!

    julie momof4

    14 Jun 11 at 10:09 pm

66. Please bring the pool back! I am purchasing the naturally playful playhouse climber and want the pool to go with it!!

    Midi

    14 Jun 11 at 11:33 pm

67. The splash center definitely looks like a great product. I cannot believe how much they sell for on craigslist but think a new one would be able to sell very well at around $125 (what was the original retail price?) Hope to see a return!

    Raymond

    17 Jun 11 at 10:37 am

68. We have two of these pools in my dog agility school, and they are wonderful for dogs. I was trying to find one for my dogs, but found out that the pools were discontinued. Please bring them back. These are the best pools for dogs hands down. Durable, just deep enough, sizable for 2 large dogs to splash around, and wonderful for hot southern summers.

    Rena

    17 Jun 11 at 2:34 pm

69. bring it back! i have been looking and searching garage sales for one all summer. they are a hot commodity! please bring it back!

    melinda sue

    17 Jun 11 at 3:27 pm

70. I would love to have The Big Splash Pool & Slide for my children. I am so disappointed it is no longer available and impossible to find used. Please, please, please bring it back!

    Kim

    17 Jun 11 at 4:46 pm

71. I would love to see this product back on the market. Preferably the larger size one, it was a sturdy product that held up to kids and dogs.

    C

    17 Jun 11 at 7:23 pm

72. I would jump at the chance to get this for my kiddos ! There is nothing comparable on the market right now…

    Arianah Watts

    17 Jun 11 at 7:27 pm

73. need a durable pool for my dog! you were the only ones who made one! BRIND IT BACK

    kim

    19 Jun 11 at 2:35 am

74. Please bring the big splash pool back! i really want to get one but cant find one anywhere except different states on ebay!!!

    Brittany

    19 Jun 11 at 1:48 pm

75. Hello, I am very disappointed that this came off the shelves. I have 4 children and I run a dayhome. The kids have been through many different inflatable pools and a couple cheap plastic ones. Why did this come off the shelves? Is it because the other pools were no longer making a profit and nobody was buying any more cause the little tike is so much more durable?..This is the only conclusion I can think of! This is a wonderful product that the children love!. To have it come off the shelves is terrible..Put them back out! Please!!..I want my children to enjoy this product and have many fine memories of all the time they spent in the really cool pool!..Bring it back for the little ones!!!

    Lisa

    19 Jun 11 at 8:14 pm

76. Please bring back the Big Splash Pool. I have been looking for one for my grandchildren.

    Jane

    20 Jun 11 at 4:28 pm

77. Please bring back the Big Splash Pool. These are hot items on eBay and Craigslist. I would buy a new one if it were available. Can’t understand why it was discontinued in the first place. Please listen to customer demand and bring it back with the slide.

    Dawn

    20 Jun 11 at 5:07 pm

78. Someone actually stole ours from the backyard!!! I would gladly pay full price for one again. NOTHING compares.

    Christine Webster

    21 Jun 11 at 5:34 pm

79. yes! please bring this back!

    liz

    22 Jun 11 at 6:16 am

80. Please… Bring back the big splash pool!

    Nathalie

    22 Jun 11 at 2:55 pm

81. I have been searching for this pool!! I’m SO sad to hear that its discontinued!! PLEASE bring it back!!

    Sarah

    23 Jun 11 at 3:47 pm

82. I just used one at a neighbor’s house for the first time and was so disappointed to find out you don’t make them anymore! PLEASE bring them back so I can buy one!!

    laura barnett

    23 Jun 11 at 4:08 pm

83. Bring it back!!!Many of my friends wanted to know where I bought this pool . When I tell them that I bought it 12 years ago when my eldest son was a baby, the are amazed. This product is durable and is still in use today .I now have nieces and nephews that would enjoy this pool .

    Kevin O'Regan

    25 Jun 11 at 8:22 pm

84. Saw this product online and was so happy ,thinking I had just found the perfect summer time toy for my 3 yr old. Sadly,I soon discovered I can’t go buy one. PLEASE,bring the big splash product back to the shelves. The blow up pools with slides are dangerous and short lived. We need a sturdy,safe alternative….your product

    michelle

    25 Jun 11 at 10:01 pm

85. Please please bring it back. I’m tired of buying blow up pools that get a hole or have to be deflated to empty and re-inflated refill.

    Mare

    26 Jun 11 at 10:18 am

86. Yes! There is nothing similar on the market. I’m tired of inflatable pools that are both inconvenient to blow up and take down and not ideal for kids stepping in and out. Please, bring these back! Naturally playful colors would also be appreciated. Hurry!

    Barbara

    26 Jun 11 at 12:44 pm

87. So with all the feedback you received on the Big Splash Pool, have you made your decision to manufacture it once again, as it should have never ever been discontinued???

    Debbie

    27 Jun 11 at 12:43 pm

88. Just saw one for the first time at a friends home, came home got on line to order one and found out the sad situation. Please bring back.

    Rebecca

    27 Jun 11 at 1:38 pm

89. I am buying this on craigslist today but I would still buy a new one if i could. I also need the slide that goes to it which I cannot find. UGH!! I just threw away a blow up pool today that we only used twice.

    Beth Blank-Johnson

    27 Jun 11 at 2:30 pm

90. please please bring the step 2 big splash pool back. Looking for one and can’t find it any where. need it for the grand children and for the dogs. (they need to cool off too) thanks

    Kathy

    27 Jun 11 at 11:04 pm

91. Please bring back the Big Splash Center, My friend has it and we spent the day at her house. My kids loved it and I spent all day trying to find one. Much to my dismay, I found out it is discontinued. Please bring it back. It is much better than what is presently on the market

    Linda

    29 Jun 11 at 12:16 am

92. I saw this pool in someones yard and had to goofle it right away because it is exactly the type of thing I am looking for. disapointed to see it is no longer avalible..bring it back please!!!!!

    marcy

    29 Jun 11 at 7:35 am

93. I was lucky enough to buy the splash center pool and slide for $125 on craigslist! My 4 yr old adores it and it is so long that me being 5’11″ can fit in it with him! Wonderful product that would sell so well if brought back in stores!!!

