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GOLDEN BAY RUSSIA’S LA
Located in the Black Sea
T
he 140,000 square-metre waterpark features a over a bump and out into the splash pool.
resort of Gelendijk, total of 44 waterslides, supplied by Polin of The Magic Hole, meanwhile, is a closed tube
Golden Bay Waterpark Turkey, and caters to a mix of local and tourist designed for groups of up to four passengers,
opened in 2002 as clientele. Visitors number have increased steadily meaning a whole family can ride in one inner tube.
Russia’s largest waterpark since the park opened over seven years ago and The Golden Bay installation features a unique
and, thanks to a major today it can host up 10,00 guests a day. elliptical shape and flat bottom.
expansion between 2007 “The expansion was very wise,” notes Polin
and 2009, has managed marketing manager, Sohret Pakis. “They were very
to hold on to its position open to what we had to offer as a designer and
as the nation’s number manufacturer of slides, and the park is now very up
one. Park World takes a to date as a result.”
look at some of the At the beginning of the summer season of 2007,
improvements that have Golden Bay installed two major rides, a Magic Hole
been made in recent and Turbo Lance slide, connected to the same 10-
years metre tower.
Ridden with either a single or double tube, the
Turbo Lance is recognised as one of Polin’s more
extreme slides. It starts with a steep drop followed by
a section in which riders are propelled uphill
vertically. Then they fallback down a reverse path,
ANTICLOCKWISE FROM LEFT:
A large slide complex, the
Turbo Lance and Magic
Hole/Lazy River
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