Waterparks
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The local town wading pool and playground were once the centre of attraction during those hot summer months when we were kids, free from the tyranny of the school bell. Playgrounds have come a long way since then, and so too have pool facilities. ‘Sprayparks’ and interactive water playgrounds have fuelled a revolution in water play – and one Canadian company is leading the charge.
Spray ’n’ Play Empex fuels water play revival T “ 18 The water
playground is an inexpensive addition to a theme park. Usually hot in the summer the water play area will cool the guests, adults and children alike, increasing length of stay and therefore revenues
he swings and teeter totters (see-saws) were the first to be replaced by colourful wood and plastic climbing structures with wild curving slides, and today the marketplace is full of different designs and play options for the dry playground. Yet when it comes to water-based play, Empex has played a significant part in establishing a new market sector with its varied range of interactive Watertoys. Every wading pool is now being replaced with a myriad of different spraypark designs which offer kids self actuated ground jets, colourful spray features, tipping vessels, water play structures and slides – a new world of water fun. Without standing water, the unsupervised spraypark is a safe and exciting alternative to the old wading pool. Towns and cities around the world have begun installing sprayparks at an incredible rate.
A radical transition to new water attractions is also taking place as architects and landscape designers work on new recreational facilities, hotels, resorts, waterparks and theme parks, shopping malls and residential communities.
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The water playground is an inexpensive addition to a theme park. Usually hot in the summer the water play area will cool the guests, adults and children alike, increasing length of stay and therefore revenues.
In hotels and resorts, gone is the single pool with the shallow and deep end, and even the diving board is becoming history as well. The new facilities contain
lap pools, heated spas with ramps for the older guests, waterslides for the teens, and new children’s interactive water playgrounds. Designs for children’s water play include sprayparks and beach entry shallow pools with a new breed of corrosion resistant playground structure specifically designed for chlorinated water. Combined with ground jets at the entries and a combination of interactive water spray features, the new aquatic playgrounds provide hours of safe fun for the young family.
Interactivity is paramount in a water playground. Simple interactivity with water flow and the body, interactivity with feet on ground jets, interactivity that creates a result by little hands turning wheels and pushing buttons.
Children play a very important part in the parent’s decision as to where they should spend their leisure time. As opposed to the teen who does not think it ‘cool’ to hang out with their parents anymore, young children will drag the whole family to a facility that contains an exciting water playground. The young family becomes a very important target market. The real beauty of the interactive water playground is that it provides safe quality time for parents to relax with their children, providing an enjoyable outing for all. With Empex Watertoys, there are countless options for parks and attractions operators to provide such compelling entertainment at their facilities.
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SEPTEMBER 2012
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