    Lauren Johnston

    30 Jun 11 at 11:57 am

94. I would love to see the big splash pool return. I never even knew that it existed until my new neighbors pulled theirs out. It’s so much nicer, sturdier, and larger than the little flimsy plastic one I have at my house.

    Lisa

    30 Jun 11 at 5:16 pm

95. Please, please, please bring back the Big Splash!

    Linda

    1 Jul 11 at 12:15 pm

96. we are one-year-old twin boys. all we want is a simple pool that is big enough for both of us to play in, easy enough for our parents to empty & clean when we arent using it, small enough for us to get in and out of on our own, sturdy enough for twin boys – the added bonus of a slide is a dream… so we wont even ask for that. but alas… there is NOTHING like this on the market. our parents would actually consider buying a used one (if only they could find one) however… would MUCH rather that we had our very OWN squeaky clean toys. ~ please help.

    fratboys

    1 Jul 11 at 12:33 pm

97. PLEASE bring the big splash pool back. We’ve had two and would love to have another. Both bought used and used a lot by us, both cracked by boys jumping on it. Sure would like to have another for my youngest ones.

    Elizabeth

    1 Jul 11 at 9:40 pm

98. 4 kids under 5. I saw this pool at a garage sale, I offered to buy it, owner said no way not for sale… WE NEED ONE!!!! Please bring it back!

    Matt

    3 Jul 11 at 1:48 am

99. PLEASE bring this back today! My 14 month old twin girls loved playing in their cousins and we would like to buy one! If you had it available I would have already bought one this morning and my sister would have bought one to replace the one she has now. Please bring it back! Look at the huge reponse you have gotten from everyone. Don’t you think you should put this back on the market before the summer disappears?

    Tara

    3 Jul 11 at 11:23 am

100. I cant find it either! So with all the feedback are you bringing it back or what??!!

     erin

     4 Jul 11 at 11:46 pm

101. My daughter played with this at Grandma’s over the weekend and I have been trying tfor three days now to find one for her. I am debating driving 6 hrs rounds trip to buy it used. We really really want this product back!!! Nothing in the current market compares to it!

     Brittany

     6 Jul 11 at 3:04 pm

102. My kids loved this pool and slide set. It’s hard to believe Step 2 discontinued it as it’s really the best kid pool out there. For those of you looking for one, I have a used pool and slide set for sale. I live in the Seattle, WA area. It’s currently listed on craigslist

     Melanie

     6 Jul 11 at 11:56 pm

103. Who knew the search for the perfect kiddie pool would be as tough as the search for childcare?!
     PLEASE bring the Big Splash Center out of retirement quickly – our kids deserve the best.

     k2+2

     7 Jul 11 at 2:36 am

104. Yes! Yes, please bring it back!!!

     Adriana

     7 Jul 11 at 10:14 am

105. Please bring it back. I’ve been looking everywhere for it. My daughter LOVES it (my parents have one for when the grandkids visit) but I can’t find one anywhere.

     Angela

     7 Jul 11 at 7:49 pm

106. trying to find a durable pool and slide like this one for the kids. we would love if you brought this one back.

     tiffani

     7 Jul 11 at 9:15 pm

107. Please bring back this pool. It is the best out there and most durable. Definitely worth every penny. So yes, yes, yes, bring it back

     Kristy

     8 Jul 11 at 8:14 pm

108. Please bring back the Big Splash Center. I got one about 10 years ago for my brand new puppy and his older brother and they both still love it. Now, my friends bring their kids over to play in it. They all really want one, but are very disappointed that it has been discontinued and they can’t get one. PRETTY PLEASE!!!

     Sharon Hessler

     8 Jul 11 at 10:12 pm

109. I have one selling it I’m in Maryland and it’s half the price of the ones on eBay

     Melissa

     9 Jul 11 at 12:26 pm

110. I would be very interested in this product if you bring it back. My grandkids would love it, so would my ducks!

     Carol D.

     9 Jul 11 at 1:24 pm

111. please PLEASE bring this back!!! we’re already on our 3rd blowup pool this summer. we are constantly watching craigslist/ebay for one!!

     heather

     10 Jul 11 at 3:51 pm

112. Please bring this item back. Both my kids love this pool every time we visit our friends. I would buy it in a heart beat!

     Laura

     11 Jul 11 at 9:47 am

113. I would love to have the big splash center back. I have a used one but need a slide attachment. I know of 4 moms in my “mommy group” that are all now searching on Craigslist to buy one!

     Stephanie

     11 Jul 11 at 10:01 am

114. Are you bringing it back? We want one too!

     Denise

     12 Jul 11 at 12:02 pm

115. Summers is almost half way over!

     Denise

     12 Jul 11 at 12:02 pm

116. My nephews LOVE my Uncle Jay’s pool. I started looking to buy one and found they are discontinued. I would definitely buy one for my house and have three siblings who would too! Please bring it back !!!

     Amanda

     12 Jul 11 at 6:39 pm

117. We have looked everywhere! Please bring back!

     Jenny

     13 Jul 11 at 10:04 am

118. I have been searching high and low for a used Big Splash Pool, since Step 2 no longer makes them new. I, and many others, would love for Step 2 to bring this item back! It would be really nice if you would make one to match the Naturally Playful items, since I own all of those!!!

     Angela Booker

     14 Jul 11 at 7:40 am

119. I’ve been looking for one of these pools. Plz bring back ASAP

     steph

     14 Jul 11 at 3:15 pm

120. YES PLEASE I NEED 3. ONE FOR MYSELF AND EACH OF MY GRANDKIDS HOMES. I HAVE EVEN TRIED TO FIND ONE USED AND NO LUCK PLEASE PLEASE I NEED 3!!!! THANK YOU

     margie

     15 Jul 11 at 5:59 pm

121. I’ve been looking for one and didn’t realize they were discontinued. Yes please restock! I am a Nana and my grandson would love this. Me too as it wouldbe much easier to clean and sanitize than plastic blow up pools and last longer than one use. I bought a pool last year and the year before. Onewas a blow up thatgot dirty right away and was terrible to clean and took forever to setup. The other was a snap set that grass grew through the liner. Help!

