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WhiteWater Anaconda Kiddie wave pool!
WhiteWater West has expanded its line of MEGAtube high capacity waterslides with the introduction of the Anaconda, the largest family raft ride ever designed. Three units have already been sold, to parks in Thailand, India and China. The defining feature of the Anaconda is its massive 30ft (9-metre) diameter fully enclosed tube section, set at a 90-degree angle to the slide path. Using six-rider rafts, the thrills begin with a sudden drop down a steep ramp and into the tube. Once inside, the raft spins around and oscillates side to side, climbing as high as 15ft (4.5-metres) up the inner walls as it winds down the waterslide.
Various configurations
are available, including multiple tube installations and combinations with other WhiteWater attractions. The MEGAtube technology allows for flume-in-flume set-ups with other waterslides passing through the tube. Quite an exciting prospect!
Monorail-themed waterslide
for Disneyland Hotel Currently undergoing a renovation, the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California, will soon include a new pool and water play area. With a nod towards the original Disneyland signage, the park’s name will be spelled out in blocks atop a platform supporting two water slides. Reminiscent of the hotel’s original monorail station, each slide’s entrance will feature a replica monorail car that guests glide through as they slide down towards the pool below. For younger guests, the area will include a third two-lane mini slide sitting just 1-metre high 5.8 metres long, plus a series of small bubble jets in which to play.
Changes to restore and highlight the original
mid-century style of the hotel include retheming the three guest room towers. There will also be a renovation of an existing pool, plus new dining and lounge experiences. The pool construction work is due to begin next month (August). The complete hotel renovation will be complete in 2012.
Hurricane Harbor at Six Flags New England has introduced Mr Six’s Splash Island. This 30,000 gallon shaded wave pool is designed especially for little ones, and features a 150ft interactive lazy river with dumping coconuts, rain curtains and squirting effects to keep children cool in the hot New England sun. There
are also water bubblers and fountains throughout the area. Parents can relax in style by hiring one of 10 new luxury cabanas set pool- side and offering lounge chairs, personal lockers, refrigerators, a flat screen TV and a personal wait staff. Also new for 2010 season is a Johnny Rockets restaurant next to Mr Six’s Splash Island. Suppliers include Gynn Geotechnical Engineering, Murphy's Waves, Family
Fun Pools, Funtraptions, USShade & Fabric Structures, Fillion Associates and Northern Construction.
Swirl City at Darien Lake
SplashTown waterpark at Darien Lake, Darien Center, New York, has opened its new Swirl City slide complex. Based around ProSlide’s Topsy-Turvy product line, Swirl City takes riders through dark enclosed tubes and into three different funnels, two enclosed and one open, various twists and a double spiral. The slide complex features three other
ProSlide water rides that leave from the same tower. The Cannonbowl plunges riders into a giant 40ft-diameter bowl, where they whirl around and around, while a pair of Pipeline slides spiral through the main structure. Other additions this year at SplashTown
include the new Flotation Station lazy river, Lazy Days Lagoon wave pool, Shark Bites food outlet, SplashTown Surf Shop, more deck and lounging space, a new bathhouse and private cabanas. Since the start of the season, SplashTown
has featured a separate admission fee to the main Darien Lake theme park.
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JULY 2010
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