     Susan Price

     16 Jul 11 at 8:58 pm

122. I’ve been looking like crazy for one! Please bring back the “Big Splash Center!”

     Holly

     17 Jul 11 at 4:30 pm

123. PLEASE bring back this item. I would particularly like it if you sold the slide separately as I already have the pool. It is a wonderful summer product. We can fit six kids in there safely!

     Somchay

     19 Jul 11 at 10:30 am

124. I had the round little tikes pool with the built in slide for years and have wanted a Big Splash Center for as long as I’ve been a parent (20 years). When my kids were young, I couldn’t afford new items of this price range but watched for a used one for many years. The going price for a used one was always around $75 but someone always beat me to it when I found one I recently was blessed when I happened upon a couple dragging their old, dirty, BSC to the curb. It still has the original plug and NO cracks! My dream come true! My babies are all grown up but I’ll be saving this pool for when the grandchildren arrive! I will NEVER sell this family heirloom! I would buy a new one for my kids when they have kids of their own if it makes a comeback

     Susie

     19 Jul 11 at 11:55 am

125. Ditto for me on the comment to please sell the slide separately!!!!

     Susie

     19 Jul 11 at 11:57 am

126. Absolutely bring back the Big Splash Center. I have my neighbors’ used pool and dread the day I have to give it back. Also, a top would be really nice so the pool doesn’t have to be flipped over after use to keep it clean.

     Heather

     19 Jul 11 at 7:08 pm

127. I also just need the slide..wish you could bring it back.

     MINDIE

     20 Jul 11 at 1:36 pm

128. My daycare lady has one and it’s the only pool that stands up to the kids. I want one for my own use but can’t find one in good condition! Please please bring it back for next season. I’m sure it would be a hot seller.

     Kate

     20 Jul 11 at 4:29 pm

129. I would say bring it back these pool`s are GREAT I had 1 fro my little girl and just sold it on craiglist I didnt not sell it for an arm and leg like I seen one on e-bay for $399.00 with teh slide when they were new it was only like $80.00 and a little more for the slide which we never did buy . I would say to bring it back and sell them with the slides I would say $150.00 for both s a fair price or maybe $170.00.

     Tammy Amrich

     20 Jul 11 at 5:25 pm

130. YES!! I know of several people, including myself, who are trying to find a Big Splash Center. Those cheap plastic pools just don’t do the trick. These are wonderful for children and dogs!!! Absolutely bring it back!!

     Carol

     20 Jul 11 at 9:44 pm

131. Yes, please bring back this pool!! I’d go buy one immediately!!! Have been looking for a used one, but they are tough to find! My babies would have room to grow with this pool.

     Samantha

     21 Jul 11 at 9:19 pm

132. PLEASE bring the big splash center pool back! this seems to have been one of your most popular items…WHY ON EARTH DID YOU DISCONTINUE IT IN THE FIRST PLACE? the other pool with the shade is too small. you have to bring the big splash pool back!

     michele

     23 Jul 11 at 12:51 am

133. My 3 yr old & 18 month old were playing with this at a friends house yesterday & They ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!! I was hoping to buy 1 for them! PLEASE BRING IT BACK! I have searched & there isn’t another product out there like this 1! I REALLY hope it comes back before summer 2012!!!

     ~Emily~

     23 Jul 11 at 11:49 am

134. Please bring back the Big Splash Pool had been looking for a month and finally picked up used one on craigslist today. Hated spending the money on used pool since it was a gift for the grandchildren. I have to say how shocked I was to see the prices on eBay someone was trying to sell the combo for 399.00. So save us from pirates and bring back a product we love and trust.

     Trudy

     24 Jul 11 at 11:19 pm

135. This is one item that I cannot believe was discontinued. My mother-in-law bought one around 10 years ago and it is still going strong! A year after my son was born(2006), I searched everywhere for this pool and I was willing to pay nearly anything for it!! I searched ebay and craigslist but shipping this pool was not an option. I still check back on this site every now and then in hopes of it’s return. PLEASE BRING THIS POOL BACK! I would tell everyone about it and I’m sure everyone else will too!! It’s a GREAT item!!!!!

     Leeann

     25 Jul 11 at 12:37 pm

136. I have had the Big Splash Pool for 13 years. I got it when my dogs were puppies. My dogs are now gone but now my three children use it (ages 2 – twins and age 4). I just went looking for the slide on-line and found it has been discontinued. How disappointing!! Oh, how I wish I would have bought the slide when I bought the pool. Please bring it back!!!

     Tammy

     25 Jul 11 at 8:38 pm

137. Please bring this pool back – A friend found one on craigslist and my grandchildren love it. I have 3 grandchildren and just found out the my daughter is expecting twins – I need 3. PLEAE BRING IT BACK.

     lydia

     26 Jul 11 at 12:41 pm

138. I was fortunate enough two years ago to buy one from a friend whose children had outgrown it for only $40.00 (pool and slide). I do home day care and this is our FAVORITE summertime toy! If you had new ones, I’d buy a “fresh” one – mine is pretty scratched up (I think it has had several families) – it works great, just isn’t as pretty as I’m sure it once was. You’d sell at least 4 more – each of my day care families has searched for one. I was actually online just now looking for some links to give them and see it was discontinued!

     Daycare Momma

     27 Jul 11 at 1:07 pm

139. PLEASE bring back this pool — we have several Step 2 products that would work wonderfully with this item. It’s raved about on the Toys R Us site, and we want one! Would buy tomorrow if you’d start selling it again!

     Lori W.

     29 Jul 11 at 1:31 am

140. THE BEST DOG POOL EVER. 8 YEARS AND GOING STRONG! I WANT ONE MORE! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     kathy

     29 Jul 11 at 9:06 pm

141. THE BEST DOG POOL EVER. 8 YEARS AND GOING STRONG! I WANT ONE MORE! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     kathy

     29 Jul 11 at 9:06 pm

142. We would LOVE it if you would bring back the big splash pool and slide!! There is nothing out there like it and it is so hard to find someone willing to part with theirs. I would spend just about anything to get one but can’t find anyone selling it in my area and they won’t ship them. I know MANY people w/ kids and grandkids that would scoop these up FAST. Not sure what it costs to make these but seems like there is enough demand out there that it would be silly not to act on it. The only pool you have available currently can barely fit one of my kids…most families I know have multiple children, yet no one makes a single product to accomodate the average family? Please listen to your loyal step 2 customers and bring this back!!

     Robyn

     31 Jul 11 at 4:30 pm

143. Please bring this pool back.. Impossible to find it here used:(

     Lisa Hughes

     3 Aug 11 at 11:36 am

144. Definitely interested in the return of this pool! We got one of the cheaper hard plastic ones this summer because our little inflatable got a hole right away last year. I’ve been saying for awhile how you can’t find decent hard plastic pools anymore but this was one of them. The one we’ve got for now is pretty thin and no drain. Trying to get one of these used but it’s hard because they go so fast!

     Chrystal

     5 Aug 11 at 6:08 pm

145. best pool ever. wish we could buy it again. kicking myself for having sold it years ago!!!

     Lisa

     6 Aug 11 at 5:01 pm

146. Please bring it back! Wonderful pool! They were right about southern summers, the heat and sun breaks down other pools, and inflatable pools get moldy and get holes. This is the best pool EVER!

     Cortney Bosworth

     6 Aug 11 at 8:13 pm

147. I have a big splash center pool with a slide and swing set combo in IL that I am trying to get rid of. [...]

     Dustin

     7 Aug 11 at 4:26 pm

148. Please bring back this pool. I have been searching for a used one for 2 years and can’t seem to reply to the ad or get to the sale fast enough before it is gone. There are no alternatives that are as sturdy or last as long. We have already spent a total of $250 dollars over the past 2 years on other pools that don’t even last a season. We would have loved to been able to invest this money in something that we love rather than a mediocre alternative. Step 2 will make lots of money if they bring back this item. Please hurry up and start manufacturing it again. My kids are only going to be toddlers for so long.

     Sajah Stiller

     7 Aug 11 at 10:05 pm

149. Please bring back this pool! We have used it at my cousin’s house and my 3 year old loves it. Our younger daughter will love it too. PLEASE do this soon! You obviously will have a lot of people interested!!!

     Kimberly

     9 Aug 11 at 10:10 am

150. I would like to see this product back on the market, its very sturdy and the easy access of draining it makes it more attractive to us the customers. Im finding it on CL and ebay for sale….I was surprised to find out it was discontinued!!!

     Ms. Menchaca

     10 Aug 11 at 11:43 pm

151. PLEASE bring this pool back! We have the climbing fort and the kids have been BEGGING for a pool, but nothing else compares with the splash center!

     MJ

     11 Aug 11 at 3:24 pm

152. I have been looking for a reasonably priced used one for 2 years! I would LOVE to buy a new one!!!!!! Can not believe you stopped making these!!!

     Cindy

     11 Aug 11 at 10:16 pm

153. Bring it back! A friend that has dogs showed it to me tonight, and I want one so bad for my dogs!! Please, please bring it back!!

     Julee Ellison

     15 Aug 11 at 1:24 am

154. I have been searching for a sturdy outdoor pool for my Great Dane to cool off in and THIS seems to be exactly what I need – PLEASE bring it back!

     Kristeen

     15 Aug 11 at 2:40 pm

155. Please bring it back, we’ve lost 3 blow up pools this year due to holes and major windstorms. I have just recently seen the Big Splash and am in love. I have 2 and an half year old twins that love water, I have a Step 2 backyard complete with climber, clubhouse, and roller coaster and they need a “cool” companion.

     Sheri R

     18 Aug 11 at 2:52 am

156. Bring it back! Bring it back! Bring it back! I saw one on craigslist and it looked sweet but it was gone within 24 hours of posting.:( Why do companies ALWAYS discontinue their BEST products?

     Natalie Watson

     18 Aug 11 at 6:25 pm

157. BEST KIDDIE POOL EVER!!!! I have a 5 year old and 3-1/2 year old tripelts and they can all play in it together!! We have a crappy LT slide that we have to put over the side b/c our Big Splash Center was a hand-me-down, and the slide was gone. But it works, and they LOVE LOVE LOVE it!!! I would easily pay $100 for a pool/slide combo that I knew would last me the many years I needed it! It’s going to my BFF next year when we get an above-ground pool, whose daughter is turning 1 at the end of September. No doubt she will have it for many years to use through all of her children as well. PLEASE consider bringing this fantastic product back!!! (Along with the camper playhouse, teehee!!)

     Mandie

     19 Aug 11 at 9:33 am

158. PLEASE!!!!!! Bring back the Big Splash Center!!!!! Every time we have a party the inflatable pool doesn’t survive the party. I had to borrow my sister’s Big Splash center pool, which she got from her neighbor, this year. It survived the party and I know it will survive a 100 more parties. But I need to get my own, so please bring it back because I don’t want to bring hers back. My children love it and I need it!!!

     Cassandra

     20 Aug 11 at 9:02 pm

159. We have had the Big Splash Center for over 10 years now. We have it for our, now adult, severely mentally challenged son. It has been so durable but we see the end of it’s life coming soon. Please bring it back. We have looked and looked for an alternative but there just isn’t any as good. PLEASE, for Mikey!!

     Joyce

     21 Aug 11 at 11:55 am

160. I had to add my comment to the many people wanting to purchase a Big Splash kiddie pool. I was just online, searching locally to see if anyone was putting theirs up for sale, when I came across this site! In government, they say 1 letter equals the voice of 100 people. If that’s true and you’ve also “received an overwhelming amount of requests to produce this product again…” the 2011 summer season has come and gone and you lost quite a few sales! Yes. Please, bring this product back into circulation. I am definitely in the market to purchase one and I know a few other parents (and pet owners) who would love to get their hands this pool as well!

     Jennifer A.

     27 Aug 11 at 1:41 pm

161. I purchased one of these pools, used, approximately 7 years ago for pet geese and ducks. I cannot stress enough the durability and versatility of this product! Many people have shown an interest in this pool, which was sadly discontinued. It shows only minor effects of being out in the sun and enjoyed by the dogs, geese and ducks year round. Please bring back this product!

     Lori Corbin

     3 Sep 11 at 10:50 am

162. Are you going to bring back the Big Splash Pool? It would work wonderful for my licensed daycare I’ve had for 36 years! I have cheaper pools but they aren’t as durable………..do you think you would bring it back? And how would I know? Do you take our names? Please reply! I love Step 2 products and have the slide/climber/swing set all in one……..and the Step 2 big house……….think of all the people you’d make happy!

     Marilyn Johnson

     21 Sep 11 at 9:15 am

163. How about the MaintStreet Village collection? My kids are playing with it now and we really wish we could have purchased more of the collection. It’s the most durable unbreakable set out there and they love it year after year!!!

     Justin

     8 Oct 11 at 4:14 pm

164. Justin, the MainStreet Village line was disconinued a few years ago. However, we’ll pass this request along to our research and development team. Thanks for your feedback!

     Step2

     10 Oct 11 at 10:27 am

165. I have never seen this before, but if it is brought back, I will definitley buy it.

     Brooke Graham

     3 Dec 11 at 7:30 am

166. So I bought a used slide on craigslist earlier this summer. Come to find out when scouring for info on it, there’s a pool that goes with! I want the pool for my daughters ages 3 yrs 3 mos old and 2 yrs old.

     James Mulholland

     16 Dec 11 at 9:47 pm

167. I’m so sad to find out the big splash pool is discontinued! We just got the slide/climber second hand and want to buy the pool. Let me know if you bring it back! We’ll be first in line!

     Lori M

     18 Jan 12 at 12:09 am

168. please bring back the large pool……had one with my kids…..now want one for grandkids

     NAN SMITH

     19 Jan 12 at 11:04 am

169. Thank you all so much for your feedback and passion regarding the big splash pool. Over the last few months here at Step2, we have been trying to find a way to make this product so that it is affordable to customers, affordable to ship, and still has all of the features and quality you would expect from Step2. Unfortunately, we are unable to come up with that right combination, and therefore, we have decided not to move forward with bringing this product back.

     Step2

     20 Jan 12 at 10:33 am

170. I had one of these growing up and had tons of fun with it! Now I have a 2 year old and I hate buying those cheap blow up pools I really want one that will last her a while I am sad that you guys discontinued it please bring it back! I would buy it in a heart beat!!!

     Krista

     29 Jan 12 at 3:33 pm

171. Please bring back The Big Splash Center. I run a kindergarten in Singapore and this is the ONLY paddling pool that is safe, sturdy and provides the children with a real ‘large pool’ feel.Please bring it back!

     Jackie Barkham

     2 Feb 12 at 12:54 am

172. I just found out about this as an accessory for the Step2 Naturally Playful Playhouse Climber & Swing Extension that we are purchasing for my son’s second birthday. Please bring back the Big Spash Center! He LOVES water, and it would be a perfect way to combat the Texas heat.

     Jimi

     14 Feb 12 at 2:05 pm

173. Yes please! We’ll be the first in line to buy it! By summer! Any chance?

     Randi

     18 Feb 12 at 2:49 pm

174. 9 grandkids and 2 ducks, will definatly buy if it comes back out!

     connie

     27 Feb 12 at 7:11 pm

175. Yes! I have been looking all over for one. I didn’t know it was discontinued. Please bring it back! It is perfect for what we need.

     Jennifer Herb

     28 Feb 12 at 10:15 am

176. BRING THIS BACK!!! there is NO other like it ive looked everywhere!!

     Tiffany

     1 Mar 12 at 5:14 pm

177. I use to have one of these pools I can’t believe i ever let it go. Now I have a 2 year old again and can’t find one anywhere. His birthday is saturday and I refuse to spend a bunch of money on those cheep blow up pools. These are the only pools that last more then a month. Pleeeeeease bring them back.

     Rachele

     7 Mar 12 at 7:22 pm

178. PLEASE BRING BACK THE BIG SPLASH CENTER AND SLIDE!! I KEEP HAVING TO BUY A NEW POOL EACH SUMMER (traditional plastic and/or inflatable)!!!
     THANK YOU
     THANK YOU
     THANK YOU

     Jen

     15 Mar 12 at 12:21 pm

179. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to purchase one of these for my daughter. Have spend soooo much money on those other pools (snap set pools and infatable pools) and they have never lasted more than one use! This would be perfect for beating the florida heat!!

     Courtney

     18 Mar 12 at 6:17 am

180. Please bring this back it is exactly what i’m looking for for my daughter

     Samantha

     21 Mar 12 at 12:34 pm

181. I have searched and searched.. even for a good used one to no avail. We had these for our threee boys, now ages, 25, 22, and 16. I need one for our golden retriever puppies!! This was the best pool ever! Please manufacture these again!!!

     Melissa

     21 Mar 12 at 1:36 pm

182. PLEASE BRING THIS BACK!!!

     Katherine Hamilton

     22 Mar 12 at 8:57 am

183. I had one and let it go not realizing it was irrepaceable go. Biggest mistake I ever made. It was eighty today and the kids were looking for it. I would buy this step2 product again in a heartbeat. our local independent toy store says they have never been able to offer anything as good since you discontinued this.

     Beth Propper

     22 Mar 12 at 10:44 pm

184. Please let me know if you have decided to reintroduce the big splash pool/slide
     I really would like to purchase one

     Thanks

     Ruth Szuba

     23 Mar 12 at 12:36 am

185. I have searched for this pool for the past 2 years. I actually went to Toys R Us 2 years to buy it and I was totally upset to find they didn’t carry it anymore. I took for granted that it would always be there because it was so awesome. I for one would pay whatever the cost would be if it was brought back. I’m tired of buying cheap pools every summer for them to not make it past that. I’ve given up on the inflatable ones because they only get slimy and are so hard to keep clean. Not to mention after one night of the neighborhood cats, they deflate and are trash. I’m not as interested in the slide as I am in just the pool. Why don’t you bring it back with the pool as an optional accessory. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring this item back. Toys R Us carries a ton of summer fun items but NONE even come close to comparing to this pool. As soon as its in the store I will own one. PLEEEEEAAAAAASSSSSSEEEEE. Do more research, find a way to bring this back for all of your loyal customers. My oldest is 21 years old this June and I have every step 2 product I purchased for him. These things went through my girls ages 15 and 12 and are still going strong with my youngest ages 4 and 3. they love the climbers and the slide outside. I love your products because they are quality. Please bring this pool back, I’m sad that I never bought one with my oldest. Hopefully you will bring this back instead of everyone going to Little Tikes to get them to produce one.
     Thank you for your time.

     Pam Quesenberry

     23 Mar 12 at 3:13 pm

186. My oldest is 23 years old and my youngest is a year old and I was hoping to get my daughter a big splash pool,only to find out it is no longer made. Me and my sister bought one at Toys R us when my son was about 7 and hers were about 2. The pool and the step 2 slide gave them kids hours of fun.Please for all the newer kids coming alone PLEASE BRING IT BACK AND SOON. IF THERE OUT SIDE PLAYING THERE NOT IN THE HOUSE WATCHING TV. THE WORLD HAS TO MANY COUCH POTATOES. WE NEED THE POOL BACK 1 BECAUSE I’M NOT BUYING NO CHEAP POOL FOR MY DAUGHTER TO PLAY IN MONEY IS NOT THE ISSUE SAFETY FIRST. YOUR POOL DOESN’T FALL WHEN A KID LEANS OVER THE EDGE. THE POOL IS ODD TO STORE BUT ITS THE BEST POOL THAT WAS OUT ON THE MARKET.SO PLEEEEEASE BRING THE POOL BACK.

     PAULA BUCK

     13 Apr 12 at 6:18 am

187. I’ll echo all of the other requests to bring this one back! We just found a used pool after much searching. It didn’t come with the slide. While we’ll have tons of fun with just the pool, I’m wondering if any of the slides in the current lineup will work with this pool? Maybe the Fun Fold Jr. Slide?

     Laura

     14 Apr 12 at 9:58 pm

188. Laura, thanks for your feedback. The only slide currently available that is compatible with the Big Splash Center is the slide on the Naturally Playful Playhouse Climber & Swing Extension.

     Step2

     16 Apr 12 at 8:26 am

189. Really great pool, would love to see it come back! We do have a great used one to sell. frankt1354 at msn dot com

     Frank

     22 Apr 12 at 5:51 pm

190. I am so sad that you have decided against bringing this product back. I have been searching for this pool for a long time. It looks as though there are many people here who would be willing to pay for a quality product such as this. I hope you will reconsider (and soon!).

     Jamie

     24 Apr 12 at 4:02 pm

191. This disappoints me. No reasonable way could be found? Do you have plans for anything like it to replace it with? Maybe just charge a little more to cover the shipping costs? It seems with this much feedback they would be an item easy to sell.
     Gladys P (Here from Newly Crunchy mama of 3)

     Gladys Parker

     2 May 12 at 11:03 am

192. I bought the pool in 1994 when my daughter was 4 she is now 23 the grand kids used it my day care will use it again this year,we have had story time in it ,made snowman in it,it`s great for car races,and one little guy liked to nap in it,it is the best. Thank you for making products that last generations. phyllis

     phyllis brennan

     3 May 12 at 8:44 am

193. Also very disappointed that we cannot find this pool. My former in-laws got one used in the 90′s for my kids and their little sister still plays with it. Thought it would be perfect for an 80 lb pitbull mix! Impossible to find a sturdy product. Please reconsider. Children and dogs are desperate to cool off!

     Mary

     9 May 12 at 8:20 am

194. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!

     Bring back the big splash pool! It is the best pool out there and is made with the ultimate quality in mind!

     My sister has one and she uses it for her dogs to cool off in. Her pool stays out in the Wisconsin weather 365 days a year! It is still just as good as day one!

     Now that I have my son I would like one for him to have fun with.

     Not only for parents of little ones but pet owners also can be marketed for this item! This is a universal pool!!! With the prices out there now, roughly $200 and up how much could Step 2 remake them for?? I would be willing to pay $200 plus for a new one!

     David

     22 May 12 at 1:46 pm

195. My daughter just used an older version of this pool at an event and absolutely loved it! I immediately came home to find out where I could buy this pool and slide! She is almost two years old and I know would be able to use this for years and years to come. It would be worth the money. As mentioned in previous requests, I also agree that this pool is the most durable and kid friendly pool I have ever seen. And sooo much fun!! Please re-consider and bring this item back…soon! Thanks!

     Amber

     24 May 12 at 3:21 pm

196. Please bring the Big Splash Pool back! What is the problem? So many people want it. If you made it before you can make it again. Why did they take it away in the first place?

     Jenny

     24 May 12 at 11:10 pm

197. I came to this site looking for a good, hard plastic, pool for the kids, no one is selling them! My mom passed my younger sisters on to me (It would be 20 years old!) but a tree fell on it during a storm and cracked the bottom. I guess I’m going to have to try to fix it because I’m not buying an inflatable pool that wouldn’t last a minute between the kids and dog. I would like to know how its cost effective to sell plastic play houses and big swing sets but not the pools. Even if you don’t sell them directly from this site what about in stores? I guess there is no point in heading over to Toys R Us if all the companies have discontinued this type of pool.

     Lisa

     29 May 12 at 6:53 pm

198. I am a mother of two kids that have had the inflatible pools. Each cost at least $30 each and sadly do not last a full summer. I have been on a mission to find a molded plastic pool that can hold up to two toddlers. Some are at wal-mart but cheap and not large enough, or little tikes that has a pool with built in slide which is awesome, but not large enough for a 2 and 4 year old. I would much rather put my money towards a pool like the splash center knowing it will last. I found some on craigslist.com and trying my best to get one of the two listed!!!!

     dawn

     30 May 12 at 12:38 pm

199. PLEASE BRING THE BIG SPLASH POOL BACK!!! My friend has one she found at a garage sale and I am JEALOUS! Cannot find anything like it, and not many used ones for sale. HELP!

     Abby

     2 Jun 12 at 9:47 am

200. This pool is the best! We bought one 6 years ago for our dogs to cool off in since they would bite holes in the thin plastic ones. Now we still have it and use it for our two children ages 2 years and 6 months! It is very easy to drain and clean! If or when you do bring it back again I would reccomend adding a lid that securly attaches to the pool to keep out bugs, grass, and dogs etc when not in use.

     Mom of 2

     2 Jun 12 at 3:54 pm

201. I currently have 2 of these pools. No slides though. But I think all that are begging for them to be brought back, consider how much you’re willing to pay for them. Right now, second hand they’re going to 175.00 Are you will to pay 400.000 for one brand new? Thats the point the company is trying to make. They could bring them back, but once they put forth the cost are the consumers going to buy it… their perspective and mine, most likely not.

     Hope

     5 Jun 12 at 9:21 am

202. I had a Big Splash pool and slide for my kids when they were little and they LOVED IT!!! They spent many hours of fun with that set. I have a toddler now and have been looking for another set but cannot find anything close to that set in design or durability. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!! It was the best swimming entertainment for young kids, no comparison!!! I can’t believe it was even discontinued! What’s to change, if there was nothing wrong with it???

     Denise

     5 Jun 12 at 7:27 pm

203. For those who have a crack and want to fix it, we’ve been told car bondo does wonders, havent had to try it so far.

     Hope

     6 Jun 12 at 11:11 pm

204. Just felt I needed to comment….My oldest is 18 of 4 children. This pool is the BEST! I received the pool 18 years ago from my parents as a gift, along with the Big slide. At the time I thought my parents were NUTS! As a new mom, (Lifeguard instructor and water safety Instructor) my 1st thought was “I will have to throw this thing out after next winter and my child will never be able to use it!”. MOM knows best! My parents knew from experience that this was the way to go. We still have the pool and slide and are not looking to pass it onto another family. We have raised dogs in it, baby ducks learn to swim in (thank goodness for the hard sides or a hawk would have taken one of them) and we have even used it as goal for lacrosse (until I put a stop to it). Every year we ask should we pass it on to another family and the kids all have a reason to keep it. I highly recommend bringing this product back on the market. I want my children to be able to say…Mom knows Best! I would pay up to $300 to give this gift to my 1st grandchild, because I know it would be worth it!

     Brenda

     23 Jun 12 at 3:56 pm

205. Step2:

     Can you tell me what year these were discontinued and what the retail price was at the time? I currently purchased a used one and was curious about the new retail price when they were being manufactured.

     Thank you,
     Mom of 2

     Laura

     30 Jun 12 at 12:39 pm

206. Step 2 has quality products that are worth the money. BRING BACK BIG SPLASH POOL. I too am broken hearted over the loss of my pool. I have a doggie daycare and used my kids old pool for the dogs. It was great and the dogs loved it. I would invest in 2 more if they ever came back. I have also looked on ebay, but they are always local pick up only and too far away. I just bought a rubbermaid agricultural tub 50 gal and only 1 dog can fit in it. It’s ok but not like your pool. I’m begging for the dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     Avonna Burkman

     30 Jun 12 at 10:02 pm

207. Please bring back the big splash pool.

     Melissa Johnson

     1 Jul 12 at 10:11 pm

208. you make the sandbox/planter for $89 It is the same I am thinking about using that for a pool. It cant be that much more to make the slide.

     patti

     5 Jul 12 at 6:41 pm

209. Please bring back this pool and slide. My daycare kids loved it. I still have my pool but somebody actually stole my slide and I need another one. People must really want it if they are going around stealing them

     karen

     10 Jul 12 at 10:48 am

210. Hi Laura, thanks for your inquiry. The Big Splash Center was discontinued in 2005. The retail price for this item was $73 and it was available in stores (this price does not include any shipping costs).

     Step2

     12 Jul 12 at 9:25 am

211. yes please i need THREE!! I AM DESPERATLY LOOKING!!!! PLEASE CONSIDER!!!!!!!!!

     Mamaw(margie)

     22 Jul 12 at 11:08 pm

212. I was fortunate enough to acquire this pool FREE from a neighbor that was moving. I’d never seen one before and was using the cheap drugstore plastic pools for my dogs. We have multiple dogs of our own, volunteer for a rescue and board dogs in our home, so we must have a pool that’s tough enough to handle a lot of doggy traffic. This pool is amazing! and has lasted through about 5 years of constant sun and many dogs crowding into it at once. I scrub it and change the water sometimes several times per week, and leave it full even when the water freezes and the pool is still near-perfect. There is nothing else out there like it. I know they were around $100 or so before, but since there aren’t many alternatives out there, if you brought it back I believe people would be willing to pay a good deal more to acquire one. And I know lots of bulky items get shipped to stores all over the world, so I don’t think the cost of shipping should be an obstacle. You wouldn’t have to offer individual shipping, just indicate to visitors where they could buy one locally. I think you’re missing an opportunity to be a hero to many kid and dog parents as well as make a BUNCH of sales. Google the thing . . . it’s in great demand on craigslist and ebay. Thanks for allowing my opinion, hope you will reconsider.

     Debbie Davis

     23 Jul 12 at 11:20 am

213. Along with all the others here, I am BEGGING you to please bring this back… hopefully all this feedback will do something. I have been searching so long for one close by, so I could actually go and pick it up, but no luck so far. Please, just make things easier on all of us and start making these again!!

     Katy

     15 Aug 12 at 11:49 am

214. I have the big splash pool–at least a dozen or more people have asked me WHERE I got it and how they can get one. My granddaughter and my dogs ALL swim in the pool. I have millions of pictures on Facebook–and EVERYONE has asked about the great pool..HUGE SELLER! BRING IT BACK! I Need a second one for my two ducks to swim in! BRING IT BACK!

     Patty Foster

     19 Aug 12 at 10:47 am

215. I too got this used off Craigslist but ::sigh:: without the slide. Absolutely please reconsider bringing this back. If the shipping is the issue couldn’t you make this an ‘available at retail stores only’ product? Maybe cut a deal with Toys R Us or Walmart or something? You’re shipping some product to retail already, right? One thing you’d have to be sure of though is the quality/thickness of the plastic. You’d have to make it like the original or you’d end up with a ton of returns. Thank you Step 2 for great products that make happy kids

     Lisa

     24 Sep 12 at 11:07 am

216. Hey, I just had an additional thought – can you at least bring back the slide? Help out those of us that were lucky enough to get our hands on the pool? I’m sure you can figure out shipping for the slide – I think it’s a two piece product right?

     Lisa

     24 Sep 12 at 11:09 am

217. Please make the Big Splash Pool available again. I ran across it at a greyhound rescue at which I volunteer, and the pool is the best quality I’ve seen. I would like to buy at least one for home, as between our dogs and our llamas, the cheap, relatively flimsy pools don’t last long at all. These pools are really ideal for such animals in hot weather – in addition to kids, of course! In contrast to other posters, the slide isn’t a necessity for me… perhaps offer the pool and the slide separately, and a discount for both together?

     Kirsten Klinghammer

     11 Oct 12 at 6:49 pm

218. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!
     Why would you discontinue a pool slide combo that everyone loved? That is just plain silly.

     Andrea

     29 Dec 12 at 4:02 pm

219. I have a daycare now for 5 years and had to buy a pool every year because it breaks .I really wish this would come back,it’s the only thing that is durable.
     I understand you discontinued because you wish to make it affordable but the demand is very high because it’s the only unique anddurable product that was out there so people don’t mind paying a high price for something that will last for years to come.

     Karine

     22 Jan 13 at 3:32 pm

220. Keep working on bringing this back, don’t give up! I really need something like this and cannot find one! You would have no competition.

     Charlotte

     14 Feb 13 at 12:20 pm

221. PLEASE PLEASE bring back the BIG SPLASH POOL WITH SLIDE. There is nothing like it on the market!!!

     debbie

     3 Mar 13 at 11:46 am

222. PLEASE bring Big Splash pool back.

     Hannah

     9 Mar 13 at 6:26 pm

223. I am desperate for a big splash pool. The Rottweiler community highly praises it! We don’t even need the slide. I am looking all over ebay and googling like crazy to find one!

     Allison

     11 Mar 13 at 7:43 am

224. As a reputable company, we hope that you reconsider, and take seriously, ALL of the requests that you have received to bring back the QUALITY Big Splash Pool and Slide. Word would rapidly spread that your company has listened, and responded to, it’s consumers requests. In this day and age, and in this economy, that in itself (pool sales not withstanding), would be very beneficial to your company. Please, PLEASE bring back the Big Splash Pool & Slide!

     Shelly

     26 Mar 13 at 11:03 pm

225. My cousin has this for her kids she found at a yardsale. I wanted one so I went on a rummage sale site and bought one without the slide. I would love for it to come back as they are hard to find and I would like one for my mothers house.

     Michelle Eichler

     3 Apr 13 at 2:53 pm

226. Please bring this pool back, I need one for my dogs. I am willing to pay what ever it will cost. I know of a boarder who has this pool and says its the best pool she has ever found for the dogs. She’s had it for years. I keep buying cheap $20 pools, but I’d rather just pay for a quality one that will last. Just like Allison said above the Rotties need this pool and don’t forget about the Pit Bulls who LOVE water. The play and shade pool is way to small. Market it for Dogs, people spend a lot on their dogs. Just PLEASE BRING IT BACK!

     Jennifer

     7 Apr 13 at 12:15 am

227. no no no I read that Step 2 won’t bring back big splash pool….very diseappointing since it would be a ‘FAST SELL’ product…i know a lot of families looking for that particular product !
     I’m sure there’s a way to bring back that product with a good price combining shipping et production !

     gen

     16 Apr 13 at 2:40 pm

228. Hi, I’ve never owned this pool but I hear great things about it and would like to know if your considering bringing back to the market…I own the tugboat and the slide that can be attached to the big splash pool…please bring it back so i can purchase and attach the slide to it for my twin boys to have fun in it in the summer…Thanks

     Kim

     18 Apr 13 at 4:26 pm

229. I have a 2.5 year old and a 1 year old. I’ve been looking everywhere for this! Please bring it back!

     Dustine

     26 Apr 13 at 8:42 pm

230. I NEEEEEED a Step 2 pool and the only one I’ve run across would require theft on my part! Condition isn’t critical as I need it for dogs and horses but haven’t been able to locate a used one and will happily buy a new one. Help!

     Kathy Lamprecht

     26 Apr 13 at 11:24 pm

231. Do you maybe have a “second” with scratches or a dent or two in the warehouse that I can buy?

     Kathy Lamprecht

     26 Apr 13 at 11:31 pm

232. I loved the step2 pool, after having one for years, now my daughter has children on her own and wanted to buy one and can’t find one anywhere. There is nothing that has been produced for children that has been as durable nor safe. Ours has been around for years, I have 4 adult children with kids of their own that would love to own one. I don’t understand why something that could withstand years of action would be discontinued. (I thought 2 years ago mine was finished for sure we had someone drive in our back yard with a truck and he ran it over, let me tell you, it is still holding water without any issues. Please for the safety of the children and the wallet, bring this back.) Any family with young children would buy this.

     GG

     3 May 13 at 6:40 am

233. Bring it back and charge more.

     G gardner

     3 May 13 at 6:50 pm

234. Hi. I, too, am begging you to bring this pool back. I really don’t care about the slide as I feel that might be dangerous with children but the pool was the best ever! I have had mine for at least 20 years and this year it finally cracked and cannot be filled up very high. I would buy 4 of these in a heartbeat as they truly are wonderful for kids and pets. PLEASE rethink your position on bringing this back. In store pickup only would work but I would pay a reasonable shipping cost as well ($10 to $20 range) as long as you bring back this item with the same quality as the original.

     Laura S

     9 May 13 at 1:13 pm

235. This makes me sad, I ahve seen a couple used ones on craigslist but they sell so quickly, and they seem to last forever. I wish there was something comparable on the market but so far i have not found it! Bring this back! we would all gladly pay extra for something that will last! i hate buying inflatables that get holes in them every year!

     Christina

     13 May 13 at 9:56 am

236. Please bring back the Big Splash Center; I wonder why it was discontinued since it was the most durable baby pool available. Please reconsider bring it back; My nieces bough their pool a while back and now my son needs one. Please bring it back. Thank you

     Betty

     20 May 13 at 4:44 pm

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